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Sucker Punch Pro Series 137 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 3509 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 429 p4p, 291 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb DeCoteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick from DeCoteau.
Grigorian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau misses with a lunging right hand
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeCoteau manages to avoid it.
Grigorian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeCoteau on the side of the head.
DeCoteau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigorian throws a hook but DeCoteau avoids it easily.
Caleb DeCoteau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeCoteau throws the kick towards the body but Grigorian avoids it.
Grigorian jabs DeCoteau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grigorian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeCoteau moves away.
DeCoteau throws a leg kick but Grigorian moved away.
Grigorian connects with a body shot that sends DeCoteau's belly button to the back.
DeCoteau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeCoteau tries to clinch but Grigorian moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grigorian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grigorian tries to keep at a distance but DeCoteau has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grigorian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeCoteau prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Good body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grigorian.
DeCoteau throws a head punch that misses.
DeCoteau has a couple of punches blocked by Grigorian.
We've been informed that Grigorian 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.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
DeCoteau is looking to control Grigorian's arms but Grigorian gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeCoteau has his back to the cage.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeCoteau trying to control the position but instead, Grigorian has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeCoteau into the cage.
DeCoteau misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Grigorian on the inside.
 It looks like Caleb DeCoteau has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeCoteau.
DeCoteau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Grigorian misses with a punch on the inside.
DeCoteau drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DeCoteau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from DeCoteau fails to land.
DeCoteau misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigorian scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DeCoteau misses with some punches.
DeCoteau prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a right hand.
DeCoteau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeCoteaus head.
Grigorian misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeCoteau misses with some punches.
Grigorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeCoteau drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb DeCoteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeCoteau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grigorian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeCoteau.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grigorian as DeCoteau tries to tie him up.
DeCoteau tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing DeCoteau back against the cage.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeCoteau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeCoteau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeCoteau is pushing Grigorian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grigorian blocking some punches.
A short right from Grigorian on the inside.
DeCoteau taking a breather.
DeCoteau throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian digs a right hand underneath DeCoteau's ribcage. DeCoteau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grigorian lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe DeCoteau would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Grigorian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misak Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb DeCoteau's cut.
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.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses.
Grigorian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeCoteau throws a nice looking combination but Grigorian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grigorian unleashes a big counter combination but DeCoteau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grigorian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeCoteau staying out of range there.
Misak Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeCoteau lands a nice shot that snaps Grigorian's head back.
DeCoteau throws out a loose jab but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeCoteau wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grigorian quickly recovers to half guard.
DeCoteau working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grigorian tries to roll over but DeCoteau keeps him under control.
DeCoteau 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeCoteau looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grigorian is looking to control DeCoteau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grigorian avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grigorian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grigorian is looking to control DeCoteau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grigorian avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grigorian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grigorian is trying to get back to full guard.
DeCoteau looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian is looking to control DeCoteau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grigorian avoid being mounted?
Grigorian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control DeCoteau haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Grigorian is positioning himself well to prevent DeCoteau advancing to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
DeCoteau connects with a body shot that sends Grigorian's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeCoteau is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grigorian's half guard.
Grigorian trying to control here.
Grigorian regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grigorian holds on and takes a little breather.
Grigorian controls DeCoteau momentarily but DeCoteau frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grigorian is trying to hold DeCoteau in close to prevent damage but DeCoteau has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb DeCoteau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb DeCoteau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some wild striking there from Grigorian.
DeCoteau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grigorian moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeCoteau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigorian.
A telegraphed right hand from DeCoteau misses the target.
DeCoteau doesn't manage to clinch there - Grigorian circles away.
DeCoteau lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Grigorian.
Grigorian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau throws a looping overhand right but Grigorian ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Grigorian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grigorian thumps DeCoteau with a low kick.
Grigorian scores with a jab.
DeCoteau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grigorians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau misses the jab.
Grigorian misses the jab.
Grigorian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grigorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeCoteau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeCoteau thuds his right hand into Grigorian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Grigorian.
Nice defenses there by DeCoteau.
