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ENIGMA 88 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kings (ranked 5722 p4p, 4995 weight class) and Sean Stevenson Jr (ranked 297 p4p, 281 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145
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146
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Kings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Stevenson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kings misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kings takes a swing at Stevenson Jr's ribcage but misses.
Kings looks to land a left hand but Stevenson Jr moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson Jr blocks a jab.
Kings throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Kings misses its intended target.
Stevenson Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson Jr scores with a push kick.
Stevenson Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Kings there.
Kings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson Jr moves away.
Kings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kings defending well as Stevenson Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kings throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson Jr moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Kings tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Kings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kings misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stevenson Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevenson Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kings.
Kings jabs Stevenson Jr right on the nose. Stevenson Jr blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kings.
Kings misses with a body punch
and Stevenson Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson Jr moves away.
As Kings backs off Stevenson Jr throws a huge counter combo but Kings manages to avoid it all.
Kings avoids a kick to the body.
Kings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kings.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings just misses with a punch to the body.
Kings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Kings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stevenson Jr tries to bum rush Kings with a series of wild strikes but Kings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kings just misses with a punch to the body.
Kings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kings. Stevenson Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kings misses with a straight right.
Kings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson Jr.
Kings throws out a powerful jab.
Kings throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson Jr throws out a counter right but Kings avoids it with no problem.
Stevenson Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevenson Jr misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings cracks Stevenson Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stevenson Jr avoids the body shot from Kings.
A shot to the body from Kings misses
and Stevenson Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kings's knee momentarily.
Stevenson Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stevenson Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kings.
Stevenson Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kings will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kings. Stevenson Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kings walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stevenson Jr.
Kings listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson Jr.
Stevenson Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Kings lands with a hook. Stevenson Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kings.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kings.
Kings is looking to wear down Stevenson Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Stevenson Jr.
Stevenson Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kings.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kings swings for the body but Stevenson Jr moves out of range.
Kings looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson Jr is just out of range.
Kings throws a jab when Stevenson Jr was well out of range.
Stevenson Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Kings lands a nice shot to the body.
Kings is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stevenson Jr scores with a head kick. Kings tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A combination from Stevenson Jr does no damage.
Kings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kings ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kings.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kings dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson Jr. Kings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kings scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevenson Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kings looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson Jr is just out of range.
Stevenson Jr throws a counter combo.
Paul Kings is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson Jr misses with a hook. Kings ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson Jr avoids the body shot from Kings.
Kings swings for the body but Stevenson Jr moves out of range.
As Kings backs off Stevenson Jr throws a huge counter combo but Kings manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Stevenson Jr lands a head kick. Kings smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings avoids a kick to the body.
Kings loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson Jr slips the punch.
Kings throws a hook but Stevenson Jr avoids it easily.
Kings connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson Jr moves away from the strike by Kings.
Stevenson Jr staying out of range there.
Stevenson Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stevenson Jr throws a lazy right hand but Kings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kings swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kings lands a body shot.
Kings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kings misses with an uppercut
and Stevenson Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Kings jabs Stevenson Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kings looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson Jr is just out of range.
Stevenson Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kings.
Kings connects with a crisp jab.
Kings misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson Jr's shoulder, as Stevenson Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson Jr.
Kings with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kings misses with a body shot.
Kings fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kings works Stevenson Jr's body with a nice hook.
Kings scores with a body shot.
Kings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kings takes a swing at Stevenson Jr's ribcage but misses.
Kings misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Kings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson Jr manages to avoid it.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sean Stevenson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kings slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kings.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson Jr moves away.
Stevenson Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kings dodges the punch combination from Stevenson Jr.
Stevenson Jr blocks a jab.
Stevenson Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kings throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson Jr moves away and avoids it.
Kings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson Jr can do to turn this around?
Kings throws a body punch but Stevenson Jr moves out of range.
Stevenson Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Kings backs off Stevenson Jr throws a huge counter combo but Kings manages to avoid it all.
Kings misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Stevenson Jr.
Kings misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kings there.
Kings throws a hook to the side of Stevenson Jr's head but Stevenson Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stevenson Jr looks for the body kick but Kings saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kings misses its intended target.
Stevenson Jr slips under a jab from Kings.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson Jr.
Kings digs a good hook to Stevenson Jr's body.
Kings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson Jr moves away.
Kings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kings ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kings dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stevenson Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson Jr misses with a leg kick.
Stevenson Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kings lands a jab to the head.
Kings lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Stevenson Jr.
Kings throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kings misses with an uppercut
and Stevenson Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kings takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kings just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevenson Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kings.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson Jr.
Kings cracks Stevenson Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Stevenson Jr is rocked!
Kings on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kings scores with a jab to the head.
Stevenson Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Kings finish him?
Kings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kings drops Stevenson Jr with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stevenson Jr! Kings dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Kings!
In defeat, Sean Stevenson Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost, end of story what more can I say than just, I am young and improving more and more and I will get way better soon, so thank you to my opponent for whooping my ass and making me a better fighter.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Narushima (ranked 4263 p4p, 2510 weight class) and Iago Farfan (ranked 523 p4p, 348 weight class). Narushima comes into the arena with Chemistry - Heartbeat (Deepforces Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima misses with a right hand
and Farfan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Good leg kick by Farfan.
