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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 973 p4p, 2560 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 144 p4p, 351 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whatever. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Martinyuk misses with a hook.
Bishop throws a low kick but Martinyuk avoids it.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Martinyuk checks it.
Martinyuk works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Martinyuk is out of range.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martinyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinyuk connects with a single shot there.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Martinyuk.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinyuk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Martinyuk avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bishop backs up against the cage.
Bishop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinyuk checks the leg kick.
Martinyuk is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinyuk checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop sizes up Martinyuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a hook
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Martinyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinyuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Martinyuk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
A big right from Martinyuk misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Martinyuk misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinyuk moves away.
Martinyuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Martinyuk slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Martinyuk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinyuk misses with a head kick.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Martinyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinyuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Martinyuk.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Martinyuk. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bishop might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martinyuk has got the better of the exchanges.
Bishop cracks Martinyuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinyuk misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinyuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinyuk lands a slapping body shot.
Martinyuk misses with a shot to the body
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Martinyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bishop.
Bishop thumps Martinyuk with a low kick.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Martinyuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Martinyuk sees coming a mile off.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinyuk on the side of the head.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinyuk misses with a straight right.
Martinyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Bishop misses with a right hand
enabling Martinyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonid Martinyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop walks into a left hand.
Martinyuk throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Martinyuk misses with a straight right.
Bishop feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Martinyuk misses the shot to the body.
Bishop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Martinyuk is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
A big left from Martinyuk misses.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Martinyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinyuk tries to avoid it.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinyuk.
Bishop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Martinyuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Martinyuk misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinyuk.
Bishop misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop throws a head kick that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop wants to slow Martinyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinyuk throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a nice body shot.
Martinyuk scores with a head kick.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonid Martinyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Martinyuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Martinyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinyuk misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Martinyuk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinyuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Martinyuk.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Martinyuk checks it.
It looked like Martinyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop connects with a leg kick.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Martinyuk's leg but Martinyuk calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop moves forwards but Martinyuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Keith Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Keith Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop throws a hook but Martinyuk avoids it easily.
Martinyuk lands with a good body shot.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Martinyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bishop.
Decent striking displayed by Martinyuk there.
Martinyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Martinyuk.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinyuk.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Martinyuk moved out of range.
Martinyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Martinyuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk scores with a jab.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinyuk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinyuk lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Martinyuk misses its target.
Bishop tries a low kick but Martinyuk avoids it.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a right hand to the body.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinyuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinyuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinyuk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bishop will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Martinyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinyuk tries to avoid it.
Martinyuk checks a low kick from Bishop.
A little feinted left hand from Martinyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Leonid Martinyuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinyuk lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Martinyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinyuk 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Martinyuk!
A relieved looking Leonid Martinyuk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Keith Bishop stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill Be Back Fans'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 1306 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 195 p4p, 171 weight class). Voronin comes to the cage accompanied by Katyusha. Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Abel wants to clinch.
Voronin defending well as Abel loads up on a big left hand.
Voronin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel has managed to clinch.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Voronin tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Abel misses with an elbow strike.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Abel.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Abel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Voronin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronin tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
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!
Voronin avoids a wild elbow strike from Abel.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
Voronin scores with a hook to the body.
Voronin is leaning against Abel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Voronin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abel can turn it around.
A short left from Abel.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Voronin lands a body punch.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abel misses with some punches.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin managing to block the knees to the body from Abel.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abel looks winded!
Voronin lands a left hand.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel misses with some punches.
Abel tries to land a knee to the head but Voronin blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Voronin.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Abel blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Voronin avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronin controls his hands.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronin lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin lands with a left to the head.
Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Abel lands a right hand.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voronin is defending well for now.
Abel working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin with a nice cross.
Voronin has managed to clinch.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin works on Abel's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Abel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voronin is defending well for now.
Aristides Abel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin lands with a right to the head.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands a shot to the body.
Abel pushes off an throws an elbow but Voronin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Voronin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abel.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin avoids the elbow strike from Abel, against the cage.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin blocks the elbow strike.
Abel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voronin lands a body punch.
Abel is breathing heavily.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin blocks an elbow strike.
Abel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
A short right from Voronin.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voronin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Voronin works on Abel's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronin tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Abel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronin.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin avoiding damage as Abel throws knees to the body.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronin tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin lands a body shot.
