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DMMA 74: Magrath vs Lee 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 2780 p4p, 3602 weight class) and Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 355 p4p, 425 weight class). Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rome.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rome has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rome checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rome under the eye.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the head.
Rome dives in and scores a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kersikov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kersikov pulls Rome in to control the position.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Rome from controlling successfully.
Rome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rome.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov working a defensive guard here.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Rome drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rome jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Kersikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rome passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Rome.
Kersikov sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rome is working for a kimura but Kersikov is defending it quite comfortably.
Kersikov tries to roll over but Rome keeps him under control.
Kersikov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Rome is pushing down on Kersikov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kersikov is fighting to maintain full guard but Rome has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kersikov is not content to let Rome control the position.
Rome looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kersikov 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.
Rome seems to be working for a kimura but Kersikov defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rome is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kersikov is just riding it out for now. Rome eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rome frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rome looking for a guillotine from mount but Kersikov is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Curtis Rome will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rome's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Rome sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rome goes for a double leg but Kersikov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kersikov continues to drive forward.
Kersikov prevents the takedown attempt.
Rome is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kersikov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rome is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rome tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kersikov walks away with a smile on his face. Rome gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rome moves out of range of the leg kick from Kersikov.
Rome thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rome fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kersikov sprawls well initially but Rome persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kersikov kicks off Rome and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov cracks Rome with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
and Rome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rome seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kersikov defends well and Rome ends up having to push Kersikov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kersikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rome is trying to force a seperation but Kersikov has the dominant position.
Rome is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kersikov to keep the fight standing.
Rome drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rome tries to pull guard but Kersikov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rome wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Rome counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Rome on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dmitri Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rome or perhaps it was just good defense by Kersikov, which made it look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rome.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Rome checks a low kick from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rome checks a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Rome saw that one coming.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rome.
Rome is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rome takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rome shoots in and bounces Kersikov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kersikov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rome has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kersikov stops a takedown attempt from Rome.
Rome is looking for a takedown.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Rome goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kersikov prevents it.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rome changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kersikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Rome half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kersikov throws a lazy body kick
and Rome counters with a single leg into guard. Kersikov didn't expect that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rome checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Rome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rome is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov gets caught flat footed, as Rome shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Kersikov is controlling Rome's posture.
Rome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov seems keen to control Rome's posture.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kersikov pulls Rome in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome passes Kersikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rome wants to pass to mount but Kersikov is defending the position.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep. Rome is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rome seems to be working for a kimura but Kersikov defends the submission attempt.
Rome is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kersikov is just riding it out for now. Rome eventually gives up the hold.
Rome looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Kersikov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Some bone on bone action there as Rome checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rome.
Kersikov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rome wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rome is trying to get an arm triangle but Kersikov is defending well.
Kersikov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kersikov's legs.
Rome tries for a kimura but Kersikov is defending well.
Rome working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rome working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kersikov tries to bench press Rome off him but Rome keeps the position.
Rome goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kersikov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rome's guard! Nice work there by Kersikov!
Rome escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kersikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kersikov stands and throws Rome's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rome is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitri Kersikov.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinina Zhikova (ranked 3533 p4p, 4927 weight class) and Ruben Flijers (ranked 458 p4p, 575 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinina Zhikova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhikova throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Flijers was covering up waiting for the punch and Zhikova finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zhikova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zhikova seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Flijers for as long as he can get away with.
Flijers wants to sweep here but Zhikova controlling him for the moment.
Flijers has his hands on Zhikova's head, controlling the position.
Flijers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhikova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flijers pulls Zhikova in close to prevent any damage.
Zhikova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhikova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flijers is keeping the position for now.
Zhikova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flijers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab by Zhikova.
Flijers's coach down at Cozad MMA Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flijers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zhikova on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhikova shoots in for a double leg but Flijers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flijers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zhikova to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Flijers manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Zhikova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhikova decides to pull guard.
Flijers preventing the sweep.
Flijers wants to control from the top but Zhikova keeps moving.
Flijers tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhikova is retaining full guard.
