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DMMA 63: Pinkman vs Kofel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bright (ranked 3516 p4p, 3333 weight class) and Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 412 p4p, 397 weight class). Bright comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright takes the fight into the clinch.
Scappy Do scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Desmond Bright has been cut.
Bright has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Bright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
Bright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bright misses with the head strike.
Scappy Do looking to throw knees to the head but Bright is blocking nicely.
Scappy Do jumps guard.
Bright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bright with a nice head shot there.
Scappy Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bright.
Scappy Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scappy Do has his foot on Bright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bright works his way back into a safe position though.
Bright is in close to Scappy Do's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scappy Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bright postures up in Scappy Do's guard and throws a big left but Scappy Do blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bright works over Scappy Do with some ground and pound from guard.
Scappy Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bright defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bright preventing the sweep.
Bright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scappy Do is keeping the position for now.
Scappy Do wants to stand up but Bright is controlling him.
Scappy Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bright.
Bright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scappy Do looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scappy Do is looking for a triangle but Bright pushes his legs off easily.
Bright scoring with some ground and pound.
Scappy Do looking for a guillotine here but Bright defends easily.
Bright throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scappy Do pushes Bright off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bright rushes Scappy Do and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
Bright throws a head punch that misses.
Scappy Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bright has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Bright throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
Bright misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Bright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bright is breathing heavily.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
Scappy Do jumps guard and drags Bright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bright chips away with some ground and pound.
Bright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scappy Do has momentary wrist control but Bright slips an elbow through the middle.
Bright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bright distracts Scappy Do with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bright preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bright preventing the sweep.
Scappy Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scappy Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scappy Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scappy Do stands up and beckons Bright to join him on the feet.
Bright instigates a clinch.
Scappy Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
Bright misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bright scores with a shot to the side of Scappy Do's head.
Scappy Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scappy Do pulls guard.
Bright throws an elbow that misses. Scappy Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bright's guard. Nice move by Scappy Do!
Bright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bright striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Bright is striking from the bottom but Scappy Do uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Scappy Do blocks the strikes from Bright.
Scappy Do stands up from half guard.
Scappy Do lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Just Fight Scappy Do will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Bright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bright gets a clinch.
Scappy Do jumps guard.
Bright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bright throwing strikes from guard but Scappy Do blocks nicely.
Bright is in close to Scappy Do's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bright throws a big right hand that misses.
Scappy Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scappy Do's head.
Scappy Do has his foot on Bright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bright works his way back into a safe position though.
Bright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scappy Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bright throws a big right hand that misses.
Bright pushing down on Scappy Do's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Scappy Do trying to control from the bottom.
Scappy Do looking for submissions off his back.
Bright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scappy Do with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scappy Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scappy Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scappy Do has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bright has managed to get both his arms back between Scappy Do's legs - danger averted.
Bright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've been hearing good reports from Bright's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bright throwing strikes from guard but Scappy Do blocks nicely.
Bright with a nice head shot there.
Scappy Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bright throws a big right hand that misses.
Bright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Scappy Do manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do landing knees to the head.
Bright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scappy Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Bright scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do jumps guard and drags Bright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scappy Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bright punching from the bottom.
Bright misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Scappy Do blocks the strikes from Bright.
Bright tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bright flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Scappy Do is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bright defends it well.
Bright landing rabbit punches to the side of Scappy Do's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do decides to stand up.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bright misses the target.
Bright moves into the clinch.
Bright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scappy Do jumps into guard, dragging Bright to the mat.
Scappy Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
Scappy Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scappy Do is breathing heavily.
Bright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scappy Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scappy Do is on top in guard.
Scappy Do trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.
Bright trying to strike off his back.
Bright throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do stands up and waves to Bright to follow him.
Scappy Do gets tackled into the cage by Bright. Bright maintains the clinch.
Bright misses with some punches.
Bright pushes Scappy Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scappy Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bright misses with the head strike.
Scappy Do lands a knee to the body.
Bright throws a punch but it's blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bright avoids it.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scappy Do looking to throw knees to the head but Bright is blocking nicely.
Bright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scappy Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Bright avoids the damage to the body.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
Bright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Desmond Bright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Bright's cut.
That's time! Bright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Scappy Do throws a head kick but Bright moves out of range.
Scappy Do pushes Bright up against the cage in a clinch.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Bright blocks it.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bright fails to land.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
Bright lands a left hand.
Scappy Do misses with a knee strike.
