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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 4283 p4p, 3066 weight class) and Slick Sanchez (ranked 259 p4p, 192 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barksdale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Barksdale's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barksdale goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanchez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barksdale but great work by Sanchez.
Barksdale is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez decides to stand up.
Barksdale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barksdale somewhat.
Barksdale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avon Barksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Barksdale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barksdale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barksdale prevents Sanchez from standing back up.
Barksdale tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Barksdale is controlling him well.
Sanchez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Barksdale sits in half guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Barksdale is controlling him well.
Sanchez 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.
Barksdale is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barksdale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushes Barksdale off and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez leaves Barksdale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Slick Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barksdale slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Barksdale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barksdale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Barksdale persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Barksdale drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barksdale throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Barksdale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barksdale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez wants to stand but Barksdale is controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Barksdale has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barksdale looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Barksdale won't let him.
Barksdale working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sanchez has passed into half guard!
Barksdale is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barksdale actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barksdale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Barksdale's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barksdale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Barksdale's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Barksdale had control of the position.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barksdale looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barksdale's guard.
Barksdale 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.
Barksdale working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez tries to stand but Barksdale is controlling from the bottom.
Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Sanchez 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.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barksdale circles away quickly and effectively.
Slick Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barksdale.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barksdale to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barksdale stops Sanchez from standing up.
Barksdale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barksdale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barksdale is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barksdale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barksdale prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Barksdale works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Barksdale is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanchez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanchez has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez wants to stand but Barksdale is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Barksdale is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sanchez rolls with it to try and escape but Barksdale cranks on the arm and Sanchez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Avon Barksdale!
During a confident post fight interview, Avon Barksdale thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 3076 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 351 p4p, 472 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thor Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mahomes to the ground. Silva is now in Mahomes's guard.
Mahomes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Silva presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mahomes breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mahomes is avoiding it.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva blocks a jab.
Mahomes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahomes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahomes pinned against the cage. Mahomes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva misses the jab.
Mahomes throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Mahomes as Silva shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Silva misses with a hook
and Mahomes counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Mahomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Silva 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.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahomes counters with a nice body kick.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
It looked like Mahomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Mahomes.
Mahomes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Mahomes checks it.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahomes defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes delivers a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahomes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahomes scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Mahomes throws out a powerful jab.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahomes swivels and escapes.
Mahomes tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
A left lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Mahomes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab from Mahomes.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Mahomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mahomes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva is looking to chop away at Mahomes's legs.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahomes tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Mahomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahomes cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses the jab.
It looked like Mahomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Mahomes with a series of wild strikes but Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Mahomes scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mahomes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a right hand that Mahomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahomes also avoids with ease.
Mahomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahomes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahomes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Mahomes pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Mahomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Mahomes swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Mahomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahomes also avoids with ease.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mahomes keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahomes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahomes swivels and escapes.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mahomes pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Mahomes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Mahomes defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses with a straight right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahomes moves away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Mahomes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lunges at Mahomes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahomes's hand.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Mahomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahomes jabs at Silva's body.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahomes defends well and Silva ends up having to push Mahomes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mahomes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
A big left from Silva misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mahomes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mahomes tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a looping right.
Mahomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Mahomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Mahomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Mahomes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva closes the distance but Mahomes moves to the side
and Mahomes counters with a one-two to the body.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Mahomes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahomes. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMahomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Mahomes is out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mahomes sprawls well. Mahomes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Silva looks for a takedown but Mahomes sprawls well.
Mahomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a hook.
Mahomes lands with a nice body punch.
Mahomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
A jab from Mahomes misses.
Mahomes with a nice calf kick.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but Mahomes avoids it.
Silva dives in and grabs Mahomes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahomes pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Mahomes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahomes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Mahomes throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahomes is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Mahomes circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Mahomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws the left hand but Mahomes avoids the punch easily.
Mahomes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a hook. Mahomes ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a jab.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice sprawl there from Mahomes as Silva shoots in.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Mahomes as he checks the leg kick.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahomes throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes lands a jab.
Silva thuds his right hand into Mahomes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mahomes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahomes slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Mahomes throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva clobbers Mahomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Mahomes.
Mahomes feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Silva looks to move away, Mahomes throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahomes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mahomes cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Mahomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahomes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mahomes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mahomes!
