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ENIGMA 80 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Grachev (ranked 6600 p4p, 2984 weight class) and Sun Lutang (ranked 617 p4p, 340 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Lutang!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutang throws a jab but it's blocked by Grachev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lutang.
A counter left hand to the body from Grachev misses its target.
We've been informed that Lutang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grachev clinches up with Lutang and pushes him back against the cage.
Lutang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
Lutang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grachev closes the distance and clinches.
Grachev pushes Lutang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lutang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev misses with some punches.
Lutang has had enough of the clinch but Grachev keeps him there for the moment.
Lutang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Grachev.
Lutang tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Lutang slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Grachev fails to land.
Lutang lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutang takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Grachev.
Lutang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
Grachev wants to clinch
and Lutang counters with a leg kick.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lutang steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lutang.
That kick from Lutang tenderised Grachev's leg. Grachev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grachev moves into the clinch successfully.
Lutang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Lutang tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Lutang back against the cage.
Lutang misses with a punch to the body.
Lutang tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutang's elbow.
Grachev pushes Lutang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lutang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutang throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Grachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lutang misses with a body punch.
Grachev breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lutang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grachev.
Grachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutang.
Lutang lands a jab to Grachev's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Lutang there.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutang throws a combination that misses
and Grachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lutang lands a nice hook to Grachev's body. Grachev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grachev connects with an inside leg kick.
Grachev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev moves into the clinch successfully.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lutang as Grachev tries to tie him up.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grachev controlling the action here for a moment.
Grachev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Lutang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lutang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grachev's head.
Lutang takes a swing at Grachev's ribcage but misses.
Grachev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lutang throws a wild body kick that Grachev sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lutang.
Lutang misses with a leg kick
and Grachev counters with a right hand to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lutang - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev pushes Lutang up against the cage in a clinch.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lutang is working Grachev over against the cage.
Grachev blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grachev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lutang lands with a short shot to the head.
Grachev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grachev takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lutang.
Lutang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
Lutang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grachev scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lutang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lutang thows a leg kick but Grachev checks it
and Grachev counters with a good low kick that Lutang was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Grachev.
Lutang scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lutang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Lutang. Beautiful body shot.
Lutang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lutang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grachev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lutang counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutang connects with a jab.
Grachev tries to clinch but Lutang moves out of range.
Grachev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lutang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lutang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lutang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grachev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev moves into range and clinches up with Lutang.
Lutang gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lutang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by Lutang.
Lutang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sun Lutang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lutang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev gets through Lutang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grachev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grachev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lutang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lutang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lutang keeps the fight on the outside.
Lutang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lutang circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lutang! But no joy.
Lutang swats away the attempt to clinch by Grachev.
Grachev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lutang.
Lutang throws a shot from downtown. Grachev moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Lutang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grachev doesn't seem phased though.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grachev moves out of range of the body kick.
Grachev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lutang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lutang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grachev tries to clinch there but Lutang circles away.
Grachev checks a leg kick.
Lutang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grachev moves away.
Grachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grachev tries to clinch but Lutang is having none of it.
Grachev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lutang.
Grachev tries to clinch but Lutang moves out of range.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
Lutang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grachev tries to clinch
and Lutang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lutang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lutang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sun Lutang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Lutang circles away.
Lutang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lutang throws a leg kick but Grachev checks it.
Lutang misses with a straight right.
Lutang keeps the fight on the outside.
Grachev wants to clinch up but Lutang keeps it at a distance.
Grachev moves in looking to clinch but Lutang pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lutang! But no joy.
Grachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutang.
An attempted straight right counter from Grachev misses the target.
Lutang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
Lutang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lutang misses with a wild combination.
Lutang swats away the attempt to clinch by Grachev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutang thumps Grachev with a low kick.
Jab by Lutang.
Grachev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grachev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutang tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Lutang back against the cage.
Lutang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
Lutang lands with a right to the head.
Lutang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grachev wants to clinch up but Lutang keeps it at a distance.
Lutang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grachev forces Lutang back against the cage and clinches.
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
Grachev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lutang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lutang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grachev is looking to clinch but Lutang is avoiding it.
Lutang throws a body punch but Grachev moves out of range.
Grachev avoids the body shot from Lutang.
A counter left hand to the body from Grachev misses its target.
Grachev slips a jab from Lutang.
Grachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lutang lands a body shot.
Lutang connects with a crisp jab.
Lutang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grachev looks to clinch
and Lutang counters with a straight right hand.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev is looking to clinch but Lutang is avoiding it.
Lutang throws a low kick but Grachev moves out of range easily.
Lutang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grachev tries to clinch up
and Lutang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lutang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Lutang circles away.
Lutang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grachev with a body shot.
Lutang lands with a good body shot.
Grachev darts in trying to clinch
and Lutang counters with a straight right hand.
Grachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Lutang circles away.
Grachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lutang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lutang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grachev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lutang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lutang tries to land a front kick but Grachev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lutang looks to score with a jab to the body but Grachev is just out of range.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
Lutang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grachev manages to avoid it.
Grachev wants to clinch
and Lutang counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grachev.
