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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 5811 p4p, 6125 weight class) and Vasilij Krasnov (ranked 621 p4p, 642 weight class). Vasilij Krasnov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasilij Krasnov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnov scores with a punch to the head.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krasnov tries to land a body kick
and Vachon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Krasnov!
An elbow from Vachon crashes against the mat.
Vachon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Krasnov avoids the body shot from Vachon.
Krasnov misses with a left hand
and Vachon counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vachon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Krasnov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krasnov is trying to control Vachon's posture but Vachon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krasnov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krasnov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vachon scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krasnov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vachon is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krasnov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vachon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krasnov on the ground.
Krasnov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vachon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krasnov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vachon has managed to get both his arms back between Krasnov's legs - danger averted.
Krasnov looks winded!
Krasnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vachon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vachon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krasnov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA St Petersburg. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vachon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krasnov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krasnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.
Vachon trying to control but Krasnov is working from the bottom.
Krasnov looking to control.
Krasnov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vachon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vachon lands a couple of elbows.
Vachon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vachon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vachon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krasnov's head.
Krasnov keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon lands a couple of elbows.
Krasnov working for a triangle but Vachon defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vachon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vachon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krasnov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vachon passes into half guard.
Vachon wants to pass the guard but Krasnov is defending well.
Krasnov is looking for a sweep. Vachon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is looking for a kimura but Krasnov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vachon to get the leverage.
Vachon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krasnov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vachon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krasnov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vachon working Krasnov over with strikes.
Vachon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vachon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vachon 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.
Vachon moves into full mount! Krasnov won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Vachon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krasnov can pounce on him.
Vachon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krasnov can do to turn this around?
Krasnov tries to land a body kick
and Vachon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Krasnov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vasilij Krasnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vachon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krasnov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vachon is in Krasnov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vachon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasnov is keeping the position for now.
Vachon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krasnov trying to strike off his back.
Krasnov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krasnov working a defensive guard here.
Krasnov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.
Vachon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vachon closes the distance and clinches.
Vachon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krasnov avoids it.
Krasnov takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Vasilij Krasnov has been cut.
Vachon working Krasnov over with knees to the body.
Vachon lands an elbow that stopped Krasnov in his tracks for a moment.
Vachon trying to land knees to the body.
Vachon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnov stops a takedown attempt from Vachon.
Vachon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vachon missing with knees to the body.
Vachon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krasnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Krasnov avoids the elbow strike from Vachon, against the cage.
Krasnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krasnov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vachon throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krasnov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vachon is trying to drag Krasnov to the mat but Krasnov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vachon misses with an elbow over the top.
Vachon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vachon tightens his grip and picks Krasnov up, before dumping him to the ground. Krasnov manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vachon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krasnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krasnov keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Vachon is really struggling to control Krasnov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Krasnov trying to control the position.
Vachon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krasnov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vachon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vachon is in close to Krasnov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vachon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vachon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vachon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Krasnov keeps moving.
Vachon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Krasnov keeps moving.
Krasnov controls Vachon momentarily but Vachon frees himself.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Vachon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasilij Krasnov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Vachon.
Vachon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vachon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krasnov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vachon is in Krasnov's guard.
Krasnov keeping full guard, as Vachon tries to pass.
Krasnov keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Krasnov wants to stand up but Vachon is controlling him.
Krasnov trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon throwing strikes from guard but Krasnov blocks nicely.
Vachon is in close to Krasnov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krasnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vachon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vachon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vachon stands and steps away. Krasnov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Krasnov misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Krasnov. Those never looked like landing.
Vachon moves into range and clinches up with Krasnov.
Vachon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krasnov regains guard immediately.
Vachon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mad Dog Vachon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vachon advances position into side control!
Vachon working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon working the ground and pound.
 Krasnov is rocked!
Vachon is working Krasnov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krasnov is still in real trouble! Can Vachon finish him?
Vachon scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Krasnov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vachon can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Vachon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko White (ranked 3088 p4p, 24274 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 397 p4p, 699 weight class). Little Late has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
White misses the jab.
Late tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
White throws a shot from downtown. Late moves away and avoids it.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Late.
Little Late seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Late tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Late swinging wildly here.
Late misses with a low kick.
White scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from White as Late shoots in.
Niko White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Late.
White misses with an uppercut. Late saw that one coming.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Late counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Late to acknowledge the strikes.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Late tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Niko White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Late steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White blocks a head kick by Late.