Voronin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronin.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Voronin as the two fighters clinch.
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Voronin gets through Abel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Voronin works on Abel's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Voronin on the inside.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Abel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Abel pushes Voronin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronin lands a head kick!
Abel throws a lazy head kick
and Voronin counters with a three punch combo that has Abel backing up. Abel nods at Voronin to acknowledge the strikes.
 Abel is rocked!
Voronin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abel is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronin finish him?
Voronin walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Abel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Voronin swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Abel's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Voronin!
An out of breath Andriy Voronin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dungey (ranked 1517 p4p, 1252 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 204 p4p, 169 weight class). Eric Dungey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Dungey slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dungey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dungey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Dungey walks into a stiff left hand from Bautista.
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dungey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bautista's knee momentarily.
Dungey delivers a nice body kick.
Dungey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bautista's head.
Bautista looks to land a combination. Dungey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Dungey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dungey takes one on the button.
Bautista looks for the body kick but Dungey saw that one coming.
Bautista scores with a sloppy right hand. Dungey should have avoided that one.
Dungey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bautista has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bautista checks a leg kick.
Bautista swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dungey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Dungey's torso.
Dungey walks into a straight right hand from Bautista.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista lands with a straight right. Dungey didn't see that one coming.
Bautista digs a good hook to Dungey's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bautista.
Dungey is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.
Dungey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bautista scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dungey slips a jab from Bautista.
Dungey throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dungey blocks it well.
Bautista throws a hook but Dungey avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dungey misses the target.
Dungey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bautista finds it's way round the side to connect with Dungey's head.
 Dungey is rocked!
Bautista throws an overhand right that drops Dungey like a sack of potatoes! Bautista dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
Drax Bautista decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 1534 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Neville Southall (ranked 228 p4p, 188 weight class). Ted Bundy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Southall is predictable there
and Bundy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bundy.
Southall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Southall keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Southall has his foot on Bundy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bundy works his way back into a safe position though.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bundy trying to control but Southall is working from the bottom.
Bundy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bundy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bundy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bundy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bundy trying to control but Southall is working from the bottom.
Bundy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy looks up at the clock and then as Southall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bundy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southall is trying to buck Bundy off.
Southall is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy avoids the strikes from the bottom by Southall.
Southall tries to escape but Bundy is in control.
Southall is looking for a sweep.
Bundy working the ground and pound.
Bundy lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Southall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bundy connects with a decent elbow.
Southall taking a bit of punishment here - Bundy scoring with strikes.
Southall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bundy's best efforts.
Bundy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Southall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bundy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bundy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Southall is rocked!
That has opened up Neville Southall's cut even more.
Bundy looking to finish Southall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Southall!
Southall is still in real trouble! Can Bundy finish him?
Neville Southall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Neville Southall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ted Bundy!
A relieved looking Ted Bundy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 990 p4p, 918 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 138 p4p, 131 weight class). Kluba has chosen Kiss The Girl as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith instigates a clinch.
Kluba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith prevents a body shot from Kluba.
Kluba blocks an uppercut.
Kluba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith lands an elbow just above Kluba 's eye.
It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Kluba prevents a body shot from Smith.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Kluba misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith tries a body shot but Kluba blocks it.
Kluba wants to stall.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kluba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kluba's defenses.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith darts in and clinches Kluba up against the cage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Sebastian Kluba's cut even more.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Kluba swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Kluba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kluba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kluba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Smith clinches.
Smith lands a right hand.
Kluba misses with a punch on the inside.
Kluba looking to stall.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba looking to stall.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Kluba takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kluba on the side of the head.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kluba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Kluba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba walks into a left hand.
Smith tries to clinch up but Kluba circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith tries to clinch but Kluba moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kluba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kluba digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith is working Kluba over against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kluba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Despite the aggression on Kluba's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluba throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kluba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluba tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Kluba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Kluba.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Sebastian Kluba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Kluba shrugs off.
Kluba tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kluba swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Kluba tries to tie him up.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Sebastian Kluba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Kluba in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sebastian Kluba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 414 p4p, 864 weight class) and Frog Ribbit (ranked 56 p4p, 120 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Ife Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit lands a glancing blow to the side of Edwards's head.
 It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbit misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Ribbit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribbit misses the shot to the body.
