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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 2544 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 328 p4p, 255 weight class). Papadopoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pepo misses.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pepo misses with a two punch combination.
Pepo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pepo moves out of range of the leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pepo!
 It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pepo moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Pepo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Papadopoulos misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Pepo misses.
Papadopoulos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepo at a distance.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepo fails to land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pepo to score with a decent uppercut.
Pepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Pepo's legs.
Some wild striking there from Pepo.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pepo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pepo throws out the jab.
Papadopoulos punishes Pepo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pepo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Papadopoulos backs up against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papadopoulos slips a jab and a cross from Pepo.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Pepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pepo throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Pepo throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Pepo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepo looks winded!
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Pepo shakes it off.
Pepo misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Pepo does no damage.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Pepo moves into range and clinches up with Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos pushes Pepo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos effectively controlling the action here.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace here.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Papadopoulos.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Pepo.
Papadopoulos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Papadopoulos pressing his opponent against the cage.
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 Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos'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.
Pepo misses with a double jab.
Pepo moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Pepo avoids nicely.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Pepo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papadopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Bate Pepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pepo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papadopoulos.
Pepo fails to land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Pepo manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos feints and then cracks Pepo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pepo down.
Papadopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepo.
Pepo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate Pepo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos digs a good body shot into Pepo's ribs.
Papadopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pepo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Pepo throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Pepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pepo. Those never looked like landing.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Pepo off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Papadopoulos.
A good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Pepo's front leg with a kick but Pepo checks it.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepo moves away.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Pepo moved out of range.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papadopoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Papadopoulos there.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Pepo seems unphased.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pepo misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Papadopoulos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pepo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Papadopoulos does it's job there.
Pepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Pepo is breathing heavily.
Pepo throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Papadopoulos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pepo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a right hand.
Pepo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papadopoulos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pepo. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Pepo off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Pepo is out of range.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pepo under the eye.
Papadopoulos clobbers Pepo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Papadopoulos swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Papadopoulos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pepo manages to avoid it.
Pepo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pepo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Pepo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papadopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Pepo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses its target.
Pepo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pepo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Papadopoulos sizes up Pepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Pepo misses.
A left and a right from Pepo both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's time! Papadopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Pepo wants to clinch but Papadopoulos slips to the side
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Pepo throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Pepo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Papadopoulos does it's job there.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pepo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos slips a jab and a cross from Pepo.
Pepo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos tries to land a leg kick but Pepo saw it coming and moves away.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Pepo off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepo.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pepo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Pepo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepo is just out of range.
Pepo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papadopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Pepo misses with a series of wild punches.
Pepo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Pepo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Papadopoulos sizes up Pepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pepo momentarily.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Pepo tries to counter it with a takedown but Papadopoulos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Papadopoulos punishes Pepo's body with a nice straight punch.
Papadopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pepo.
Pepo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Pepo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pepo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepo misses with a double jab.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Pepo shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Pepo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos obviously looking to wear him down.
Pepo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Nice shot lands for Pepo.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pepo takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Papadopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Pepo throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Pepo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo misses with a double jab
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pepo was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
A combination from Pepo does no damage.
Pepo misses with a few strikes there.
Papadopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pepo throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pepo tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Pepo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pepo tries to avoid it.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Pepo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bate Pepo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepo throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 2730 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 350 p4p, 300 weight class). Kawulski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX - Slippin. 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 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Kawulski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo connects with a body shot.
Trujillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trujillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawulski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawulski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trujillo defends it well.
Trujillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kawulski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kawulski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trujillo's guard.
Trujillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
Trujillo working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawulski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trujillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo is trying to keep Kawulski in close.
Kawulski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kawulski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trujillo wants to sweep here but Kawulski controlling him for the moment.
Kawulski trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawulski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trujillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trujillo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kawulski defends well.
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.
Trujillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Trujillo, not yet.
Kawulski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kawulski stopping the sweep attempt from Trujillo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawulski stands and throws Trujillo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawulski laying and praying for a moment but Trujillo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Kawulski has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kawulski lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kawulski controlling from the full mount.
Trujillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kawulski looking to control but Trujillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kawulski cracks Trujillo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trujillo is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Trujillo regains half guard.
Kawulski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kawulski is trying for a kimura here. Trujillo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kawulski wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksander Kawulski!
Aleksander Kawulski gave a mention to Laundry only in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 2105 p4p, 1137 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 224 p4p, 128 weight class). Richard Morrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nando Vasquez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Vasquez, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasquez can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Vasquez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison blocks the body kick.
Vasquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasquez lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vasquez. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez throws a nice head kick!
 Morrison is rocked!
It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Vasquez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Vasquez.
It looked like Morrison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Vasquez sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasquez on the side of the head.
Morrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasquez delivers a nice body kick.
Morrison throws the kick towards the body but Vasquez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nando Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasquez as he connects with a hook.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasquez tries to clinch
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Morrison walks into a stiff left hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vasquez really felt that one!
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasquez is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with the combination.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vasquez jabs at Morrison's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Vasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with a leg kick.
Vasquez wants to clinch
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Vasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vasquez just manages to avoid it.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vasquez is out of range.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
A low kick from Morrison misses
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Morrison's cut.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasquez tries to score with a low kick but Morrison moves his leg out of the way.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
A cross from Vasquez lands.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison pushes Vasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez throws a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a leg kick.
Vasquez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Vasquez throws a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a left right combination that sends Vasquez crashing to the mat - Morrison wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Vasquez out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Morrison!
After winning the bout, Richard Morrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1442 p4p, 1084 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 199 p4p, 156 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Criminal. Hakekia has chosen Nation Of Violence 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hakekia tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hakekia lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakekia missing with knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hakekia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hakekia lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Hakekia throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Hakekia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Hakekia is trying to break free.
Hakekia lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hakekia.
Hakekia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hakekia.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hakekia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hakekia backwards.
Hakekia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hakekia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hakekia.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Hakekia lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Hakekia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hakekia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hakekia misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly avoids the elbow strike from Hakekia, against the cage.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hakekia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hakekia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakekia.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Hakekia breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch but Hakekia is having none of it.
Jab by Hakekia.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Hakekia.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hakekia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hakekia. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakekia throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Hakekia is looking to land body kicks.
Hakekia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hakekia throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hakekia finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelly's head.
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
Kelly tries to clinch but Hakekia is having none of it.
Hakekia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hakekia scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly tries to clinch but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alika Hakekia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Hakekia is avoiding it.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakekia keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Hakekia lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakekia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Hakekia finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Hakekia cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Hakekia scores with a body shot.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Hakekia keeps it at a distance.
Hakekia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hakekia throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly closes the distance but Hakekia moves to the side
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
It seemed like Hakekia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hakekia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hakekia tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Hakekia keeps it at a distance.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick.
Hakekia scores with a leg kick.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Hakekia's belly button to the back.
Hakekia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Hakekia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Hakekia is out of range.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Hakekia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alika Hakekia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hakekia looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hakekia.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Hakekia lands with a right to the head.
Hakekia can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakekia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Hakekia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Hakekia misses with some punches.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
A short left from Hakekia.
Hakekia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hakekia.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Hakekia tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hakekia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hakekia blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Hakekia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
Kelly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Hakekia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Hakekia with the inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hakekia.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Hakekia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
Hakekia manages to break the clinch.
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hakekia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hakekia.
Hakekia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hakekia throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Hakekia throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly rushes Hakekia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakekia.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Ned Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hakekia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hakekia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Hakekia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hakekia can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Hakekia digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Hakekia misses with an elbow over the top.
Hakekia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hakekia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakekia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly avoiding damage as Hakekia throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Hakekia tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Hakekia back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A head punch on the inside from Hakekia fails to land.
Hakekia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Hakekia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hakekia works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakekia tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakekia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ned Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Hakekia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hakekia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kelly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hakekia backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakekia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hakekia lands with a right hand.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakekia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hakekia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hakekia!
Good exchange - Hakekia coming out on top.
A combination from Hakekia does no damage.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Hakekia circles away and keeps his distance.
Hakekia lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hakekia throws out the jab.
Hakekia throws a nice head kick!
Hakekia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Ned Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia staying out of range there.
Hakekia throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Hakekia scores with a leg kick.
Hakekia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hakekia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakekia scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kelly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hakekia - the referee stops the clock and Kelly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hakekia. Kelly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kelly cracks Hakekia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hakekia misses with a looping right.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakekia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
A head kick lands from Kelly that sends Hakekia to the canvas. Hakekia tries to scramble back to his feet but Kelly brings him back down into side control.
 Hakekia is rocked!
Kelly working away.
Hakekia is still in real trouble! Can Kelly finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia regains half guard.
Hakekia seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hakekia is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hakekia avoid being mounted?