Late changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Late manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White misses with a looping right.
Late is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Late wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Late blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Late shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Late keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
A jab from White finds it's way through Late's defenses.
It looks like Little Late has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Late throws a head kick that misses.
White misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Late fails to land with a series of punches.
White is looking to counter punch.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Late with a poor takedown
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Late tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Late keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Late throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throwing a counter right hand but Late manages to avoid it.
Late throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Late counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Late clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Late is trying to stall.
Late is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Late's elbow.
White slows down the pace here.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Late.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Late'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.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Late steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Little Late is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Late lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
Late dodges the punch combination from White.
Late tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws a hook but Late blocks it.
White wants to clinch
and Late makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Late wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late tries to clinch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Late tries a head kick but it misses.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White gets a clinch.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Late controls the action.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Late controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Late dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Late's head and hops out.
Late dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Late swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Late wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Late on that attempt.
Late tries to clinch up
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Late does a little dance to reset his feet.
Late wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
Late throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Late tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Late misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Late ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Late unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Late can do to turn this around?
Late tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Niko White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Late.
Late moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Late.
Late jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Late tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Late's elbow.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Late's elbow.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Late is looking for a takedown.
Late is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White has Late pressed against the cage, preventing Late from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White lands a right hand.
Niko White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Late looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White presses Late against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Late is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Late is breathing heavily.
White misses with some punches.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White has Late pressed against the cage, preventing Late from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Late jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Little Late's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White missing with a left hand there. Late was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Late clinches with his opponent.
Late fails to pull guard.
Late jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Late can't break the clinch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Late backwards.
White lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Late blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White cracks Late with a nice body shot.
Late has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Niko White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Late.
Late takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Late backwards.
White leaning against his opponent.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Late has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Late takes a shot to the head.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Late working hard to break the clinch.
White tries to work over Late's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White pushes Late back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niko White is winning the standup battle so far.
White cracks Late with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Late is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a series of punches but Late avoids them all with ease.
Late shapes to counter with a head kick.
White lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White closes the distance and clinches.
White scores with a shot to the side of Late's head.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Late's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Late is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
A bit of stalling here from White.
A shot in the inside from White.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Late is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Late up against the cage.
Late is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Late seems to have recovered his senses.
Late letting White take a breather here.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Niko White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White keeps control of Late as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White keeps control of Late as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Late is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Late has his back to the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
White cracks Late with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Late's head back.
Late throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Late.
Late misses with a combination
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White loads up on a big right hand but Late slips the punch.
White jabs Late to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Late has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Late's head.
Little Late has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Late misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko White!
Niko White really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that X-Treme Clothingâ„¢ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Little Late had this to say: 'Duh?!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Malig (ranked 2721 p4p, 6070 weight class) and Deano Clavet (ranked 168 p4p, 304 weight class). Deano Clavet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Malig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deano Clavet!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet ducks under a wild hook from Malig.
Clavet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Clavet.
Clavet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clavet trying to control from half guard but Malig is working away.
Clavet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malig is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig trying to control from the bottom.
Malig controlling the position well.
Malig's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Malig has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clavet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Clavet is looking to take a break and control but Malig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malig controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clavet is trying to control the action in half guard but Malig is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malig makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clavet trying to control the position from guard on top but Malig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clavet looking to sit in guard and control but Malig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malig sitting in guard here, content to control.
Malig is pushing down on Clavet's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clavet is fighting to maintain full guard but Malig has managed to sneak the leg through.
Malig is looking for a kimura here.
Malig not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavet is defending against the submission attempts here by Malig.
Malig performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Malig is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Clavet as he works his way to full guard.
Clavet looking to control.
Malig won't allow Clavet to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malig sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clavet's guard.
Malig uses his free foot to push down on Clavet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clavet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Malig dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malig scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clavet wants to get back to his feet but Malig is dominant here and he's now got Clavet's back!
Malig controls the position.
Malig is hanging on to Clavet's back as he tries to escape.
Malig has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Clavet! Can he survive? No! He's out! Malig gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morgan Malig!
Morgan Malig decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baldwin Baldwin Conner (ranked 2566 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Conor Bird (ranked 314 p4p, 383 weight class). Baldwin Baldwin Conner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldwin Baldwin Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor Bird!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin Conner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baldwin Conner tries to clinch up.