Scappy Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bright misses with a punch on the inside.
Bright scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright misses with some punches.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bright avoids it.
Scappy Do looking to throw knees to the head but Bright is blocking nicely.
Scappy Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scappy Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bright swings wildly with an uppercut but Scappy Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bright misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Bright blocks with his arms.
Bright has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scappy Do no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bright scoring with some ground and pound.
Scappy Do looking for a guillotine here but Bright defends easily.
Bright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scappy Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bright throwing strikes but missing.
Bright lands a couple of digs.
Scappy Do wants to stand up but Bright is controlling him.
Bright works over Scappy Do with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright postures up and lands a big shot to Scappy Do's brow.
 It looks like Just Fight Scappy Do has been cut.
Bright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
 Scappy Do is rocked!
Just Fight Scappy Do has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bright postures up and lands a big shot to Scappy Do's brow.
Scappy Do is still in real trouble! Can Bright finish him?
Bright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Scappy Do looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bright gets to his feet and stands over Scappy Do, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Scappy Do felt that one! Bright unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Scappy Do from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Bright!
Our winner, Desmond Bright, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Von Hardenberg (ranked 2540 p4p, 3899 weight class) and Ruben Flijers (ranked 316 p4p, 460 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolf Von Hardenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flijers misses with a hook. Von Hardenberg ducked under it nicely.
Flijers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Hardenberg.
Flijers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flijers lands with a shot to the body.
Flijers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Hardenberg slips under a jab from Flijers.
It looked like Von Hardenberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flijers.
Flijers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Hardenberg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Flijers misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Hardenberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Von Hardenberg clinches.
Von Hardenberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Von Hardenberg - that landed with a thud.
Von Hardenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flijers is trying to stall.
Flijers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Flijers tries to work over Von Hardenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Hardenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flijers tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Hardenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Von Hardenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Hardenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Flijers controls his hands.
Flijers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Hardenberg dodges an elbow strike from Flijers.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Hardenberg avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Hardenberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Hardenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
Flijers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Hardenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Hardenberg 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.
Von Hardenberg avoiding damage.
Flijers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Hardenberg blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Von Hardenberg.
Flijers looks winded!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Hardenberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flijers tries to work over Von Hardenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Hardenberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hardenberg digs a right hand into Flijers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flijers's gas tank.
Von Hardenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Hardenberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Hardenberg lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Von Hardenberg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Hardenberg.
Von Hardenberg lands with a light punch inside.
Von Hardenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Hardenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Hardenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Hardenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Hardenberg blocks a body shot from Flijers.
Von Hardenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
Flijers is rocked!
Von Hardenberg scores with a shot to the side of Flijers's head.
Flijers is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Hardenberg finish him?
Von Hardenberg pushes Flijers against the cage. Von Hardenberg is working some dirty boxing. Von Hardenberg pushes off with a quick right hook! Flijers goes down! Flijers tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Von Hardenberg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolf Von Hardenberg!
Wolf Von Hardenberg 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 Aubrey Grant (ranked 2072 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Champ Johnson (ranked 269 p4p, 303 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - Ain't No Sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Aubrey Grant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aubrey Grant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab from Grant.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Grant.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant blocks a jab.
Grant darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Grant scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Grant misses with a knee strike.
Grant tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Grant's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Grant has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Grant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Grant gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Grant.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Grant tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Grant.
Grant prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Grant scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries to stall but Grant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson cracks Grant with a nice body shot.
Johnson pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant blocking some punches.
Johnson avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Grant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Aubrey Grant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grant is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Grant connects with a jab.
Grant has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Grant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Grant misses with a knee strike.
Grant has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Grant lands a left hand.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Grant is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Grant moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
Grant throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Grant slips a straight right by Johnson.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Grant does it's job there.
Grant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Grant settles back down.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Grant avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grant throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grant has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Champ Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Donk. Grant catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
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 Aubrey Grant.
Well Grant 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
The defeated Champ Johnson had this to say: 'Wasn't my night tonight, hats off to my opponent. I'm going to recover and get back in the gym as soon as possible. In this game all you can do it win or learn, and it's my time to learn tonight. Thanks to all the fans that came out to support me. I'll be back stronger next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Diaz (ranked 1923 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 234 p4p, 254 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Sefa & Relianze - Going Under as his entrance music. Andrei Kersikov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maverick Diaz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Nice body punch from Kersikov - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Kersikov.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Kersikov to work.
