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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cecilia Roughknight (ranked 2449 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Maria Cortez (ranked 148 p4p, 136 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cecilia Roughknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maria Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Roughknight.
Roughknight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Roughknight circles away.
Roughknight cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roughknight throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez wants to counter with a clinch but Roughknight pushes him away.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Cortez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roughknight just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Roughknight misses with a double jab.
Cortez slips a straight right by Roughknight.
Roughknight misses with a body shot.
Roughknight sets himself, and Cortez steps forward looking for the clinch! Roughknight avoids it this time.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roughknight.
Cortez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roughknight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cortez has managed to clinch.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortez jumps guard but Roughknight stands there with Cortez around his waist. Cortez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cecilia Roughknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maria Cortez.
Roughknight misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughknight lands a shoulder strike.
Roughknight throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez tries to pull guard but Roughknight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cortez pulls guard successfully.
Cortez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roughknight has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez looking for submissions off his back.
Cortez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roughknight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roughknight's back!
Cortez working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Roughknight is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cortez has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Roughknight taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maria Cortez!
Maria Cortez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arriorus Adee (ranked 1887 p4p, 1574 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 257 p4p, 221 weight class). Rimtas Kentas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Adee does no damage.
Kentas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kentas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kentas throws a chopping leg kick but Adee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Kentas there.
Adee tests Kentas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Adee.
Kentas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kentas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adee. Adee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kentas staying out of range there.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adee manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kentas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee tries to close the distance and clinch but Kentas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kentas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
Adee scores with a jab.
 It looks like Rimtas Kentas has been cut.
Kentas missing with a left hand there. Adee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kentas scores with a shot to the body.
Kentas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adee's head backwards.
Kentas takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Kentas looks to land a combination. Adee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kentas lands a nice shot to the body.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Kentas moves out of range easily.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Kentas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adee on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kentas.
Kentas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kentas misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kentas ducks under a wild hook from Adee.
Kentas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kentas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
Kentas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas moves out of range as Adee strikes.
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kentas.
A jab from Kentas does it's job there.
Adee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kentas finds it's way round the side to connect with Adee's head.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
Adee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adee misses with a jab to the body
letting Kentas counter with a right hand.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
Kentas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas cracks Adee with a good jab.
Kentas walks into a straight right hand from Adee.
Adee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kentas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kentas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kentas punishes Adee's body with a nice straight punch.
Kentas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
Adee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kentas to score with a decent uppercut.
Kentas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adee momentarily.
Adee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kentas motions for Adee to come forward. Kentas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adee missing with a left hand there. Kentas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adee misses with a hook.
Kentas takes one on the button.
Adee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kentas.
Good standup being displayed there by Kentas as he connects with a hook.
Adee looks to land a right hand but Kentas moved out of range.
Kentas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adee's hands.
Adee looks to throw the jab but Kentas is out of range.
Adee moves out of range of the strikes.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Adee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee swings for the body but Kentas moves out of range.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kentas lands with a cross.
Adee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kentas thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
Adee darts in and clinches Kentas up against the cage.
Kentas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adees head.
Kentas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kentas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kentas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kentas blocking some punches.
Kentas lands a left hand.
Kentas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Kentas avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Kentas swings wildly with an uppercut but Adee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kentas lands a right hand.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adee lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kentas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kentas controlling the action here for a moment.
Kentas throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adee or not.
Kentas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kentas.
Adee pushes Kentas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kentas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Kentas controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kentas fails to land.
Adee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Adee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
Kentas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kentas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kentas blocking some punches.
Adee has a couple of punches blocked by Kentas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee misses with the head strike.
Adee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Kentas avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Kentas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kentas has had enough of the clinch but Adee keeps him there for the moment.
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Kentas controls the action.
Kentas 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!
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Kentas controls his hands.
Adee lands a hook that snaps the head of Kentas backwards.
Kentas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adee pushes Kentas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kentas lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Adee.
Kentas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adee takes a shot to the head.
Kentas tries a body shot but Adee blocks it.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kentas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
Adee has a couple of punches blocked by Kentas.
Kentas throws a head punch that misses.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adee misses with a punch on the inside.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kentas's elbow.
Adee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adee blocks a body shot from Kentas.
Arriorus Adee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kentas throws a head punch that misses.
Adee working aggressively here.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kentas.
Kentas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Kentas throws a punch but it's blocked by Adee.
Kentas misses with a body punch.
Kentas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Adee.
Kentas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kentas lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kentas pushes Adee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kentas gets through Adee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kentas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kentas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kentas leaning against his opponent.
Kentas struggles to land a body shot inside as Adee controls his hands.
Kentas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Kentas avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Kentas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kentas swings wildly with an uppercut but Adee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kentas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kentas catches Adee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kentas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kentas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kentas scores with a punch to the head.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas with a hook.
Kentas thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kentas throws a leg kick that misses.
Kentas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kentas was well out of range. Poor timing from Adee.
Kentas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adee with a body shot.
Adee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kentas counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Adee misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kentas! But no joy.
Kentas lands a really nice looking cross but Adee seems unphased.
Adee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kentas finds it's way round the side to connect with Adee's head.
A head kick by Adee misses
and Kentas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Adee is rocked!
Kentas lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Adee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kentas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adee lands a really nice looking cross but Kentas seems unphased.
Nice cross by Kentas.
Adee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kentas on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kentas scores with a nice head shot.
Adee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kentas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adee seems to have got his legs back now.
Kentas stuns Adee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee throws a body punch but Kentas moves out of range.