Farfan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Narushima misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima .
Farfan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farfan 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.
A left lands for Narushima .
Narushima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farfan.
Narushima closes the distance and pushes Farfan back into the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farfan avoids it.
Farfan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farfan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farfan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narushima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farfan is defending well for now.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Farfan avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Narushima .
Narushima has a couple of punches blocked by Farfan.
Narushima blocks a body shot from Farfan.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Farfan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narushima 's elbow.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Farfan avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Farfan avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima lands a hook that snaps the head of Farfan backwards.
Farfan scores with a shot to the side of Narushima 's head.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Farfan is working Narushima over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narushima .
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farfan avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farfan.
Still in the clinch, Farfan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farfan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Farfan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a head kick but Farfan moves out of range.
Farfan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima has managed to clinch.
Narushima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farfan pushes Narushima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farfan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farfan misses with a body punch.
Farfan misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farfan misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narushima blocks a body shot from Farfan.
Farfan misses with a body punch.
Farfan tries to throw a body punch but Narushima avoids it by throwing Farfan back against the cage.
Farfan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farfan lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farfan digs a right hand underneath Narushima 's ribcage. Narushima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farfan avoids it.
Farfan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
Farfan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farfan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
Farfan misses with a punch on the inside.
Narushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Narushima prevents a body shot from Farfan.
Narushima keeps control of Farfan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Farfan avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farfan.
Narushima blocks a body shot from Farfan.
Farfan breaks from the clinch.
Narushima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narushima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Narushima - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farfan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narushima dips to his left and cracks Farfan with an uppercut!
Farfan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Narushima .
Narushima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farfan momentarily.
Narushima scores with a jab.
Narushima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farfan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Narushima connects with a leg kick.
Narushima thuds a left hand into Farfan's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farfan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narushima in his tracks.
Narushima with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narushima throws out a loose jab but Farfan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonardo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima blocks a low kick nicely.
Narushima catches Farfan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Narushima . Beautiful body shot.
Farfan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narushima .
Narushima looks to throw the jab but Farfan is out of range.
Narushima cracks Farfan with a good jab.
Farfan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narushima with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Narushima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farfan's hands.
Narushima throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farfan is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima 's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
Narushima is looking to counter the offense by Farfan and move into the clinch.
Narushima lands a front kick.
Leonardo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Farfan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narushima .
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farfan can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Farfan misses its intended target.
Narushima is looking to counter the offense by Farfan and move into the clinch.
Farfan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Farfan tries to work over Narushima 's front leg with a kick but Narushima checks it.
Narushima misses with an uppercut.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Narushima is predictable there
and Farfan counters with a nice uppercut.
Narushima misses with a hook to the body
and Farfan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narushima walks forward, straight into a front kick from Farfan.
Farfan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narushima misses with an uppercut
and Farfan counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farfan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narushima blocks a low kick nicely.
Farfan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farfan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narushima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farfan moves away.
Narushima misses with an uppercut. Farfan saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Farfan.
Narushima clobbers Farfan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Narushima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farfan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Farfan.
Farfan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narushima .
Narushima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Narushima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farfan throws out a counter right but Narushima avoids it with no problem.
Narushima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farfan.
Narushima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farfan scores with a hook to the body. Narushima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farfan with a nice calf kick.
Farfan 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.
Farfan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan jabs at Narushima 's body.
Farfan misses with a right hand
and Narushima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narushima .
Farfan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Narushima on the inside.
Farfan misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonardo Narushima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farfan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narushima misses with a body punch.
Narushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narushima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farfan has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima .
Farfan tries to work over Narushima 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farfan tries a body shot but Narushima blocks it.
Narushima scores with a shot to the side of Farfan's head.
Farfan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farfan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farfan tries to work over Narushima 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iago Farfan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima '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. This is the final round!
Farfan throws a low kick, looking for Narushima 's leg but Narushima calmly moves out of range.
Narushima swings for the body but Farfan moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima . That's going to slow Farfan down.
Nice shot lands for Narushima .
Farfan misses with a body kick.
Narushima throws a low kick, looking for Farfan's leg but Farfan calmly moves out of range.
Narushima cracks Farfan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farfan.
Narushima misses with the body kick
and Narushima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfan looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Narushima , right into the meat of the thigh.
Farfan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narushima .
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan lands with a kick to the temple. Narushima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Farfan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Narushima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farfan.
Farfan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima .
Farfan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick from Narushima , right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Farfan misses.
Narushima cracks Farfan with an open hand slap.
Farfan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narushima .
Farfan lands a right hook to the body.
Farfan misses with a kick to the body.
Farfan takes a swing at Narushima 's ribcage but misses.
Narushima jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farfan.
Farfan throws a lazy right hand but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narushima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Farfan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farfan swats away the attempt to clinch by Narushima .
Narushima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farfan counters with a good, hard body kick but Narushima shrugs it off.
Narushima missing with a left hand there. Farfan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farfan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A lazy body kick from Narushima
and Farfan counters with a stiff right hand.