Zhikova keeping moving, preventing Flijers from controlling successfully.
Zhikova can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flijers controls the pace.
Zhikova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zhikova throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flijers tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhikova is retaining full guard.
Flijers wants to control from the top but Zhikova keeps moving.
Flijers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zhikova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zhikova pulls Flijers in close to his closed guard and prevents Flijers from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhikova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhikova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zhikova passes into half guard.
Zhikova is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flijers sees it coming and defends easily.
Zhikova is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flijers is just riding it out for now. Zhikova eventually gives up the hold.
Zhikova controlling the pace.
Flijers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zhikova's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zhikova's back!
You can see the frustration on Zhikova's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Zhikova just trying to survive but Flijers is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Zhikova right now.
Zhikova has hold of Flijers's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Flijers controlling well, preventing Zhikova from escaping the position.
Zhikova trying to control the action but Flijers just sinks the hooks in.
Flijers trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Zhikova's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Flijers is trying to stick to Zhikova's back but Zhikova is turning into Flijers. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Flijers's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zhikova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flijers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhikova tries to free his leg and advance position but Flijers is retaining full guard.
Zhikova wants to control from the top but Flijers keeps moving.
Zhikova preventing the sweep.
Flijers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flijers prevents Zhikova from improving his position.
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 Pinina Zhikova will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhikova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhikova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flijers on the side of the head.
Zhikova lands a nice shot to the body.
Flijers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhikova.
Zhikova with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flijers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flijers throws a shot to the body.
Flijers throws a body punch but Zhikova moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flijers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flijers misses the shot to the body.
Flijers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhikova slips under a jab.
Zhikova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flijers was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhikova.
Zhikova is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Zhikova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flijers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flijers scores with a nice strike.
Zhikova seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Flijers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhikova.
Flijers misses with an uppercut.
Zhikova shoots for a takedown but Flijers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flijers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flijers avoids the body shot from Zhikova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhikova just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Zhikova.
Zhikova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flijers.
Zhikova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruben Flijers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flijers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flijers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhikova.
Flijers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhikova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhikova blocks a jab.
Flijers looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhikova is just out of range.
Pinina Zhikova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhikova just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhikova is looking to wear down Flijers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flijers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flijers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Flijers looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhikova is just out of range.
Zhikova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flijers manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Flijers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flijers lands a body shot.
Flijers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhikova tries to counter with a takedown but Flijers is quick to defend against it.
Zhikova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flijers was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhikova.
Flijers avoids the body shot from Zhikova.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhikova misses the target.
Flijers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flijers works the jab nicely.
Flijers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhikova.
Zhikova is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhikova at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flijers throws a jab when Zhikova was well out of range.
Zhikova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flijers is fending him off so far but Zhikova persists. Nope, Flijers circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinina Zhikova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flijers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zhikova throws a right and a left that Flijers avoids nicely.
Zhikova throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhikova swings for the body but Flijers moves out of range.
Zhikova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flijers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Flijers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flijers leaves Zhikova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Flijers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhikova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flijers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruben Flijers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhikova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flijers.
Flijers scores with a shot to the body.
Flijers throws a hook to the side of Zhikova's head but Zhikova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhikova swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers throws a body shot but no joy.
Flijers swings for the body but Zhikova moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhikova. Flijers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flijers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhikova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flijers throws a head kick that Zhikova semi-blocks.
Zhikova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flijers manages to avoid it.
Zhikova lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Zhikova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flijers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flijers sizes up Zhikova with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flijers misses with a wild body shot.
Flijers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhikova manages to avoid it.
Flijers connects with a right hand. Zhikova shakes it off.
Flijers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhikova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flijers misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Flijers misses its intended target.
Flijers lands with a cross.
Zhikova jabs Flijers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zhikova dives in and scores a takedown into Flijers's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flijers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhikova is one step ahead there.
Zhikova is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flijers working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhikova sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zhikova stopping the sweep attempt from Flijers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhikova passes Flijers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zhikova content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zhikova prevents Flijers from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Flijers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zhikova darts in looking for a takedown but Flijers gets double underhooks and turns Zhikova into the cage.