Kentas unleashes a big counter combination but Adee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kentas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kentas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adee doesn't seem bothered though.
Adee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas connects with a body shot that sends Adee's belly button to the back.
Adee jabs at Kentas's body.
Adee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kentas.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kentas.
Kentas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Adee throws an off balance right hand
and Kentas counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee takes a swing at Kentas's ribcage but misses.
Kentas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adee momentarily.
Kentas throws a combination. Adee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adee lands a glancing blow to the side of Kentas's head.
Kentas slips a straight right by Adee.
Adee misses with a left hand
and Kentas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kentas scores with a nice head shot.
Kentas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adee to score with a decent uppercut.
Adee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kentas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adee misses with a right hand
and Kentas counters with a right hand to the body.
Rimtas Kentas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Adee throws a counter high kick but Kentas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kentas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kentas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Adee misses the target.
Kentas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Kentas connects with a body shot that sends Adee's belly button to the back.
Adee misses with a body shot
and Kentas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kentas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kentas connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Kentas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kentas scores with a jab. Adee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adee misses with a jab to the body
and Kentas counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rimtas Kentas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kentas 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rimtas Kentas!
A very excited looking Rimtas Kentas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between White Rain (ranked 1444 p4p, 988 weight class) and Fang Zhaohui (ranked 203 p4p, 143 weight class). Fang Zhaohui has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with White Rain's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fang Zhaohui!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Zhaohui's head but Zhaohui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhaohui lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Zhaohui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rain lands the left hand.
Zhaohui misses with a straight left.
Zhaohui lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhaohui. Zhaohui obviously looking to wear him down.
Rain throws a head kick but Zhaohui moves out of range.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zhaohui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhaohui.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhaohui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhaohui lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhaohui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Zhaohui is predictable there
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhaohui blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhaohui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Zhaohui lands but Rain takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhaohui.
Zhaohui moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhaohui follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Zhaohui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain closes the distance and clinches.
Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhaohui manages to avoid it.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhaohui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhaohui throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Zhaohui. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhaohui.
Zhaohui thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhaohui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Zhaohui misses.
Zhaohui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhaohui throws out the jab.
Zhaohui throws a nice head kick!
Rain works Zhaohui's body with a nice hook.
Rain moves into the clinch.
Rain lands a right hand.
Rain blocks a body shot from Zhaohui.
Rain misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhaohui blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Zhaohui.
A short right from Zhaohui on the inside.
Rain struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhaohui controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Zhaohui controls the action.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Rain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhaohui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rain.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhaohui.
Zhaohui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rain blocks a body shot from Zhaohui.
Rain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhaohui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhaohui closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhaohui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain tries to clinch there but Zhaohui circles away.
Zhaohui just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with a jab to the head.
Zhaohui tries to land a leg kick but Rain saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhaohui looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Zhaohui lands a two punch combo.
Zhaohui checks a low kick from Rain.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhaohui! But no joy.
No joy there for Rain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhaohui feints the counter takedown.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhaohui connects with the punch.
Zhaohui misses with an uppercut.
Rain looks to land a combination but Zhaohui avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhaohui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhaohui is out of range.
Rain rushes Zhaohui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zhaohui can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Zhaohui struggles to land a body shot inside as Rain controls his hands.
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 White Rain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zhaohui in his tracks.
 Zhaohui is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Zhaohui drops his hands momentarily. Rain doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Zhaohui staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Zhaohui doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). White Rain!
During a confident post fight interview, White Rain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chace Chacing (ranked 1691 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Shaquan Woods (ranked 231 p4p, 160 weight class). Shaquan Woods acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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12 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaquan Woods!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods gets caught napping as Chacing dives in and scores a takedown. Woods manages to retain guard.
Chacing tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Chacing trying to move into half guard but instead Woods has managed to sweep!
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Chacing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods stands and throws Chacing's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Woods stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Chacing with that takedown attempt.
Chacing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Woods connects with a right hand. Chacing shakes it off.
Woods takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Chacing walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Woods. That snapped Chacing's head back.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chacing connects with a nice looking jab.
Chacing pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woods back to the cage. Chacing follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Woods misses.
Chacing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Chacing half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Woods tries to keep at a distance but Chacing has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chacing successfully pulls guard.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woods sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing is trying to control the position but Woods postures up.
Woods sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chacing's guard.
Woods seems to be looking for submissions.
Chacing wants to control but Woods is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woods controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chacing is looking for a sweep. Woods is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woods performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chacing wants to get back to full guard.
Chacing works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chacing keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chacing works the jab nicely.
Crunch! Woods slams his shin into Chacing's torso.
A clash of legs there as Chacing blocks the low kick.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Chacing swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Chacing is just out of range.
Chacing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Chacing half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woods.
A low kick from Woods is predictable there
and Chacing counters with a stiff right hand.
Chacing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chacing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woods sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chacing somewhat.
Woods doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chacing tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Chacing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chacing. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chacing connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chacing shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Chace Chacing has been cut.
Shaquan Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chacing tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chacing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Chacing.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chacing moves into range and clinches up with Woods.
Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Chacing's head but Chacing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods wants to land a leg kick but Chacing is out of range.
Chacing half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Chacing is just out of range.
Woods fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chacing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chacing there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Chacing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Woods there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chacing is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Woods defends it well.
Woods is pressing down on Chacing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woods escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chacing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chacing stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
Woods is pulling down on Chacing's head. It's preventing any offense from Chacing, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chacing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chacing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chacing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chacing trying to move into half guard but instead Woods has managed to sweep!
Woods thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chacing is trying to keep Woods in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chacing lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chacing stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
Chacing advances to half guard.
