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SFL 116 | Kilgore vs Koivisto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1254 p4p, 4025 weight class) and Alla Pugacheva (ranked 175 p4p, 468 weight class). Dickinson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Resurrection - Chris Travis. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alla Pugacheva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alla Pugacheva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Dickinson misses
and Pugacheva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dickinson!
Dickinson sneaks out the side door and pushes Pugacheva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dickinson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dickinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dickinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pugacheva on the side of the head.
Pugacheva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dickinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pugacheva swings around for an armbar but Dickinson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pugacheva's guard.
Pugacheva has a closed guard, preventing Dickinson from standing up.
Pugacheva trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugacheva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dickinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pugacheva is controlling Dickinson's posture.
Pugacheva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pugacheva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dickinson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dickinson controlling the pace.
Pugacheva tries to get to full guard but Dickinson has control of the leg.
Pugacheva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pugacheva is trying to get back to full guard.
Pugacheva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dickinson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pugacheva.
Pugacheva trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugacheva is holding on to half guard well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pugacheva trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Pugacheva moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pugacheva defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Pugacheva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dickinson with a hook.
Dickinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pugacheva is out of range.
Dickinson lands with an overhand left.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pugacheva.
Pugacheva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickinson defends it well.
Dickinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sean Dickinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
Pugacheva shoots for a double leg takedown but Dickinson sprawls well. He's pushed Pugacheva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pugacheva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dickinson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
As Dickinson backs off Pugacheva throws a huge counter combo but Dickinson manages to avoid it all.
Pugacheva moves out of range of the body kick from Dickinson.
Pugacheva feints the counter takedown.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Pugacheva moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dickinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dickinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a lazy right hand but Pugacheva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pugacheva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dickinson's waist but Dickinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pugacheva off to one side.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickinson connects with a leg kick.
Dickinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pugacheva back to the cage. Dickinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A left lands for Dickinson.
Dickinson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pugachevas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pugacheva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pugacheva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dickinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pugacheva will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson misses with a looping left.
Dickinson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson lands with a cross.
Dickinson cracks Pugacheva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pugacheva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pugacheva slips under a jab.
Dickinson throws a big shot that misses.
Pugacheva feints the counter takedown.
Pugacheva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickinson.
Pugacheva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickinson throws a leg kick that misses.
Pugacheva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dickinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but Pugacheva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pugacheva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pugacheva eats them both and turns towards Dickinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dickinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dickinson.
Jab from Dickinson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugacheva staying out of range there.
Pugacheva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dickinson defends it nicely.
Sean Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alla Pugacheva.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
Dickinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pugacheva can do to turn this around?
Pugacheva walks into a jab.
Dickinson throws a hook but Pugacheva blocks it.
Pugacheva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
And Pugacheva tries to counter it with a takedown but Dickinson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dickinson works Pugacheva's body with a nice hook.
Dickinson throws a big shot that misses.
Pugacheva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickinson.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Pugacheva moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Pugacheva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Pugacheva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dickinson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dickinson throws a front kick aimed at Pugacheva's knee but Pugacheva avoids it well.
Pugacheva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pugacheva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, jab by Dickinson - just one landing.
Pugacheva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pugacheva defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickinson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva has his takedown stuffed
and Dickinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickinson connects with a right hand. Pugacheva shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson scores with a hook.
Pugacheva ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a hook but Pugacheva avoids it easily.
Pugacheva misses with a takedown attempt
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Pugacheva shoots for a double leg takedown but Dickinson sprawls well. He's pushed Pugacheva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dickinson throws a right hand that Pugacheva ducks under and follows up with a left that Pugacheva also avoids with ease.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Pugacheva walks into a stiff left hand from Dickinson.
Dickinson thows a body kick. Pugacheva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dickinson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pugacheva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickinson cracks Pugacheva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pugacheva on the side of the head.
Pugacheva staying out of range there.
Dickinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pugacheva.
Dickinson looks to land a right hand but Pugacheva moved out of range.
Dickinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Pugacheva tries to counter it with a takedown but Dickinson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pugacheva slips a jab from Dickinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugacheva 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.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Pugacheva moved out of range nicely.
Pugacheva shoots in but no luck this time.
Pugacheva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickinson.
Pugacheva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Pugacheva's head but Pugacheva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pugacheva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dickinson is fending him off so far but Pugacheva persists. Nope, Dickinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alla Pugacheva.
Pugacheva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Sean Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pugacheva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dickinson sprawls well. Dickinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pugacheva gets slowly back to his feet.
Dickinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pugacheva's sensitive parts.
Pugacheva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pugacheva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dickinson throws a looping overhand right but Pugacheva ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson missing with a left hand there. Pugacheva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dickinson tries a low kick but Pugacheva avoids it.
Pugacheva slips under a jab from Dickinson.
Dickinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pugacheva is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Pugacheva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickinson loads up on a big right hand but Pugacheva slips the punch.
Dickinson punishes Pugacheva's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson misses with a hook. Pugacheva ducked under it nicely.
Pugacheva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dickinson tries to work over Pugacheva's front leg with a kick but Pugacheva checks it.
Pugacheva with the counter takedown but Dickinson avoids it easily.
Dickinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pugacheva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickinson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pugacheva defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickinson connects with a body shot that sends Pugacheva's belly button to the back.
Dickinson misses with a right hand
and Pugacheva counters with a series of strikes. Dickinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dickinson throws a series of strikes that have Pugacheva backpedaling.
Dickinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickinson misses the target.
Dickinson throws out a leg kick but Pugacheva moves out of range and Dickinson only half commits.
Pugacheva feints the counter takedown.
Dickinson throws a low kick but Pugacheva avoids it.
Dickinson misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Pugacheva's head but Pugacheva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pugacheva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickinson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson misses with an uppercut. Pugacheva saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pugacheva.
Pugacheva wants to clinch.
Alla Pugacheva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pugacheva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickinson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
Sean Dickinson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Kemonito (ranked 1138 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 65 p4p, 157 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kemonito might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kemonito Entrance Music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yamaoka Yukinobu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent MT
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Kemonito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yukinobu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kemonito.
Kemonito is looking for a counter combo.
Yukinobu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Yukinobu misses with the body kick
enabling Kemonito to counter with a crisp jab.
Yukinobu looks to throw the jab but Kemonito is out of range.
The fighters circling - Yukinobu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Yukinobu tries to get set, Kemonito tries to push him back and clinch up but Yukinobu manages to avoid the attempt.
Kemonito blocks the body kick.
Kemonito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yukinobu looks to land a combination but Kemonito avoids it well.
Kemonito feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kemonito misses with some punches.
Kemonito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yukinobu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kemonito can't fight it off and eventually Yukinobu manages to take the fight to the floor. Kemonito looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu lands a couple of elbows.
Yukinobu wants to control from the top but Kemonito keeps moving.
Yukinobu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kemonito keeping moving, preventing Yukinobu from controlling successfully.
Yukinobu won't allow Kemonito to get back to his feet.
Yukinobu throws a strike but Kemonito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kemonito looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kemonito wants to control from the top but Yukinobu keeps moving.
Kemonito won't allow Yukinobu to sweep him here.
Kemonito scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yukinobu seems keen to control Kemonito's posture.
Yukinobu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yukinobu pulls Kemonito in close to prevent any damage.
Yukinobu wants to get back to his feet but Kemonito is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kemonito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yukinobu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yukinobu misses with a kick to the body.
Kemonito seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kemonito throwing a counter right hand but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yukinobu - that will leave a mark!
Yukinobu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kemonito counters with a three punch combo that has Yukinobu backing up. Yukinobu nods at Kemonito to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamaoka Yukinobu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yukinobu lands with a nice body kick.
Yukinobu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kemonito rushes Yukinobu and presses him up against the cage.
Kemonito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kemonito misses with a punch on the inside.
Kemonito has a couple of punches blocked by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kemonito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yukinobu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yukinobu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yukinobu scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yukinobu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kemonito counters with a three punch combo that has Yukinobu backing up. Yukinobu nods at Kemonito to acknowledge the strikes.
Kemonito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Kemonito avoids it.
Kemonito drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yukinobu sprawls and moves away.
Yukinobu digs a good body shot into Kemonito's ribs.
Yukinobu misses with a looping right.
Yukinobu gets a takedown into half guard.
Kemonito is trying to stand back up but Yukinobu is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yamaoka Yukinobu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yukinobu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Kemonito blocks it.
Kemonito looks to land a combination but Yukinobu avoids it well.
Kemonito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamaoka Yukinobu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Yukinobu finds it's target.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Kemonito sees coming a mile off.
Kemonito tries to counter with a takedown but Yukinobu is quick to defend against it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu jabs Kemonito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yukinobu.
Kemonito moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Yukinobu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito tries to clinch there but Yukinobu circles away.
Kemonito avoids a kick to the body.
Kemonito seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yukinobu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kemonito moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu looks to land a combination but Kemonito avoids it well.
Kemonito throws a big counter combination but Yukinobu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kemonito takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kemonito will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yukinobu jabs Kemonito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kemonito moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Kemonito moves out of range.
Kemonito blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu looks to land a left hand but Kemonito moved out of range nicely.
Yukinobu scores with a punch to the head.
Kemonito blocks the body kick.
Yukinobu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kemonito. Kemonito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yukinobu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kemonito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yukinobu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kemonito wants to clinch.
Yukinobu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kemonito to the ground. Yukinobu is now in Kemonito's guard.
Kemonito manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yukinobu fakes the leg kick and cracks Kemonito in the body.
A jab from Yukinobu does it's job there.
Yukinobu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yukinobu throws a shot to the body.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kemonito doesn't manage to clinch there - Yukinobu circles away.
A jab lands there for Yukinobu.
Yukinobu tries to land a front kick but Kemonito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yukinobu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kemonito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kemonito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kemonito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kemonito wants it to stay on the feet.
Kemonito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yukinobu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yukinobu tries to land a front kick but Kemonito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yukinobu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemonito moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Decent striking displayed by Yukinobu there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yukinobu. Kemonito shrugs it off though.
Yukinobu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Yukinobu misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yamaoka Yukinobu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yukinobu lands with a nice combination. Kemonito backs away looking to recover.
Kemonito fails with a takedown attempt.
Yukinobu scores with a hook.
Yukinobu misses with a hook
and Kemonito counters with a three punch combo that has Yukinobu backing up. Yukinobu nods at Kemonito to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yukinobu checks the leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Yukinobu throws a lazy body kick
and Kemonito counters with a good low kick that Yukinobu was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu fails with a takedown attempt.
Kemonito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kemonito is looking to counter punch.