DeCoteau is looking to counter punch.
DeCoteau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grigorian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeCoteau's head backwards.
DeCoteau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian wants to clinch
and DeCoteau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
DeCoteau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigorian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DeCoteau shoots in but Grigorian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Grigorian.
DeCoteau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grigorian. That one must have hurt.
Grigorian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grigorian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeCoteau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grigorian.
Grigorian prevents a body shot from DeCoteau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeCoteau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigorian lands a hook to the side of the head.
 DeCoteau is rocked!
Grigorian dips a shoulder and cracks DeCoteau with a mighty uppercut! DeCoteau falls back against the cage and Grigorian unloads with a barrage of strikes! DeCoteau is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Grigorian screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Misak Grigorian!
A relieved looking Misak Grigorian 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 2528 p4p, 2619 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 319 p4p, 324 weight class). King's entrance music is YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Malcolm King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Malcolm King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a right hand that Linewood ducks under and follows up with a left that Linewood also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by King.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
King connects with a high kick.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linewood.
Linewood stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linewood connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Linewood needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a body shot
and Linewood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linewood lands a head kick!
King moves into range and clinches up with Linewood.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Linewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Linewood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Linewood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
A left hand lands to the body for Linewood.
King missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Linewood 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.
A head punch on the inside from Linewood fails to land.
Linewood breaks from the clinch.
Linewood 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.
King lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Linewood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Linewood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Linewood controls the action.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Linewood managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King lands a body shot.
Linewood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Linewood.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King throws an elbow that misses.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Linewood.
Linewood pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Linewood.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
Linewood landing knees to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linewood managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linewood tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linewood connects with a single shot there.
Linewood lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into range.
King is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a double jab
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles King limp body while Linewood jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shock Linewood!
Shock Linewood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Atkins (ranked 1448 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 183 p4p, 143 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a hook but Atkins avoids it easily.
Dominguez's coach down at MY YARD 'Resurrect' was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dominguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. Atkins saw that one coming.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dominguez punishes Atkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Dominguez cracks a nice hook into Atkins's ribs.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Dominguez cracks Atkins with an open hand slap.
Atkins throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Atkins.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atkins.
Atkins slips under a jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Atkins coming out on top.
Dominguez connects with a single shot there.
Atkins throws a chopping leg kick but Dominguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
Atkins missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Atkins is looking to counter punch.
Dominguez throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Atkins tries to clinch but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Atkins moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkins scores with the left hand. Dominguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominguez lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Atkins tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atkins misses with a low kick.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atkins rushes Dominguez and presses him up against the cage.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Atkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Atkins avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Atkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Atkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinss head.
Atkins taking a breather.
Atkins jumps guard but Dominguez stands there with Atkins around his waist. Atkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dominguez.
A body shot lands from Dominguez.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkins's elbow.
Atkins lands a right hand.
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Atkins 's eye.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Adrian Atkins has been cut.
Atkins tries to pull guard but Dominguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Atkins drops back down to his feet.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Atkins avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez is working Atkins over against the cage.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Atkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Atkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dominguez stacks Atkins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dominguez!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez decides to stand back up. Dominguez steps back and let's Atkins get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Atkins'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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dominguez.
Atkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dominguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atkins takes one to the chin there.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atkins swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins scores with a nice right hand.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez misses with a jab to the body
and Atkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dominguez thinking.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atkins.
Atkins jabs Dominguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominguez.
Dominguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dominguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atkins in his tracks.
Atkins takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Dominguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atkins counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Dominguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atkins doesn't seem phased though.
Dominguez digs a good hook to Atkins's body.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkins is looking to counter punch.
Atkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Atkins moves 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!
Nice shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Dominguez takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Dominguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atkins at a distance.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Atkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Atkins connects with a single shot there.
Dominguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Atkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Atkins moves out of range easily.
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
And Atkins counters with a quick kick to the body but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
It looked like Atkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
That kick from Atkins tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dominguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dominguez just manages to avoid it.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Atkins.
Dominguez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atkins is able to avoid easily.