Baldwin Conner closes the distance and pushes Bird back into the cage.
Good body shot from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baldwin Conner tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baldwin Conner slows down the pace here.
Baldwin Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
Baldwin Conner misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner is controlling him.
Baldwin Conner working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baldwin Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baldwin Conner smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner has closed the distance and engaged Bird in a clinch.
Baldwin Conner scores with a hook to the body.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bird's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bird tries to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner is controlling the position.
Bird blocks a body shot from Baldwin Conner.
A short right from Baldwin Conner on the inside.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldwin Conner stalling against the cage.
Bird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner is controlling him.
The referee calls for Baldwin Conner to work.
Baldwin Conner leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baldwin Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Bird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baldwin Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bird tries to break free but Baldwin Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Baldwin Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird wants to break free but Baldwin Conner has control.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird is trying to break free.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Baldwin Conner keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baldwin Conner misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner scores with a shot to the side of Bird's head.
Bird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baldwin Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird can't break the clinch.
Baldwin Conner stalling against the cage.
Baldwin Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Bird blocks a body shot from Baldwin Conner.
Bird breaks from the clinch.
Baldwin Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Baldwin Conner scores with a nice right hand.
Baldwin Conner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bird can't break the clinch.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baldwin Conner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner pushes Bird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bird as Baldwin Conner tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Bird's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baldwin Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Baldwin Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin Conner has the dominant position.
Baldwin Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird is trying to break free.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
Baldwin Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Baldwin Conner keeps him there for the moment.
Baldwin Conner pushes Bird back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baldwin Conner lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baldwin Conner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldwin Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baldwin Conner misses with a body punch.
Bird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baldwin Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Bird's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Baldwin Conner.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird tries to circle away but Baldwin Conner has him pinned against the cage.
Baldwin Conner throws a head punch that misses.
Baldwin Conner tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Baldwin Conner back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Bird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baldwin Conner slowing the pace effectively.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Baldwin Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird wants to break free but Baldwin Conner has control.
Baldwin Conner prevents the takedown attempt.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldwin Conner cracks Bird with a nice body shot.
Baldwin Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Baldwin Conner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Baldwin Conner misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Baldwin Conner.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
Baldwin Conner throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baldwin Conner fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldwin Conner tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird is trying to push Baldwin Conner away but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baldwin Conner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bird tries to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner is controlling the position.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Baldwin Conner keeps him there for the moment.
Baldwin Conner lands an uppercut.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baldwin Conner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bird up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Baldwin Conner fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bird's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
Baldwin Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
Baldwin Conner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baldwin Conner.
Bird prevents a body shot from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bird is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin Conner has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bird as Baldwin Conner tries to tie him up.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner is controlling him.
Baldwin Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Baldwin Conner throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bird is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin Conner has the dominant position.
Bird is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baldwin Conner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldwin Conner trying to stall but Bird improves his position.
Baldwin Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baldwin Conner prevents Bird from breaking the clinch.
Baldwin Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but Bird gets an underhook and turns Baldwin Conner into the cage.
Baldwin Conner misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Baldwin Conner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baldwin Conner stalling the fight.
Baldwin Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baldwin Conner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baldwin Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baldwin Conner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baldwin Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baldwin Conner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bird can do to turn this around?
Baldwin Conner moves in looking to clinch but Bird pushes him off.
Bird misses with an uppercut
and Baldwin Conner counters with a straight right hand.
Baldwin Conner tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baldwin Conner tries to clinch up.
Baldwin Conner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bird under the eye.
Baldwin Conner clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baldwin Conner lands a body punch.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baldwin Conner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baldwin Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baldwin Conner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Baldwin Conner looking to slow down the pace here.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
Bird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird is trying to break free.
Bird is trying to push Baldwin Conner away but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baldwin Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
Baldwin Conner has Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conor Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldwin Baldwin Conner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Baldwin Conner fails to land.
Bird is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin Conner has the dominant position.
Bird wants to break free but Baldwin Conner has control.
A short uppercut from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird tries to circle away but Baldwin Conner has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bird is looking to break free of the clinch but Baldwin Conner has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baldwin Conner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Baldwin Conner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bird.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baldwin Conner tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bird is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin Conner has the dominant position.
Baldwin Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Baldwin Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Baldwin Conner working aggressively here.
A short right from Baldwin Conner on the inside.