Chacing slows the pace down in half guard.
Woods wants to improve his position but Chacing is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chace Chacing's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Chacing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Chacing.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chacing looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chacing.
Chacing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chacing closes the distance and clinches.
Woods pushes Chacing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chacing throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chacing backwards.
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing fails to land with a series of punches.
Woods lands a nice hook to Chacing's body. Chacing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chacing throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Woods releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chacing or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods, which made it look bad.
Woods tries a quick counter leg kick but Chacing is wise to it.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Chacing was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woods jabs Chacing right on the nose. Chacing blinks but takes it well.
Chacing moves away from the strike by Woods.
Chacing scores with a nice head shot.
Woods takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Woods swings for the body but Chacing moves out of range.
Woods dodges the punch combination from Chacing.
Chacing misses with a combination
and Chacing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chacing lands a head shot.
Chacing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woods swinging wildly here.
Chacing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chacing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Chacing slips the punch.
Chacing 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.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaquan Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chacing walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
Woods takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chacing changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chace Chacing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chace Chacing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chacing manages to avoid it.
Woods tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chacing is able to avoid easily.
Chacing uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Chacing misses with a body shot.
Woods ducks right into an uppercut from Chacing.
Woods misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Chacing counter with a right hand.
Chacing getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chacing shoots in looking for a takedown but Woods manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chacing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chacing misses with a hook to the body
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Chacing needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chacing lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chacing throws out a loose jab but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chacing wants to clinch.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chacing.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Chacing feints a jab promting Woods to slip. Chacing then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Woods slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Chacing throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaquan Woods.
I've got Woods winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
Shaquan Woods decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1310 p4p, 540 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 181 p4p, 81 weight class). Rodgers comes into the arena with Blue Flowers - Doctor Octagon blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Rodgers ducks down to avoid it.
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov lands a big head kick that sends Rodgers tumbling to the mat! Petrov takes a step backwards and waves Rodgers back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Keith Rodgers has been cut.
Rodgers moves into the clinch.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers 's head.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodgers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rodgers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rodgers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov cracks Rodgers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodgers .
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Rodgers .
Petrov checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Petrov cracks Rodgers with an open hand slap.
Rodgers is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodgers moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPetrov.
Petrov throws a head kick but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Rodgers moves away and avoids it.
As Petrov backs away, Rodgers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers with a hook.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rodgers . Petrov shrugs it off though.
Rodgers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Rodgers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodgers tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers lunges at Petrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrov's hand.
Rodgers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodgers connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Rodgers lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodgers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Rodgers - just one landing.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodgers .
Rodgers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodgers throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodgers with a body shot.
Rodgers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodgers tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Rodgers throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rodgers throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodgers misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodgers .
Rodgers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodgers with the inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodgers as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrov on the side of the head.
Rodgers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Petrov.
Rodgers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodgers stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Rodgers .
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers .
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodgers scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodgers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers .
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers .
Good leg kick by Rodgers .
An inside leg kick lands from Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers scores with a body shot.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rodgers !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
A cross from Rodgers lands.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Vasil Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers .
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Rodgers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov throws a big counter head kick but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers cracks Petrov with a good jab.
Nice body kick from Rodgers .
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodgers . That's going to slow Petrov down.
Good leg kick by Rodgers .
Rodgers scores with a hook.
Petrov sends Rodgers crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petrov is motioning to the referee to let Rodgers up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rodgers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov scores with a counter punch that sends Rodgers to the canvas! Petrov smells blood - he's punishing Rodgers with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rodgers has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasil Petrov!
Vasil Petrov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Keith Rodgers had this to say: 'Got to love getting canned out in your first fight in an org.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 912 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 129 p4p, 171 weight class). Theorist has chosen ShockOne - Follow Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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28
156
14 - 8 - 0 |
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27
160
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansson should have avoided that one.
Theorist closes the distance and clinches.
Hansson misses with a body punch.
Hansson manages to break the clinch.
Theorist misses the jab.
Theorist throws a right hand that Hansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansson also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
Hansson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansson is just out of range.
Hansson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hansson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Theorist connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hansson momentarily.
Hansson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hansson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Hansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Theorist moves away.
Hansson avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Hansson moved out of range nicely.
Hansson throws a counter high kick but Theorist was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Theorist. That snapped Hansson's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansson. Theorist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Theorist just misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hansson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Theorist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Theorist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Theorist fails to land with a series of punches.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Hansson moved out of range nicely.
Hansson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Theorists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Theorist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hansson moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Hansson's head but Hansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Theorist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hansson lands a nice looking body shot.
Theorist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansson.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist throws out a loose jab but Hansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hansson. Theorist shrugs it off though.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hansson slips a straight right by Theorist.
Theorist blocks a head kick by Hansson.
A big right from Theorist misses.
Hansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Theorist throws the left hand but Hansson avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hansson.
Theorist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Theorist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson scores with a shot to the body.
Hansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Theorist lands with a good body shot.
Hansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hansson is looking to wear down Theorist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Theorist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Theorist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Theorist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Hansson lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansson slips a straight right by Theorist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansson.
Hansson throws a big counter combination but Theorist scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Theorist misses with a hook.
Hansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Theorist misses with a straight left.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Theorist throws out a loose jab but Hansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist digs a good body shot into Hansson's ribs.
Hansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theorist throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Theorist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Hansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Hansson.
It seemed like Theorist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Theorist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Theorist.
Hansson throws a big counter combination but Theorist scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Theorist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansson staying out of range there.