Yukinobu throws out a loose jab but Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemonito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yukinobu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kemonito scrambles back to his feet.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
As Yukinobu tries to get set, Kemonito tries to push him back and clinch up but Yukinobu manages to avoid the attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yukinobu.
Kemonito slips a jab from Yukinobu.
Kemonito jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yukinobu.
Yukinobu lands a glancing blow to the side of Kemonito's head.
Kemonito tries to clinch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yamaoka Yukinobu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yukinobu lands a head shot.
Kemonito moves out of range as Yukinobu throws a body kick.
Kemonito wants to clinch but Yukinobu slips to the side
and Yukinobu counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu looking to control but instead Kemonito has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Yukinobu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yukinobu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kemonito to regain full guard.
Yukinobu throws an elbow that misses. Kemonito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yukinobu's guard. Nice move by Kemonito!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kemonito content to stall in guard here.
Yukinobu keeping moving, preventing Kemonito from controlling successfully.
Kemonito connects with a couple of short punches.
Yukinobu is adopting a defensive guard.
Kemonito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kemonito prevents Yukinobu from getting back to his feet.
Kemonito postures up and lands a big shot to Yukinobu's brow.
Yukinobu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kemonito.
Juan Kemonito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yukinobu keeping moving, preventing Kemonito from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito works over Yukinobu with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Yukinobu manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Yukinobu wants a takedown.
Kemonito tightens his grip and picks Yukinobu up, before dumping him to the ground. Yukinobu manages to land in guard.
Yukinobu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemonito goes for a takedown attempt but Yukinobu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yukinobu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kemonito blocks a head kick by Yukinobu.
Kemonito tries to counter by clinching up but Yukinobu breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamaoka Yukinobu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yukinobu 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamaoka Yukinobu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 1098 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 156 p4p, 192 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales tries to clinch but Gentil moves away
letting Gentil counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Gentil.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Morales is trying to stall.
Gentil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Morales works on Gentil's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gentil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gentil working aggressively here.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentil throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
Gentil blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales lands a right hand.
Gentil lands a right hand.
Gentil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morales - that landed with a thud.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales is trying to maintain a safe position but Gentil gets an underhook and turns Morales into the cage.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morales 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.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gentil as Morales tries to tie him up.
Gentil lands a right hand.
Morales lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Gentil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Gentil swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Morales gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Gentil misses with some punches.
Gentil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Gentil controls the action.
Gentil is working Morales over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Gentil's head.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gentil.
Gentil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Gentil controls his hands.
Gentil misses with a body punch.
Gentil tries to throw a body punch but Morales avoids it by throwing Gentil back against the cage.
Gentil misses with a punch to the body.
Morales lands a nice uppercut.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gentil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales taking a breather.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentil misses with some punches.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Gentil backwards.
Nice elbow from Morales.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Gentil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gentil working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gentil as Morales tries to tie him up.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gentil is keeping busy.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales working aggressively here.
Gentil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gentil can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Morales dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Gentil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales has managed to clinch.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Morales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Gentil throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Gentil working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gentil.
Gentil misses with some punches.
Gentil misses with the head strike.
Gentil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Gentil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gentil lands with a right to the head.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil misses with the head strike.
Morales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gentil misses with a body punch.
Morales pushes Gentil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Gentil swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morales trying to control the position but instead, Gentil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morales into the cage.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Morales lands an elbow just above Gentil 's eye.
A short uppercut from Gentil.
Gentil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gentil.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a body punch.
Gentil misses with some punches.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gentil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Gentil.
Gentil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morales blocks a body shot from Gentil.
Gentil digs a right hand into Morales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morales's gas tank.
Gentil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morales.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Gentil misses with a body punch.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gentil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morales or not.
Gentil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gentil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Gentil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morales's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Hector Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gentil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentil.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Gentil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales blocking some punches.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Morales is trying to maintain a safe position but Gentil gets an underhook and turns Morales into the cage.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentil.
Morales misses with some punches.
Gentil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales tries to stall but Gentil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Gentil controls his hands.
Gentil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil blocks an uppercut.
Gentil softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gentil.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
Gentil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gentil lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales lands with a right to the head.
Gentil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Gentil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Gentil.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Gentil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gentil dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gentil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Morales clinches up with Gentil and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales is trying to stall.
Gentil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
A hook to the body from Morales.
A short right from Gentil on the inside.
Gentil tries to throw a body punch but Morales avoids it by throwing Gentil back against the cage.
Gentil working aggressively here.
Morales trying to stall but Gentil improves his position.
Gentil lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gentil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gentil misses with the head strike.
Gentil throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Morales - that landed with a thud.
Morales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gentil backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales trying to control the position but instead, Gentil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morales into the cage.
Gentil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gentil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentil.
Morales gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gentil misses with some punches.
Morales cracks Gentil with a nice body shot.
Morales takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Gentil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Morales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gentil tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Gentil - that landed with a thud.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Gentil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales gets through Gentil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gentil's elbow.
Morales prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Gentil lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
 Morales is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentil lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Morales to his knees! Gentil keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Gentil!
A very excited looking Paulo Gentil 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 971 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Manalili Meesang (ranked 138 p4p, 173 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Television - Marquee Moon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manalili Meesang!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Meesang tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith throws a leg kick but Meesang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Meesang. Meesang maintains the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meesang has managed to clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manalili Meesang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meesang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meesang is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Meesang closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meesang has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
Meesang has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Meesang.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meesang is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Meesang tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Meesang blocks a head kick by Smith.