Atkins is looking to chop away at Dominguez's legs.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atkins has managed to clinch.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez is working Atkins over against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atkins tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Dominguez digs a right hand into Atkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atkins's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Atkins.
Atkins has Dominguez pushed against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez works on Atkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atkins tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Atkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dominguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dominguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Atkins dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins fails to pull guard.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Atkins 's eye.
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!
Dominguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez lands an uppercut.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez scores with a knee to the head.
Atkins is rocked!
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Atkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atkins is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Atkins as the two fighters clinch.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
Atkins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Dominguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atkins avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atkins avoids it.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins is trying to pull guard but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dominguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Atkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Atkins tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Atkins tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Atkins successfully pulls guard.
Atkins pushes a forearm under Dominguez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dominguez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Atkins!
Adrian Atkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manco Capac (ranked 1121 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 152 p4p, 162 weight class). Capac comes into the arena with Iggy Pop - The Passenger blaring out of the sound system. Hearn has chosen Professor X - Dave as his entrance music. Thomas Hearn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manco Capac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Capac throws a left and a right that both miss
and Capac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearn tried to score with a low kick but Capac checks it.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capac.
It looked like Capac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hearn.
Hearn lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearn lands a nice shot that snaps Capac's head back.
Capac shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hearn's guard.
Hearn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Capac is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn gets underhooks to prevent Capac's takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Capac has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Capac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hearn backwards.
Capac is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hearn can't fight it off and eventually Capac manages to take the fight to the floor. Hearn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hearn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hearn scores with a three punch combo!
Capac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hearn but Hearn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearn looks to land a left hand but Capac moved out of range nicely.
Hearn tries a low kick but Capac avoids it.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Capac as he checks the leg kick.
Hearn throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capac connects with a body shot that sends Hearn's belly button to the back.
Hearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Capac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearn throws a head kick that misses.
Hearn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Capac's sensitive parts.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses.
Hearn misses with a kick to the body
and Capac counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hearn has his feet on Capac's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn slips under a jab from Capac.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capac. Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Capac.
Capac lands with a right hand.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Capac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearn takes a swing at Capac's ribcage but misses.
Hearn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Hearn.
Capac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Capac.
Capac attempts a counter takedown but Hearn avoids it well and moves away.
Hearn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Capac lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Capac.
Capac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capac attempts a counter takedown but Hearn avoids it well and moves away.
Capac looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Capac misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hearn! But no joy.
Hearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capac.
Capac moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Capac avoids a kick to the body.
Capac scores with a decent looking hook.
Hearn slips a jab and a cross from Capac.
Hearn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Capac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capac cracks a nice hook into Hearn's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capac darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Capac seems to be working for a kimura but Hearn defends the submission attempt.
Capac is trying to control the action in half guard but Hearn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capac trying to pass the guard but Hearn defending well.
Capac is looking to stall here but Hearn recovers full guard.
Capac prevents Hearn from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn can't keep his opponent in guard - Capac advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Capac looks to land a combination. Hearn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Capac looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Capac checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn throws a leg kick
and Capac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Capac blocks a head kick by Hearn.
Capac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearn moves away.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Capac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Capac feinted with a counter takedown.
Hearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Capac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac defending well as Hearn loads up on a big left hand.
Capac ducks right into an uppercut from Hearn.
Capac changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hearn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Capac is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Capac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Capac trying to control the action but Hearn is working from the bottom.
Capac is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hearn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hearn is pushing Capac's head away, looking to escape. Capac manages to hold on to the position though.
Capac tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thomas Hearn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hearn wants to get back to his feet but Capac drags him back down.
Capac controlling the position.
Capac swings around for an armbar but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Capac's guard.
Hearn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Capac is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hearn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac is trying to keep Hearn in close.
Hearn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hearn wants to get up but he can't break Capac's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearn postures up.
Capac is really struggling to control Hearn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hearn wants to pass the guard but Capac is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Capac trying to keep a closed guard but Hearn is proving a slippery customer.
Hearn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hearn tests Capac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Capac checks a leg kick.