Flijers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zhikova changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flijers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zhikova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zhikova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Flijers blocks a jab.
Flijers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhikova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flijers but Flijers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flijers throws out a counter right but Zhikova avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinina Zhikova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flijers lands the left hand.
Zhikova fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Flijers sprawls well initially but Zhikova persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Flijers tries to get to full guard but Zhikova has control of the leg.
Zhikova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flijers keeps working.
Flijers wants to improve his position but Zhikova is controlling well.
Zhikova sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhikova is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zhikova controlling the pace for now.
Flijers is squirming around, avoiding Zhikova's attempts to control the action.
Zhikova controlling from the full mount.
Pinina Zhikova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhikova continues to stall.
Flijers is working to get back to half guard.
Flijers wants to control but Zhikova is having none of it.
Zhikova controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers tries to hold on but Zhikova postures up.
Zhikova looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Flijers sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zhikova performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Flijers is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhikova is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flijers has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zhikova is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flijers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zhikova is working away from the top position though.
Zhikova wants to pass to mount but Flijers is defending the position.
Flijers trying to control here.
Zhikova trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flijers wants to control but Zhikova is keeping busy.
Zhikova tries to pass to full mount but Flijers defends it.
Zhikova slows the pace down in half guard.
Zhikova works his way into side control.
Zhikova looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flijers is not content to let Zhikova control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinina Zhikova showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zhikova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 2025 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Segundo Garcia (ranked 300 p4p, 352 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Segundo Garcia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Segundo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Kostov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kostov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Kostov is looking to land body kicks.
Kostov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia checks a low kick from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
Garcia swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kostov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia throws the left hand but Kostov avoids the punch easily.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kostov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Kostov misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Kostov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Kostov.
Kostov throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kostov is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia moves out of range as Kostov strikes.
Garcia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia slips a jab from Kostov.
Kostov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Segundo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostov slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kostov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A big right from Garcia misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kostov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Segundo Garcia has been cut.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kostov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kostov's sensitive parts.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostov throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Kostov lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kostov avoids the body shot from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Kostov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kostov's hands.
Kostov slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kostov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Kostov's defenses.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donk. Kostov catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kostov throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kostov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kostov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Kostov's leg. Kostov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kostov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kostov as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostov off the cage and back into range.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Kostov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Kostov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kostov cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kostov throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a body punch but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kostov.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Garcia lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Kostov moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Segundo Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Kostov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body kick there by Garcia.
Kostov takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia cracks Kostov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kostov pushes Garcia away with a front kick.
Kostov tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kostov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a good low kick that Kostov was not able to check.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kostov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia lands a nice looking body kick.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostov throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Kostov slips under a jab from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kostov throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Segundo Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Kostov off balance momentarily.
Kostov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kostov can pounce on him.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kostov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Kostov dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Kostov saw that one coming.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kostov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kostov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kostov checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kostov blocks a jab.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Kostov throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Garcia responds with a good body kick, but Kostov manages to step out the way in time.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostov.
Garcia throws a big counter head kick but Kostov avoids it with no problem.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kostov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Kostov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Kostov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kostov throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Kostov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kostov is looking to counter punch.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kostov with a nice calf kick.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kostov moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Kostov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Kostov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kostov misses.
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!
Kostov looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Kostov.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kostov checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Kostov misses the target.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Kostov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Segundo Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia'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!
Kostov checks a low kick from Garcia.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Garcia throws a hook but Kostov avoids it easily.
Kostov is looking to counter punch.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kostov lands a body shot.
Kostov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Kostov's head back.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Kostov moved out of range nicely.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Kostov blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kostov takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Kostov tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Kostov takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries a low kick but Kostov avoids it.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Kostov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Kostov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Kostov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Kostov misses its intended target.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kostov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kostov misses its intended target.
Kostov throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kostov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kostov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostov off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Kostov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kostov throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
Kostov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kostov takes one to the chin there.