Kelly 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.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Hakekia wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hakekia defending well though.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hakekia's head.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly throwing shots but Hakekia is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly misses with a head shot. Hakekia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Hakekia has wrist control.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hakekia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kelly off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hakekia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly defending well as Hakekia loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alika Hakekia.
I've got Hakekia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Post fight, an emotional Alika Hakekia said 'Good Win But I Want A Top 3 Opponent, James Cole I’m Gonna Whoop Your Pommy Ass. After That Im Coming For My Rematch Title Shot, Ispa Perkele Your Gonna Get Your Ass Beat Just Like In 170.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army Jr (ranked 1342 p4p, 1066 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 196 p4p, 158 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army Jr closes the distance but Edmonds moves to the side
and Edmonds counters with a left to the body.
Edmonds throws a jab but it's blocked by Army Jr.
Army Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Army Jr drives through and clinches with Edmonds against the cage.
Edmonds has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Army Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Army Jr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Edmonds gets his way!
Army Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Edmonds wants to control but Army Jr is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Edmonds's arms.
Army Jr is having to fend off submission attempts from Edmonds, who is looking to sink in the choke. Edmonds doesn't have the hooks in though and Army Jr manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Edmonds has an active guard here but Army Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Army Jr is thwarting Edmonds's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to get back to full guard.
Edmonds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Edmonds is looking for a triangle but Army Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Edmonds has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Army Jr has passed into side control.
Army Jr wants to stand but Edmonds is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr takes a little break here. Edmonds wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Edmonds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Army Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Army Jr just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edmonds is looking for a sweep.
Edmonds is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Army Jr wants to stand but Edmonds has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Edmonds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Army Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Army Jr wants to sweep here but Edmonds controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Edmonds will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Edmonds tries to keep at a distance but Army Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edmonds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Army Jr taking a breather.
Army Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edmonds is trying to trip Army Jr. He has hold of a leg but Army Jr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Edmonds persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Army Jr keeps moving.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Army Jr is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds is looking to pass into half guard but Army Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Army Jr is in guard.
Edmonds is looking for a triangle but Army Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Edmonds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is looking to sweep but instead, Army Jr has passed into half guard.
Edmonds is trying to control but can't.
Edmonds slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edmonds is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Army Jr is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Edmonds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edmonds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edmonds looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
John Edmonds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edmonds looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Army Jr has picked Edmonds up and slammed him! Edmonds can't keep hold of the triangle and Army Jr manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Edmonds manages to work his way to half guard, despite Army Jr's best efforts.
Edmonds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edmonds is trying to control but Army Jr passes into side control!
Edmonds is trying to control Army Jr's posture but Army Jr avoids it.
That's four 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.
Army Jr tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Edmonds's face as Army Jr controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edmonds lands with an uppercut that bounces Army Jr off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Edmonds misses
and Army Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Army Jr clinches up against the cage.
Army Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Edmonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Army Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Army Jr tries to clinch up.
Army Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Army Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edmonds. Army Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Army Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Edmonds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Army Jr misses.
Army Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmonds throws a looping overhand right but Army Jr ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edmonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edmonds tests Army Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut. Army Jr saw that one coming.
Edmonds ducks right into an uppercut from Army Jr.
Army Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edmonds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edmonds gets a double leg takedown into Army Jr's guard.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Army Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Army Jr wants to stand up but Edmonds is controlling him.
Edmonds sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Army Jr's guard.
Army Jr is in trouble now - Edmonds has advanced to mount!
Army Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edmonds is trying to take his opponent's back.
Edmonds controlling the pace for now.
Edmonds jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Army Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds controlling the position.
Edmonds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Army Jr is trying to control Edmonds's posture but Edmonds avoids it.
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.
Edmonds tries to advance to mount but can't.
Edmonds taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edmonds is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Army Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Edmonds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edmonds 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
An out of breath John Edmonds thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dick Army Jr had this to say: 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 613 p4p, 500 weight class) and Mikhail Popkov (ranked 83 p4p, 70 weight class). Osiris's entrance music is Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne. A fine choice. 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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popkov lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Osiris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Osiris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Osiris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Popkov slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Osiris.
Popkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Osiris ducks under a wild hook from Popkov.
Popkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osiris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Osiris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov connects with a right hand. Osiris shakes it off.
Osiris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Popkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Mikhail Popkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popkov throws a right and a left that Osiris avoids nicely.
Osiris is looking to counter punch.
Osiris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov thuds his right hand into Osiris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Osiris is rocked!