Diaz tries to break free but Kersikov pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a solid body kick.
Diaz tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz scores with a jab. Kersikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Kersikov. Kersikov maintains the clinch.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Kersikov effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Kersikov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Kersikov takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Maverick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Diaz blocks it well.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Kersikov lands a brutal uppercut that launches Diaz off his feet! Diaz tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Andrei Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javon Reese (ranked 2199 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Sovor Trandel (ranked 268 p4p, 269 weight class). Trandel has chosen Fuel and Fire - Bride as his entrance music. 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese has his takedown stuffed
enabling Trandel to counter with a crisp jab.
Trandel avoids the head kick by Reese.
Reese lands a front kick.
Reese clinches up with Trandel and pushes him back against the cage.
Reese landing knees to the body.
Trandel misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trandel walks away with a smile on his face. Reese gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trandel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sovor Trandel has been cut.
Reese fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Trandel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reese drives through and clinches with Trandel against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel pushes Reese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trandel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trandel breaks the clinch.
Reese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trandel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trandel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trandel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Trandel moves out of range easily.
Trandel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reese is looking to clinch but Trandel is avoiding it.
Reese moves in looking to clinch but Trandel pushes him off.
Reese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trandel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a head kick that misses.
Trandel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reese thuds his shin into the meat of Trandel's side.
Reese tries a head kick but it misses.
Reese misses with a head kick.
Reese connects with a high kick.
Reese throws a body kick that misses.
Trandel throws a counter combo.
Reese throws the kick towards the body but Trandel avoids it.
Reese looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reese throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese closes the distance and clinches.
Trandel avoids the elbow strike from Reese, against the cage.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trandel misses with a body punch.
Trandel gets through Reese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trandel throws a punch but it's blocked by Reese.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reese throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trandel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese tries to clinch up but Trandel circles away and keeps his distance.
Trandel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Trandel moves out of range easily.
Trandel throws out a counter right but Reese avoids it with no problem.
Reese has closed the distance and engaged Trandel in a clinch.
Reese pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese working for a triangle but Trandel defends it easily.
Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trandel passes Reese's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trandel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reese has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trandel is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javon Reese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sovor Trandel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reese tries to land a front kick but Trandel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reese plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reese has closed the distance and engaged Trandel in a clinch.
Reese jumps guard and drags Trandel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trandel advances to half guard.
Trandel prevents Reese from improving his position.
Trandel is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trandel is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese is looking for a sweep. Trandel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trandel is working for a submission of some sort.
Trandel trying to pass the guard but Reese defending well.
Trandel seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trandel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reese wants to improve his position but Trandel is controlling well.
Trandel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reese is looking to control Trandel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reese avoid being mounted?
Reese actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reese is looking for a triangle but Trandel pushes his legs off easily.
Trandel pushing down on Reese's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reese actively working from the bottom here.
Trandel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trandel.
Reese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel is looking for a kimura here.
Trandel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trandel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reese is just riding it out for now. Trandel eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sovor Trandel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sovor Trandel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reese tries to clinch up.
Reese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Javon Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese moves in looking to clinch but Trandel pushes him off.
Trandel blocks a head kick by Reese.
Trandel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reese tries for a takedown but Trandel circles away easily
and Trandel counters with a series of strikes. Reese will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese throws the kick towards the body but Trandel avoids it.
A left lands for Reese.
Reese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sovor Trandel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reese throws a front kick aimed at Trandel's knee but Trandel avoids it well.
Trandel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reese throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trandel counters with a nice right hand that sends Reese toppling to the canvas! Reese scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Trandel finish him?!
Reese is rocked!
It looks like Javon Reese has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Trandel moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trandel! But no joy.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trandel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trandel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trandel keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese wants to clinch
and Trandel counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Reese 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 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sovor Trandel!
Sovor Trandel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 907 p4p, 1616 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 119 p4p, 208 weight class). Lucas McCain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shape Shifter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCain .
McCain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown. McCain fights it but they end up in guard.
Shifter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shifter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shifter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura but McCain is defending well.
McCain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
McCain is defending against the submission attempts here by Shifter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter moves into full mount! McCain won't be happy about that!
McCain '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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter has control of McCain 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McCain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shifter fails to advance to McCain 's back.
McCain trying desperately to get to his feet.
McCain manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by McCain , under a barage of strikes from Shifter.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but McCain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shifter to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Shifter there.