Pavel Kostov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov avoids a kick to the body.
Kostov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kostov avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia lands a jab to Kostov's midsection.
Kostov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kostov throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Kostov moves out of range easily.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kostov misses with a jab to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Kostov's side.
Kostov lands a jab to the head.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kostov.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kostov takes a step back to recover.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Kostov clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Kostov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Kostov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Kostov scores with a leg kick.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kostov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kostov missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Kostov.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Kostov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Garcia catches Kostov right on the button with a cross.
Segundo Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Kostov avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Segundo Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segundo Garcia!
After winning the bout, Segundo Garcia 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 2312 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 295 p4p, 486 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Pinball Wizard. 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scappy Do tries to clinch up.
Hall blocks a head kick by Scappy Do.
Hall throws the left hand but Scappy Do avoids the punch easily.
Just Fight Scappy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scappy Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scappy Do sprawls and moves away.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall cracks Scappy Do with a good jab.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall misses with a hook.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scappy Do as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scappy Do. Scappy Do circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
A lazy body kick from Scappy Do
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scappy Do won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Scappy Do 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.
Scappy Do is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Scappy Do has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hall but great work by Scappy Do.
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scappy Do off and has taken his back!
Scappy Do tries to break free.
Hall is looking for a rear naked choke here but Scappy Do reverses the position brilliantly into Hall's guard!
Hall looking for a triangle here. Scappy Do is fighting it but it looks tight! Hall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Scappy Do is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ralph Hall!
Ralph Hall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 2256 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 240 p4p, 309 weight class). Pardi comes to the cage accompanied by Party Boy Theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo catches Pardi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pardi avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Pardi misses with a wild body shot.
Pardi misses with an uppercut.
Pardi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Pardi cracks Rizzo with a nice body shot.
Pardi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pardi.
Pardi has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo.
Pardi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pardi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo has double underhooks.
Pardi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pardi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pardi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo scores with a takedown into Pardi's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Pardi wants to improve his position but instead Rizzo has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pardi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rizzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pardi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rizzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rizzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rizzo preventing the sweep.
Rizzo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rizzo with a nice head shot there.
Pardi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pardi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pardi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pardi wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo is pulling down on Pardi's head. It's preventing any offense from Pardi, at least for the moment.
Pardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Pardi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo has his feet on Pardi's thighs here. He's pushed Pardi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pardi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Rizzo!
In defeat, Kristof Pardi stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was intense. REALLY intense. Well, not really intense. But pretty intense (https://youtu.be/OhbPPy4TuYI)'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 1422 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Dimebag Abbot (ranked 191 p4p, 274 weight class). Abbot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WALK by - PANTERA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dimebag Abbot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jana Iii Sobieskiego'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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimebag Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sobieskiego, pushing him back against the cage.
Abbot misses with some punches.
Sobieskiego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobieskiego misses with some punches.
Abbot gets through Sobieskiego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbot blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Abbot.
Abbot takes a shot to the head.
Abbot stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobieskiego scores with a shot to the side of Abbot's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sobieskiego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Sobieskiego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abbot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
Abbot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sobieskiego lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieskiego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbot pushes Sobieskiego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbot tries to work over Sobieskiego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieskiego prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Sobieskiego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobieskiego throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice uppercut.
Sobieskiego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abbot sizes up Sobieskiego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Sobieskiego does it's job there.
Abbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieskiego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbot has closed the distance and engaged Sobieskiego in a clinch.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieskiego.
Abbot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobieskiego backwards.
Sobieskiego lands a left hand.
Abbot lands with a light punch inside.
Abbot prevents a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Abbot swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieskiego uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego manages to break the clinch.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Sobieskiego.
Abbot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobieskiego.
Abbot closes the distance and clinches.
Sobieskiego is trying to break the clinch but Abbot has him pressed against the cage.
Sobieskiego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieskiego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Sobieskiego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abbot lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobieskiego off the cage and back into range.
Abbot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sobieskiego counters with a thumping low kick.