Baldwin Conner stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baldwin Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baldwin Conner fails to land.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldwin Conner stalling.
Bird wants to break free but Baldwin Conner has control.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
Baldwin Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
A short right from Baldwin Conner on the inside.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Bird wants a takedown but no success here.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Bird.
Baldwin Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldwin Baldwin Conner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baldwin Conner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldwin Baldwin Conner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Wei (ranked 2689 p4p, 2101 weight class) and Li Bai (ranked 343 p4p, 279 weight class). Bai has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Wei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Bai!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bai scores with a body shot.
Bai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bai closes the distance and clinches.
Bai lands a body shot.
Wei is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bai is defending well.
Wei takes a shot to the head.
Wei goes for a takedown attempt but Bai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bai dives in for a single leg takedown but Wei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Wei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bai cracks Wei with a good jab.
Wei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bai clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bai tries to work over Wei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wei tries for a takedown but Bai manages to get underhooks.
Bai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bai can't find room to land a body shot as Wei controls the action.
Wei drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bai is defending well.
Wei has Bai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wei is breathing heavily.
Wei has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wei is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Bai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wei is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bai to the mat. Bai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wei trying to control the position from guard on top but Bai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wei postures up in Bai's guard and throws a big left but Bai blocks it.
Wei is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wei slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've been hearing that Wei has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wei throws an elbow but Bai slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai seems a little lost for a moment, as Wei dominates the positioning.
Wei working the head and body with strikes.
Wei wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bai, who protects the arm well.
Wei 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.
Wei taking a breather here.
Wei working away.
The referee asks Wei politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wei prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bai but Bai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bai lands a nice shot to the body.
Bai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wei rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bai, as that shot connected.
Bai forces Wei back against the cage and clinches.
Bai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Bai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wei swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai.
Bai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bai stuffs the takedown attempt from Wei. Wei gets slowly back to his feet.
Bai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wei.
Li Bai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bai scores with a shot to the body.
Bai instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bai lands with a light punch inside.
Bai misses with a body punch.
Bai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Bai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li Bai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wei is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Wei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bai lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bai is defending well.
Wei is trying to drag Bai to the mat but Bai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bai scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bai.
A right handed body shot lands from Bai.
Bai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wei backwards.
Bai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bai presses Wei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bai pushes Wei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bai.
Bai cracks Wei with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bai.
A left hand lands to the body for Bai.
Bai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bai.
 Wei is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bai.
Oh Wei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bai cracks Wei with a nice body shot.
Bai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bai misses with some punches.
Bai misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bai throws a punch but it's blocked by Wei.
Bai throws a punch but it's blocked by Wei.
Bai has a couple of punches blocked by Wei.
Bai misses with some punches.
Bai misses with some punches.
Wei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wei looking for a takedown.
Bai throws a punch but it's blocked by Wei.
Bai misses with some punches.
Bai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bai working aggressively here.
Bai stalling the fight.
Bai misses with some punches.
Wei drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wei drops his hands momentarily. Bai doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Wei staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Wei doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Bai!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Bai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vudu Sims (ranked 1558 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 90 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vudu Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCallen defends it nicely.
No joy there for Sims, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCallen clinches up against the cage.
McCallen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCallen lands with a right to the head.
McCallen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sims is trying to pull guard but McCallen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vudu Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCallen lands with a right to the head.
McCallen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCallen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCallen lands with a left to the head.
McCallen scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.
McCallen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCallen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sims fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCallen.
Sims fails to pull guard.
McCallen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCallen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCallen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McCallen - that landed with a thud.
McCallen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McCallen scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCallen lands a left hand.
McCallen lands with a left to the head.
McCallen pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims tries to pull guard but McCallen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from McCallen on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for McCallen.
McCallen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallen pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCallen pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCallen lands a left hand.
McCallen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCallen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCallen pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from McCallen on the inside.
McCallen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sims is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCallen to keep the fight standing.
McCallen lands a shoulder strike.
McCallen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCallen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCallen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCallen missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCallen.
Sims tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCallen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
McCallen lands a right hand.
McCallen pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCallen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sims blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCallen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCallen.
McCallen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCallen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McCallen on the inside.
McCallen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCallen lands a shoulder strike.
Sims is rocked!
McCallen lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Sims is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCallen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCallen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
A short uppercut from McCallen.