McCain is defending against the submission attempts here by Shifter.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shifter is working for a submission of some sort.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but McCain defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCain is trying to stand.
McCain pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
Shifter fails with the takedown.
McCain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shifter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCain .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain tries to clinch up but Shifter circles away and keeps his distance.
Shifter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCain throws a hook but Shifter blocks it.
Shifter wants to counter the offense by McCain and move into the clinch position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shifter goes for a takedown in the clinch but McCain prevents it.
Lucas McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
McCain lands a shoulder strike.
Shifter drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by McCain .
McCain misses with a low kick.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from McCain misses.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lucas McCain will probably get the nod.
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.
McCain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shifter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCain throws a shot from downtown. Shifter moves away and avoids it.
McCain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shifter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCain .
Shifter tries to counter by closing the distance.
McCain scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
McCain misses with a right hand
so Shifter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shifter advances position into side control!
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!
McCain managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shifter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain is trying to buck Shifter off.
Shifter swings around for an armbar but McCain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shifter's guard.
Shifter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shifter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCain defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCain gets to his feet. Shifter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McCain tries a low kick but Shifter avoids it.
McCain 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.
McCain feints and then cracks Shifter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shifter down.
McCain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shifter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter darts in looking for a takedown but McCain gets double underhooks and turns Shifter into the cage.
McCain throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown. McCain fights it but they end up in guard.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shifter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shifter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shifter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McCain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shifter on the ground.
Shifter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shifter's guard! Nice work there by McCain !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCain passes into half guard.
Shifter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back.
Shifter actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like McCain is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McCain decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McCain takes a swing at Shifter's ribcage but misses.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Shifter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCain connects with a leg kick.
McCain misses with a leg kick
so Shifter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCain is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Shifter presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Shifter jumps into guard, dragging McCain to the mat.
Shifter wants to improve his position but instead McCain has moved into half guard.
Shifter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shifter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shifter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCain .
Shifter with the counter takedown but McCain avoids it easily.
McCain lands a right hook to the body.
Lucas McCain is winning the standup battle so far.
McCain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shifter checks a low kick from McCain .
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCain misses with a straight right.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but McCain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain throws a big shot that misses.
McCain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shifter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice sprawl there from McCain as Shifter shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCain throws a body punch but Shifter moves out of range.
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shifter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shifter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCain .
McCain throws a leg kick which misses Shifter's front leg but catches the back leg as Shifter tries to avoid it.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCain but McCain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shifter.
Shifter moves away from the strike by McCain .
McCain scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCain !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shifter with the counter takedown but McCain avoids it easily.
McCain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shifter gets tackled into the cage by McCain . McCain maintains the clinch.
Shifter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
McCain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shifter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McCain slows down the pace here.
McCain throws a head punch that misses.
Shifter tries to pull guard but McCain won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCain throws out a loose jab but Shifter uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCain throws out a powerful jab.
Shifter checks a leg kick.
McCain has Shifter up against the cage in a clinch.
Shifter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCain to keep the fight standing.
McCain digs a right hand underneath Shifter's ribcage. Shifter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shifter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCain gets through Shifter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCain .
McCain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from McCain .
McCain is leaning against Shifter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCain misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain scores with a shoulder strike.
Shifter goes for a takedown in the clinch but McCain prevents it.
McCain breaks the clinch.
McCain throws a right and a left that Shifter avoids nicely.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shifter on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCain . Shifter shrugs it off though.
Shifter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifter can do to turn this around?
McCain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shifter.
McCain scores with a body shot.
Shifter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shifter takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas McCain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCain , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas McCain !
Lucas McCain 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimebag Abbot (ranked 1473 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 191 p4p, 235 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by WALK by - PANTERA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimebag Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime drops his hands momentarily and Abbot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abbot pushes Lalime up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbot blocking some punches.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
The referee calls for Lalime to work.
Abbot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lalimes head.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Abbot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lalime stalling in the clinch but Abbot improves position.
Abbot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lalime misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbot.
Abbot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime blocks an uppercut.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot manages to break the clinch.
Lalime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Lalime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lalime tries to counter with a clinch but Abbot shakes him off and moves away.
Abbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lalime manages to avoid it.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lalime closes the distance and clinches.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lalime.