Hearn throws a head kick that misses
and Capac counters with a nice body shot.
Capac misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hearn. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Capac sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Capac misses the shot to the body.
Capac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hearn tries to avoid it but Capac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hearn to the ground. Hearn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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 Manco Capac 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!
Hearn wants to slow Capac down by chopping away at his legs.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capac.
Hearn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Capac slips a jab from Hearn.
Capac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hearn is fending him off so far but Capac persists. Nope, Hearn circles away and we're back to standing.
Capac shoots in and drives through. Hearn sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Hearn.
Capac shoots in and drives through. Hearn sprawls well.
Hearn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manco Capac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hearn looks to land a body kick but Capac moved away.
Capac avoids the body shot from Hearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac avoids a kick to the body.
Capac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn tests Capac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Capac is looking to wear down Hearn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Capac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearn moves away.
Hearn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Capac 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hearn loads up on a big right hand but Capac slips the punch.
Hearn defending well as Capac loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn stuns Capac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Capac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Hearn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Capac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn throws a head kick but Capac moves out of range.
Capac has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearn scores with a leg kick.
Hearn misses with a straight right.
Hearn slips a straight right by Capac.
Hearn counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capac lands a slapping body shot.
Capac throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Capac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capac moves away.
Capac swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Nice cross by Hearn.
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!
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Capac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hearn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Capac jabs Hearn right on the nose. Hearn blinks but takes it well.
Capac slips a jab from Hearn.
Hearn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hearn thinking.
Hearn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Capac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Hearn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Capac throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Capac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hearn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Capac lands a really nice looking cross but Hearn seems unphased.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Capac's knee but Capac avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Hearn throws a push kick but Capac slaps the foot to one side.
Capac tries to counter with a takedown but Hearn is quick to defend against it.
Hearn throws a lazy body kick
and Capac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Capac darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Capac is keen to just control but Hearn is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capac is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hearn sees it coming and defends easily.
Hearn wants to get back to his feet.
Capac wants to free his trapped foot but Hearn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Capac looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Capac wants to work for an arm triangle but Hearn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Capac stalling away here and it's allowed Hearn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hearn wants to get back to his feet but Capac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hearn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
A relieved looking Thomas Hearn 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Minnagh (ranked 1309 p4p, 1972 weight class) and Mike Bard (ranked 181 p4p, 256 weight class). Bobby Minnagh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Minnagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard sizes up Minnagh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
Minnagh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Minnagh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minnagh defending well as Bard loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Minnagh was looking to counter with a kick there.
Minnagh misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bard. Minnagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minnagh moves out of range as Bard strikes.
Bard throws a looping overhand right but Minnagh ducks down to avoid it.
Bard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bard lands a really nice looking cross but Minnagh seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minnagh counters by moving into the clinch.
Bard has Minnagh pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Minnagh tumbling to the mat - Bard dives into Minnagh's guard.
Bard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Minnagh's head.
Bard postures up in Minnagh's guard and throws a big left but Minnagh blocks it.
Bard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minnagh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minnagh wants to stand up but Bard is controlling him.
Bard advances position into side control!
Bard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Minnagh's legs.
Bard looks up at the clock and then as Minnagh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bard throws an elbow but Minnagh slips to the side and avoids it well.
Minnagh is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Minnagh defending against the ground and pound.
Minnagh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sloppy strikes there by Bard.
Bard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bard prevents Minnagh from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bard working the ground and pound but Minnagh is defending the strikes.
Minnagh wants to get back to his feet but Bard drags him back down.
Bard is chipping away with strikes.
Minnagh is looking to get back to his feet here but Bard is keeping cool and he's managed to take Minnagh's back.
Bard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bard is looking for the choke from the back position but Minnagh is controlling his hands well.
Bard throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Minnagh fending off the submission attempt from Bard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minnagh is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Minnagh misses its target.
Minnagh staying out of range there.
Bard misses the body punch
and Minnagh counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minnagh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minnagh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bard throws the left hand but Minnagh avoids the punch easily.
Mike Bard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minnagh.