Hansson throws a counter high kick but Theorist was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hansson ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Nice straight punches there by Theorist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Theorist.
Theorist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Theorist misses with a two punch combination.
Hansson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Theorist throws a shot to the body.
Hansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson misses with a head kick.
Theorist lands a body shot.
Theorist misses the jab.
Hansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansson slips a straight right by Theorist.
A little feinted left hand from Hansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hansson slips a jab from Theorist.
Hansson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hansson keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Hansson misses the target.
Hansson missing with a left hand there. Theorist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Theorist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hansson ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
The fighters circling - Theorist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Hansson lands.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansson.
Theorist throws a big shot that misses.
Hansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Theorist.
Hansson thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Theorist.
Theorist cracks Hansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hansson blocks a jab.
Hansson defending well as Theorist loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist throws a sloppy body shot
and Hansson counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Hansson finds it's target.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but Hansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Theorist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hansson scrambles back to his feet.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Theorist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Theorist misses with a body shot.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Hansson counters with a straight right hand.
Theorist misses with a right hand
and Hansson counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Theorist clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Theorist.
Theorist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hansson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hansson.
A nice left hand lands by Theorist.
Hansson lands with a left to the head.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Hansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Theorist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson throws a good cross that connects.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansson.
Theorist clinches.
Hansson misses with some punches.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Theorist works on Hansson's body with a couple of short punches.
Theorist lands an uppercut.
Theorist pushes Hansson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Theorist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theorist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansson is working Theorist over against the cage.
Theorist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansson breaks from the clinch.
Hansson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot by Theorist.
Hansson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but Hansson ducks down to avoid it.
Hansson throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Theorist tests Hansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Theorist connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Hansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hansson thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hansson.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Theorist.
Theorist loads up on a big right hand but Hansson slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hansson misses its target.
A big right from Theorist misses.
Hansson thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Hansson slips a jab from Theorist.
Theorist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Theorist throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a shot to the body
and Hansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Theorist throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansson.
Theorist connects with a crisp jab.
Theorist throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansson.
Hansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Theorist.
Theorist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theorist lands with a nice body punch.
Theorist looks to clinch
and Theorist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theorist is rocked!
Hansson ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Theorist is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansson finish him?
Theorist misses the body punch
and Hansson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anders Hansson!
Anders Hansson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 504 p4p, 483 weight class) and Nou Hematopoye (ranked 62 p4p, 61 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bulb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. 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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nou Hematopoye!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb scores with a head kick. Hematopoye tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bulb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hematopoye.
Bulb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bulb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hematopoye checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adim Bulb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hematopoye jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulb missing with a left hand there. Hematopoye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulb moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bulb.
Bulb lands a body shot.
Hematopoye blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hematopoye.
Hematopoye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hematopoye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bulb lands an uppercut.
Hematopoye is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bulb gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bulb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hematopoye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb has a couple of punches blocked by Hematopoye.
Hematopoye is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bulb.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulb tries to work over Hematopoye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Hematopoye has clasped his hands together around Bulb's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hematopoye lands a few punches from side control.
Bulb sneaks back into half guard.
Bulb trying to hold on to Hematopoye's head to control him but Hematopoye postures up.
Bulb is looking for a sweep. Hematopoye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bulb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hematopoye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hematopoye escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hematopoye!
Hematopoye connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bulb some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hematopoye is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bulb will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bulb is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hematopoye is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hematopoye scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bulb manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bulb wants to control but Hematopoye is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hematopoye throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hematopoye prevents Bulb from improving his position.
Bulb is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hare of the Dog Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb trying to hold on to Hematopoye's head to control him but Hematopoye postures up.
Hematopoye is trying to control. Bulb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bulb has hold of Hematopoye's hands but Hematopoye slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bulb is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hematopoye trying to pass the guard but Bulb defending well.
Bulb makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bulb.
Bulb keeping moving, preventing Hematopoye from controlling successfully.
Hematopoye got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bulb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hematopoye has managed to get both his arms back between Bulb's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hematopoye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bulb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hematopoye is fighting to break Bulb's control of his arms but Bulb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bulb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hematopoye defends well.
Bulb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulb wants to sweep but no luck.
Hematopoye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Adim Bulb will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bulb throws a hook but Hematopoye blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Bulb.
Bulb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hematopoye on the side of the head.
Bulb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hematopoye.
Bulb tried to counter with a leg kick but Hematopoye avoided it.
Hematopoye throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulb.
Bulb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hematopoye misses with a right hand
and Bulb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hematopoye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bulb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hematopoye throws a hook but Bulb blocks it.
A low kick lands for Bulb.
Hematopoye throws a big shot that misses.
Bulb digs a good hook to Hematopoye's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Hematopoye as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hematopoye tries to keep at a distance but Bulb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hematopoye's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulb backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bulb.
Hematopoye is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bulb can't fight it off and eventually Hematopoye manages to take the fight to the floor. Bulb looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hematopoye is standing up over Bulb. Bulb looks to escape but Hematopoye dives into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hematopoye prevents Bulb from escaping the position.
A control attempt from Bulb but he's now mounted!
Bulb wants to control but Hematopoye is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bulb?
The referee warns Bulb that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb wants to hold on but Hematopoye pushes him away.
Hematopoye cracks Bulb with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bulb is working to get back to half guard.
Hematopoye avoids the attempt from Bulb to control.
Bulb is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bulb can't escape the position.
Hematopoye lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bulb is rocked!
Hematopoye landing shots from mount.