Lalime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abbot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lalime can turn it around.
Abbot swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lalime.
Abbot tries to throw a body punch but Lalime avoids it by throwing Abbot back against the cage.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Abbot blocks an uppercut.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Abbot.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a shot to the body.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Lalime.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lalime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbot stalls.
Abbot blocking some punches.
Lalime lands a nice shot to the body.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Abbot.
Abbot is trying to stall.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Abbot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lalime lands an elbow inside.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot is stalling here.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbot prevents a body shot from Lalime.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbot.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime tries to work over Abbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lalime tries to throw a body punch but Abbot avoids it by throwing Lalime back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lalime - that landed with a thud.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbot lands a nice shot to the body.
Lalime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbot blocks an uppercut.
Lalime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbots head.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Abbot misses with some punches.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lalime as Abbot tries to tie him up.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lalime.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lalime works Abbot's body with a nice hook.
Lalime takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Lalime scores with a punch to the head.
Lalime moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Abbot throws a jab when Lalime was well out of range.
Lalime moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abbot slips a straight right by Lalime.
A slow jab from Abbot misses its intended target.
Lalime wants to counter the offense by Abbot and move into the clinch position.
Abbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lalime scores with a hook to the body. Abbot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lalime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbot.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Lalime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lalime tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lalime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abbot scrambles back to his feet.
Abbot tries to bum rush Lalime with a series of wild strikes but Lalime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lalime wants to counter the offense by Abbot and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbot jabs Lalime right on the nose. Lalime blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime looks to throw the jab but Abbot is out of range.
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Lalime pushes him off.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Lalime avoids nicely.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lalime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abbot has time to react.
Abbot moves into the clinch.
Lalime throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lalime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lalime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abbot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lalime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbot's elbow.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime can't find room to land a body shot as Abbot controls the action.
Abbot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lalime as Abbot tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Abbot.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Lalime.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbot.
Abbot takes a shot to the head.
Lalime has a couple of punches blocked by Abbot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lalime.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lalime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot cracks Lalime with a nice body shot.
Abbot can't find room to land a body shot as Lalime controls the action.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lalime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a right hand.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lalime lands a body punch.
Lalime lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abbot is rocked!
A short left from Lalime.
Oh Abbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Abbot tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Lalime.
A shot in the inside from Lalime.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abbot! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lalime is unloading with more strikes now! Abbot drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 901 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 105 p4p, 119 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley throws a leg kick but Van Asch checks it.
Van Asch 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.
Van Asch connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
O Malley slips a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Asch to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Asch throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A low kick from Van Asch is predictable there
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Asch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Malley - the referee stops the clock and Van Asch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Malley. Van Asch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Van Asch tries to work over O Malley's front leg with a kick but O Malley checks it.
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
O Malley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Van Asch checks it
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Asch.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Van Asch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Asch scores with a leg kick.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
Van Asch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Asch misses its target.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Van Asch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Asch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Van Asch. Beautiful body shot.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Asch lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Asch cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Asch moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley thuds a left hand into Van Asch's body.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Asch doesn't seem phased though.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a right hand to the body.
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Malley misses with a shot to the body
and Van Asch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Van Asch checks it
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley misses with a body punch
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley thows a leg kick but Van Asch checks it
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Asch throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Asch.
Nice shot by Van Asch.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a low kick, right behind O Malley 's knee.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Asch.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Asch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Malley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Asch with a body shot.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Asch cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a body kick that misses.
Van Asch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but O Malley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Asch has got the better of the exchanges.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
Van Asch moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
and Van Asch counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Malley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Asch scrambles back to his feet.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Asch lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Van Asch throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Van Asch lands with an overhand left.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Malley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Asch connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from O Malley.
A punch lands to the side of O Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from O Malley does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Asch looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Asch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Van Asch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Asch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Malley misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
O Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Asch. Van Asch obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Asch swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Asch connects with an inside leg kick.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Asch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch is looking to score with low kicks.
O Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Asch.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley throws a counter combo.
Van Asch throws a poor cross that misses
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Van Asch blocks the low kick.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
Van Asch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from O Malley misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Asch.
O Malley swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
O Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley slips a jab from Van Asch.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Asch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
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 Koos Van Asch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Asch misses with a hook
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Asch defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
O Malley throws a hook but Van Asch avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Asch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Van Asch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of O Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Asch scores with a nice head shot.