Minnagh is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Bard misses.
Minnagh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bard manages to circle out of the way.
Minnagh clinches up against the cage.
Bard wants to take the fight to the mat but Minnagh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bard can't break the clinch.
Bard wants to get back to striking at distance but Minnagh won't allow it.
Bard is working for takedown but Minnagh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Minnagh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bobby Minnagh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bard.
Minnagh pushes Bard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Minnagh walks into a left hand.
Bobby Minnagh's cut is getting worse.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minnagh manages to avoid it.
Minnagh tries to clinch there but Bard circles away.
Minnagh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bard 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.
Minnagh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minnagh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bard connects with a looping right hand.
Bard misses with an uppercut
and Minnagh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minnagh.
Bard is trying to push Minnagh away but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Minnagh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bard's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Minnagh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Minnagh.
Minnagh lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minnagh lands with a left to the head.
Bard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh lands a right hand.
Bard misses with a punch to the body.
Bard wants to get back to striking at distance but Minnagh won't allow it.
Minnagh lands a shot to the body.
Bard is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Bard tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Minnagh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bards head.
Minnagh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minnagh is trying to maintain a safe position but Bard gets an underhook and turns Minnagh into the cage.
Minnagh lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Minnagh.
Minnagh blocking some punches.
Minnagh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Minnagh lands with a short shot to the head.
Minnagh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Bard is rocked!
Minnagh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Minnagh.
Minnagh taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard misses with a right hand
and Minnagh counters with a nice uppercut.
Bard is still on wobbly legs! Can Minnagh finish him?
Bard misses with a hook
and Minnagh rattles Bard with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Bard tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Minnagh dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Bard stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Minnagh!
After winning the bout, Bobby Minnagh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Kuznetsov (ranked 1407 p4p, 751 weight class) and Abraham Barnes (ranked 189 p4p, 105 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes cracks Kuznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes has his takedown stuffed
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
Kuznetsov connects with the punch.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuznetsov sprawls well. Kuznetsov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuznetsov tries to sprawl out of it but Barnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aleks Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Barnes.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
Kuznetsov lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Aleks Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
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!
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Nice jab there from Kuznetsov.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuznetsov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuznetsov controlling the position for now.
Barnes working over Kuznetsov with some ground and pound. Kuznetsov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kuznetsov has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Kuznetsov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kuznetsov is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
Kuznetsov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuznetsov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand up.
Kuznetsov is working to get back to half guard.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kuznetsov blocking the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The referee warns Kuznetsov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kuznetsov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Barnes punching from mount but Kuznetsov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuznetsov looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abraham Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnes defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuznetsov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Kuznetsov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kuznetsov 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.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Kuznetsov down.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuznetsov defends it well.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes works his way into full mount!
Barnes working Kuznetsov over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kuznetsov tries to buck Barnes off but he can't manage it.
Barnes lands with some strikes.
Kuznetsov is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Kuznetsov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Barnes loads up with a big shot that hurts Kuznetsov! He's pulled Barnes in close but Barnes has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kuznetsov survive? More strikes from Barnes and Kuznetsov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abraham Barnes!
Abraham Barnes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 783 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 112 p4p, 147 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mandiang's choice of entrance music: Oliver Twist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang tries to land a leg kick but Fury saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Fury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mandiang misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Mandiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Mandiang wants to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch position.
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Mandiang counters with a straight right hand.
Fury misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Mandiang walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mandiang.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Mandiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Fury misses.
Mandiang jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury checks a low kick from Mandiang.
Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Mandiang misses its intended target.
Fury seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mandiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a good body shot.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang connects with a single shot there.
Mandiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mandiang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fury lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.
Fury punishes Mandiang's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Mandiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Mandiang clobbers Fury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandiang needs to keep his hands up - Fury had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fury has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury moves out of range as Mandiang strikes.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the body.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandiang digs a good hook to Fury's body.
Mandiang slips under a jab.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Fury 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a leg kick
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Mandiang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Mandiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Fury counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mandiang! Fury lets Mandiang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fury checks it well.