Mahomes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mahomes as Silva shoots in.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Mahomes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahomes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes throws a one two combo.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahomes lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's 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!
Silva throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva moves out of range as Mahomes strikes.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mahomes.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahomes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Mahomes counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahomes cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Mahomes's knee but Mahomes avoids it well.
Mahomes lands the left hand.
Mahomes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mahomes.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahomes as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 2843 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Hanan Pacha (ranked 406 p4p, 512 weight class). Hanan Pacha struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Hanan Pacha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Jones's chin.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanan Pacha!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stalks Pacha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacha's face. Pacha staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pachas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pacha staying out of range there.
Pacha misses the shot to the body.
Pacha moves away from the strike by Jones.
Pacha lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacha scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pacha.
Pacha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Pacha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Pacha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Pacha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pacha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Pacha throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacha.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones throws the left hand but Pacha avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacha circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacha throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Pacha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Pacha is out of range.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pacha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Pacha.
Pacha misses with a head kick.
Pacha checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacha tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pacha misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacha tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacha. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacha.
Despite the aggression on Pacha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Pacha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacha is looking to land body kicks.
Pacha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacha defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones stalks Pacha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacha's face. Pacha staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jones 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.
Pacha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacha checks a low kick from Jones.
As Jones backs off Pacha throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Pacha's head but Pacha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacha throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pacha.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Pacha with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacha.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pacha.
Pacha slips a straight right by Jones.
Pacha unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Pacha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacha throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacha slips under a jab.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pacha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pacha lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Jones.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Pacha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacha lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacha lands with a shot to the body.
Pacha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacha looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Pacha moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pacha.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pacha.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacha checks a low kick from Jones.
Despite the aggression on Pacha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Pacha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacha throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pacha avoids nicely.
Pacha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hanan Pacha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacha can do to turn this around?
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Pacha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacha counters with a nice body shot.
Pacha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Good work by Pacha as he checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Pacha moves away and avoids it.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Pacha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Pacha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pacha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Pacha delivers a nice body kick.
Pacha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pacha lands a two punch combo.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Pacha blocks the low kick.
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 Mike Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacha throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Pacha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacha throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Pacha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacha throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pacha. That one must have hurt.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones scores with the left hand. Pacha knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pacha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacha.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Pacha does no damage.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Pacha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Jones.
Pacha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Pacha's head.
Sloppy strikes from Pacha. Those never looked like landing.
Pacha moves away from the strike by Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Pacha misses.
Pacha misses with the combination.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Pacha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacha throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones throws a head kick but Pacha moves out of range.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacha circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacha misses with a body kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones takes a swing at Pacha's ribcage but misses.
Pacha throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Pacha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a series of punches but Pacha avoids them all with ease.
Pacha slips under a jab from Jones.
Mike Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacha.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacha!
Pacha throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pacha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Pacha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Pacha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacha.
Jones throws a series of punches but Pacha avoids them all with ease.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pacha.
Pacha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones cracks Pacha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Pacha's shoulder, as Pacha tries to avoid the shot.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacha doesn't seem phased though.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Pacha.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Jones!
Mike Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdo Farah (ranked 2167 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 301 p4p, 518 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farah takes a swing at Canizares's ribcage but misses.
Canizares flicks out a counter leg kick but Farah steps away.
Farah misses with a leg kick.
Canizares misses with a low kick.
Farah is looking to land body kicks.
Canizares moves out of range of the strikes.
Farah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canizares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farah needs to keep his hands up - Canizares had a free shot at his head there.
Farah throws a push kick but Canizares slaps the foot to one side.
Canizares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Canizares 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 had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Farah finds it's target.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Canizares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Canizares slips under a jab from Farah.
Canizares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farah misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah misses with a right hand
and Canizares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canizares lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Canizares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farah lands a really nice looking cross but Canizares seems unphased.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Canizares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farah scoring well with a low kick there.
Farah throws a hook but Canizares avoids it easily.
Canizares tries a quick counter leg kick but Farah is wise to it.
Canizares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canizares manages to avoid it.
Canizares appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canizares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farah tried to counter with a leg kick but Canizares avoided it.
Farah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canizares.
Farah throws a body kick that misses
and Canizares counters with an inside leg kick.
Farah misses with a looping right.
Farah connects with a jab.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah lands a nice looking body shot.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Canizares let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Canizares throws a body kick that misses.
Farah throws a shot from downtown. Canizares moves away and avoids it.
Farah swings for the body but Canizares moves out of range.