Grachev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lutang lands a nice hook to Grachev's body. Grachev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutang misses with a head kick.
Grachev throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lutang avoids it.
Lutang throws a low kick but Grachev avoids it.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Lutang misses.
Lutang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grachev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lutang swats away the attempt to clinch by Grachev.
Grachev wants to clinch up but Lutang keeps it at a distance.
Lutang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev wants to clinch but Lutang slips to the side
and Lutang counters with a nice body kick.
Grachev wants to clinch
enabling Lutang to counter with a crisp jab.
Grachev wants to clinch but Lutang slips to the side
letting Lutang counter with a right hand.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
Lutang tries a quick counter leg kick but Grachev is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Grachev.
Lutang swings for the body but Grachev moves out of range.
Lutang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grachev walks into a left hand.
Lutang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grachev is able to avoid easily.
Grachev moves in looking to clinch but Lutang pushes him off.
Lutang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grachev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lutang throws out the jab.
Grachev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lutang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stepan Grachev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutang misses with a wild body shot.
Lutang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grachev lands a shoulder strike.
Lutang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grachev blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lutang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
Lutang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
Lutang tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Grachev stalling.
Grachev breaks from the clinch.
Grachev tries to clinch but Lutang moves out of range.
Lutang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grachev will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Lutang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lutang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Lutang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges Goulet (ranked 1994 p4p, 2303 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 282 p4p, 319 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Goulet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson rushes Goulet and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson prevents Goulet from breaking the clinch.
Goulet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goulet thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Wilson has Goulet pressed against the cage, preventing Goulet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson tries a body shot but Goulet blocks it.
Goulet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws the left hand but Goulet avoids the punch easily.
Wilson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Goulet misses with a hook to the body
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Goulet counters with a low kick, right behind Wilson 's knee.
Goulet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goulet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goulet misses with a straight right.
Goulet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Goulet saw that one coming.
Goulet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Goulet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilson.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Goulet counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Goulet ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Goulet counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goulet throws a head kick that misses.
Goulet throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Goulet blocks it well.
Goulet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goulet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Goulet is rocked!
Wilson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Goulet out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blade Wilson!
Our winner, Blade Wilson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kurschmann (ranked 2027 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Charlie Potthast (ranked 288 p4p, 259 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Kurschmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Potthast!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurschmann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurschmann.
Kurschmann lands a slapping body shot.
Kurschmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Charlie Potthast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Kurschmann.
Kurschmann misses with a straight left.
Kurschmann lands with an overhand left.
Potthast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurschmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Potthast.
Potthast takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Kurschmann finds it's way through Potthast's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potthast needs to keep his hands up - Kurschmann had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurschmann.
Kurschmann looks to throw the jab but Potthast is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Potthast has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Potthast throws a hook but Kurschmann blocks it.
Kurschmann has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Potthast throws a series of punches but Kurschmann avoids them all with ease.
Kurschmann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kurschmann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Potthast under the eye.
Potthast misses with a looping left.
Potthast looks to land a right hand but Kurschmann moved out of range.
Potthast misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurschmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potthast misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kurschmann.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurschmann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Potthast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potthast ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Potthast thuds his right hand into Kurschmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurschmann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurschmann connects with a single shot there.
Kurschmann scores with a nice right hand.
Kurschmann jabs Potthast to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potthast swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kurschmann counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Potthast.
Kurschmann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Potthast's hands.
Potthast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurschmann.
Potthast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Kurschmann.
Potthast with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurschmann to score with a decent uppercut.
Potthast misses with a body punch
and Kurschmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kurschmann.
Potthast throws a right hand that misses
and Kurschmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurschmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potthast.
Potthast throws out a counter right but Kurschmann avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Kurschmann there.
Potthast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potthast throws the left hand but Kurschmann avoids the punch easily.
Kurschmann throws a big counter combination but Potthast scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kurschmann is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potthast misses with a looping left.
Potthast takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurschmann stalks Potthast and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Potthast's face. Potthast staggers backwards, shaken.
Potthast takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Kurschmann misses.
Potthast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Potthast throws the left hand but Kurschmann avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kurschmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Kurschmann.
Kurschmann lands with a nice body punch.
Kurschmann scores with a nice head shot.
Kurschmann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurschmann lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurschmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Potthast misses with a hook to the body
and Kurschmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kurschmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potthast swings widly with a right hand
letting Kurschmann counter with a right hand.
Potthast throws a combination that misses
and Kurschmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurschmann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Potthast misses.
Potthast moves away from the strike by Kurschmann.
Potthast misses with an uppercut.
Potthast throws a poor cross that misses
and Kurschmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurschmann scores with a jab to the head.
Potthast throws a combination that misses
and Kurschmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast swings widly with a right hand
letting Kurschmann counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann with a jab.
 Potthast is rocked!
and Kurschmann counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Potthast! He's just covering up as Kurschmann starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Kurschmann!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Carosella (ranked 3132 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 106 p4p, 40 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carosella misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Matti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Carosella.
 It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Carosella throws a big shot that misses.
Carosella catches Matti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matti moves out of range of the strikes.