A low kick from Mandiang is predictable there
and Fury counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mandiang! Fury lets Mandiang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mandiang is rocked!
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
Fury misses with a kick to the body
and Mandiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandiang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mandiang scores with the left hand. Fury knows he should have avoided that one.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Fury 's knee.
Mandiang catches Fury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mandiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Fury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury slips a jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang connects with the punch.
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 John Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mandiang throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mandiang.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury is looking for a counter combo.
Mandiang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mandiang tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mandiang. Mandiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Fury misses with the body kick
and Mandiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a cross.
Mandiang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fury's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mandiang 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 Fury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mandiang.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandiang on the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fury, as that shot connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Fury!
Our winner, John Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 930 p4p, 1107 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 123 p4p, 141 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 - . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping left.
Furioto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brunswick Jr swivels and escapes.
Furioto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brunswick Jr pinned against the cage. Brunswick Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Furioto closes the distance and clinches up with Brunswick Jr, looking for a takedown. Furioto pushes Brunswick Jr against the cage but Brunswick Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furioto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brunswick Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furioto.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Furioto.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Furioto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Furioto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brunswick Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Furioto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brunswick Jr's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto is trying to get an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
Brunswick Jr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Furioto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furioto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Furioto is trying to get an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunswick Jr wants to control but Furioto postures up.
Furioto misses with the ground and pound.
Furioto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brunswick Jr dodges the ground and pound from Furioto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is trying to get an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Furioto throws a strike aimed at the side of Brunswick Jr's head but Brunswick Jr avoids it well.
Furioto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brunswick Jr, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Furioto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Furioto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brunswick Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Furioto tries for a kimura but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
Furioto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brunswick Jr defends it well.
Brunswick Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Furioto.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brunswick Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furioto thows a huge punch but Brunswick Jr dodges it nicely.
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Brunswick Jr defends the submission attempt.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brunswick Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Brunswick Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Furioto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brunswick Jr throws a leg kick which misses Furioto's front leg but catches the back leg as Furioto tries to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr tests Furioto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brunswick Jr throws out a loose jab but Furioto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furioto shoots for a takedown but Brunswick Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Furioto tries for a takedown but Brunswick Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brunswick Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Furioto is just out of range.
Brunswick Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Brunswick Jr lands.
Good leg kick by Brunswick Jr.
Furioto fails with the takedown
letting Brunswick Jr counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brunswick Jr stuffs the takedown.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook but Furioto avoids it easily.
Brunswick Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brunswick Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Brunswick Jr throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunswick Jr cracks Furioto with a good jab.
Brunswick Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furioto manages to avoid it.
Furioto fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brunswick Jr! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brunswick Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Furioto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brunswick Jr is pulling down on Furioto's head. It's preventing any offense from Furioto, at least for the moment.
Furioto pushing down on Brunswick Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Brunswick Jr defends the submission attempt.
Furioto with the ground and pound but Brunswick Jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brunswick Jr seems keen to control Furioto's posture.
Furioto passes Brunswick Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brunswick Jr wants to improve his position but Furioto is controlling well.
Furioto throwing shots but Brunswick Jr is blocking nicely.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Furioto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brunswick Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Furioto.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brunswick Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brunswick Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Furioto.
Maximus Furioto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brunswick Jr defending well though.
Furioto is trying to work for a kimura but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furioto is working for a submission of some sort.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brunswick Jr's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brunswick Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
Brunswick Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but Brunswick Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Furioto to get the leverage.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but Brunswick Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Furioto to get the leverage.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brunswick Jr's head.
Furioto is trying to work for a kimura but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
Brunswick Jr keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Brunswick Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Furioto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brunswick Jr as he jumps to the side.
Furioto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Furioto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brunswick Jr swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Furioto looks for a takedown but Brunswick Jr sprawls well.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Furioto is looking to work some ground and pound but Brunswick Jr has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto passes Brunswick Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brunswick Jr defending well though.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furioto throws a strike but Brunswick Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Furioto slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brunswick Jr is concentrating on defense, preventing Furioto from advancing position.
Brunswick Jr trying to control here.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furioto seems to be looking for submissions.