Farah fakes the leg kick and cracks Canizares in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Canizares with a jab.
Canizares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farah walks into a jab.
Canizares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canizares misses with a straight left.
Farah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Farah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canizares moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Canizares misses.
Farah connects with a leg kick.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farah misses with a straight left.
Canizares with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws out a loose jab but Canizares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canizares moves out of range of the body kick.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
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!
Farah blocks a leg kick.
Canizares moves into the clinch successfully.
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canizares blocks an uppercut.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Canizares.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canizares misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Canizares.
Canizares can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Canizares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canizares backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canizares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Farah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
Farah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Farah throws a big shot that misses.
Canizares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canizares takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Canizares lunges at Farah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farah's hand.
Canizares drives through and clinches with Farah against the cage.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Canizares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canizares misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canizares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farah takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Farah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Canizares controls his hands.
Farah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canizaress head.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Canizares.
A hook to the body from Farah.
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canizares is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Canizares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canizares struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canizares.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canizares misses with a body punch.
Canizares throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farah works on Canizares's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah gets through Canizares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Farah - that landed with a thud.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
Canizares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah breaks from the clinch.
Abdo Farah is winning the standup battle so far.
Farah checks a leg kick.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah lands a jab to the head.
Farah lands a jab to the head.
Farah misses with a low kick as Canizares jumps back.
Canizares unleashes a big counter combination but Farah bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Farah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Canizares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah misses with a body kick.
Farah scores with a nice right hand.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but Canizares avoids it.
Farah thumps Canizares with a low kick.
Canizares moves out of range of the body kick.
Canizares connects with an inside leg kick.
Canizares gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Farah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Canizares.
Farah looks for the body kick but Canizares saw that one coming.
Farah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Canizares jabs Farah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Canizares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah lands a head shot.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah misses with a body punch
and Canizares counters with a good, hard body kick but Farah shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canizares can do to turn this around?
Farah throws a solid leg kick but Canizares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Canizares. That snapped Farah's head back.
Canizares ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Canizares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farah throws a chopping leg kick but Canizares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Canizares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Canizares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farah misses with a body punch
and Canizares counters with a straight right hand.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Canizares swings for the body but Farah moves out of range.
Farah tests Canizares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canizares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canizares scores with the left hand. Farah knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Canizares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farah.
Canizares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
Canizares blocks a jab.
Canizares lands with a cross.
Canizares just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Farah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah cracks Canizares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Canizares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Farah. Farah obviously looking to wear him down.
Canizares misses with a body shot.
Canizares slips a straight right by Farah.
Canizares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canizares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canizares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farah is out of range and Canizares settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canizares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Canizares takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Ezequiel Canizares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canizares misses the jab.
Farah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canizares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canizares checks a low kick from Farah.
Canizares throws a big shot that misses.
Farah misses with a low kick as Canizares jumps back.
Canizares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Canizares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canizares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canizares moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canizares.
A low kick from Farah is predictable there
and Canizares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Canizares moves forwards but Farah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Canizares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Canizares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah takes a swing at Canizares's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Canizares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Canizares defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Canizares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Canizares misses with a hook
and Farah counters with a left to the body.
Farah works the jab nicely.
Canizares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a front kick aimed at Canizares's knee but Canizares avoids it well.
Farah scores with the left hand. Canizares knows he should have avoided that one.
Canizares misses with a left hand
and Farah counters with a good, hard body kick but Canizares shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canizares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farah lands with a nice body punch.
Canizares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farah connects with a looping right hand.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canizares.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdo Farah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Yabattoir (ranked 3249 p4p, 2806 weight class) and Bryce Helix (ranked 207 p4p, 179 weight class). Yabattoir comes to the cage accompanied by Them A Big Chatter Box . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabattoir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yabattoir.
Helix throws a chopping leg kick but Yabattoir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yabattoir.
Helix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yabattoir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Helix manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yabattoir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helix is keeping the position for now.
Helix seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix wants to sweep here but Yabattoir controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yabattoir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yabattoir trying to control the position from guard on top but Helix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Helix trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Helix throws an overhand right that lands on Yabattoir's shoulder, as Yabattoir tries to avoid the shot.
Helix takes one on the button.
Helix slips a straight right by Yabattoir.
Yabattoir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix 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.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir is looking to chop away at Helix's legs.
Helix throws a looping overhand right but Yabattoir ducks down to avoid it.