Carosella throws a shot from downtown. Matti moves away and avoids it.
Matti moves into the clinch.
Carosella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carosella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matti digs a right hand into Carosella's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carosella's gas tank.
Matti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Matti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carosella's elbow.
Matti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carosella.
Carosella is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carosella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carosella wants to get back to striking at distance but Matti won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Matti.
Matti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've been informed that Matti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carosella backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Matti.
Matti digs a right hand into Carosella's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carosella's gas tank.
Matti scores with a shoulder strike.
Matti lands a shoulder strike.
Matti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matti manages to break the clinch.
Carosella lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matti circles away quickly and effectively.
Matti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carosella's sensitive parts.
A jab from Matti finds it's way through Carosella's defenses.
Carosella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matti counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matti clinches with his opponent.
Matti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carosella misses with a punch to the body.
Matti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matti lands a left hand.
Matti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carosella or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carosella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carosella.
Matti scores with a shot to the side of Carosella's head.
Matti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carosella is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Matti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Carosella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matti lands a left hand.
Matti lands a hook that snaps the head of Carosella backwards.
Matti lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Carosella to his knees! Matti keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parta Matti!
A relieved looking Parta Matti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Santos (ranked 933 p4p, 729 weight class) and Petcharon Sitsongrit (ranked 113 p4p, 92 weight class). Petcharon Sitsongrit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petcharon Sitsongrit !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Santos throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos taking a breather.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit .
Santos is rocked!
Santos misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a big left hand that crumples Santos! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petcharon Sitsongrit !
Petcharon Sitsongrit made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 1181 p4p, 583 weight class) and BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 156 p4p, 79 weight class). Khalidovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Зима-мама 25/17. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonesteel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Bonesteel tenderised Khalidovic's leg. Khalidovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonesteel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonesteel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonesteel connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonesteel throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic throws a looping overhand right but Bonesteel ducks down to avoid it.
Bonesteel misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Bonesteel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range and Bonesteel settles back down.
Khalidovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonesteel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bonesteel lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidovic throws an off balance right hand
and Bonesteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonesteel throws a solid leg kick but Khalidovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonesteel.
Khalidovic lands a really nice looking cross but Bonesteel seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonesteel moves out of range as Khalidovic strikes.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic needs to keep his hands up - Bonesteel had a free shot at his head there.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonesteel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonesteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonesteel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic scores with a jab.
Bonesteel scores with a leg kick.
Bonesteel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonesteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Bonesteel lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Bonesteel strikes.
Bonesteel throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonesteel.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Bonesteel avoids it easily.
Khalidovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonesteel doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Bonesteel tries to land a leg kick but Khalidovic saw it coming and moves away.
Bonesteel misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel slips a jab and a cross from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonesteel takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic checks a low kick from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic throwing a counter right hand but Bonesteel manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Bonesteel slips the punch.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Bonesteel throws a body kick.
It looked like Khalidovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonesteel misses with a right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidovic connects with a looping right hand.
Khalidovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonesteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonesteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonesteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalidovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalidovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonesteel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khalidovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bonesteel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalidovic ducks right into an uppercut from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khalidovic scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonesteel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries to land a leg kick but Khalidovic saw it coming and moves away.
Khalidovic throwing a counter right hand but Bonesteel manages to avoid it.
Bonesteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Bonesteel was well out of range.
Bonesteel fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalidovic cracks Bonesteel with a good jab.
Bonesteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Bonesteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Bonesteel missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonesteel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic works Bonesteel's body with a nice hook.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel looks to land a body kick but Khalidovic moved away.
Khalidovic lands a really nice looking cross but Bonesteel seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic walks into a stiff left hand from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut. Bonesteel saw that one coming.
Khalidovic throws an off balance right hand
and Bonesteel counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Bonesteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khalidovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonesteel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonesteel moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
Bonesteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonesteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonesteel feints a counter leg kick.
Bonesteel moves forwards but Khalidovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonesteel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonesteel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Khalidovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khalidovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bonesteel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidovic throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BIshop Bonesteel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
Bonesteel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonesteel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khalidovic misses with a right hand
and Khalidovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalidovic misses with a hook. Bonesteel ducked under it nicely.
Bonesteel missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Bonesteel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonesteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonesteel scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Bonesteel slips a jab from Khalidovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khalidovic checks a low kick from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonesteel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonesteel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khalidovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khalidovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bonesteel slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonesteel under the eye.
Bonesteel throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic throwing a counter right hand but Bonesteel manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic lands a head shot.
Khalidovic throws a looping overhand right but Bonesteel ducks down to avoid it.
Bonesteel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic misses with a jab to the body
and Bonesteel counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonesteel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidovic.
Nice body punch from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bonesteel counter with a right hand.
Bonesteel misses with a looping right.
Bonesteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonesteel throws a low kick but Khalidovic moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Bonesteel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonesteel throws a jab when Khalidovic was well out of range.
Khalidovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut
and Bonesteel counters with a body kick.
Khalidovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khalidovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonesteel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khalidovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bonesteel throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Khalidovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
Bonesteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Bonesteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic dodges the punch combination from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tried to score with a low kick but Khalidovic checks it.