Brunswick Jr wants to improve his position but Furioto is controlling well.
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brunswick Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Furioto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brunswick Jr is just riding it out for now. Furioto eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brunswick Jr trying to hold on to Furioto's head to control him but Furioto postures up.
Furioto looks to land a strike but Brunswick Jr avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brunswick Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Furioto postures up in Brunswick Jr's guard and throws a big left but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto throwing strikes from guard but Brunswick Jr blocks nicely.
Brunswick Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Furioto is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Furioto shoots in and gets a takedown into Brunswick Jr's guard.
Brunswick Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Furioto is proving a slippery customer.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
Brunswick Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furioto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Furioto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Furioto with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furioto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brunswick Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Furioto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brunswick Jr wants to stand up but Furioto is controlling him.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furioto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Furioto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brunswick Jr is keeping the position for now.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furioto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Furioto throwing strikes from guard but Brunswick Jr blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Furioto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Furioto 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Furioto!
Maximus Furioto made sure to mention his sponsor, Conquer in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 345 p4p, 535 weight class) and Jacob Parker (ranked 51 p4p, 78 weight class). Nickel comes to the cage accompanied by TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker 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.
Nickel scores with a body shot.
Nickel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel slips a straight right by Parker.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker tries to counter with a clinch but Nickel shakes him off and moves away.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
Nickel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Nickel moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Nickel misses.
Parker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Nickel misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel is looking to chop away at Parker's legs.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parker throws a leg kick but Nickel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Nickel tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
It looked like Nickel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parker.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Nickel misses its target.
Nickel throws out a powerful jab.
Parker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickel misses with a straight left.
Nickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker jabs Nickel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickel pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickel blocking some punches.
Nickel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickel lands a shoulder strike.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickel.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Nickel tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Parker has Nickel up against the cage in a clinch.
Nickel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickel slips under a jab.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips under a jab.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickel.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Nickel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickel tries to avoid it.
Parker tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel misses with a leg kick.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Nickel tries to land a front kick but Parker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parker misses with the body kick
and Nickel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker slips under a jab from Nickel.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Nickel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker tries to land a body kick
enabling Nickel to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Parker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Parker avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Nickel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker wants to counter the offense by Nickel and move into the clinch position.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Nickel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nickel.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nickel.
Nickel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker delivers a nice body kick.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A jab from Nickel does it's job there.
Nickel cracks Parker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Parker 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nickel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Nickel.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parker tries to move into range but Nickel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickel swings widly with a right hand
and Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker prevents a body shot from Nickel.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Nickel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Parker.
Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Nickel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Parker avoids it.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Parker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Nickel lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a straight left.
Nickel throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Nickel moves out of range easily.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Parker.
A big right from Parker misses.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parker checks a leg kick.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Nickel lands the left hand.
Nickel swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Nickel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickel's knee momentarily.
Nickel missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Parker lands but Nickel takes it in his stride.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Nickel back against the cage.
Chip Nickel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Parker feints a counter leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Nickel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Nickel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Nickel connects with a right hand. Parker shakes it off.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Parker's leg but Parker calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel connects with a looping right hand.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Nickel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parker throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Nickel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Parker misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Nickel shrugs it off though.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickel.
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 Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nickel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Nickel. That snapped Parker's head back.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A clash of legs there as Nickel blocks the low kick.
Nickel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
A low kick lands for Nickel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Nickel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Nickel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nickel connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Parker. That snapped Nickel's head back.
Nickel tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Parker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Nickel shrugs it off though.
Nickel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nickel thows a body kick. Parker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
Parker tries to counter with a clinch but Nickel shakes him off and moves away.
Nickel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickel, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Nickel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Parker.
Parker keeps Nickel at a distance using the push kick.
Parker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Nickel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nickel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jacob Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickel misses with a hook to the body
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Nickel is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Nickel swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Nickel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Nickel thumps Parker with a low kick.
Nickel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Parker rushes Nickel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Parker.
Nickel is trying to break free.
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Nickel coming out on top.