Meesang tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Meesang moved out of range.
Meesang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Meesang instigates a clinch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meesang checks the leg kick.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meesang is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Meesang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meesang instigates a clinch.
Meesang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Meesang.
Meesang throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meesang dodges the punch combination from Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meesang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a right hand that Meesang ducks under and follows up with a left that Meesang also avoids with ease.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Meesang rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Meesang swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meesang clinches with his opponent.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meesang moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Meesang rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Meesang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meesang closes the distance and clinches.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Meesang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Smith.
Meesang moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meesang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meesang working aggressively here.
Meesang misses with the head strike.
Meesang has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses the jab.
Meesang clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Meesang wants to clinch.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Meesang has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meesang on the side of the head.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meesang is looking to clinch.
Meesang darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Meesang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith digs a good hook to Meesang's body.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meesang under the eye.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meesang doesn't seem phased though.
Meesang drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Meesang takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith misses with a straight left.
Meesang doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Meesang fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Meesang forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Meesang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meesang clinches with his opponent.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meesang tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Meesang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meesang tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
As Meesang backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meesang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meesang misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Meesang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Meesang clinches with his opponent.
Meesang misses with some punches.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meesang can do to turn this around?
Meesang misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meesang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meesang ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Meesang rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Manalili Meesang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Meesang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bryant Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Meesang is looking to clinch.
Meesang clinches with his opponent.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meesang looks to clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Meesang closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Meesang fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meesang throws a head punch that misses.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meesang gets a clinch.
Meesang working aggressively here.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meesang is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Meesang moves out of range easily.
Meesang wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meesang back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meesang wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Meesang is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Meesang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meesang. That did some damage!
Meesang moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Meesang has managed to clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Meesang tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Meesang moves out of range easily.
Meesang slips a straight right by Smith.
Meesang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meesang clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meesang tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a hook but Meesang avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang closes the distance and clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meesang wants to clinch.
Meesang dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Meesang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a push kick but Meesang slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meesang! But no joy.
Smith throws a head kick but Meesang moves out of range.
Meesang gets a clinch.
Meesang scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meesang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meesang lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meesang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meesang closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Smith tenderised Meesang's leg. Meesang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith feints and then cracks Meesang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meesang down.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Smith.
Meesang has managed to clinch.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meesang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meesang has managed to clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meesang moves into the clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meesang has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meesang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meesang pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Meesang lands an uppercut.
Meesang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a body punch but Meesang moves out of range.
Meesang tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Meesang blocks the low kick.
Meesang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meesang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meesang swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meesang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manalili Meesang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meesang gets a clinch.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Meesang lands with a right to the head.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meesang is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Meesang rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meesang has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith lands a right hand.
Meesang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meesang.
Meesang scores with a shoulder strike.
Meesang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Meesang blocks a head kick by Smith.
Meesang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meesang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meesang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Meesang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meesang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meesang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meesang working aggressively here.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meesang fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Meesang checks it.
Meesang moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Meesang misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Meesang wants to clinch.
Meesang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Meesang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Bryant Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Meesang moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meesang tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meesang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meesang momentarily.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meesang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Meesang throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Meesang working aggressively here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Meesang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meesang working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manalili Meesang.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryant Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bryant Smith thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Third Eye (ranked 296 p4p, 760 weight class) and Cornelius Myers (ranked 40 p4p, 107 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Third Eye has been cut.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Third Eye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eye.
Eye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eye throws a big shot that misses.
Eye misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Eye throws out a powerful jab.
Eye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Myers.
A big right from Eye misses.
Myers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Eye. That snapped Myers's head back.
A jab lands there for Eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eye throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eye throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Myers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eye misses with a looping left.
Myers missing with a left hand there. Eye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Eye misses the target.
Eye tests Myers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.
Eye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Eye throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eye takes a step back to recover.
Myers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eye misses the jab.
Myers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eye catches Myers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Myers slips under a jab.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Eye.
Myers throws a jab when Eye was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eye.
Eye throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Myers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Eye ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Eye lands a body shot.
Eye connects with a single shot there.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Eye's belly button to the back.
Eye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eye throws a shot to the body.
Eye throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Myers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eye misses with a straight left.
Myers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Eye lands a jab to Myers's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers has closed the distance and engaged Eye in a clinch.
Eye has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Eye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eye takes one to the side of the head.
Eye throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Eye throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Eye misses with a hook.
Eye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eye misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Eye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myers.
It looked like Eye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eye throws a leg kick but Myers moved away.
Myers staying out of range there.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Eye saw that one coming.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Eye's head but Eye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eye misses with a shot to the body
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers throws a jab when Eye was well out of range.
Eye tests Myers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Myers avoids the head kick by Eye.
A head kick misses from Eye.
Myers drives through and clinches with Eye against the cage.
Myers pushes Eye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Third Eye's cut is getting worse.
Myers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eye's efforts to push away.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Eye controls his hands.
Myers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eye's efforts to push away.
Eye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Myers tries a low kick but Eye avoids it.
Eye feints a jab promting Myers to slip. Eye then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Myers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Myers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Third Eye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Third Eye'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.
Myers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Myers throws a hook but Eye avoids it easily.
Eye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eye jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eye motions for Myers to come forward. Eye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eye.
A jab from Eye misses.
Myers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eye 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eye.
Eye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers moves into the clinch.