Sobieskiego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbot throws a hook to the side of Sobieskiego's head but Sobieskiego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieskiego appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abbot clinches.
Abbot taking a breather.
Abbot lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sobieskiego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
A head kick misses from Sobieskiego.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego throws an overhand right that lands on Abbot's shoulder, as Abbot tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieskiego lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobieskiego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbot scores with a hook.
Sobieskiego 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!
Abbot has managed to clinch.
Sobieskiego has a couple of punches blocked by Abbot.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Sobieskiego swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abbot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sobieskiego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sobieskiego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobieskiego prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Sobieskiego throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Sobieskiego pushes Abbot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
Sobieskiego working aggressively here.
Abbot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobieskiego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbot lands with a light punch inside.
Sobieskiego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Jana Iii Sobieskiego 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.
Sobieskiego misses with a series of wild punches.
Abbot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abbot looks to land a right hand but Sobieskiego moved out of range.
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieskiego's shoulder, as Sobieskiego tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieskiego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abbot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice leg kick.
Sobieskiego misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abbot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abbot misses with a straight left.
Sobieskiego fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Abbot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieskiego misses with a low kick.
Abbot scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego slips under a jab from Abbot.
Sobieskiego misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobieskiego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbot.
Sobieskiego thinks about countering with a body kick.
Abbot misses with an uppercut. Sobieskiego saw that one coming.
Sobieskiego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abbot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abbot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
Sobieskiego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sobieskiego.
Abbot lands a two punch combo.
Abbot swings for the body but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
Sobieskiego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abbot has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieskiego is leaning against Abbot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Dimebag Abbot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobieskiego breaks from the clinch.
Sobieskiego tests Abbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieskiego wants to clinch up but Abbot keeps it at a distance.
Abbot is looking to clinch.
Sobieskiego tests Abbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice leg kick.
Sobieskiego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sobieskiego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abbot misses with a hook
and Sobieskiego counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sobieskiego connects with a single shot there.
Sobieskiego keeps the fight on the outside.
Jana Iii Sobieskiego is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieskiego ducks under a wild hook from Abbot.
Abbot lands with a right hand.
Sobieskiego throws a jab when Abbot was well out of range.
Abbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieskiego manages to avoid it.
Sobieskiego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abbot.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Sobieskiego.
Abbot tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbot looks to land a left hand but Sobieskiego moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Sobieskiego.
Abbot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobieskiego keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbot misses with an uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abbot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sobieskiego - the referee stops the clock and Abbot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sobieskiego. Abbot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with an uppercut.
Sobieskiego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobieskiego misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieskiego moves into the clinch.
Sobieskiego misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobieskiego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobieskiego closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sobieskiego moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbot misses with a straight right.
Abbot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Jana Iii Sobieskiego will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sobieskiego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbot tries to clinch but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
Sobieskiego ducks under a wild hook from Abbot.
Sobieskiego moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbot throws an off balance right hand
and Sobieskiego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimebag Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot misses with a looping right.
As Abbot backs away, Sobieskiego returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sobieskiego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbot throws out the jab.
Abbot swings for the body but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
Abbot closes the distance and pushes Sobieskiego back into the cage.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sobieskiego.
Abbot misses with some punches.
Abbot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sobieskiego breaks from the clinch.
Sobieskiego digs a good body shot into Abbot's ribs.
Sobieskiego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a jab when Sobieskiego was well out of range.
Abbot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sobieskiego.
Abbot throws a shot from downtown. Sobieskiego moves away and avoids it.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crunch! Sobieskiego slams his shin into Abbot's torso.
Abbot tries to clinch but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
Sobieskiego slips under a jab from Abbot.
Sobieskiego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sobieskiego scores with a sloppy right hand. Abbot should have avoided that one.
Sobieskiego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sobieskiego.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sobieskiego.
Good leg kick by Sobieskiego.
Abbot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobieskiego.
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!
Abbot throws a right and a left that Sobieskiego avoids nicely.
Dimebag Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbot just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSobieskiego.