Nickel scores with a sloppy right hand. Parker should have avoided that one.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel cracks Parker with an open hand slap.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
A big left from Parker misses.
Nickel is looking to counter punch.
Parker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickel connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Nickel.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Chip Nickel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nickel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Wagner (ranked 28 p4p, 403 weight class) and Tytus Aleksy (ranked 4 p4p, 67 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konrad Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksy misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Wagner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Wagner as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wagner.
Aleksy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wagner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aleksy just manages to avoid it.
Wagner 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.
Aleksy misses with a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Aleksy.
Wagner tries to land a front kick but Aleksy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Aleksy avoids them all with ease.
Aleksy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aleksy throws a leg kick which misses Wagner's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagner tries to avoid it.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aleksy.
Aleksy misses with the body kick
and Aleksy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Wagner misses the shot to the body.
Wagner 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 one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner.
A bone on bone clash there as Wagner blocks the leg kick.
Wagner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aleksy throws a lazy body kick
and Wagner counters with a nice body kick.
Aleksy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aleksy is looking to slow Wagner down with leg kicks.
A big right from Aleksy misses.
Wagner quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tytus Aleksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksy tries to land a front kick but Wagner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aleksy takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Aleksy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wagner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aleksy finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagner's head.
Aleksy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Aleksy.
Aleksy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wagner.
Aleksy tests Wagner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wagner's sensitive parts.
Aleksy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner 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.
Aleksy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Wagner blocks the low kick.
Wagner throws a head kick but Aleksy moves out of range.
Wagner scoring well with a low kick there.
Wagner slips a straight right by Aleksy.
Aleksy misses with a head kick.
Aleksy is looking to chop away at Wagner's legs.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.
Aleksy looks to throw a body kick
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tytus Aleksy has been cut.
No joy there for Wagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy walks into a straight right hand from Wagner.
Aleksy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aleksy is looking to chop away at Wagner's legs.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aleksy manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Aleksy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aleksy.
Aleksy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aleksy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aleksy throws a front kick that sends Wagner stumbling back into the cage.
Aleksy connects with a body shot.
Wagner moves out of range as Aleksy throws a body kick.
Aleksy lands with a nice body kick.
Wagner scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aleksy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wagner avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aleksy.
Aleksy throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
Aleksy scoring well with a low kick there.
Aleksy throws the left hand but Wagner avoids the punch easily.
Aleksy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Aleksy does it's job there.
Aleksy misses with a body shot.
Wagner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aleksy.
Wagner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wagner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aleksy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aleksy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wagner throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tytus Aleksy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tytus Aleksy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aleksy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
A low kick from Aleksy misses
and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aleksy throws a wild body kick that Wagner sees coming a mile off.
Wagner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aleksy. Aleksy obviously looking to wear him down.
Aleksy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wagner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Wagner.
Aleksy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner throws a jab when Aleksy was well out of range.
Aleksy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy misses with a kick to the body
and Wagner counters with a left to the body.
Aleksy throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Aleksy is predictable there
and Wagner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aleksy really felt that one!
Tytus Aleksy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner lands with a nice body kick.
Aleksy is breathing heavily.
Aleksy throws a leg kick but Wagner checks it.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Aleksy avoided it.
Aleksy tries to work over Wagner's front leg with a kick but Wagner checks it.
Aleksy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wagner.
Aleksy checks a low kick from Wagner.
Aleksy throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Aleksy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Aleksy misses.
Aleksy misses with a leg kick
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Wagner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy lands with a nice body kick.
Wagner's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aleksy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aleksy feints and then cracks Wagner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagner down.
Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Aleksy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner.
Aleksy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aleksy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aleksy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aleksy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wagner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Aleksy misses
and Wagner counters with an outside leg kick.
Wagner moves forwards but Aleksy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aleksy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aleksy looks to land a body kick but Wagner moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy tries to land a front kick but Wagner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aleksy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Wagner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wagner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
BOOM! Wagner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Aleksy. Aleksy tries to recover but Wagner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Aleksy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Wagner!
Konrad Wagner retains his welterweight title!
Konrad Wagner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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