Van Asch connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Van Asch misses
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Asch. That snapped O Malley's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Asch lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch thumps O Malley with a low kick.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Van Asch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Van Asch.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley slips a straight right by Van Asch.
O Malley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Asch's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Malley under the eye.
Van Asch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy right hand. O Malley should have avoided that one.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Asch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Asch connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Van Asch. Beautiful body shot.
Van Asch scores with a hook.
Van Asch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Malley. That did some damage!
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Van Asch connects with a single shot there.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
enabling Van Asch to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Malley's knee momentarily.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch jabs O Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Asch under the eye.
Van Asch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Asch connects with a single shot there.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Asch is just out of range.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
O Malley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Asch looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Van Asch has closed the distance and engaged O Malley in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Asch 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
A very excited looking Koos Van Asch 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 794 p4p, 872 weight class) and Yar Bol (ranked 103 p4p, 115 weight class). Nicoletta comes to the cage accompanied by For Once In My Life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bol misses with a hook
and Nicoletta counters with a leg kick.
Bol throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nicoletta to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
Bol checks a low kick from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bol! But no joy.
Nicoletta 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.
Bol wants to land a leg kick but Nicoletta is out of range.
Bol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicoletta misses with a lunging right hand
and Bol counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicoletta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bol was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicoletta.
Bol avoids the body shot from Nicoletta.
Bol loads up on a big right hand but Nicoletta slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta connects with a right hand. Bol shakes it off.
Casimiro Nicoletta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bol checks a leg kick.
Nicoletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bol moves away.
Bol looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicoletta is just out of range.
Nicoletta connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicoletta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Nicoletta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bol.
Bol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol misses with an uppercut. Nicoletta saw that one coming.
Bol with a nice calf kick.
Nicoletta with the inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bol.
Nicoletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicoletta throws a body kick that misses.
Bol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicoletta's hands.
It looks like Casimiro Nicoletta has been cut.
Bol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Bol misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicoletta.
Bol misses with a body kick.
Nicoletta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bol lands a jab to Nicoletta's midsection.
Bol slips a straight right by Nicoletta.
Nicoletta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nicoletta misses with a body shot
and Bol counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicoletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Bol.
Good exchange - Nicoletta coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bol's head backwards.
Bol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Nicoletta tenderised Bol's leg. Bol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Bol.
Bol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bol lands a jab to Nicoletta's midsection.
Nicoletta tries a low kick but Bol avoids it.
Bol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casimiro Nicoletta dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bol moves away from the strike by Nicoletta.
A left lands for Nicoletta.
Bol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bol throws a leg kick
and Nicoletta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicoletta misses with a wild body shot.
Nicoletta feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bol sprawling to the canvas! Bol rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nicoletta finish him?!
Bol is rocked!
That has opened up Yar Bol's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bol cracks Nicoletta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nicoletta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bol can do to turn this around?
Bol tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nicoletta misses.
Bol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bol misses with a lunging right hand
and Bol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bol throws a hook but Nicoletta avoids it easily.
Nicoletta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicoletta misses with a hook.
Nicoletta backing away here, and Bol unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nicoletta sends Bol crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nicoletta is motioning to the referee to let Bol up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bol is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicoletta finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bol throws a lazy right hand but Nicoletta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bol seems to have recovered his senses.
Bol slips a jab from Nicoletta.
Bol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicoletta.
Bol slips under a jab from Nicoletta.
Bol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Casimiro Nicoletta is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Bol as he checks the leg kick.
Nicoletta misses the shot to the body.
Bol throws out a counter right but Nicoletta avoids it with no problem.
Nicoletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bol pushes Nicoletta away with a front kick.
Bol throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicoletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Yar Bol's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol slips under a jab.
Nicoletta misses with a hook to the body
and Bol counters with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bol. Nicoletta shrugs it off though.
Nicoletta misses with a body kick.
Bol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bol ducks under a wild hook from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta lands a jab.
A big left from Bol misses.
Nicoletta blocks a leg kick.
Bol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casimiro Nicoletta's cut is getting worse.
Nicoletta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bol connects with a nice looking jab.
Bol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicoletta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nicoletta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Bol misses its intended target.
Bol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casimiro Nicoletta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nicoletta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nicoletta throws a body shot but no joy.
Bol throws an off balance right hand
and Nicoletta counters with a body kick.