Eric Osiris's cut is getting worse.
Osiris is holding his hands too far apart here. Popkov throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Osiris is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Popkov!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Popkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 257 p4p, 522 weight class) and Dewey Decimal (ranked 12 p4p, 28 weight class). Biden comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. The crowd seem to be enjoying Decimal's choice of entrance music: The Dewey Decimal Rap. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden is looking to clinch.
Decimal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
The fighters circling - Biden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decimal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Biden defends it well.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Biden moves away and avoids it.
Biden tries to clinch there but Decimal circles away.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimal looks to throw a body kick
and Biden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Biden tests Decimal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decimal throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decimal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decimal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Decimal thows a leg kick but Biden checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Biden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decimal avoids the body shot from Biden.
Biden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decimal throws a jab but it's blocked by Biden.
Biden blocks a jab.
Biden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Decimal momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden lands a really nice looking cross but Decimal seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Biden.
Biden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) in the buildup to the fight.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Biden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Biden closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biden.
Decimal avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Decimal.
A bit of stalling here from Decimal.
Biden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal effectively controlling the action here.
Biden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Biden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Decimal.
Biden lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biden.
Decimal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Biden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Decimal tries to pull guard but Biden holds him up against the cage and eventually Decimal drops back down to his feet.
Biden working aggressively here.
Biden is working Decimal over against the cage.
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimal gets through Biden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Decimal.
Decimal working aggressively here.
Biden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biden lands a body shot.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
Biden scores with a shot to the side of Decimal's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decimal managing to block the knees to the body from Biden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal misses with the head strike.
Biden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Decimal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Decimal avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
Biden missing with knees to the body.
Decimal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Biden uses from the top position.
Decimal keeping moving, preventing Biden from controlling successfully.
Decimal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Biden manages to get himself to full guard.
Decimal trying to control but Biden is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Biden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dewey Decimal's cut.
That's time! Biden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biden.
Decimal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Decimal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bidens head.
Decimal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Decimal blocks an uppercut.
Decimal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Biden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Biden - that landed with a thud.
Joe Biden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Decimal effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biden.
Decimal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal tries to stall but Biden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Biden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Decimal is breathing heavily.
Biden scores with a knee to the head.
Biden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decimal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biden works on Decimal's body with a couple of short punches.
Biden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimal.
A short uppercut from Biden.
Biden works on Decimal's body with a couple of short punches.
Biden blocking some punches.
Biden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Decimal blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Biden.
Decimal gets control of Biden's arms and successfully pulls guard. Decimal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Biden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Decimal can do to turn this around?
Biden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Biden advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biden throws an elbow but Decimal slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biden.
Sloppy strikes there by Biden.
Biden with the ground and pound but Decimal regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Decimal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biden.
Biden wants to free his trapped foot but Decimal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Decimal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Decimal is looking for a triangle but Biden pushes his legs off easily.
Biden trying to control but Decimal is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Biden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Decimal is looking for a triangle but Biden pushes his legs off easily.
Biden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Biden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Decimal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biden is aware though and is defending well.
Decimal keeping moving, preventing Biden from controlling successfully.
Biden is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Decimal has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Biden is looking to defend but Decimal has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Biden! Decimal pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Biden taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dewey Decimal!
Dewey Decimal is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Dewey Decimal 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 166 p4p, 362 weight class) and Wilhelm Van Hoodonk (ranked 27 p4p, 60 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Dankovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dankovich throws a shot from downtown. Van Hoodonk moves away and avoids it.
Dankovich misses the body punch
and Van Hoodonk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Van Hoodonk cracks Dankovich with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dankovich looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Van Hoodonk finish him?
We've been told by Dankovich's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hoodonk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dankovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dankovich is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Dankovich. That snapped Van Hoodonk's head back.
Van Hoodonk throws an overhand right that lands on Dankovich's shoulder, as Dankovich tries to avoid the shot.
Van Hoodonk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Van Hoodonk misses.
And Dankovich counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Hoodonk blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dankovich moves away.
Van Hoodonk throws a leg kick which misses Dankovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dankovich tries to avoid it.
Dankovich with the inside leg kick.
Dankovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Hoodonk lands with a straight right. Dankovich didn't see that one coming.
Dankovich with the inside leg kick.
Van Hoodonk misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich wants to clinch
letting Van Hoodonk counter with a right hand.
Anzor Dankovich's cut is getting worse.