Oh Bulb is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bulb wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hematopoye celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nou Hematopoye!
Nou Hematopoye 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Higgins (ranked 348 p4p, 732 weight class) and Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 56 p4p, 107 weight class). Mahrishi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On the Precipe of Defeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrishi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higgins.
Mahrishi throws a hook to the side of Higgins's head but Higgins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Higgins misses its target.
Higgins cracks Mahrishi with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Higgins misses the target.
Higgins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahrishi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Higgins.
Higgins throws a body punch but Mahrishi moves out of range.
Higgins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Higgins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahrishi throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Higgins throws a hook to the side of Mahrishi's head but Mahrishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higgins throws a hook but Mahrishi avoids it easily.
Mahrishi throws a counter combo.
Lou Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins connects with a body shot that sends Mahrishi's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Higgins is looking to counter punch.
Higgins lunges at Mahrishi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahrishi's hand.
Mahrishi moves away from the strike by Higgins.
Mahrishi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahrishi is looking to clinch.
Higgins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Higgins punishes Mahrishi's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahrishi ducks under a wild hook from Higgins.
Higgins punishes Mahrishi's body with a nice straight punch.
Higgins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Higgins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahrishi.
Higgins misses with a right hand
and Mahrishi counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Higgins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahrishi is looking to clinch.
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!
Higgins connects with a body shot.
Mahrishi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahrishi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Higgins defending well as Mahrishi loads up on a big left hand.
Mahrishi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahrishi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higgins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mahrishi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Higgins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahrishi doesn't seem phased though.
Higgins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahrishi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahrishi throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahrishi throws a big counter head kick but Higgins avoids it with no problem.
Mahrishi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Higgins counters with a nice uppercut.
Higgins ducks right into an uppercut from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi throws a head kick but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins throws a hook but Mahrishi avoids it easily.
Higgins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Higgins cracks Mahrishi with an open hand slap.
Higgins lands with a shot to the body.
Mahrishi connects with a jab.
Mahrishi is looking to clinch but Higgins is avoiding it.
Mahrishi throws a jab but it's blocked by Higgins.
Higgins moves out of range as Mahrishi strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahrishi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Higgins misses with a body shot.
Mahrishi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Higgins cracks Mahrishi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahrishi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Higgins lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahrishi defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
Mahrishi throws a big counter head kick but Higgins avoids it with no problem.
Higgins lands a right hook to the body.
Higgins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mahrishi's hands.
Higgins misses the jab.
We've been informed that Mahrishi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mahrishi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Higgins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahrishi staying out of range there.
Mahrishi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mahrishi slips under a jab.
Lou Higgins is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahrishi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Higgins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahrishi scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Lou Higgins has been cut.
Higgins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Higgins just misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Higgins misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrishi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Higgins misses with a straight right.
Higgins tries for a takedown but Mahrishi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi throws a sloppy head kick and Higgins moves out of range easily.
Mahrishi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Higgins.
Mahrishi slips a jab from Higgins.
A jab from Higgins misses.
Higgins's corner calls for a 1-2. Higgins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Higgins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi misses with a straight left.
Mahrishi misses with a left hand
and Higgins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahrishi manages to avoid it.
Higgins avoids the head kick by Mahrishi.
Higgins lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahrishi off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahrishi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Higgins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Higgins digs a good body shot into Mahrishi's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahrishi moves away.
Mahrishi moves out of range as Higgins strikes.
Mahrishi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahrishi throws a poor cross that misses
and Higgins counters with a straight right hand.
Mahrishi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higgins.
Mahrishi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Higgins's head.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins just misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahrishi can do to turn this around?
Higgins lands a nice shot that snaps Mahrishi's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins misses with a looping left.
Mahrishi slips under a jab.
Mahrishi throws out a counter right but Higgins avoids it with no problem.
Higgins scores with a nice strike.
Higgins throws a hook but Mahrishi blocks it.
Higgins doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahrishi circles away.
Higgins has Mahrishi up against the cage in a clinch.
Higgins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahrishi struggles to land a body shot inside as Higgins controls his hands.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahrishi controls his hands.
Mahrishi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgins.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahrishi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahrishi cracks Higgins with a nice body shot.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahrishi lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahrishi tries a body shot but Higgins blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Higgins.
Mahrishi lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mahrishi fails to land.
Mahrishi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgins.
Higgins can't find room to land a body shot as Mahrishi controls the action.
Higgins lands with a short shot to the head.
Higgins struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahrishi controls his hands.
Mahrishi manages to break the clinch.
Higgins blocks a head kick by Mahrishi.
An attempted straight right counter from Higgins misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Higgins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Higgins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Higgins throws a hook but Mahrishi blocks it.
Higgins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins throws the left hand but Mahrishi avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Mahrishi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahrishi ducks under a wild hook from Higgins.
Mahrishi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Higgins scores with a nice right hand.
Mahrishi throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahrishi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Higgins misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins swings widly with a right hand
and Mahrishi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahrishi misses with a two punch combination.
Mahrishi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Higgins blocks a head kick by Mahrishi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Mahrishi counters with a nice uppercut.
Higgins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Higgins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Higgins misses with an uppercut
and Mahrishi counters with a good low kick that Higgins was not able to check.
Higgins misses with a looping right.
Higgins swings widly with a right hand
and Mahrishi counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Higgins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Higgins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahrishi throws a sloppy head kick
and Higgins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahrishi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Higgins throws out the jab.
Mahrishi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higgins lands with a good body shot.