Bonesteel tries to land a leg kick but Khalidovic saw it coming and moves away.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonesteel manages to avoid it.
Bonesteel misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Khalidovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Bonesteel strikes.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonesteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic thuds his right hand into Bonesteel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonesteel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bonesteel throws a leg kick but Khalidovic moved away.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Bonesteel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khalidovic momentarily.
BIshop Bonesteel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidovic throws a looping overhand right but Bonesteel ducks down to avoid it.
Bonesteel throws a wild body kick that Khalidovic sees coming a mile off.
Bonesteel needs to keep his hands up - Khalidovic had a free shot at his head there.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Bonesteel strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khalidovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bonesteel - the referee stops the clock and Khalidovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bonesteel. Khalidovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khalidovic cracks Bonesteel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonesteel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonesteel slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khalidovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonesteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel misses with a low kick as Khalidovic jumps back.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel scores with a sloppy right hand. Khalidovic should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonesteel misses the target.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Bonesteel throws a body kick.
Bonesteel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the side of Bonesteel's head but Bonesteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Bonesteel's ribcage but misses.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonesteel moves away.
Bonesteel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khalidovic drops his hands momentarily and Bonesteel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonesteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Bonesteel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic catches Bonesteel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters circling a little - Bonesteel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bonesteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bonesteel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but BIshop Bonesteel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khalidovic lands an overhand right.
Mamed Khalidovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonesteel slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic throws a right hand that Bonesteel ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonesteel also avoids with ease.
Khalidovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Bonesteel blocks it.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic looks to land a left hand but Bonesteel moved out of range nicely.
Bonesteel misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonesteel. That's going to slow Khalidovic down.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic looks to land a left hand but Bonesteel moved out of range nicely.
Bonesteel looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Bonesteel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khalidovic doesn't seem bothered though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khalidovic.
Bonesteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khalidovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonesteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonesteel is just out of range.
Bonesteel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bonesteel lands with a right hand.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Bonesteel misses with a kick to the body.
Bonesteel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bonesteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidovic looks to land a right hand but Bonesteel moved out of range.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Bonesteel strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Khalidovic throws a good cross that connects.
Bonesteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonesteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
A low kick lands for Bonesteel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel blocks a jab.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Bonesteel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khalidovic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bonesteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonesteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonesteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonesteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalidovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonesteel.
Khalidovic dips to his left and cracks Bonesteel with an uppercut!
Bonesteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonesteel defending well as Khalidovic loads up on a big left hand.
Bonesteel throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic swings for the body but Bonesteel moves out of range.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic throws a right hand that misses
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonesteel counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonesteel misses with a kick to the body.
Khalidovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonesteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
Bonesteel scores with a body shot.
Bonesteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut
and Bonesteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalidovic avoids a kick to the body.
Khalidovic throws a big counter combination but Bonesteel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khalidovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonesteel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonesteel connects with a body shot that sends Khalidovic's belly button to the back.
Bonesteel clobbers Khalidovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khalidovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Bonesteel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Bonesteel ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonesteel.
BIshop Bonesteel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonesteel. Bonesteel obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Bonesteel misses its intended target.
Khalidovic misses with a hook. Bonesteel ducked under it nicely.
Khalidovic takes one to the side of the head.
Bonesteel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonesteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonesteel scores with a shot to the body.
Khalidovic lands with a cross.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonesteel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonesteel throws the kick towards the body but Khalidovic avoids it.
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonesteel throws a body kick that misses.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIshop Bonesteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonesteel 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIshop Bonesteel!
BIshop Bonesteel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 204 p4p, 688 weight class) and Marko Zrinski (ranked 29 p4p, 105 weight class). Holton Jr comes to the cage accompanied by D12 - Purple Hills. Zrinski has chosen Devil eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holton Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Zrinski tries to bum rush Holton Jr with a series of wild strikes but Holton Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zrinski throws a leg kick which misses Holton Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Holton Jr tries to avoid it.
Holton Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from Zrinski.
Holton Jr is looking to counter punch.
Zrinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr misses with a body shot
and Zrinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holton Jr thinking.
Holton Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Holton Jr finds it's target.
Zrinski lands with a nice body kick.
Marko Zrinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holton Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holton Jr blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zrinski throws a shot from downtown. Holton Jr moves away and avoids it.
Zrinski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zrinski throws a wild body kick that Holton Jr sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Zrinski catches Holton Jr right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body.
Zrinski looks to land a right hand but Holton Jr moved out of range.
Holton Jr throws a lazy right hand but Zrinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zrinski moves into the clinch.
Zrinski blocking some punches.
Holton Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Zrinski.
Zrinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski thumps Holton Jr with a low kick.
Zrinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holton Jr takes a swing at Zrinski's ribcage but misses.
Zrinski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holton Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Zrinski tries to clinch but Holton Jr is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holton Jr manages to avoid it.
Zrinski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Zrinski throws a leg kick but Holton Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zrinski tries to bum rush Holton Jr with a series of wild strikes but Holton Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Holton Jr misses the target.