Sobieskiego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Sobieskiego connects with a body shot that sends Abbot's belly button to the back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego scores with the left hand. Abbot knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Sobieskiego.
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieskiego's shoulder, as Sobieskiego tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
It looked like Sobieskiego was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abbot.
Sobieskiego scores with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sobieskiego, as that shot connected.
Sobieskiego plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 Abbot is rocked!
Abbot throws a lazy uppercut
and Sobieskiego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbot is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobieskiego finish him?
Sobieskiego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sobieskiego lands a leg kick that knocks Abbot off balance momentarily.
Abbot takes a swing at Sobieskiego's ribcage but misses.
Abbot misses with a hook
and Sobieskiego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego defending well as Abbot loads up on a big left hand.
Abbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobieskiego cracks Abbot with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Abbot tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sobieskiego pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Abbot is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
After the fight, Jana Iii Sobieskiego was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 977 p4p, 1263 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 138 p4p, 176 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Folk Metal. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry throws a poor cross that misses
and Cross counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Hurry misses.
Hurry avoids a kick to the body.
Hurry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Cross tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cross takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hurry blocks a leg kick.
Hurry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurry catches Cross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Hurry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Cross. Those never looked like landing.
Hurry misses with a looping left.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hurry throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry lands with a shot to the body.
Hurry is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurry.
A quick step to the side and Cross tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross thows a body kick. Hurry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hurry throws a big shot that misses.
Hurry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cross counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A shot to the body from Hurry misses
and Cross counters with a good, hard body kick but Hurry shrugs it off.
Hurry lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross lands a lovely overhand right.
Hurry lands a jab to the nose.
Hurry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurry misses the shot to the body.
Hurry digs a good hook to Cross's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurry misses the jab.
Hurry lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Hurry loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Hurry looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Hurry connects with a body shot.
Hurry throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross moves forwards but Hurry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hurry cracks Cross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hurry has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cross to stand back up!
Cross gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Hurry points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Cross wakes up just in time to hear Hurry thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Never Hurry!
After the fight, Never Hurry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jeremy Cross was interviewed post fight and said 'BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 660 p4p, 1044 weight class) and Patrick Slinger (ranked 78 p4p, 110 weight class). Slinger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail Mary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 scores with a hook.
Van Asch throws a good cross that connects.
Van Asch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Van Asch tenderised Slinger's leg. Slinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Asch misses with a looping left.
Van Asch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slinger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Asch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Asch but Van Asch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koos Van Asch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Slinger.
Slinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slinger defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch lands a nice shot to the body.
Slinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Koos Van Asch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slinger.
Van Asch thuds his right hand into Slinger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Asch throws an overhand right that lands on Slinger's shoulder, as Slinger tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Van Asch finds it's way through Slinger's defenses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slinger.
Slinger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Asch checks the leg kick.
Slinger fails with the takedown
and Slinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slinger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinger defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch connects with a body shot that sends Slinger's belly button to the back.
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Asch. Van Asch obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Asch looks to throw the jab but Slinger is out of range.
Slinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Asch. Van Asch obviously looking to wear him down.
Slinger blocks a jab.
Van Asch throws a hook but Slinger avoids it easily.
Slinger ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Slinger shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Asch sprawls well. He's pushed Slinger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Slinger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slinger shoots in for a double leg but Van Asch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Asch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slinger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Asch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger drives through with a takedown into Van Asch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slinger throwing strikes but missing.
Van Asch trying to control the position.
Slinger looking to sit in guard and control but Van Asch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slinger keeping full guard, as Van Asch tries to pass.
Van Asch controlling from the top position.
Slinger controls Van Asch momentarily but Van Asch frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Asch is aware though and is defending well.
Slinger working for submissions but it's allowed Van Asch to get to half guard.
Slinger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Our spies down at at Crapollas Gym inform us that Slinger has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Van Asch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Asch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Asch wants to control from the top but Slinger keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slinger shoots in and drives through. Van Asch sprawls well.
Slinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slinger has a takedown stuffed.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Slinger saw that one coming.