Nicoletta looks to score with a jab to the body but Bol is just out of range.
Nicoletta looks to score with a jab to the body but Bol is just out of range.
Bol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nicoletta swings widly with a right hand
and Bol counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicoletta.
Bol stuns Nicoletta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Bol misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicoletta.
Bol scoring well with a low kick there.
Nicoletta misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bol counter with a right hand.
Nicoletta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bol takes a swing at Nicoletta's ribcage but misses.
Nicoletta slips a straight right by Bol.
Bol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nicoletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta lands a lovely overhand right.
Nicoletta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Bol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nicoletta!
Yar Bol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicoletta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicoletta.
Bol flicks out a counter leg kick but Nicoletta steps away.
Nicoletta throws a leg kick
and Bol counters with a body kick.
Nicoletta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta thumps Bol with a low kick.
Nicoletta keeps Bol at a distance using the push kick.
Bol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bol.
Nicoletta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Nicoletta.
Nicoletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Nicoletta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nicoletta pounces like a tiger and cracks Bol with a vicious hook! Bol is down but not out! Nicoletta follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Casimiro Nicoletta!
A victorious Casimiro Nicoletta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 178 p4p, 801 weight class) and Xylon Kofel (ranked 25 p4p, 110 weight class). Pinkman comes to the cage accompanied by DLZ by TV on the Radio. 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinkman darts in looking for a takedown but Kofel gets double underhooks and turns Pinkman into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kofel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Pinkman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
I was talking to Pinkman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Kofel.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Kofel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinkman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinkman scores with a sloppy right hand. Kofel should have avoided that one.
Pinkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
Pinkman tries for a takedown but Kofel circles away easily
and Kofel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman fails with the takedown.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Pinkman stalks Kofel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kofel's face. Kofel staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman goes for a double leg but Kofel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kofel continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Kofel keeps control of Pinkman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pinkman manages to break the clinch.
Pinkman misses with a hook
and Kofel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Pinkman.
Kofel cracks Pinkman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kofel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Pinkman dives in for a single leg takedown but Kofel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pinkman tries to circle away but Kofel has him pinned against the cage.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Xylon Kofel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Pinkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
Pinkman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Kofel.
Kofel scores with a hook.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kofel slips a jab from Pinkman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel jabs Pinkman right on the nose. Pinkman blinks but takes it well.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Kofel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
A nice side step and Kofel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinkman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinkman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinkman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Kofel lands.
Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kofel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kofel cracks Pinkman with an open hand slap.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kofel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kofel sprawls well. Kofel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinkman gets slowly back to his feet.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman throwing a counter right hand but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Kofel lands a jab to the nose.
Kofel throws a hook but Pinkman avoids it easily.
Pinkman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pinkman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kofel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kofel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kofel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kofel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pinkman wants to control but Kofel is keeping him busy.
Pinkman swings around for an armbar but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pinkman's guard.
Pinkman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kofel defends well.
Pinkman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kofel is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
Kofel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kofel drops his hands momentarily and Pinkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
Kofel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pinkman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Kofel scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Kofel misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kofel misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Kofel.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinkman throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kofel circles away.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Pinkman blocks the low kick.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Pinkman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kofel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman scores with a nice head shot.
Pinkman clobbers Kofel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinkman. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman connects with a jab.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
Kofel slips under a jab.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Pinkman walks into a straight right hand from Kofel.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Pinkman saw it coming and moves away.
Kofel walks into a stiff left hand from Pinkman.
A punch lands to the side of Pinkman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Pinkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xylon Kofel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinkman throws an off balance right hand
and Kofel counters with a low kick, right behind Pinkman 's knee.
Pinkman takes one to the chin there.
Pinkman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman connects with a right hand. Kofel shakes it off.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Kofel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinkman sizes up Kofel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kofel cracks Pinkman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinkman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kofel's waist but Kofel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinkman off to one side.
Pinkman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kofel sprawls well initially but Pinkman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kofel has one foot on Pinkman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kofel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinkman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kofel. Kofel obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman moves out of range as Kofel strikes.
Kofel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Pinkman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
Kofel catches Pinkman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinkman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Kofel finds it's target.
Pinkman cracks Kofel with a good jab.
Kofel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kofel.
Kofel keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Kofel throws a low kick, looking for Pinkman's leg but Pinkman calmly moves out of range.