Edwards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ribbit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edwards will feel that in the morning.
Ribbit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
Ribbit tries a quick counter leg kick but Edwards is wise to it.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribbit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribbit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ribbit misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribbit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Ribbit's head but Ribbit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Ribbit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ribbit cracks Edwards with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a nice strike.
Ribbit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards is looking to counter punch.
Ribbit walks into a stiff left hand from Edwards.
Edwards lands with an uppercut that bounces Ribbit off the cage and back into range.
Ribbit misses with a hook.
Ribbit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbit.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
We've been informed that Ribbit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ribbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Ribbit misses.
Ribbit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Ribbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Ribbit misses with a body punch
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Ribbit swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Ribbit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Ribbit.
Ribbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbit throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a nice body shot.
Ribbit digs a good hook to Edwards's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit with a nice calf kick.
Frog Ribbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribbit punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Edwards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Edwards cracks Ribbit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Ribbit's front leg but catches the back leg as Ribbit tries to avoid it.
Ribbit throws a shot to the body.
Edwards slips a straight right by Ribbit.
Ribbit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edwards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ribbit scrambles back to his feet.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ribbit! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit drops his hands momentarily and Edwards takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribbit! Edwards lets Ribbit back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ribbit is rocked!
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Ribbit's head but Ribbit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribbit is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbit misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Edwards tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbit seems to have recovered his senses.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbit.
Ribbit swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribbit! Edwards lets Ribbit back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribbit throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
Edwards throws an overhand right that drops Ribbit like a sack of potatoes! Edwards dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ife Edwards!
After the big win, Ife Edwards made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 550 p4p, 802 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 12 p4p, 22 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Delsarte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Menshikov misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that Menshikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Menshikov misses with a few strikes there.
Delsarte connects with an inside leg kick.
Delsarte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
Delsarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menshikov.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menshikov.
A left lands for Delsarte.
Menshikov misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delsarte.
Nice jab there from Menshikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menshikov misses with a body shot.
Menshikov throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
Menshikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Menshikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delsarte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Menshikov. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Delsarte.
Menshikov looks to land a left hand but Delsarte moved out of range nicely.
Menshikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Menshikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Menshikov lands with a nice body punch.
Menshikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Menshikov drops Delsarte with a beautiful combination! Delsarte stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Menshikov is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menshikov misses with a jab to the body
and Delsarte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menshikov cracks Delsarte with a hook to the temple - Delsarte is on wobbly legs here! Menshikov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Delsarte falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Menshikov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maxim Menshikov!
Maxim Menshikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Gauthier Delsarte had this to say: 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 1315 p4p, 363 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 197 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arthur Menezes enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broderick scores with a leg kick.
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menezes instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Menezes tries to pull guard but Broderick holds him up against the cage and eventually Menezes drops back down to his feet.
Broderick misses with a body punch.
Broderick scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Arthur Menezes has been cut.
Broderick landing knees to the body.
Broderick landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Menezes tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
Menezes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Broderick smiles and moves away.
Menezes jabs Broderick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Menezes lands a body shot.
Menezes throws a lazy uppercut
and Broderick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick tries to clinch there but Menezes circles away.
A shot to the body from Menezes misses
and Broderick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broderick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menezes.
Menezes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broderick avoids the body shot from Menezes.
Broderick moves into the clinch.
Menezes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Broderick prevents a body shot from Menezes.
Menezes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broderick tries a body shot but Menezes blocks it.
Menezes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Broderick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunter Broderick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
Menezes lands with a left to the head.
Menezes pulls guard effortlessly.
Broderick is sitting in close to Menezes's body. Menezes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Broderick is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Broderick is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Menezes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Menezes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 293 p4p, 622 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 45 p4p, 89 weight class). Borgia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye Of The Tiger. 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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia cracks Kurri with a good jab.
Borgia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurri.
Kurri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borgia cracks Kurri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borgia jabs Kurri right on the nose. Kurri blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Kurri.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Borgia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Borgia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurri gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurri is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia winds up and cracks Kurri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Borgia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
Kurri is pulling down on Borgia's head. It's preventing any offense from Borgia, at least for the moment.
Borgia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borgia works over Kurri with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurri working for a triangle but Borgia defends it easily.