McCallen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
McCallen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from McCallen.
McCallen lands a right hand.
McCallen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCallen lands with a short shot to the head.
McCallen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCallen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCallen lands with a left to the head.
Sims tries to pull guard but McCallen holds him up against the cage and eventually Sims drops back down to his feet.
McCallen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head.
McCallen pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallen lands with a short shot to the head.
McCallen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sims tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCallen just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCallen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
McCallen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCallen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCallen.
Still in the clinch, McCallen scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCallen lands with a right to the head.
Sims takes a shot to the head.
Sims tries to pull guard but McCallen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sims is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCallen to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCallen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCallen.
McCallen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head.
McCallen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor McCallen dominated that round.
That's time! Sims's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sims misses with an uppercut. McCallen saw that one coming.
Vudu Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sims seems to have got his legs back now.
Sims uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCallen.
Sims showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCallen.
Sims swings widly with a right hand
and McCallen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sims will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCallen clinches with his opponent.
McCallen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head.
Sims fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by McCallen.
A short right from McCallen on the inside.
Sims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCallen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims is trying to pull guard but McCallen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vudu Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, McCallen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trevor McCallen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCallen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCallen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from McCallen.
McCallen lands with a light punch inside.
Sims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallen scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from McCallen.
McCallen lands with a right to the head.
McCallen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCallen.
McCallen lands a big right hand that drops Sims! The killer instinct kicks in and McCallen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McCallen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor McCallen!
Trevor McCallen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 247 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 38 p4p, 188 weight class). Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinogradov tries to counter with a takedown but Oliva is quick to defend against it.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliva tries to sprawl out of it but Vinogradov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vinogradov dives in and grabs Oliva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliva pushes down on Vinogradov's head and hops out.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva digs a good hook to Vinogradov's body.
Nice defenses there by Oliva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
Vinogradov throws an overhand right that lands on Oliva's shoulder, as Oliva tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Oliva.
Oliva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Vinogradov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinogradov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliva sprawls and moves away.
Oliva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Oliva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliva.
Vinogradov cracks Oliva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinogradov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vinogradov throws a strike aimed at the side of Oliva's head but Oliva avoids it well.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vinogradov advances to full mount.
Vinogradov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Oliva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oliva tries to get to full guard but Vinogradov has control of the leg.
Oliva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vinogradov prevents Oliva from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oliva defends it well.
Vinogradov is pressing down on Oliva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliva is holding on for now.
Vinogradov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliva is just riding it out for now. Vinogradov eventually gives up the hold.
Oliva wants to get back to full guard.
Vinogradov uses his free foot to push down on Oliva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oliva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is squirming around, avoiding Vinogradov's attempts to control the action.
Oliva wants to control but Vinogradov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinogradov controlling his opponent.
Oliva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oliva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vinogradov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliva tries to hold on but Vinogradov pushes him away.
Oliva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oliva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Oliva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliva lunges at Vinogradov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vinogradov's hand.
The fighters circling - Vinogradov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinogradov's head.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
Oliva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vinogradov is out of range and Oliva settles back down.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Oliva.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov attempts a counter takedown but Oliva avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov shoots in for a double leg but Oliva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliva throws a combination. Vinogradov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vinogradov misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
Oliva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Oliva misses with the combination.
Vinogradov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliva in his tracks.
Vinogradov swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov dives in and grabs Oliva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliva pushes down on Vinogradov's head and hops out.
Vinogradov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliva on the side of the head.
Vinogradov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Biscuit Oliva's cut even more.
Vinogradov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Oliva to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Oliva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliva throws an off balance right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva is rocked!
Oliva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vinogradov's hands.
Oliva has closed the distance and engaged Vinogradov in a clinch.
Oliva is trying to stall.
I was talking to Vinogradov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinogradov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Oliva.
Oliva is pressed up against the cage. Vinogradov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliva down to the mat. Oliva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oliva enables Vinogradov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oliva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliva is wriggling around but Vinogradov manages to pass to half guard.
Sergey Vinogradov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vinogradov is working for a submission of some sort.
Vinogradov is keen to just control but Oliva is a slippery customer.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura but Oliva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinogradov to get the leverage.
Vinogradov is keen to just control but Oliva is a slippery customer.
Vinogradov seems to be looking for submissions.
Oliva is looking to improve his position.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
Oliva is not content to let Vinogradov control the position.