Yabattoir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Helix scores with a jab to the body.
Helix misses with a looping right.
Yabattoir looks to land a left hand but Helix moved out of range nicely.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
Helix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yabattoir.
Helix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabattoir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yabattoir misses with an uppercut.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Yabattoir throwing a counter right hand but Helix manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabattoir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Yabattoir was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Helix.
Helix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yabattoir throws out a loose jab but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir connects with a looping right hand.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Yabattoir.
Helix throws the kick towards the body but Yabattoir avoids it.
Yabattoir seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yabattoir looks to land a left hand but Helix moved out of range nicely.
Helix scores with a shot to the body.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Yabattoir misses.
Yabattoir misses the jab.
A jab from Yabattoir does it's job there.
Yabattoir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabattoir was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
A cross from Helix lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix slips under a jab.
Yabattoir jabs Helix right on the nose. Helix blinks but takes it well.
Helix misses with a looping right.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabattoir.
Helix misses with a low kick as Yabattoir jumps back.
Helix avoids the body shot from Yabattoir.
Helix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yabattoir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Helix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yabattoir moves out of range as Helix strikes.
Helix dips to his left and cracks Yabattoir with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryce Helix will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Helix lands a nice looking body shot.
Yabattoir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Red Yabattoir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabattoir moves away from the strike by Helix.
Helix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yabattoir.
Bryce Helix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Yabattoir misses.
Helix with the counter takedown but Yabattoir avoids it easily.
Yabattoir throws the left hand but Helix avoids the punch easily.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Yabattoir shoots in but Helix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helix thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix misses with a hook.
Helix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yabattoir misses with a takedown
and Helix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yabattoir thinking.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Helix, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix misses with a body punch
and Yabattoir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helix moves away from the strike by Yabattoir.
Helix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Helix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yabattoir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Yabattoir misses its intended target.
Yabattoir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yabattoir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Helix tries to buck Yabattoir off but Yabattoir is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir taking a breather here.
Helix is looking to regain half guard here but Yabattoir keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabattoir trying to control the position but Helix is working away.
Helix wants to control but Yabattoir postures up.
Yabattoir throws a strike aimed at the side of Helix's head but Helix avoids it well.
Yabattoir working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yabattoir tries to move to mount but Helix blocks the move with his legs.
Yabattoir trying to control the action but Helix is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yabattoir is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Helix's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yabattoir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yabattoir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helix keeps working.
Helix keeps Yabattoir under control for a moment.
That's four 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.
Yabattoir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yabattoir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Helix, who protects the arm well.
Helix tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yabattoir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Helix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yabattoir throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Yabattoir dominated that second round.
That's time! Yabattoir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yabattoir connects with a body shot that sends Helix's belly button to the back.
Helix connects with a leg kick.
Yabattoir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helix was well out of range. Poor timing from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yabattoir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yabattoir throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yabattoir stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabattoir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yabattoir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yabattoir misses with an uppercut.
Helix counters with a body kick.
Yabattoir throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yabattoir.
Helix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Helix punishes Yabattoir's body with a nice straight punch.
Yabattoir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Helix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Helix moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Helix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabattoir doesn't seem phased though.
Yabattoir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Helix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yabattoir's knee momentarily.
Yabattoir avoids the body shot from Helix.
Yabattoir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yabattoir scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Helix.
Helix lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabattoir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helix throws a jab when Yabattoir was well out of range.
Yabattoir slips a jab from Helix.
It looked like Yabattoir was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Helix.
Helix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helix throws a jab when Yabattoir was well out of range.
It looked like Yabattoir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yabattoir throws a shot from downtown. Helix moves away and avoids it.
Yabattoir misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
 Yabattoir is rocked!
Helix steps in with a hook that catches Yabattoir right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Helix follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Yabattoir looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Narushima (ranked 24061 p4p, 24128 weight class) and Fábio Araújo (ranked 771 p4p, 779 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Chemistry - Heartbeat (Deepforces Remix). Fábio Araújo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fábio Araújo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima misses with a hook
and Araújo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Araújo takes a swing at Narushima 's ribcage but misses.
Narushima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Araújo.
Narushima jabs Araújo right on the nose. Araújo blinks but takes it well.
Narushima jabs Araújo right on the nose. Araújo blinks but takes it well.
Araújo misses with a hook. Narushima ducked under it nicely.
Narushima lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima .
Narushima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
Leonardo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araújo manages to avoid it.
Narushima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Araújo.