Van Hoodonk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hoodonk with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Dankovich, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Dankovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dankovich looks for the body kick but Van Hoodonk saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a leg kick
and Dankovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hoodonk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Hoodonk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dankovich scores with a punch to the head.
Dankovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Hoodonk will feel that in the morning.
Van Hoodonk misses with a hook.
Dankovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Hoodonk looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hoodonk is just out of range.
Van Hoodonk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dankovich misses with a hook. Van Hoodonk ducked under it nicely.
Van Hoodonk scores with a kick to the body.
Van Hoodonk misses with a looping right.
Dankovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hoodonk.
Dankovich connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Van Hoodonk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anzor Dankovich'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.
Dankovich scores with a hook.
Dankovich lands with a shot to the body.
Van Hoodonk throws a sloppy head kick and Dankovich moves out of range easily.
Van Hoodonk misses with a kick to the body
and Dankovich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Van Hoodonk! Dankovich lets Van Hoodonk back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Wilhelm Van Hoodonk has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dankovich sends Van Hoodonk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dankovich is motioning to the referee to let Van Hoodonk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Van Hoodonk is rocked!
Van Hoodonk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dankovich.
Dankovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hoodonk can do to turn this around?
Van Hoodonk avoids the body shot from Dankovich.
It seemed like Van Hoodonk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Hoodonk throws a right hand that misses
and Dankovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a wild body kick that Van Hoodonk sees coming a mile off.
Van Hoodonk throws a good cross that connects.
Van Hoodonk throws an overhand right that lands on Dankovich's shoulder, as Dankovich tries to avoid the shot.
Dankovich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dankovich misses with a right hand
and Van Hoodonk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dankovich cracks Van Hoodonk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dankovich has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Hoodonk to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dankovich misses with a wild body shot.
Dankovich moves away from the strike by Van Hoodonk.
Dankovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Hoodonk sprawling to the canvas! Van Hoodonk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dankovich finish him?!
Van Hoodonk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Hoodonk misses with a head kick.
Dankovich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dankovich lands a big right hand that sends Van Hoodonk crashing to the mat! Dankovich stays standing though and waves Van Hoodonk back to his feet!
Van Hoodonk is still on wobbly legs! Can Dankovich finish him?
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dankovich lands a leg kick that knocks Van Hoodonk off balance momentarily.
Van Hoodonk seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Hoodonk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dankovich.
Van Hoodonk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dankovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Hoodonk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dankovich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Hoodonk misses the jab.
Dankovich is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van Hoodonk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dankovich.
Dankovich looks to land a left hand but Van Hoodonk moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Van Hoodonk tries to get set, Dankovich tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Hoodonk manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Hoodonk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Hoodonk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dankovich 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.
Van Hoodonk throws out a loose jab but Dankovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dankovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Hoodonk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Dankovich dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Hoodonk looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankovich is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dankovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dankovich misses with an uppercut.
Dankovich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dankovich cracks Van Hoodonk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dankovich has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Hoodonk to stand back up!
Van Hoodonk throws a jab but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a brutal uppercut that launches Van Hoodonk off his feet! Van Hoodonk tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 60 p4p, 381 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 6 p4p, 51 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Perkele wants to land a leg kick but Roy is out of range.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
A cross from Roy lands.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Roy throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele 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.
Roy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roy there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A leg kick checked by Perkele.
Roy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Perkele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roy to score with a decent uppercut.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele cracks Roy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Roy tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roy.
Perkele with a nice cross.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roy misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Roy's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good shot there by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Roy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roy.
A head kick misses from Roy.
Perkele closes the distance and pushes Roy back into the cage.
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roy lands an elbow inside.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike.
Perkele misses with an elbow over the top.
Roy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy checks a low kick from Perkele.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Perkele.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Roy works the jab nicely.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Roy down.
Roy throws a shot to the body.
Roy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Roy thuds his shin into the meat of Perkele's side.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roy misses with a hook.
Ispa Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele wants to slow Roy down by chopping away at his legs.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Roy. That snapped Perkele's head back.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roy counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy cracks Perkele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That has opened up Ispa Perkele's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Roy tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perkele connects with a right hand. Roy shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Perkele.
Perkele with a jab.
A cross from Perkele lands.
Perkele closes the distance but Roy moves to the side
and Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele clinches up against the cage.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Roy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perkele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roy is rocked!
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Roy with a big uppercut! Roy tries to clinch up but Perkele pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Roy to the mat! Roy covers up and Perkele unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Ispa Perkele thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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