Slinger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Asch works the jab nicely.
Slinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Koos Van Asch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Slinger.
Slinger misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Van Asch tenderised Slinger's leg. Slinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Asch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slinger scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slinger.
Slinger lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Van Asch.
Slinger feints the counter takedown.
Van Asch throws a lazy right hand but Slinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slinger feints the counter takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Slinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Asch.
Slinger moves out of range as Van Asch strikes.
Slinger with a nice calf kick.
Slinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Slinger throws a sloppy head kick and Van Asch moves out of range easily.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by Slinger.
Van Asch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slinger can do to turn this around?
Slinger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Asch swivels and escapes.
Van Asch scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Asch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Van Asch blocks the leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a looping left.
Slinger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Asch's waist but Van Asch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slinger off to one side.
It looked like Van Asch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Asch tries to sprawl out of it but Slinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Asch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Van Asch.
Van Asch lands the left hand.
Slinger goes for a double leg but Van Asch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Asch continues to drive forward.
Slinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Asch counters with a left to the body.
Slinger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Slinger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Asch to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Asch misses with a hook. Slinger ducked under it nicely.
Slinger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch connects with an inside leg kick.
Slinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Asch cracks Slinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Asch jabs at Slinger's body.
Slinger moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slinger.
And Slinger tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Asch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Asch throws an overhand right that lands on Slinger's shoulder, as Slinger tries to avoid the shot.
Slinger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch stuns Slinger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Asch. That's going to slow Slinger down.
Slinger shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Asch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slinger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Slinger.
Van Asch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slinger's sensitive parts.
Van Asch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Asch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Asch as he jumps to the side.
Slinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Asch defends it nicely.
Van Asch tried to counter with a leg kick but Slinger avoided it.
A low kick from Slinger misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Asch.
Slinger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slinger lands in his opponent's guard.
Slinger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slinger wants to control from the top but Van Asch keeps moving.
Van Asch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slinger's guard.
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.
Slinger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Van Asch stacks Slinger on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Van Asch!
Slinger is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger struggling a bit here.
Koos Van Asch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee asks Van Asch politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Van Asch prefers to stall for the moment though.
Slinger is looking for a sweep.
Van Asch taking a breather here.
Slinger tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Slinger tries to hold on but Van Asch postures up.
Patrick Slinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Asch content just to control the position here.
Slinger has given up his back here.
Slinger tries to break free.
Van Asch is riding his opponent, not letting Slinger buck him off.
Van Asch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Van Asch continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Slinger right now.
Slinger looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Asch has the hooks in. Slinger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Slinger looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Slinger's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Slinger's body.
Slinger tries to roll but Van Asch sticks to his back.
Slinger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Van Asch's guard. Nice work there by Slinger.
Slinger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinger won't allow Van Asch to sweep him here.
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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
A victorious Koos Van Asch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Patrick Slinger stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He got the better of me, and deserves all the credit in the world for his hard work. I hope we meet again.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 446 p4p, 633 weight class) and Divine Intervention (ranked 67 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hightower might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Power. Jason Hightower has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divine Intervention!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower moves out of range of the strikes.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hightower on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Intervention fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hightower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hightower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Intervention.
Intervention swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hightower seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Intervention gets tackled into the cage by Hightower. Hightower maintains the clinch.
Hightower scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Divine Intervention has been cut.
Hightower scores a nice knee to the body.
Intervention tries to circle away but Hightower has him pinned against the cage.
Hightower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower can't find room to land a body shot as Intervention controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Intervention's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Intervention pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Intervention lands a really nice looking cross but Hightower seems unphased.
Intervention scores with a sloppy right hand. Hightower should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Intervention misses with a wild body shot.
Hightower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intervention swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Intervention pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Intervention with a nice cross.
Intervention throws a poor cross that misses
and Hightower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Intervention just misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower cracks Intervention with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Intervention looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hightower finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower tries a head kick but it misses.