Kurri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borgia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borgia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia postures up and lands a big shot to Kurri's brow.
Kurri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Borgia trying to control but Kurri is working from the bottom.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Borgia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Borgia stopping the sweep attempt from Kurri.
Kurri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borgia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borgia pushes down on Kurri's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Borgia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri actively working from the bottom here.
Kurri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borgia is working away from the top position though.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurri is looking to control Borgia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurri avoid being mounted?
Borgia slips a nice elbow through Kurri's hands, connecting with Kurri's forehead.
Borgia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borgia lands a nice short elbow.
Borgia is thwarting Kurri's attempts to control the position.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kurri is not content to let Borgia control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borgia connects with a nice short shot to Kurri's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri missing with punches from the bottom.
Borgia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borgia is working for a submission of some sort.
Kurri is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia working Kurri over with strikes.
Borgia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kurri taking some punishment here, with Borgia in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borgia is thwarting Kurri's attempts to control the position.
Kurri is refusing to be controlled, as Borgia sits in half guard.
Kurri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia dominated that round.
That's time! Borgia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borgia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borgia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Borgia lands a nice forearm strike.
Borgia is chipping away with strikes.
Borgia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kurri sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy.
Cesare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Borgia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri tries to get to full guard but Borgia has control of the leg.
Kurri taking some punishment here, with Borgia in his half guard.
Borgia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurri can do to turn this around?
Kurri trying to control here.
Borgia working over Kurri with some ground and pound. Kurri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kurri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borgia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borgia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurri looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Borgia has picked Kurri up and slammed him! Kurri can't keep hold of the triangle and Borgia manages to pass to side control!
Kurri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borgia wants to control but Kurri is keeping him busy.
Borgia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to control the action but Kurri is working from the bottom.
Kurri is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Borgia is chipping away with strikes.
Kurri takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kurri regains half guard.
Kurri is not content to let Borgia control the position.
Borgia working over Kurri with some ground and pound. Kurri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kurri is refusing to be controlled, as Borgia sits in half guard.
Borgia is nestled in close to Kurri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but Kurri defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Borgia pulls his head out easily.
Kurri is staying active underneath Borgia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borgia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kurri is just riding it out for now. Borgia eventually gives up the hold.
Kurri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borgia lands with a punch from half guard.
Kurri gets full guard.
Borgia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kurri is rocked!
Borgia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurri is still in real trouble! Can Borgia finish him?
Borgia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borgia's guard.
Kurri wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
Borgia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurri manages to get himself to full guard.
Borgia postures up.
Borgia landing some decent shots from guard.
Kurri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borgia's guard.
Borgia managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurri is pushing down on Borgia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Borgia is fighting to maintain full guard but Kurri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kurri seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurri wants to work for an arm triangle but Borgia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kurri lands strikes from half guard.
Borgia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kurri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borgia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Borgia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurri swinging wildly here.
Borgia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurri moves in looking to clinch but Borgia pushes him off.
Borgia looks to land a left hand but Kurri moved out of range nicely.
Kurri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cesare Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurri was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
It seemed like Kurri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri throws a combination. Borgia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kurri stuffs the takedown.
Kurri has managed to clinch.
Kurri prevents Borgia from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri blocks a body shot from Borgia.
Borgia tries to throw a body punch but Kurri avoids it by throwing Borgia back against the cage.
Borgia wants to take the fight to the mat but Kurri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Borgia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Borgia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia tightens his grip and picks Kurri up, before dumping him to the ground. Kurri manages to land in guard.
Borgia tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurri is retaining full guard.
Kurri throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.
Kurri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borgia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borgia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia distracts Kurri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borgia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borgia is in close to Kurri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.
Borgia postures up and lands a big shot to Kurri's brow.
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Kurri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borgia is in close to Kurri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurri controls Borgia momentarily but Borgia frees himself.
Borgia chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.
Kurri striking off his back but it's not causing Borgia any problems.
Cesare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurri is trying to control the position but Borgia postures up.
Kurri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borgia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borgia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Kurri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurri throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Borgia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kurri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borgia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kurri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurri striking off his back but it's not causing Borgia any problems.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Borgia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tatu Kurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurri keeps working.
Borgia takes a little break here. Kurri wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesare Borgia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borgia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Borgia!
Cesare Borgia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tatu Kurri spoke after the fight, saying 'ggwp'.
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