Pinkman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kofel sprawls and moves away.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kofel misses the jab.
Pinkman cracks Kofel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kofel tries to move into range but Pinkman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinkman scores with a nice right hand.
Kofel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman shoots in and bounces Kofel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel 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!
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Kofel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Pinkman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kofel off the cage and back into range.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
Kofel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pinkman with a body shot.
Pinkman cracks Kofel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kofel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinkman checks it well.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pinkman fails with the takedown.
Kofel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman moves out of range as Kofel strikes.
Pinkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Kofel.
Pinkman misses the body punch
and Kofel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kofel throws a right hand that misses
and Pinkman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kofel lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Pinkman.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinkman takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kofel.
Pinkman wants a takedown.
Kofel lands with a light punch inside.
Kofel is pressed up against the cage. Pinkman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kofel down to the mat. Kofel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Kofel throws a leg kick which misses Pinkman's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinkman tries to avoid it.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Donk. Kofel catches Pinkman right on the button with a cross.
Kofel throws a solid leg kick but Pinkman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kofel.
Pinkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kofel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kofel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinkman checks it well.
Pinkman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kofel circles away quickly and effectively.
Kofel tries to sprawl but Pinkman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kofel is staying active underneath Pinkman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kofel wants to control but Pinkman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinkman stalling away here and it's allowed Kofel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pinkman is stalling in the full guard.
Kofel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinkman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pinkman with a nice head shot there.
Pinkman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kofel has wrist control.
Kofel keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pinkman checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kofel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kofel lands a nice hook to Pinkman's body. Pinkman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinkman wants to clinch up but Kofel keeps it at a distance.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Kofel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinkman throws out the jab.
Kofel feints a counter leg kick.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinkman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pinkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkman.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinkman blocks the leg kick.
Kofel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
Pinkman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pinkman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinkman swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kofel as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kofel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel really dominated that round.
That's time! Pinkman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman throws an off balance right hand
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Pinkman misses with a takedown attempt
and Kofel counters with a straight right hand.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kofel sprawls well. Kofel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinkman gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Pinkman throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Kofel.
Pinkman misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman moves forwards but Kofel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pinkman has a takedown stuffed.
Kofel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kofel.
Pinkman misses with a hook
and Kofel counters with a leg kick.
Pinkman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pinkman is thwarting Kofel's attempts to control the position.
Kofel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pinkman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kofel defending well though.
Pinkman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kofel is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kofel to regain full guard.
Pinkman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pinkman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel wants to control the position but Pinkman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pinkman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kofel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pinkman.
Kofel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kofel is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pinkman shoots in and bounces Kofel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinkman throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel trying to control the position here.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kofel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Kofel is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Pinkman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kofel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinkman's hands.
Kofel works Pinkman's body with a nice hook.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
Kofel is looking to slow Pinkman down with leg kicks.
Pinkman fails to land the takedown.
Pinkman looks to clinch
and Kofel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kofel throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman loads up on a big right hand but Kofel slips the punch.
Kofel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kofel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Kofel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pinkman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Kofel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinkman connects with a body shot that sends Kofel's belly button to the back.
Pinkman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kofel misses with a jab to the body
and Kofel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pinkman misses with a takedown
and Kofel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinkman missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Pinkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Kofel's shoulder, as Kofel tries to avoid the shot.
Kofel misses with a straight right.
Pinkman clinches up with Kofel and pushes him back against the cage.
Jesse Pinkman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Kofel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Pinkman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kofel in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman slips under a jab from Kofel.
Kofel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kofel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Kofel lands.
Pinkman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Kofel.
Pinkman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinkman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kofel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a right hand that misses
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Kofel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinkman.
A little jabbing left from Kofel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pinkman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xylon Kofel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kofel. That's going to slow Pinkman down.
Kofel misses with a hook.
Kofel cracks a nice hook into Pinkman's ribs.
Kofel cracks Pinkman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Pinkman finds it's way through Kofel's defenses.
Pinkman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kofel to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinkman misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Kofel jabs Pinkman right on the nose. Pinkman blinks but takes it well.
Pinkman doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kofel to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
Pinkman misses with a body shot
and Kofel counters with a nice body shot.
Kofel scores with a punch to the head.
Kofel lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kofel.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Kofel - just one landing.
Kofel staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xylon Kofel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kofel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
Xylon Kofel is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Xylon Kofel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jesse Pinkman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, bitch!'.
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