Higgins misses the shot to the body.
Higgins scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahrishi should have avoided that one.
Higgins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahrishi.
Higgins works Mahrishi's body with a nice hook.
Mahrishi looks to land a combination but Higgins avoids it well.
Higgins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Higgins works Mahrishi's body with a nice hook.
Higgins digs a good body shot into Mahrishi's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Higgins.
The fighters circling - Higgins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Higgins lands a really nice looking cross but Mahrishi seems unphased.
Mahrishi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Higgins.
A low kick from Higgins misses
and Mahrishi counters with a left to the body.
Mahrishi loads up on a big right hand but Higgins slips the punch.
Lou Higgins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Higgins clinches.
Mahrishi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahrishi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahrishi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higgins's elbow.
Mahrishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahrishi tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Mahrishi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi struggles to land a body shot inside as Higgins controls his hands.
Mahrishi lands a left hand.
Mahrishi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins.
Mahrishi is trying to force a seperation but Higgins has the dominant position.
Higgins tries a body shot but Mahrishi blocks it.
Aatreya Mahrishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahrishi misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Higgins there.
Higgins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahrishi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Higgins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Higgins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Higgins!
Our winner, Lou Higgins, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 878 p4p, 251 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 134 p4p, 35 weight class). Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch there but Nickel circles away.
Nickel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nickel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nickel misses with a few strikes there.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and clinches.
Nickel tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
Nickel lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile misses with the head strike.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nickel fails to land.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel lands a nice shot to the body.
Nickel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
Nickel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Nickel coming out on top.
Bizihwaeile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nickel moves out of range as Bizihwaeile strikes.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Bizihwaeile finds it's target.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Nickel keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaeile moves into the clinch successfully.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Bizihwaeile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickel controls his hands.
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Nickel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nickel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nickel lands with a kick to the temple. Bizihwaeile shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel with a jab.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Nickel misses.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch there but Nickel circles away.
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bizihwaeile has closed the distance and engaged Nickel in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Nickel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Bizihwaeile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Nickel throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile scores with a shoulder strike.
Nickel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile is working Nickel over against the cage.
Bizihwaeile lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickel or not.
Nickel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickel tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickel misses with some punches.
Bizihwaeile is struggling to control the position.
Nickel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bizihwaeile as the two fighters clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Nickel avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Nickel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bizihwaeile seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nickel can turn it around.
Nickel blocks a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile stalls.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickel misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile lands with a right to the head.
Bizihwaeile presses Nickel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nickel as Bizihwaeile tries to tie him up.
Nickel lands a nice uppercut.
Nickel pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nickel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chip Nickel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nickel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile stalks Nickel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nickel's face. Nickel staggers backwards, shaken.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Nickel is having none of it.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nickel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaeile has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel tries to break free but Bizihwaeile pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile is trying to maintain a safe position but Nickel gets an underhook and turns Bizihwaeile into the cage.
Chip Nickel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bizihwaeile lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nickel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Nickel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Bizihwaeile is trying to maintain a safe position but Nickel gets an underhook and turns Bizihwaeile into the cage.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Nickel avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Nickel lands a body shot.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickel.
A left hand lands to the body for Bizihwaeile.
Nickel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Nickel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
Bizihwaeile is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nickel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile looking to stall.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body.
Nickel tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickel is leaning against Bizihwaeile and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nickel lands with a right to the head.
Nickel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bizihwaeiles head.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel lands with a short shot to the head.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Nickel avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
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!
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickel misses with a double jab.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nickel counters with a big head kick but Bizihwaeile shrugs it off.
Bizihwaeile rushes Nickel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bizihwaeile 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.
Nickel lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Nickel scores with a shot to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickel controls his hands.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nickel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickel breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nickel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nickel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nickel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickel circles away.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Nickel moves away
and Nickel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Nickel keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Nickel back against the cage.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Nickel responds with a good body kick, but Bizihwaeile manages to step out the way in time.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickel lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
A big right from Nickel misses.
Nickel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bizihwaeile seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bizihwaeile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile gets a clinch.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
A hook to the body from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nickel fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nickel breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaeile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nickel misses with a hook. Bizihwaeile ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch but Nickel slips to the side
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nickel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bizihwaeile with a body shot.
Nickel scores with a body shot.
Nickel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Nickel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickel throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile staying out of range there.
Bizihwaeile connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickel circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch
and Bizihwaeile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickel moves away from the strike by Bizihwaeile.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch there but Nickel circles away.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Nickel is having none of it.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nickel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nickel lands an uppercut.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nickel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage as Nickel throws knees to the body.
Nickel tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bizihwaeile.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile stalling in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is trying to maintain a safe position but Nickel gets an underhook and turns Bizihwaeile into the cage.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bizihwaeile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and pushes Nickel back into the cage.
Nickel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile prevents Nickel from breaking the clinch.
Nickel lands a left hand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
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!
Nickel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nickel 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 43 p4p, 291 weight class) and Artem Dotsenko (ranked 5 p4p, 39 weight class). Dotsenko has chosen HEART ON ICE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Baruto Tonissaar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artem Dotsenko!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dotsenko misses with a looping right.
Dotsenko 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.
Good work by Tonissaar as he checks the leg kick.
Dotsenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Dotsenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar is looking to chop away at Dotsenko's legs.
Dotsenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dotsenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tonissaar.
Nice cross by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Dotsenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Dotsenko looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Tonissaar lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dotsenko misses the target.