Eye blocks an uppercut.
Eye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eye blocks a body shot from Myers.
Eye blocks a body shot from Myers.
Myers is leaning against Eye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eye wants to break free but Myers has control.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eye backwards.
Eye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eye throws out a powerful jab.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.
Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eye counters with a nice uppercut.
Eye throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Myers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eye cracks Myers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eye throws out a powerful jab.
Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eye.
Myers tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye scores with the left hand. Myers knows he should have avoided that one.
Eye getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Myers moves away from the strike by Eye.
Myers misses with a hook
and Eye counters with a two punch combo.
Eye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eye throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Third Eye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Myers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Myers throws a hook but Eye avoids it easily.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Eye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Eye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myers slips a jab from Eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. Eye does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
Myers throws out a counter right but Eye avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Eye misses.
Myers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Eye lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Eye.
Myers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eye circles away quickly and effectively.
Myers slips a straight right by Eye.
Eye throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Eye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eye slips a straight right by Myers.
Eye throws a big shot that misses.
Eye throws a leg kick but Myers checks it.
Eye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers counters with a low kick, right behind Eye 's knee.
Eye misses with an uppercut
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Third Eye's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Eye scores with a punch to the head.
Eye thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Eye.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye scoring well with a low kick there.
Myers lands with a kick to the temple. Eye shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 Eye is rocked!
Nice cross by Eye.
Third Eye is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Eye.
Eye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myers.
Myers checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Eye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Myers doesn't seem phased though.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Eye is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eye lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Myers backs up against the cage.
Eye stalks Myers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Myers's face. Myers staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Third Eye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Third Eye's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myers in his tracks.
Myers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eye cracks Myers with a good jab.
Eye throws a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Eye connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Myers's hands.
Eye takes one to the chin there.
Eye throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
A head kick misses from Eye.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eye.
Myers flicks out a counter leg kick but Eye steps away.
Nice body punch from Eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eye avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Eye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Eye misses with a wild combination.
Myers throws a jab when Eye was well out of range.
Eye throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Eye cracks Myers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eye misses with a straight left.
Eye fails to land with a series of punches.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myers tries to move into range but Eye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Eye misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myers! But no joy.
Myers lands with an uppercut that bounces Eye off the cage and back into range.
Myers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Myers throws a hook but Eye blocks it.
Cornelius Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye misses with a looping left.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eye loads up on a big right hand but Myers slips the punch.
Eye works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Myers throws a hook but Eye blocks it.
A low kick lands for Eye.
Myers misses with a looping right.
Eye throws a leg kick
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, Third Eye's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Eye dips to his left and cracks Myers with an uppercut!
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eye throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. Eye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eye looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Myers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Myers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eye. Eye obviously looking to wear him down.
Eye walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Eye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Third Eye's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cornelius Myers!
Cornelius Myers 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 Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 579 p4p, 337 weight class) and Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 89 p4p, 46 weight class). Rasmus Reedtz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zaid Al Balushi's 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Reedtz.
Al Balushi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reedtz throws a hook but Al Balushi blocks it.
Al Balushi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reedtz scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Balushi should have avoided that one.
Reedtz darts in looking for a takedown but Al Balushi gets double underhooks and turns Reedtz into the cage.
Reedtz scores with a hook to the body. Al Balushi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reedtz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Balushi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reedtz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Reedtz misses with a hook. Al Balushi ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Al Balushi.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown but Al Balushi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaid Al Balushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
Reedtz misses with a left hand
and Al Balushi counters with a thumping low kick.
Reedtz shoots in for a double leg but Al Balushi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi jabs at Reedtz's body.
We've been told by Al Balushi's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reedtz misses with a straight left.
Al Balushi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reedtz has his takedown stuffed
enabling Al Balushi to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Reedtz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by Reedtz.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reedtz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Balushi cracks Reedtz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reedtz misses with a hook
and Reedtz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reedtz misses with an uppercut
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reedtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Balushi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reedtz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Al Balushi's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Al Balushi holds on and takes a little breather.
Al Balushi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reedtz tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Balushi is retaining full guard.
Reedtz throws a big elbow that misses.
Reedtz distracts Al Balushi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reedtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reedtz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Al Balushi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
And Reedtz responds with a good body kick, but Al Balushi manages to step out the way in time.
Reedtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Balushi is just out of range.
Reedtz tries for a takedown but Al Balushi circles away easily
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Balushi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reedtz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zaid Al Balushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown but Al Balushi shows good takedown defense.
Reedtz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Balushi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Balushi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi is looking to clinch but Reedtz is avoiding it.
Reedtz lands a slapping body shot.
Reedtz misses with a straight right.
Reedtz lands a head shot.
Reedtz shoots in but Al Balushi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reedtz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Balushi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reedtz just manages to avoid it.
No luck for Reedtz with that takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Al Balushi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reedtz shoots in but no luck this time.
Reedtz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Al Balushi counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reedtz misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Balushi counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Balushi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reedtz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reedtz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reedtz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Balushi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reedtz.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reedtz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaid Al Balushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Balushi fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Reedtz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Balushi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Balushi there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz scores with a jab to the head.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Al Balushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reedtz looking to score a takedown here. Al Balushi is defending well but Reedtz drives through and ends up in Al Balushi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz wants to pass the guard but Al Balushi is keeping the position.
Al Balushi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Al Balushi is trying to control the position but Reedtz postures up.
Reedtz throwing strikes but missing.
Reedtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My spies in Rasmus's Fun House inform me that Reedtz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Reedtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reedtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reedtz passes Al Balushi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reedtz is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reedtz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Al Balushi to regain full guard.
Reedtz has gone for a leg lock! Al Balushi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reedtz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Balushi won't allow Reedtz to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Balushi's guard.
Reedtz postures up.
Reedtz is in close to Al Balushi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Al Balushi keeping moving, preventing Reedtz from controlling successfully.
Reedtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reedtz is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Balushi has wrist control.
Reedtz stopping the sweep attempt from Al Balushi.
Reedtz postures up in Al Balushi's guard and throws a big left but Al Balushi blocks it.
Reedtz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi is adopting a defensive guard.
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Al Balushi keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reedtz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reedtz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Balushi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaid Al Balushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Reedtz ducked under it nicely.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Al Balushi is predictable there
and Reedtz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reedtz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reedtz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Al Balushi is looking for a counter combo.
Reedtz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Balushi misses with a wild combination.
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reedtz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reedtz shoots and misses
and Al Balushi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reedtz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reedtz effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Reedtz.
Al Balushi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zaid Al Balushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
A short uppercut from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a knee to the head.
Al Balushi stalling in the clinch but Reedtz improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz wants to stall.
Reedtz swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Al Balushi.
Still in the clinch, Al Balushi scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Balushi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reedtz's brow.
Reedtz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Al Balushi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Al Balushi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reedtz is keeping busy.
Al Balushi stalling in the clinch but Reedtz improves position.
Reedtz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Al Balushi.
Reedtz dodges an elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi stalling.
Al Balushi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reedtz being controlled against the cage.
Reedtz working aggressively here.
Al Balushi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Balushi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reedtz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Balushi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reedtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Balushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reedtz tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Balushi is retaining full guard.
Reedtz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reedtz trying to control but Al Balushi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reedtz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Al Balushi is trying to keep Reedtz in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reedtz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reedtz misses with an uppercut
and Al Balushi counters with a low kick, right behind Reedtz 's knee.
Reedtz throws a hook to the side of Al Balushi's head but Al Balushi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reedtz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Balushi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rasmus Reedtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reedtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Balushi is just out of range.
Reedtz shoots in looking for a takedown. Al Balushi tries to sprawl out of it but Reedtz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al Balushi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Reedtz.
A left lands for Reedtz.
Reedtz misses with the combination.
Al Balushi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Reedtz's leg but Reedtz calmly moves out of range.
Reedtz swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Balushi.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zaid Al Balushi.
I think Al Balushi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
An out of breath Zaid Al Balushi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 520 p4p, 840 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 76 p4p, 125 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Sober. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse slips under a jab.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Horse.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Horse drags the fight down to the ground.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Horse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Horse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse looking to control.
Horse wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Horse trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Horse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Horse.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Horse misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Horse.
Horse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Horse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miller digs a good body shot into Horse's ribs.
Horse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Horse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller punishes Horse's body with a nice straight punch.
Horse lands a two punch combo.
Miller goes for a double leg but Horse avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Horse continues to drive forward.
Horse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Horse lands a left hand.
Miller gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Horse is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Horse wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller wants to take a breather but Horse is having none of it.
Miller thows a huge punch but Horse dodges it nicely.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Horse defends it.
Horse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Horse wants to control but Miller passes into side.
Miller trying to control the action but Horse is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller working the head with strikes.
Miller cracks Horse with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miller grinds an elbow into Horse's temple.
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Horse struggling a bit here.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Horse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horse takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Horse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Horse throws a big shot that misses.
Horse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Horse lands the left hand.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Horse swivels and escapes.
Miller cracks Horse with a good jab.
Lynton Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller misses with a double jab
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller throws a low kick but Horse avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a swing at Horse's ribcage but misses.
Horse throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Horse checks it well.
Miller moves away from the strike by Horse.
Horse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horse misses with a body shot.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Horse counters with a left to the body.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Horse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horse takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horse checks a leg kick.
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Horse scores with a punch to the head.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horse throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Crazy Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller cracks Horse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horse looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Horse lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horse moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horse moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller works the jab nicely.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horse.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Horse tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Horse trying to control here.
Horse regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miller won't allow Horse to sweep him here.
Miller postures up in Horse's guard and throws a big left but Horse blocks it.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller won't allow Horse to sweep him here.
Horse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Horse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horse is trying to keep Miller in close.
Horse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Horse looking to control.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lynton Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Horse throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miller throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Horse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Horse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horse checks a leg kick.
Miller works over Horse's head and body with a nice combination.
Horse walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horse digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Horse as he jumps to the side.
Horse misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Miller shoots in but Horse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horse works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller avoids the body shot from Horse.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Horse's belly button to the back.
Horse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller connects with a leg kick.
Miller moves away from the strike by Horse.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails with the takedown.
A nice side step and Horse releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Crazy Horse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Miller misses.
Horse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller misses the jab.
Horse throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Crazy Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Horse lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Horse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horse tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Horse connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Horse misses with a hook.
Horse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horse defends it nicely.
Horse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lynton Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Horse gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse manages to pull guard.
Horse pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crazy Horse.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lynton Miller!
Lynton Miller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 244 p4p, 409 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 35 p4p, 57 weight class). River has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kollaa River has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Valtteri Badass's 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 16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
River slips under a jab from Badass.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
River checks the leg kick.