Holton Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Zrinski lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holton Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zrinski. Zrinski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Zrinski.
Zrinski misses with a two punch combination.
Holton Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Zrinski is just out of range.
Zrinski's corner calls for a 1-2. Zrinski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holton Jr throws a shot to the body.
Zrinski swings for the body but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Zrinski has Holton Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Holton Jr working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zrinski blocks a body shot from Holton Jr.
Zrinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holton Jr scores with a shot to the side of Zrinski's head.
Holton Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zrinski blocks a body shot from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Holton Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zrinski's elbow.
Holton Jr breaks from the clinch.
Zrinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Holton Jr swings for the body but Zrinski moves out of range.
Zrinski tries to land a front kick but Holton Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zrinski throws the kick towards the body but Holton Jr avoids it.
Zrinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holton Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr avoids the body shot from Zrinski.
Holton Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Holton Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Zrinski misses
and Zrinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zrinski.
Holton Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zrinski misses with a wild body shot.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but Zrinski moves out of range.
Holton Jr 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Zrinski misses
and Holton Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zrinski pushes Holton Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Holton Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zrinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holton Jr working aggressively here.
Holton Jr blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Holton Jr cracks Zrinski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zrinski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Holton Jr finish him?
Zrinski is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Zrinski tries to clinch but Holton Jr is having none of it.
Zrinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Holton Jr finish him?
Holton Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zrinski seems to have recovered his senses.
Zrinski looks to land a combination but Holton Jr avoids it well.
Holton Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zrinski.
Zrinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holton Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from Zrinski.
Holton Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Zrinski throws a good cross that connects.
Marko Zrinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zrinski lands a high kick!
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zrinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holton Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a hook. Holton Jr ducked under it nicely.
Zrinski throws a shot to the body.
Holton Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zrinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zrinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holton Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zrinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holton Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holton Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holton Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zrinski controls the action.
Zrinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holton Jr's elbow.
Holton Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zrinski misses with a jab to the body
letting Holton Jr counter with a right hand.
Holton Jr slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zrinski. Holton Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Zrinski.
Zrinski lands a really nice looking cross but Holton Jr seems unphased.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Holton Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Holton Jr lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Holton Jr.
Holton Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holton Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zrinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holton Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Zrinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holton Jr blocking some punches.
Holton Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Zrinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Holton Jr controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zrinski backwards.
Holton Jr working aggressively here.
DeShaun Holton Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holton Jr misses with some punches.
Zrinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Holton Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holton Jr scores with a shot to the side of Zrinski's head.
Holton Jr pushes Zrinski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zrinski tries to work over Holton Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holton Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Zrinski.
Zrinski tries a body shot but Holton Jr blocks it.
Holton Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Zrinski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holton Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Holton Jr.
Zrinski is breathing heavily.
Holton Jr manages to break the clinch.
Holton Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holton Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holton Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr misses with an uppercut.
Holton Jr throws a hook but Zrinski avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zrinski throws a right hand that misses
and Holton Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zrinski tries to clinch up but Holton Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Zrinski misses with a hook.
Holton Jr lands with a good body shot.
Holton Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zrinski.
Zrinski ducks under a wild hook from Holton Jr.
Zrinski throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Holton Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Holton Jr throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zrinski follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holton Jr wants to clinch but Zrinski slips to the side
and Zrinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holton Jr thinking.
Holton Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Holton Jr manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Holton Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Holton Jr scores with the left hand. Zrinski knows he should have avoided that one.
Holton Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zrinski lands a nice hook to Holton Jr's body. Holton Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Zrinski.
Holton Jr throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zrinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zrinski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zrinski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Zrinski misses.
Zrinski throws a jab when Holton Jr was well out of range.
Holton Jr throwing a counter right hand but Zrinski manages to avoid it.
Holton Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zrinski.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zrinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holton Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zrinski tries to clinch but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Holton Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zrinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski missing with a left hand there. Holton Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holton Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zrinski lands a jab to Holton Jr's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zrinski.
Holton Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zrinski moves away.
Zrinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Holton Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but Zrinski moves out of range.
Holton Jr lands a body shot.
Zrinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holton Jr moves out of range as Zrinski strikes.
Zrinski throws a wild body kick that Holton Jr sees coming a mile off.
Zrinski thows a leg kick but Holton Jr checks it
and Zrinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holton Jr swings for the body but Zrinski moves out of range.
Zrinski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Zrinski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Zrinski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zrinski.
Zrinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holton Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zrinski throws a push kick but Holton Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Holton Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holton Jr lands a nice hook to Zrinski's body. Zrinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zrinski throws a good cross that connects.
Zrinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zrinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zrinski throws a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head but Holton Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr swings for the body but Zrinski moves out of range.
Zrinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holton Jr.
Zrinski throws a hook but Holton Jr blocks it.
Holton Jr loads up on a big right hand but Zrinski slips the punch.
A jab from Zrinski finds it's way through Holton Jr's defenses.
Holton Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Zrinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zrinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Holton Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zrinski sizes up Holton Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holton Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zrinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Zrinski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holton Jr momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zrinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Zrinski can't find room to land a body shot as Holton Jr controls the action.
Holton Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holton Jr misses with a body punch.
Holton Jr prevents a body shot from Zrinski.
Zrinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holton Jr's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Zrinski fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zrinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zrinski misses with a body shot.
Holton Jr moves away from the strike by Zrinski.
Holton Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zrinski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from Zrinski.
Holton Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holton Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Holton Jr.
Zrinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holton Jr.
Zrinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zrinski slips under a jab from Holton Jr.
A nice side step and Zrinski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Holton Jr blocks a head kick by Zrinski.
Donk. Holton Jr catches Zrinski right on the button with a cross.
Zrinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holton Jr counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holton Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Zrinski.
Holton Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holton Jr. Zrinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zrinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Holton Jr circles away.
Zrinski misses with a few strikes there.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zrinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Zrinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zrinski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holton Jr counters with a huge left! Zrinski is in big trouble! He's backing up but Holton Jr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zrinski from any more damage. A dominating finish by Holton Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr retains his middleweight title!
DeShaun Holton Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Abashidze (ranked 303 p4p, 890 weight class) and Yannick Sakala (ranked 51 p4p, 135 weight class). Sakala has chosen Pole Pole as his entrance music. Yannick Sakala acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasha Abashidze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yannick Sakala!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Sakala - just one landing.
It looks like Lasha Abashidze has been cut.
Abashidze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakala did well to prevent Abashidze getting side control.
Abashidze is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Abashidze.
Abashidze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakala wants to control but Abashidze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abashidze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze is nestled in close to Sakala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abashidze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abashidze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakala defending well though.
Sakala is looking to improve his position.
Abashidze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abashidze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abashidze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sakala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abashidze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abashidze wants to take a breather but Sakala is having none of it.
Abashidze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sakala is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Abashidze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abashidze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abashidze is looking to take a break and control but Sakala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala taking some punishment here, with Abashidze in his half guard.
Sakala trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakala is looking to improve his position.
Sakala keeps trying to improve his position.
Abashidze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abashidze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sakala trying to hold on to Abashidze's head to control him but Abashidze postures up.
Abashidze lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Abashidze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abashidze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abashidze cracks Sakala with a solid left hand.
Abashidze is looking to advance position but Sakala has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Abashidze slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Abashidze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abashidze pulls Sakala in close to prevent any damage.
Abashidze wants to sweep here but Sakala controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze managing to control the position.
Abashidze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abashidze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Abashidze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lasha Abashidze's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakala walks into a jab.
Abashidze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abashidze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abashidze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze trying to control but Sakala is working from the bottom.
Sakala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abashidze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abashidze throws an elbow that misses. Sakala uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abashidze's guard. Nice move by Sakala!
Sakala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abashidze has Sakala pulled in close to control his posture.
Abashidze trying to keep a closed guard but Sakala is proving a slippery customer.
Abashidze trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Abashidze wants to sweep but no luck.
Abashidze seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze is looking to sweep but instead, Sakala has passed into half guard.
Abashidze is trying to get back to full guard.
Abashidze controlling the position for now.
Abashidze is looking to improve his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Abashidze trying to control but Sakala postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abashidze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakala.
Sakala misses with a body shot.
Sakala wants to clinch up but Abashidze keeps it at a distance.
Sakala lands with a hook. Abashidze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Sakala.
A big left from Sakala misses.
Abashidze looks to land a left hand but Sakala moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze shoots in and drives through. Sakala sprawls well.
Abashidze throws an overhand right that lands on Sakala's shoulder, as Sakala tries to avoid the shot.
Abashidze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakala can do to turn this around?
Sakala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abashidze.
Sakala tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sakala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sakala throws a body shot but no joy.
Abashidze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sakala throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakala throws out a loose jab but Abashidze uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Lasha Abashidze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lasha Abashidze's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abashidze shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakala sprawls well. He's pushed Abashidze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abashidze throws a hook but Sakala avoids it easily.
Abashidze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abashidze scores with a jab. Sakala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakala misses with a looping left.
Sakala throws a hook but Abashidze blocks it.
Sakala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yannick Sakala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakala tries to move into range but Abashidze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakala throws a body punch but Abashidze moves out of range.
Abashidze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakala's waist but Sakala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abashidze off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abashidze.
Abashidze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sakala defends it nicely.
Sakala wants to counter the offense by Abashidze and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasha Abashidze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abashidze lands a jab to the nose.
Abashidze digs a good hook to Sakala's body.
Abashidze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abashidze throws an overhand right that lands on Sakala's shoulder, as Sakala tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze stuns Sakala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Sakala misses.
Abashidze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yannick Sakala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abashidze circles away quickly and effectively.
Yannick Sakala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abashidze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakala is trying to keep Abashidze in close.
Sakala has control of Abashidze's left arm, preventing Abashidze from doing any damage.
Sakala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abashidze.
Sakala keeping full guard, as Abashidze tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze stopping the sweep attempt from Sakala.
Abashidze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abashidze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abashidze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abashidze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakala pinned against the cage. Sakala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abashidze avoids the body shot from Sakala.
Abashidze attempts a counter takedown but Sakala avoids it well and moves away.
Sakala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakala cracks Abashidze with a good jab.
Abashidze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakala tries to clinch but Abashidze moves out of range.