Narushima closes the distance looking to clinch
and Araújo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Araújo misses.
Narushima 's corner calls for a 1-2. Narushima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Narushima slips a jab from Araújo.
Narushima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima blocks a jab.
Araújo checks a leg kick.
Araújo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narushima on the side of the head.
A jab from Araújo misses.
Narushima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Araújo's head.
Narushima throws a body kick that misses
and Araújo counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Araújo misses the target.
Narushima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Araújo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Araújo misses with a looping right.
That kick from Narushima tenderised Araújo's leg. Araújo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Narushima .
Araújo swings for the body but Narushima moves out of range.
Araújo 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.
Narushima 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Araújo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narushima scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narushima works the jab nicely.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Araújo.
Narushima throws a leg kick
and Araújo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Araújo misses the target.
Narushima defending well as Araújo loads up on a big left hand.
Araújo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Araújo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima throws a leg kick
letting Araújo counter with a right hand.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
Araújo throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Narushima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Araújo.
Narushima misses the shot to the body.
Araújo misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima catches Araújo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Narushima misses with a hook to the body
enabling Araújo to counter with a crisp jab.
Narushima lands a jab to Araújo's midsection.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araújo was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima .
Araújo digs a good hook to Narushima 's body.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Araújo misses the jab.
Narushima tries to counter by clinching up but Araújo breaks away and moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a body shot.
Araújo looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
Araújo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Araújo takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Araújo throws out the jab.
Araújo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima wants to land a leg kick but Araújo is out of range.
Araújo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narushima pushes Araújo away with a front kick.
Araújo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narushima lands a right hook to the body.
Narushima throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Araújo is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Araújo moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Araújo.
Narushima takes a swing at Araújo's ribcage but misses.
Araújo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Araújo moves out of range of the leg kick from Narushima .
Narushima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Narushima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fábio Araújo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima .
Narushima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narushima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araújos head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narushima scores a nice knee to the body.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima lands a nice uppercut.
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Araújo's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Narushima .
Narushima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Narushima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Araújo is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narushima .
Narushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narushima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima lands with a left to the head.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Araújo can do to turn this around?
Narushima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Araújo backwards.
 Araújo is rocked!
Narushima lands a hook that snaps the head of Araújo backwards.
Araújo is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
Narushima unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Araújo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Narushima is unloading with more strikes now! Araújo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Narushima !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dracul (ranked 1867 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 253 p4p, 358 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stoner Steve enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracul connects with a body shot.
Steve has closed the distance and engaged Dracul in a clinch.
Dracul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dracul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dracul 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.
Dracul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dracul throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Dracul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Dracul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dracul swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve staying out of range there.
Dracul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Dracul looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dracul throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Dracul clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dracul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Dracul.
Steve digs a good body shot into Dracul's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dracul connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Dracul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dracul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve catches Dracul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dracul throws a poor cross that misses
and Dracul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dracul.
A low kick lands for Dracul.
Steve misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Dracul misses the target.
Steve swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dracul.
Dracul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Dracul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve lands a body shot.
Dracul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dracul scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dracul looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Vlad Dracul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dracul slips under a jab.
Dracul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dracul misses.
Dracul throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Dracul connects with a nice looking jab.
Dracul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dracul keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Dracul misses.
Dracul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dracul.
Steve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Dracul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dracul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve staying out of range there.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve slips a jab from Dracul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul misses with a wild body shot.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Dracul misses with a wild body shot.
Dracul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dracul moves away.
A shot to the body from Dracul misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dracul misses with a body shot.
Dracul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dracul misses the body punch
and Dracul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Dracul seems unphased.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Steve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws a jab when Dracul was well out of range.
A big left from Dracul misses.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Dracul ducks down to avoid it.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Dracul's shoulder, as Dracul tries to avoid the shot.
Dracul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Dracul.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Dracul misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dracul just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Dracul coming out on top.
Dracul throws a leg kick
and Dracul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Steve misses.
Dracul missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve throws a hook but Dracul blocks it.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dracul.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Dracul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dracul swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dracul moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dracul throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Dracul looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stoner Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dracul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Dracul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dracul drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Dracul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Dracul with the inside leg kick.
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve checks a leg kick nicely.
Dracul with a nice cross.
Steve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve misses.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve takes a swing at Dracul's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dracul lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steve has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steve and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dracul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dracul cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Dracul throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Dracul digs a good hook to Steve's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Dracul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dracul looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
Steve blocks the body kick.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve throws a series of punches but Dracul moves out of range.