Vinogradov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliva misses with a straight left.
Oliva lands with a good body shot.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vinogradov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliva pinned against the cage. Oliva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliva cracks Vinogradov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Oliva lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Oliva swinging wildly here.
Vinogradov tries to counter with a takedown but Oliva is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinogradov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliva slips a straight right by Vinogradov.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov with a poor takedown
enabling Oliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliva misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinogradov's head backwards.
Oliva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinogradov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a hook but Vinogradov blocks it.
Biscuit Oliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Vinogradov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliva avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vinogradov with a body shot.
Oliva throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliva as he avoids it easily.
Oliva throws a big counter head kick but Vinogradov avoids it with no problem.
Vinogradov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliva's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oliva on his heels. He'll look to pass Oliva's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vinogradov wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle but Oliva pushes his legs off easily.
Oliva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vinogradov working for a triangle but Oliva defends it easily.
Vinogradov has his foot on Oliva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looking to pass the guard.
Oliva throwing strikes from guard but Vinogradov blocks nicely.
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle but Oliva pushes his legs off easily.
Oliva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vinogradov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vinogradov keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliva 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Biscuit Oliva made sure he mentioned KOMBAT KLOTHING, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 724 p4p, 782 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 114 p4p, 126 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. 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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16 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic looks to throw the jab but Tassen is out of range.
Tassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pjetlic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pjetlic fails to land with a series of punches.
Pjetlic misses the jab.
Tassen takes a swing at Pjetlic's ribcage but misses.
Tassen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pjetlic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pjetlic swings wildly with an uppercut but Tassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pjetlic tries to throw a body punch but Tassen avoids it by throwing Pjetlic back against the cage.
Pjetlic working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tassen.
A left hand lands to the body for Pjetlic.
A right hand to the body from Pjetlic.
Tassen takes a shot to the head.
Pjetlic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen is trying to force a seperation but Pjetlic has the dominant position.
Pjetlic lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Pjetlic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pjetlic.
We've been hearing reports that Tassen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pjetlic cracks Tassen with a nice body shot.
Tassen is trying to break the clinch but Pjetlic is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Pjetlic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tassen blocking some punches.
Pjetlic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pjetlic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tassen.
Pjetlic lands a shoulder strike.
Pjetlic lands a body punch.
Tassen is breathing heavily.
Pjetlic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tassen controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic tries to throw a body punch but Tassen avoids it by throwing Pjetlic back against the cage.
Pjetlic works on Tassen's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pjetlic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pjetlic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tassens head.
Pjetlic lands with a light punch inside.
Pjetlic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pjetlic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pjetlic.
Pjetlic lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tassen.
Tassen prevents a body shot from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic misses with some punches.
Pjetlic lands a right hand.
Pjetlic manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pjetlic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tassen.
Pjetlic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tassen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pjetlic throws a hook but Tassen avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tassen misses the target.
Pjetlic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pjetlic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pjetlic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tassen misses with a jab to the body
and Pjetlic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tassen misses with an uppercut
and Pjetlic counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Lee Tassen has been cut.
Pjetlic throws the left hand but Tassen avoids the punch easily.
Pjetlic slips under a jab.
Tassen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic swings for the body but Tassen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tassen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pjetlic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tassen at a distance.
Tassen avoids the body shot from Pjetlic.
Tassen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pjetlic avoids the body shot from Tassen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Pjetlic - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pjetlic to score with a decent uppercut.
Pjetlic misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Pjetlic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tassen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pjetlic with a jab.
Pjetlic misses with an uppercut. Tassen saw that one coming.
Tassen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pjetlic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tassen.
Tassen digs a good body shot into Pjetlic's ribs.
Tassen throws a body punch but Pjetlic moves out of range.
Tassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pjetlic! But no joy.
Pjetlic misses with a straight left.
Tassen is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Tassen.
Tassen throws a looping overhand right but Pjetlic ducks down to avoid it.
Tassen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pjetlic connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maro Pjetlic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Tassen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tassen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic slips a jab and a cross from Tassen.
Tassen loads up on a big right hand but Pjetlic slips the punch.
Pjetlic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tassen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tassen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Tassen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tassen moves away from the strike by Pjetlic.
Tassen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tassen lands a jab to the head.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tassen misses the shot to the body.
Pjetlic lands a nice looking body shot.
Pjetlic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tassens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pjetlic scores with a body shot.