Good shot there by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dotsenko looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
Artem Dotsenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar takes a swing at Dotsenko's ribcage but misses.
Dotsenko avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dotsenko has closed the distance and engaged Tonissaar in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotsenko misses with a punch to the body.
Dotsenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dotsenko lands a nice uppercut.
Tonissaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonissaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dotsenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dotsenko blocks an uppercut.
Dotsenko has a couple of punches blocked by Tonissaar.
A head punch on the inside from Dotsenko fails to land.
Dotsenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonissaar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Dotsenko misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar cracks Dotsenko with a nice body shot.
Dotsenko looks winded!
Tonissaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Tonissaar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Dotsenko is predictable there
and Tonissaar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dotsenko thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dotsenko.
Tonissaar throws a good cross that connects.
Dotsenko throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick which misses Tonissaar's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonissaar tries to avoid it.
Tonissaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dotsenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tonissaar misses the jab.
Tonissaar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dotsenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dotsenko.
Tonissaar throws a nice looking combination but Dotsenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dotsenko looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
A jab from Dotsenko misses.
Tonissaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dotsenko.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dotsenko misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Dotsenko throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
Dotsenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tonissaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dotsenko scrambles back to his feet.
Dotsenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Dotsenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotsenko. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko avoids a kick to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Dotsenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonissaar throws out the jab.
Dotsenko misses with a hook.
A low kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar looks to land a body kick but Dotsenko moved away.
Dotsenko staying out of range there.
Dotsenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dotsenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dotsenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonissaar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dotsenko. Dotsenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Dotsenko avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonissaar blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dotsenko misses with a body shot
and Dotsenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dotsenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonissaar misses its target.
Dotsenko looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Dotsenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Decent striking displayed by Dotsenko there.
Dotsenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonissaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dotsenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonissaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonissaar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonissaar misses with a leg kick.
Tonissaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Dotsenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dotsenko throws a front kick aimed at Tonissaar's knee but Tonissaar avoids it well.
Dotsenko misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotsenko lands with a good body shot.
Dotsenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
A big right from Dotsenko misses.
Dotsenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dotsenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
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 Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonissaar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tonissaar throws a shot from downtown. Dotsenko moves away and avoids it.
Dotsenko tries a quick counter leg kick but Tonissaar is wise to it.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Dotsenko.
It looked like Tonissaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Tonissaar.
Dotsenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonissaar checks it well.
Tonissaar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dotsenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dotsenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonissaar lands with a nice body punch.
Dotsenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dotsenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotsenko. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dotsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Tonissaar finds it's target.
Dotsenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
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!
Dotsenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonissaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Dotsenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dotsenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonissaar lands a jab.
Dotsenko needs to keep his hands up - Tonissaar had a free shot at his head there.
Dotsenko misses with a body shot.
Dotsenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tonissaar has time to react.
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dotsenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dotsenko misses with an uppercut
and Tonissaar counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dotsenko.
Tonissaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tonissaar blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tonissaar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dotsenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dotsenko moves away.
Tonissaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dotsenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick which misses Tonissaar's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonissaar tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dotsenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonissaar throws out the jab.
Dotsenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tonissaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dotsenko scrambles back to his feet.
Dotsenko lands with a good body shot.
Dotsenko lands a leg kick that knocks Tonissaar off balance momentarily.
Dotsenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dotsenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dotsenko tries to land a leg kick but Tonissaar saw it coming and moves away.
Tonissaar throws a solid leg kick but Dotsenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonissaar.
Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
Dotsenko misses with a looping left.
Dotsenko moves out of range as Tonissaar strikes.
A cross from Dotsenko lands.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick but Tonissaar moved away.
Dotsenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Dotsenko moved out of range.
It seemed like Dotsenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonissaar misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko misses with a low kick as Tonissaar jumps back.
A jab from Tonissaar misses.
Tonissaar lands a front kick.
Dotsenko takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dotsenko can pounce on him.
Dotsenko throws a low kick, looking for Tonissaar's leg but Tonissaar calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonissaar.
Dotsenko misses with an uppercut. Tonissaar saw that one coming.
Dotsenko takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonissaar misses its target.
Dotsenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dotsenko thows a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it
and Tonissaar counters with an outside leg kick.
Tonissaar looks for the body kick but Dotsenko saw that one coming.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Dotsenko off balance momentarily.
Tonissaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dotsenko.
Dotsenko misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dotsenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko lands a jab to Tonissaar's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dotsenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dotsenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dotsenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotsenko. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dotsenko lands a jab.
Dotsenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tonissaar at a distance.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Dotsenko's leg. Dotsenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko lands a leg kick that knocks Tonissaar off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar looks for the body kick but Dotsenko saw that one coming.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Dotsenko moved out of range nicely.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Dotsenko avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artem Dotsenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dotsenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonissaar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dotsenko. That's going to slow Tonissaar down.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tonissaar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dotsenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Artem Dotsenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dotsenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tonissaar.
Dotsenko misses with a jab to the body
and Tonissaar counters with a good low kick that Dotsenko was not able to check.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotsenko. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dotsenko can pounce on him.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Dotsenko throws a big shot that misses.
Tonissaar throwing a counter right hand but Dotsenko manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar looks to land a body kick but Dotsenko moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dotsenko's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dotsenko misses the target.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Dotsenko's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a sloppy head kick and Dotsenko moves out of range easily.
Dotsenko takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Dotsenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Dotsenko's belly button to the back.
Dotsenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonissaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dotsenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tonissaar with a body shot.
Dotsenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonissaar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonissaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Tonissaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonissaar scores with a nice head shot.
Dotsenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dotsenko.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dotsenko.
Tonissaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Dotsenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Dotsenko tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dotsenko.
Dotsenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dotsenko.
Dotsenko misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dotsenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dotsenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range and Dotsenko settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
Dotsenko throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Tonissaar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Dotsenko loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Dotsenko lands the left hand.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dotsenko looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Tonissaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dotsenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dotsenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotsenko. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dotsenko takes one to the side of the head.
Dotsenko throws an off balance right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dotsenko.
A big right from Dotsenko misses.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar motions for Dotsenko to come forward. Tonissaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dotsenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a right hand to the body.
Dotsenko digs a good body shot into Tonissaar's ribs.
Tonissaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dotsenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tonissaar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick lands for Dotsenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dotsenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar is looking to counter punch.
Dotsenko misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dotsenko cracks Tonissaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonissaar thuds a left hand into Dotsenko's body.
Dotsenko tries to clinch but Tonissaar is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar throws a wild body kick that Dotsenko sees coming a mile off.
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Dotsenko avoids them all with ease.
Dotsenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonissaar throws out the jab.
Dotsenko avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
A head kick by Tonissaar misses
and Dotsenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dotsenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dotsenko with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotsenko wants to clinch up but Tonissaar keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Dotsenko misses.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick but Tonissaar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonissaar scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Baruto Tonissaar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dotsenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonissaar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dotsenko wants to slow Tonissaar down by chopping away at his legs.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the body.
Dotsenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonissaar's sensitive parts.
Dotsenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonissaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but Dotsenko avoids it.
Tonissaar moves away from the strike by Dotsenko.
Dotsenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonissaar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dotsenko lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar misses with a two punch combination.
Dotsenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dotsenko is just out of range.
Dotsenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Dotsenko, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dotsenko with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotsenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dotsenko avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dotsenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonissaar throws out the jab.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Dotsenko avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar connects with a crisp jab.
Dotsenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar throws a front kick aimed at Dotsenko's knee but Dotsenko avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dotsenko.
Tonissaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Dotsenko misses.
Tonissaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Dotsenko in the body.
Dotsenko moves out of range as Tonissaar strikes.
Dotsenko looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
Dotsenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko digs a good hook to Tonissaar's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dotsenko on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dotsenko blocks a head kick by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
Dotsenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dotsenko motions for Tonissaar to come forward. Dotsenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar connects with a nice looking jab.
Tonissaar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dotsenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dotsenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar wants to slow Dotsenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Dotsenko misses with a leg kick
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Tonissaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Dotsenko's leg. Dotsenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dotsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar looks to throw the jab but Dotsenko is out of range.
Tonissaar connects with a high kick.
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tonissaar throws a right hand that Dotsenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Dotsenko also avoids with ease.
Dotsenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dotsenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dotsenko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dotsenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dotsenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dotsenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dotsenko moves away.
Dotsenko misses with an uppercut. Tonissaar saw that one coming.
Dotsenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dotsenko walks into a straight right hand from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dotsenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Dotsenko avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Dotsenko moved out of range.
Jab by Tonissaar.
Dotsenko throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Dotsenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dotsenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Tonissaar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dotsenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dotsenko walks into a left hand.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dotsenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonissaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 Baruto Tonissaar 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. This is the final round!
Tonissaar lands a head shot.
Tonissaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonissaar throws a nice looking combination but Dotsenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dotsenko misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Dotsenko's shoulder, as Dotsenko tries to avoid the shot.
Dotsenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dotsenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tonissaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dotsenko.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Dotsenko strikes.
Dotsenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonissaar throws out a powerful jab.
Tonissaar gets tackled into the cage by Dotsenko. Dotsenko maintains the clinch.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Dotsenko blocks it.
Dotsenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as Dotsenko controls the action.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the side of Dotsenko's head.
Dotsenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonissaar misses with a body kick.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick but Tonissaar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a right hand that misses
and Dotsenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dotsenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar wants to slow Dotsenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Dotsenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tonissaar.
Dotsenko staying out of range there.
Dotsenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dotsenko throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
Tonissaar wants to land a leg kick but Dotsenko is out of range.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar looks to throw the jab but Dotsenko is out of range.
Artem Dotsenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko works Tonissaar's body with a nice hook.
Dotsenko throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tonissaar. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dotsenko. Dotsenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonissaar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dotsenko connects with a body shot that sends Tonissaar's belly button to the back.
Dotsenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dotsenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Dotsenko.
Tonissaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dotsenko.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the body
and Dotsenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dotsenko avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko misses the body punch
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Dotsenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tonissaar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dotsenko misses with a low kick as Tonissaar jumps back.
Tonissaar checks a low kick from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko jabs at Tonissaar's body.
Dotsenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Dotsenko takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dotsenko throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Dotsenko avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonissaar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dotsenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Dotsenko.
Tonissaar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Tonissaar does no damage.
A low kick from Dotsenko is predictable there
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick.
Dotsenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head.
Dotsenko throws an off balance right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonissaar tries to land a leg kick but Dotsenko saw it coming and moves away.
Dotsenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Dotsenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonissaar. That did some damage!
Dotsenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonissaar lands a nice hook to Dotsenko's body. Dotsenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dotsenko throws a solid leg kick but Tonissaar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dotsenko.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko moves out of range as Tonissaar throws a body kick.
Dotsenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tonissaar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar is looking to land body kicks.
Tonissaar avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artem Dotsenko.
Well Tonissaar 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Baruto Tonissaar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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