Badass looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River walks into a left hand.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Badass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
River misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Badass's shoulder, as Badass tries to avoid the shot.
River moves out of range as Badass strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Badass throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badass wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
Badass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badass throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Badass tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Badass. That's going to slow River down.
River looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
Badass feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rivers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
Badass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Good leg kick by River.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badass scores with a body shot.
River closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Badass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River.
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Badass.
A head kick misses from Badass.
Badass moves out of range of the body kick.
Badass throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badass throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badass.
Badass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with a punch to the head.
River misses with an uppercut.
Badass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badass throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Badass slips a jab from River.
Badass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River staying out of range there.
Badass misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Badass throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badass.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
Badass throws a head kick that misses.
River shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
River is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valtteri Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
Badass looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws out a loose jab but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass misses with a leg kick.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River throws out a powerful jab.
Badass misses with a looping right.
Badass tries to bum rush River with a series of wild strikes but River uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick lands for Badass.
River staying out of range there.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River cracks Badass with a good jab.
Badass stuffs the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badass. That's going to slow River down.
Badass throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badass.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Badass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass's corner calls for a 1-2. Badass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
Badass lands with an overhand left.
River slips under a jab.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
Badass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of River's head.
Badass missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badass swings widly with a right hand
and River counters with a straight right hand.
River misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
River throws a head kick that misses.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
River changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Badass finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass throws a leg kick
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River slips under a jab from Badass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that round.
That's time! Badass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Badass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badass tries a low kick but River avoids it.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valtteri Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
River blocks a jab.
Badass swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Badass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
A big left from River misses.
Badass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Badass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badass lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass blocks the body kick.
Badass throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badass. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Badass, right into the meat of the thigh.
River scores with a punch to the head.
Badass connects with an inside leg kick.
Badass throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass ducks right into an uppercut from River.
Badass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Badass throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Badass misses.
A big right from Badass misses.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badass.
River throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from River.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badass.
Excellent takedown into side control there by River.
Badass is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
River controls the position.
Badass wants to get back to his feet but River drags him back down.
The ground and pound from River seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Badass pushes River away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, River gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Badass gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Badass's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
River with the ground and pound from mount.
Badass is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
River putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to control but Badass is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw River working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
River has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Badass's face.
Badass is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Badass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badass is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Badass somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Badass.
Badass slips under a jab from River.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. River darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Badass lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws out a counter right but Badass avoids it with no problem.
River ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Badass with the inside leg kick.
River throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Badass misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Badass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of River's head.
Badass checks the leg kick.
Badass misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Badass tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badass.
Badass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. River catches Badass right on the button with a cross.
Badass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Badass lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
River avoids the head kick by Badass.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass cracks River with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
River darts in looking for a takedown but Badass gets double underhooks and turns River into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
River moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valtteri Badass will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Badass scoring well with a low kick there.
Kollaa River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Badass.
Nice defenses there by Badass.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range.
Nice cross by Badass.
Badass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badass lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Badass half committed to a counter leg kick.
Badass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River shoots in and drives through. Badass sprawls well.
Badass scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Badass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
As Badass backs off River throws a huge counter combo but Badass manages to avoid it all.
Badass lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Badass.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Badass loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Badass to score with a decent uppercut.
Badass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badass throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River misses with a looping right.
Badass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
Badass slips a jab and a cross from River.
Badass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as River backs up against the cage.
River works the jab nicely.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
River's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Badass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! River scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Badass lands but River takes it in his stride.
Badass lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River slips a jab from Badass.
Badass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Badass moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
River lands a brutal head kick. Badass looks out on his feet and River throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kollaa River!
Our winner, Kollaa River, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Samsonov (ranked 193 p4p, 106 weight class) and Ben Slam (ranked 29 p4p, 20 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
Samsonov defending well as Slam loads up on a big left hand.
As Slam looks to move away, Samsonov throws a big counter combo but Slam just gets out of the way.
Slam misses with a left hand
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Slam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samsonov throws out the jab.
Samsonov throws a sloppy head kick and Slam moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Slam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slam misses with a straight left.
Samsonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Slam.
Jab from Slam.
Samsonov throws a looping overhand right but Slam ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Slam misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samsonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slam.
Slam scores with a jab to the head.
Slam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samsonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Slam.
A head kick misses from Samsonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samsonov has time to react.
Samsonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Slam counters with a right hand to the body.
Slam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samsonov is out of range.
It looked like Samsonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samsonov throws a right hand that misses
and Slam counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Samsonov falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Slam!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ben Slam waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Ivan Samsonov had this to say: 'Путин убьет меня за это поражение'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 37 p4p, 190 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 6 p4p, 27 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore with a hook.
Kilgore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Koivisto on his heels. He'll look to pass Koivisto's guard now, I'm sure.
Kilgore lands a couple of elbows.
Koivisto is trying to keep Kilgore in close.
Koivisto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilgore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilgore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koivisto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilgore's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kilgore is on top in guard.
Koivisto keeping moving, preventing Kilgore from controlling successfully.
Koivisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilgore defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilgore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koivisto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilgore forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koivisto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koivisto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koivisto keeping moving, preventing Kilgore from controlling successfully.
Koivisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koivisto keeping moving, preventing Kilgore from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivisto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilgore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilgore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a couple of digs.
Kilgore throws a big elbow that misses.