Intervention misses with a jab to the body
and Hightower scores with a counter punch that sends Intervention to the canvas! Hightower smells blood - he's punishing Intervention with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Intervention has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Hightower!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Hightower thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 104 p4p, 472 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 16 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrath moves away from the strike by Lee.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Magrath misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Magrath.
Decent striking displayed by Magrath there.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Magrath throws a lazy uppercut
and Magrath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jaxon Magrath has been cut.
Magrath connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Magrath. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magrath.
Magrath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magrath blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Magrath throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Magrath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magrath throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Nice shot lands for Magrath.
Magrath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magrath misses with a hook.
Magrath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magrath misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Magrath shrugs it off.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaxon Magrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Magrath misses with a straight left.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
Magrath lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
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!
Lee takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Magrath lands with a cross.
A big left from Magrath misses.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magrath with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath with a nice calf kick.
Magrath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Nice body punch from Magrath.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magrath throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magrath.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magrath throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magrath throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magrath's knee momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magrath throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Magrath throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Magrath.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magrath is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magrath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magrath throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magrath misses with an uppercut.
Magrath connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Magrath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee misses with a body punch
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Lee slips under a jab from Magrath.
Magrath misses with a hook.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Lee tries to clinch there but Magrath circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magrath misses with a leg kick
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Magrath has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves away from the strike by Magrath.
Magrath with a jab.
Magrath throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Magrath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magrath lands a jab to the head.
Lee lands a high kick!
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magrath misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Magrath connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magrath wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee throws a jab when Magrath was well out of range.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Magrath takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magrath lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Magrath misses the jab.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Magrath steps away.
A jab from Magrath does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magrath lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Magrath throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Magrath blocks it well.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
Magrath throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Magrath sees coming a mile off.
Magrath throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magrath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lee just manages to avoid it.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Magrath.
An inside leg kick from Magrath misses.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magrath throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magrath keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magrath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magrath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magrath cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Magrath there.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magrath.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee moves out of range as Magrath strikes.
Lee is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lee slips a jab from Magrath.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magrath.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Magrath counters with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with a low kick.
As Lee backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magrath getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Magrath cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Magrath misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee closes the distance but Magrath moves to the side
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magrath lands a slapping body shot.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Magrath's ribs.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magrath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Magrath misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Lee misses.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Magrath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Magrath.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magrath moves out of range of the strikes.
Magrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath connects with a body shot.
Magrath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magrath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Magrath.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magrath walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Magrath connects with an inside leg kick.
Magrath with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Magrath.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
That's time! Magrath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magrath misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magrath counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magrath darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magrath thumps Lee with a low kick.
Magrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Magrath there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magrath.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Magrath moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Magrath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Magrath throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magrath finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magrath.
Magrath lands with a right hand.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
And Lee responds with a good body kick, but Magrath manages to step out the way in time.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee throws out a counter right but Magrath avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Magrath tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Magrath has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Magrath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magrath.
Magrath working aggressively here.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magrath backwards.
Magrath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee cracks Magrath with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Magrath tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Magrath scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Magrath tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magrath or not.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magrath backwards.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Magrath seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magrath backwards.
Magrath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Magrath.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magrath.
Magrath lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Magrath has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Magrath misses with a punch on the inside.
Magrath is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magrath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee 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.
A close fourth round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath'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!
Jab, jab by Magrath - just one landing.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magrath.
Magrath thumps Lee with a low kick.
Magrath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magrath.
Magrath thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Nice uppercut there from Magrath.
Magrath feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Magrath misses the target.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magrath misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Magrath's shoulder, as Magrath tries to avoid the shot.
Magrath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Magrath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jimmy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magrath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magrath scores with a body shot.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Lee.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magrath is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magrath lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magrath scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee cracks Magrath with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaxon Magrath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Magrath lands a right hook to the body.
Magrath fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to move into range but Magrath moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Magrath misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Magrath. That snapped Lee's head back.
Magrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magrath throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magrath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magrath scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
Magrath misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Magrath showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magrath has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Jaxon Magrath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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