Abashidze sizes up Sakala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abashidze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakala.
Abashidze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abashidze showed some decent athleticism there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Abashidze clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lasha Abashidze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Sakala misses.
Sakala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abashidze moves away.
Abashidze feinted with a counter takedown.
Sakala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abashidze shoots in and bounces Sakala off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sakala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakala is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abashidze forces his way into half guard.
Abashidze throwing shots but Sakala is blocking nicely.
Abashidze seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Abashidze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakala's head.
Abashidze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abashidze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abashidze with the ground and pound but Sakala uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abashidze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abashidze stopping the sweep attempt from Sakala.
Abashidze trying to control but Sakala is working from the bottom.
Sakala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abashidze stands up over Sakala, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lasha Abashidze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abashidze throwing strikes from guard but Sakala blocks nicely.
Abashidze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abashidze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakala's guard.
Abashidze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abashidze.
Sakala is looking to control Abashidze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakala avoid being mounted?
Abashidze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakala defending well though.
Sakala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abashidze scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sakala 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.
Abashidze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abashidze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abashidze.
Abashidze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abashidze scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abashidze throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sakala to regain full guard.
Sakala looking to control but Abashidze passes into half guard.
Sakala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abashidze is working away from the top position though.
Sakala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abashidze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakala taking some punishment here, with Abashidze in his half guard.
Abashidze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakala trying to control but Abashidze postures up.
Abashidze looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Abashidze had his way with Yannick Sakala in that round.
The cut man is working on Lasha Abashidze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakala tries to clinch
and Abashidze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakala won't be happy with that.
Abashidze scores with a couple of short elbows.
Abashidze with the ground and pound but Sakala regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakala manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abashidze scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze throwing strikes from guard but Sakala blocks nicely.
Abashidze working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze trying to control but Sakala is working from the bottom.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abashidze throwing strikes from guard but Sakala blocks nicely.
Abashidze throwing strikes but missing.
Abashidze connects with a couple of short punches.
Abashidze trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abashidze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abashidze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yannick Sakala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abashidze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abashidze won't allow Sakala to sweep him here.
Abashidze throws a big right hand that misses.
Abashidze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abashidze trying to control but Sakala is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abashidze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakala.
Sakala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abashidze throws a right hand that Sakala ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakala also avoids with ease.
Sakala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze lunges at Sakala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakala's hand.
Sakala throws a right hand that Abashidze ducks under and follows up with a left that Abashidze also avoids with ease.
Sakala throws an overhand right that lands on Abashidze's shoulder, as Abashidze tries to avoid the shot.
Sakala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abashidze in his tracks.
Abashidze shoots for a takedown but Sakala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abashidze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abashidze lands in his opponent's guard.
Abashidze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lasha Abashidze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze looking to pass the guard.
Abashidze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sakala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abashidze is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abashidze scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasha Abashidze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abashidze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasha Abashidze!
Lasha Abashidze retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunipola Veainu (ranked 333 p4p, 1934 weight class) and Big Fist (ranked 9 p4p, 63 weight class). Big Fist will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunipola Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Fist counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Fist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fist swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veainu rushes Fist and presses him up against the cage.
Fist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fist blocks a body shot from Veainu.
Fist blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Veainu.
Veainu lands a hook that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fist fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist throws a head punch that misses.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
Veainu works on Fist's body with a couple of short punches.
Veainu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fist is rocked!
Veainu pushes Fist against the cage. Veainu is working some dirty boxing. Veainu pushes off with a quick right hook! Fist goes down! Fist tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Veainu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vunipola Veainu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 292 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 37 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa dives in for a single leg takedown but Ellacuria sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ellacuria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adeoluwa under the eye.
Ellacuria 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.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Ellacuria avoids the punch easily.
Ellacuria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ellacuria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adeoluwa clobbers Ellacuria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been informed that Adeoluwa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ellacuria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to Ellacuria's midsection.
Ellacuria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adeoluwa connects with a single shot there.
Ellacuria throws a jab when Adeoluwa was well out of range.
Adeoluwa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ellacuria scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria throwing a counter right hand but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellacuria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adeoluwa lands a body shot.
Ellacuria moves out of range of the strikes.
Adeoluwa takes a swing at Ellacuria's ribcage but misses.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut
and Adeoluwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellacuria walks into a left hand.
Ellacuria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adeoluwa.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
Ellacuria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellacuria misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellacuria. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellacuria connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Adeoluwa finds it's way through Ellacuria's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adeoluwa. That did some damage!
Ellacuria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellacuria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ellacuria lands with a good body shot.
Ellacuria wants to land a leg kick but Adeoluwa is out of range.
Ellacuria blocks a jab.
Adeoluwa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellacuria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adeoluwa lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut
and Ellacuria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Adeoluwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ellacuria doesn't seem phased though.
Ellacuria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ellacuria connects with a body shot that sends Adeoluwa's belly button to the back.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Ellacuria swings widly with a right hand
and Adeoluwa counters with a straight right hand.
Adeoluwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adeoluwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Adeoluwa connects with a right hand. Ellacuria shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot.