Dracul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dracul throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Dracul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Dracul.
Dracul misses the jab.
Steve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dracul staying out of range there.
Dracul throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dracul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dracul jabs Steve to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dracul looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Dracul thows a leg kick but Steve checks it
and Dracul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dracul 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.
Stoner Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dracul throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dracul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dracul throws a leg kick but Steve moved away.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dracul lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dracul.
Dracul scores with a body shot.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick from Dracul.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Dracul.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Dracul misses with a looping right.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dracul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dracul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dracul throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Dracul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Dracul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dracul misses with a wild body shot.
Steve appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Dracul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dracul throws a body shot but no joy.
Dracul lands a nice looking body shot.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Dracul misses.
A swing and a miss from Dracul.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Dracul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dracul missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dracul throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dracul tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dracul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Dracul is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Dracul dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Dracul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dracul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dracul just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dracul.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Dracul misses with a wild body shot.
Dracul takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Dracul throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul avoids the body shot from Steve.
Dracul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
A little feinted left hand from Dracul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dracul lands a jab.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Dracul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Dracul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Dracul slips a jab from Steve.
Dracul throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Dracul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Dracul misses.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dracul takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dracul drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Dracul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dracul looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
Dracul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dracul throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dracul.
Dracul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dracul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve swings for the body but Dracul moves out of range.
Dracul misses with a hook.
Dracul cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dracul staying out of range there.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dracul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dracul misses with a hook.
Dracul moves away from the strike by Steve.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve scores with the left hand. Dracul knows he should have avoided that one.
Dracul scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Steve as he connects with a hook.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dracul throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Dracul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Dracul.
Dracul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dracul.
Dracul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Dracul.
Steve scores with a jab. Dracul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dracul throws a lazy body kick
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Dracul clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracul blocks a jab.
Dracul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steve defending well as Dracul loads up on a big left hand.
Dracul lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Dracul cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Dracul throws a lazy body kick
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Dracul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Dracul.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dracul.
Dracul misses with a jab to the body
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dracul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steve slips a jab from Dracul.
Dracul ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Dracul moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vlad Dracul.
I think Dracul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vlad Dracul!
An out of breath Vlad Dracul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Barnes (ranked 2317 p4p, 2313 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 76 p4p, 49 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Thorsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Thorsby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorsby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thorsby looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Thorsby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorsby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsby throws an off balance right hand
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsby tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Thorsby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsby checks a low kick from Barnes.
Thorsby connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsby tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorsby.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorsby! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Thorsby.
Thorsby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorsby moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes 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.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorsby moves away.
Thorsby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorsby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Thorsby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Thorsby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Thorsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Thorsby to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsby is looking to land body kicks.
Thorsby throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorsby has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thorsby slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a head kick but Thorsby moves out of range.
Thorsby 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.
Thorsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thorsby takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorsby won't allow it.
Thorsby is struggling to control the position.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorsby has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Thorsby to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes letting Thorsby take a breather here.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Thorsby digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Thorsby is controlling the position.
Barnes is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Thorsby.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Thorsby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Jab from Barnes.
Thorsby lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Thorsby slips a jab from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a body punch but Thorsby moves out of range.
Thorsby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thorsby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thorsby drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes tries to break free but Thorsby pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thorsby lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorsby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorsby misses with a straight left.
Thorsby scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorsby throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thorsby is able to avoid easily.
Thorsby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnes misses with a left hand
letting Thorsby counter with a right hand.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorsby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Svend Thorsby will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes digs a good body shot into Thorsby's ribs.
Barnes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thorsby's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorsby scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorsby counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
Svend Thorsby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 1454 p4p, 955 weight class) and Davon Davis (ranked 197 p4p, 132 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ace Hood - Undefeated. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
That kick from Brown tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
And Davis responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Brown clinches.
Brown misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Brown tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Davis.
Davis moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Davis cracks Brown with a good jab.
Brown lands with a right hand.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
A big right from Brown misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown backing away here, and Davis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis thumps Brown with a low kick.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Brown misses.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown checks a low kick from Davis.
Brown throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis feints a counter leg kick.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown misses with a hook.
Davis feints a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Brown.
Davis throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
And Davis responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Davon Davis's cut even more.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis blocks a head kick by Brown.