Koivisto has his foot on Kilgore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilgore works his way back into a safe position though.
Koivisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilgore defends well.
Koivisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilgore advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is looking to reverse the position.
Kilgore creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koivisto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kilgore working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kilgore working the ground and pound.
Kilgore lands an elbow.
Kilgore cracks Koivisto with a big right hand but Koivisto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Koivisto is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Koivisto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilgore working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto tries to buck Kilgore off but Kilgore is having none of it.
Kilgore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koivisto keeps working.
Koivisto is trying to control Kilgore's posture but Kilgore avoids it.
Koivisto is looking for a sweep.
Kilgore works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kilgore trying to control the position but Koivisto is working away.
Kilgore cracks Koivisto with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore trying to control the position but Koivisto is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore 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.
Koivisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Koivisto is looking for the big counter here.
Kilgore moves in looking to clinch but Koivisto pushes him off.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koivisto's hands.
Kilgore seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Koivisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilgore is looking to clinch but Koivisto is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kilgore, as that shot connected.
Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends Koivisto's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koivisto manages to avoid it.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koivisto can do to turn this around?
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but Koivisto is just out of range.
Kilgore closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kilgore lands in his opponent's guard.
Kilgore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koivisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilgore stopping the sweep attempt from Koivisto.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Koivisto keeps moving.
Koivisto controls Kilgore momentarily but Kilgore frees himself.
Koivisto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koivisto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koivisto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilgore is retaining full guard.
Kilgore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koivisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilgore trying to keep a closed guard but Koivisto is proving a slippery customer.
Koivisto is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilgore has wrist control.
Kilgore working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing Koivisto from controlling successfully.
Koivisto looking to sit in guard and control but Kilgore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilgore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koivisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koivisto is still trying to improve position.
Kilgore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilgore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Koivisto keeps moving.
Kilgore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore stopping the sweep attempt from Koivisto.
Kilgore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilgore throwing strikes but missing.
Koivisto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kilgore puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Koivisto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilgore looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilgore throws a strike but Koivisto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kilgore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that second round.
That's time! Kilgore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koivisto has time to react.
Koivisto avoids a kick to the body.
Koivisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilgore clobbers Koivisto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut
and Kilgore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces Koivisto off the cage and back into range.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koivisto! But no joy.
Koivisto lands the left hand.
Kilgore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koivisto doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Kilgore as Koivisto shoots in.
Kilgore lands with a nice body punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilgore!
Kilgore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koivisto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilgore fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Kilgore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koivisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koivisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilgore checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilgore.
Kilgore with a jab.
Kilgore connects with a right hand. Koivisto shakes it off.
Kilgore thumps Koivisto with a low kick.
Kilgore connects with a crisp jab.
Koivisto throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and Koivisto only half commits.
Jab by Kilgore.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koivisto 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
A cross from Kilgore lands.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore connects with a right hand. Koivisto shakes it off.
Kilgore lands the left hand.
Koivisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilgore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koivisto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kilgore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kilgore tries to bench press Koivisto off him but Koivisto keeps the position.
Tacitus Kilgore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kilgore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilgore is looking for a sweep.
Koivisto is looking to take a break and control but Kilgore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilgore sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kilgore manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kilgore wants to sweep here but Koivisto controlling him for the moment.
Koivisto is in close to Kilgore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Koivisto working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Koivisto wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
Kilgore looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilgore, not yet.
Kilgore is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koivisto.
Koivisto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilgore takes a swing at Koivisto's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
Koivisto moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Koivisto lands a slapping body shot.
Koivisto walks into a jab.
Koivisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilgore checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore tries to clinch up.
Both fighters circling a little - Kilgore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koivistos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kilgore scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Koivisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilgore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koivisto throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Koivisto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kilgore tries to buck Koivisto off but Koivisto is having none of it.
Koivisto trying to control the action but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kilgore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koivisto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kilgore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kilgore is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore sneaks back into half guard.
Kilgore won't allow Koivisto to pass to mount.
Kilgore is trying to control but can't.
Koivisto is trying to control the action in half guard but Kilgore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koivisto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Koivisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Kilgore.
Kilgore dips to his left and cracks Koivisto with an uppercut!
Kilgore throws a good cross that connects.
Kilgore rushes Koivisto and presses him up against the cage.
Kilgore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike.
Kilgore lands with a short shot to the head.
Kilgore lands an uppercut.
Kilgore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koivisto backwards.
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!
Koivisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Koivisto can't get the takedown.
Koivisto wants to take the fight to the mat but Kilgore manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Koivisto lands a right hand.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body.
Koivisto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A shot in the inside from Koivisto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilgore.
Koivisto working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Kilgore.
Kilgore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koivisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
A punch lands to the side of Koivisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilgore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore had his way with Ultima Koivisto in that round.
That's time! Kilgore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koivisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ultima Koivisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilgore lands the left hand.
Koivisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koivisto. That did some damage!
Kilgore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kilgore is keen to just control but Koivisto is a slippery customer.
Kilgore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilgore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kilgore lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore breaks from Koivisto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore wants to control the pace but Koivisto is squirming around nicely.
Koivisto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kilgore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koivisto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koivisto throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilgore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koivisto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Koivisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koivisto pushes a forearm under Kilgore's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kilgore is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ultima Koivisto!
Ultima Koivisto is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Ultima Koivisto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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