Pjetlic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tassen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tassen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooh!!! Pjetlic has knocked Tassen down with a huge combo! Pjetlic steps away and waves a wobbly Tassen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tassen is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Tassen covering up! Pjetlic comes in with a big uppercut and Tassen goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maro Pjetlic!
During a confident post fight interview, Maro Pjetlic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Green (ranked 220 p4p, 128 weight class) and Kofi Ousmane (ranked 29 p4p, 17 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kofi Ousmane!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ousmane misses with a straight left.
Green tries to counter with a takedown but Ousmane is quick to defend against it.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green attempts a counter takedown but Ousmane avoids it well and moves away.
Green avoids the body shot from Ousmane.
Green throws a hook to the side of Ousmane's head but Ousmane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Green takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Green wants to pass the guard but Ousmane is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Green is pressing down on Ousmane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ousmane is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ousmane is just riding it out for now. Green eventually gives up the hold.
Green wants to free his trapped foot but Ousmane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Green working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ousmane's thigh. Ousmane counters though and makes it back to full guard.
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.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Ousmane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ousmane stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Green is looking to sweep but instead, Ousmane has passed into half guard.
Green wants to control but Ousmane is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Ousmane is very close to passing his half guard.
Green preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Ousmane is very close to passing his half guard.
Green tries to get to full guard but Ousmane has control of the leg.
Green trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as Ousmane sits in half guard.
Green wants to improve his position but Ousmane is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ousmane throws a big shot that misses.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green slips under a jab.
Green looks to land a body kick but Ousmane moved away.
Green slips a jab from Ousmane.
Ousmane misses the shot to the body.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green misses with a body kick.
Ousmane misses with a hook
and Green counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Green wants to free his trapped foot but Ousmane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ousmane moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Ousmane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Ousmane misses.
Green slips under a jab.
Ousmane throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ousmane!
Green tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ousmane looking for a sweep but Green has passed into full mount! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green forces the positional change into back control.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ousmane can do to turn this around?
Ousmane just trying to survive but Green is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looking for the choke but no joy.
Green slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Green working for a choke but Ousmane is defending well.
Ousmane has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ousmane staying busy and making it hard for Green to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green looking to break Ousmane's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ousmane remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Green will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ousmane is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Green is looking for the choke from the back position but Ousmane is controlling his hands well.
Ousmane just trying to survive but Green is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Green struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ousmane is trying to break free.
Green working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane tries to escape but Green has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ousmane staying busy and making it hard for Green to control.
What can Ousmane do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Green is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Green controlling well, preventing Ousmane from escaping the position.
Ousmane preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Green.
Ousmane looking very determined here, making life difficult for Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ousmane has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Green's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ousmane just trying to survive but Green is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Green dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green looks to land a body kick but Ousmane moved away.
Ousmane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ousmane sprawls and moves away.
Green throws the left hand but Ousmane avoids the punch easily.
Green scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ousmane tries to improve position but can't.
Green works to advance to full mount. Ousmane defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green looking to control but Ousmane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ousmane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green wants to take his opponent's back but Ousmane doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to take his opponent's back but instead Ousmane manages to regain half guard.
Green performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Ousmane defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Ousmane defends the submission attempt.
Ousmane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Green is working for a kimura here but Ousmane manages to reverse the position and he's now in Green's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Ousmane is proving a slippery customer.
Ousmane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Green's guard.
Green wants to improve his position but Ousmane is controlling well.
Green wants to sweep but Ousmane has passed to side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Green tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ousmane presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane lands a heavy elbow.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ousmane content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ousmane prevents Green from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ed Green did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick there by Green.
Ousmane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Ousmane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ousmane misses with a two punch combination.
Ousmane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ed Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Ousmane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Kofi Ousmane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Ousmane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ousmane throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ousmane sprawls and moves away.
Green throws a leg kick but Ousmane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ousmane is trying to defend but Green finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ousmane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ousmane keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Green is pushing down on Ousmane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ousmane is fighting to maintain full guard but Green has managed to sneak the leg through.
Green is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Green controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Green passes Ousmane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Ousmane defends it.
Green is working for a submission of some sort.
Ousmane is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working for an americana but Ousmane has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Green was thinking about the submission.
Ousmane looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Green puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Green is just content to waste time from the top position. Ousmane takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ousmane is keeping the position for now.