Davis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Davis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Davis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
Davis flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Davis throws a nice head kick!
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The cut above Davon Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Brown looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
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!
Brown misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis slips a straight right by Brown.
And Davis responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis, which made it look bad.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Davis looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown jabs at Davis's body.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Brown throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis misses with some punches.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Brown.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davon Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
AJ Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
A countering left hand to the body from Davis misses.
Davis tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown misses with a hook.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown jabs at Davis's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davon Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
A relieved looking AJ Brown 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1047 p4p, 776 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 143 p4p, 109 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Rai has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abdelrahman. That one must have hurt.
Rai 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.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Rai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdelrahman works over Rai's head and body with a nice combination.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abdelrahman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Rai does no damage.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Rai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdelrahman on the side of the head.
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rai cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Abdelrahman coming out on top.
Rai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Abdelrahman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abdelrahman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rai throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Rai's leg. Rai is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdelrahman tries a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Abdelrahman tried to score with a low kick but Rai checks it.
Abdelrahman slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Rai doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdelrahman circles away.
Rai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abdelrahman.
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman avoids the body shot from Rai.
Abdelrahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Rai with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman digs a good body shot into Rai's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdelrahman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rai's elbow.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rai blocking some punches.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Abdelrahman misses with the head strike.
Rai wants a takedown but no success here.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Rai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rai lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Rai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Rai takes a shot to the head.
Rai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand.
Rai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rai misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Rai throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Abdelrahman thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rai misses the jab.
Abdelrahman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rai takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Rai moves out of range of the body kick.
Rai cracks a nice hook into Abdelrahman's ribs.
Abdelrahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman scores with a body shot.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook.
Abdelrahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Agansing Rai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Abdelrahman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abdelrahman misses with a leg kick.
Rai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman 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.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Rai down with leg kicks.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman looks for the body kick but Rai saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Rai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Rai backs away, Abdelrahman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
Rai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Jab, jab by Abdelrahman - just one landing.
Rai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdelrahman.
Rai checks a leg kick nicely.
Rai tries a quick counter leg kick but Abdelrahman is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai scores with a nice head shot.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rai is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdelrahman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abdelrahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdelrahman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abdelrahman tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Abdelrahman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Abdelrahman tries to land a front kick but Rai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot.
Rai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
Rai misses with a left hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman staying out of range there.
Rai swinging wildly here.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rai throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
A swing and a miss from Rai.
Abdelrahman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Rai misses.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai looks to land a left hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range nicely.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Abdelrahman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Rai's leg but Rai calmly moves out of range.
Rai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rai.
Abdelrahman takes a swing at Rai's ribcage but misses.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Rai drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice combination there by Rai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman connects with a solid leg kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rai doesn't seem bothered though.
Rai looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Rai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Abdelrahman.
Rai misses with a hook
and Abdelrahman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Rai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abdelrahman throws a chopping leg kick but Rai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdelrahman thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abdelrahman - the referee stops the clock and Rai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abdelrahman. Rai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Rai misses.
Abdelrahman tried to counter with a leg kick but Rai avoided it.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai scores with a jab. Abdelrahman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Rai misses.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Rai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rai blocks the low kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook.
Abdelrahman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Rai moves out of range easily.
Rai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abdelrahman is out of range and Rai settles back down.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
Abdelrahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Rai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rai throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rai moves away from the strike by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
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!
Rai swings for the body but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Rai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abdelrahman defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abdelrahman lands a jab.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai feints a jab promting Abdelrahman to slip. Rai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abdelrahman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Abdelrahman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rai misses with a left hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a series of strikes. Rai will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rai. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Abdelrahman blocks the leg kick.
Rai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdelrahman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Abdelrahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai throws a low kick but Abdelrahman avoids it.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman is looking to chop away at Rai's legs.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Rai cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Rai tries to clinch but Abdelrahman moves away
and Abdelrahman counters with a leg kick.
Rai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Rai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abdelrahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abdelrahman!
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rai on the side of the head.
Rai dips to his left and cracks Abdelrahman with an uppercut!
Rai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Rai didn't see that one coming.
Rai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rai.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Rai down with leg kicks.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
Abdelrahman throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Rai off balance momentarily.
Good work by Rai as he checks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Rai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Rai's leg. Rai is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Rai throws a hook but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rai is out of range.
No joy there for Rai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rai loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Abdelrahman scores with a hook to the body. Rai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Abdelrahman.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Rai blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdelrahman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
During a confident post fight interview, Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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