Ellacuria throws a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
Adeoluwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses with a left hand
and Adeoluwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ellacuria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adeoluwa to score with a decent uppercut.
Adeoluwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellacuria misses the target.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellacuria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adeoluwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Adeoluwa misses with a body punch
and Ellacuria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa digs a good hook to Ellacuria's body.
Ellacuria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ellacuria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa scores with a body shot.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellacuria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adeoluwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adeoluwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adeoluwa looks to throw the jab but Ellacuria is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ellacuria looks to land a right hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range.
Ellacuria misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria scores with a nice right hand.
Adeoluwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Adeoluwa.
A low kick from Ellacuria misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa lands with a nice body punch.
Adeoluwa digs a good hook to Ellacuria's body.
Ellacuria looks to score with a jab to the body but Adeoluwa is just out of range.
Ellacuria works Adeoluwa's body with a nice hook.
Adeoluwa slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. Ellacuria moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellacuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a body punch but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Adeoluwa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adeoluwa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick but Ellacuria checks it.
Arturo Ellacuria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria misses the body punch
letting Adeoluwa counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria digs a good body shot into Adeoluwa's ribs.
Ellacuria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa clobbers Ellacuria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adeoluwa checks a leg kick.
Ellacuria stuffs the takedown attempt from Adeoluwa. Adeoluwa gets slowly back to his feet.
Adeoluwa thuds a left hand into Ellacuria's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ellacuria might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeoluwa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
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 swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellacuria ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Adeoluwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellacuria with the inside leg kick.
Ellacuria misses with a hook to the body
and Adeoluwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellacuria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria cracks Adeoluwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellacuria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellacuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria digs a good body shot into Adeoluwa's ribs.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adeoluwa thuds a left hand into Ellacuria's body.
Adeoluwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellacuria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ellacuria lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellacuria counters with a thumping low kick.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Ellacuria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adeoluwa sizes up Ellacuria with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adeoluwa misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellacuria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adeoluwa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adeoluwa checks a leg kick nicely.
Ellacuria lands with a good body shot.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut
and Adeoluwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adeoluwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Adeoluwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adeoluwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria throws a head kick but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellacuria. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellacuria ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adeoluwa throws a looping overhand right but Ellacuria ducks down to avoid it.
Ellacuria walks into a stiff left hand from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa punishes Ellacuria's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick but Adeoluwa moved away.
Ellacuria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adeoluwa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adeoluwa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adeoluwa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellacuria regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellacuria is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa slips nicely into half guard.
Adeoluwa is looking to pass Ellacuria's guard but actually Ellacuria recovers to full guard.
Ellacuria keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chukwu Adeoluwa just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellacuria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adeoluwa cracks Ellacuria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Adeoluwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria right on the nose. Ellacuria blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Ellacuria there.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellacuria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adeoluwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Adeoluwa misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa lands a nice looking body shot.
Ellacuria walks into a straight right hand from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellacuria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adeoluwa's corner calls for a 1-2. Adeoluwa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellacuria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adeoluwa lands with a hook. Ellacuria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria just misses with a punch to the body.
Adeoluwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Ellacuria misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Ellacuria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellacuria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adeoluwa blocks a jab.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adeoluwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa scores with a decent looking hook.
Adeoluwa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Adeoluwa misses.
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellacuria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellacuria gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adeoluwa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adeoluwa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adeoluwa postures up and lands a big shot to Ellacuria's brow.
Ellacuria is controlling Adeoluwa's posture.
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellacuria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa has gone for a leg lock! Ellacuria slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adeoluwa's guard.
Adeoluwa wants to sweep but no luck.
Ellacuria looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellacuria stopping the sweep attempt from Adeoluwa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adeoluwa misses with a wild body shot.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ellacuria's guard.
Adeoluwa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellacuria has wrist control.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Ellacuria keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellacuria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ellacuria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws an elbow that misses. Ellacuria uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adeoluwa's guard. Nice move by Ellacuria!
Adeoluwa is adopting a defensive guard.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ellacuria sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adeoluwa has control of Ellacuria's left arm, preventing Ellacuria from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellacuria controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws a good cross that connects.
Adeoluwa lunges at Ellacuria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ellacuria's hand.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Adeoluwa strikes.
Nice cross by Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adeoluwa is able to avoid easily.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellacuria leaves Adeoluwa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellacuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adeoluwa moves away.
Ellacuria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adeoluwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellacuria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws out a loose jab but Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ellacuria with a body shot.
Adeoluwa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arturo Ellacuria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellacuria throws a jab but it's blocked by Adeoluwa.
A little jabbing left from Adeoluwa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adeoluwa swings for the body but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Adeoluwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adeoluwa shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellacuria sprawls well. He's pushed Adeoluwa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellacuria misses with a shot to the body
and Adeoluwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellacuria misses with a right hand
and Adeoluwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Ellacuria misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chukwu Adeoluwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adeoluwa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa is the new featherweight champion!
Chukwu Adeoluwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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