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.
Green is looking to pass into half guard but Ousmane pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ousmane is in guard.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Ousmane defends easily.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Green had his way with Kofi Ousmane in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Green throws a combination that misses
and Ousmane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green fails to land the takedown.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ousmane avoids the head kick by Green.
Ousmane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ousmane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Ousmane throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ousmane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Ousmane avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Ousmane misses.
Ousmane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ousmane instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ousmane fails to land.
Ousmane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green pulls guard.
Ousmane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Green controls Ousmane momentarily but Ousmane frees himself.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ousmane manages to get himself to full guard.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Ousmane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ousmane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green is fighting to break Ousmane's control of his arms but Ousmane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ousmane keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Ousmane is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green lands a high kick!
Ousmane throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ousmane throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Ousmane misses with a straight left.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ousmane.
Ed Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Ousmane throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Ousmane does no damage.
Green tries to counter with a takedown but Ousmane is quick to defend against it.
Ousmane just misses with a punch to the body.
Green drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ousmane sprawls and moves away.
Ousmane is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ousmane misses the shot to the body.
Green scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Green is defended easily by Ousmane.
Kofi Ousmane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ed Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ousmane takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kofi Ousmane.
I think Green has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Green!
Ed Green is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Ed Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 32 p4p, 144 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 6 p4p, 19 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veainu doesn't seem bothered though.
Godoi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Veainu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godoi scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
We've been told by Veainu's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veainu misses the jab.
Godoi throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
Veainu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Godoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Veainu's head.
Veainu lunges at Godoi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godoi's hand.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu defending well as Godoi loads up on a big left hand.
Veainu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking.
Godoi staying out of range there.
Godoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godoi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu scores with a sloppy right hand. Godoi should have avoided that one.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Veainu looks to land a right hand but Godoi moved out of range.
Veainu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Godoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Siale Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Veainu. Those never looked like landing.
Godoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godoi slips under a jab from Veainu.
A countering left hand to the body from Godoi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Godoi moves away and avoids it.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
Godoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Godoi digs a good hook to Veainu's body.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godoi.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Godoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godoi! But no joy.
Godoi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Godoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Veainu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veainu takes a swing at Godoi's ribcage but misses.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Godoi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veainu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Godoi moves away from the strike by Veainu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Godoi's head but Godoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Veainu throws a big shot that misses.
Godoi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Godoi counters with a nice body shot.
Godoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Godoi slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Godoi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veainu doesn't seem phased though.
Godoi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Veainu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godoi's head backwards.
That has opened up Guilherme Godoi's cut even more.
Godoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Godoi misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guilherme Godoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi'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.
Veainu blocks a jab.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu throws a big shot that misses.
Godoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Veainu.
Godoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Godoi.
A jab from Godoi misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi punishes Veainu's body with a nice straight punch.
Veainu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
A nice side step and Godoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godoi.
Godoi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Godoi misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Godoi cracks a nice hook into Veainu's ribs.
Godoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veainu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Godoi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Godoi slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godoi! But no joy.
Veainu throws a good cross that connects.
Godoi connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godoi lands a really nice looking cross but Veainu seems unphased.
Godoi slips under a jab from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godoi blocks a jab.
Godoi blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Godoi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Veainu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Godoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Godoi manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Veainu. Those never looked like landing.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Godoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Veainu misses with a left hand
enabling Godoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Godoi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu stuns Godoi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Godoi misses with a straight left.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godoi.
Veainu tries to bum rush Godoi with a series of wild strikes but Godoi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Godoi is just out of range.
Godoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Veainu misses.
Veainu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Godoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veainu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Veainu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guilherme Godoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
Godoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Godoi misses the shot to the body.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Godoi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veainu lunges at Godoi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godoi's hand.
A jab from Veainu misses.
Godoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godoi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veainu moves away.
Godoi dodges the punch combination from Veainu.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Godoi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi lands a right hook to the body.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veainu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Godoi slips a jab from Veainu.
Godoi thuds a left hand into Veainu's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Godoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Godoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi lands with a straight right. Veainu didn't see that one coming.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
enabling Godoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Veainu is rocked!
Godoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veainu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Godoi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Veainu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Oh Veainu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godoi drops Veainu with a naaaaasty hook - Veainu is in real trouble here! Godoi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Godoi!
Guilherme Godoi is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Guilherme Godoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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