Farfan ducks under a wild hook from Narushima .
Farfan throws out a counter right but Narushima avoids it with no problem.
Farfan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narushima misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farfan! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima wants to land a leg kick but Farfan is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Narushima . That snapped Farfan's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Narushima there.
A low kick from Narushima is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narushima swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farfan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonardo Narushima 's cut is getting worse.
Farfan lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Narushima - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Farfan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iago Farfan!
An out of breath Iago Farfan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 3296 p4p, 4315 weight class) and Jan Skrzetuski (ranked 409 p4p, 515 weight class). Skrzetuski has chosen Krzesimir Dębski - Husaria Ginie as his entrance music. Stoner Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Skrzetuski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skrzetuski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrzetuski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skrzetuski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skrzetuski digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skrzetuski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve thuds his right hand into Skrzetuski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Skrzetuski off the cage and back into range.
Skrzetuski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skrzetuski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skrzetuski misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skrzetuski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steve has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steve and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skrzetuski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrzetuski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Skrzetuski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzetuski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Skrzetuski.
Steve thuds a left hand into Skrzetuski's body.
Skrzetuski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Skrzetuski throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Skrzetuski throws a right hand that misses
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skrzetuski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve staying out of range there.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skrzetuski throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve throws a hook but Skrzetuski blocks it.
Skrzetuski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Skrzetuski moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrzetuski throws a poor cross that misses
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Skrzetuski tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skrzetuski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skrzetuski moves out of range as Steve strikes.
A little jabbing left from Skrzetuski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Steve.
A big right from Steve misses.
Skrzetuski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice jab there from Skrzetuski.
Steve throws a hook but Skrzetuski avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve throws a body punch but Skrzetuski moves out of range.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Skrzetuski saw that one coming.
Skrzetuski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skrzetuski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrzetuski.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skrzetuski momentarily.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrzetuski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skrzetuski staying out of range there.
Skrzetuski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skrzetuski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve tests Skrzetuski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve clobbers Skrzetuski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Skrzetuski is predictable there
and Skrzetuski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve walks into a jab.
Skrzetuski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Skrzetuski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Steve blocks it well.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Skrzetuski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Skrzetuski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Skrzetuski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skrzetuski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Skrzetuski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skrzetuski misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Skrzetuski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Skrzetuski misses the jab.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Skrzetuski circles away.
Steve swinging wildly here.
Skrzetuski feints a counter leg kick.
Steve takes a swing at Skrzetuski's ribcage but misses.
Skrzetuski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrzetuski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Skrzetuski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Skrzetuski misses.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Skrzetuski loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stoner Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Skrzetuski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrzetuski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Stoner Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skrzetuski.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Skrzetuski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skrzetuski swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Skrzetuski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skrzetuski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrzetuski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Skrzetuski misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve backing away here, and Skrzetuski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Skrzetuski throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Skrzetuski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzetuski misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skrzetuski can do to turn this around?
Skrzetuski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
A big left from Skrzetuski misses.
Steve throws a body punch but Skrzetuski moves out of range.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrzetuski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrzetuski moves away.
Skrzetuski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrzetuski lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrzetuski is just out of range.
A big right from Skrzetuski misses.
Skrzetuski throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skrzetuski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve takes a swing at Skrzetuski's ribcage but misses.
Steve slips under a jab from Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve is looking to clinch but Skrzetuski is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Skrzetuski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Skrzetuski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve drives through and clinches with Skrzetuski against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrzetuski misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrzetuski working aggressively here.
Steve pushes Skrzetuski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrzetuski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrzetuski blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 It looks like Jan Skrzetuski has been cut.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skrzetuski backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skrzetuski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve lands a body shot.
Skrzetuski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Skrzetuski can turn it around.
Steve gets through Skrzetuski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is leaning against Skrzetuski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrzetuski blocks an uppercut.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrzetuski blocks a body shot from Steve.
Skrzetuski misses with the head strike.
Skrzetuski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Skrzetuski's shoulder, as Skrzetuski tries to avoid the shot.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stoner Steve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Skrzetuski'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. This is the final round!
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve checks a leg kick.
It looked like Steve was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skrzetuski.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrzetuski.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skrzetuski on the side of the head.
Skrzetuski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve swings for the body but Skrzetuski moves out of range.
Skrzetuski cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve closes the distance and pushes Skrzetuski back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Skrzetuski fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Steve.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Skrzetuski blocks a body shot from Steve.
Skrzetuski prevents a body shot from Steve.
Stoner Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skrzetuski blocks a body shot from Steve.
Skrzetuski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrzetuski blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Skrzetuski avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Skrzetuski blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve tries to work over Skrzetuski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tries a body shot but Skrzetuski blocks it.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrzetuski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrzetuski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Skrzetuski controls the action.
Steve digs a right hand into Skrzetuski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skrzetuski's gas tank.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skrzetuski misses with a kick to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Skrzetuski throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Skrzetuski throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrzetuski throws out the jab.
Skrzetuski looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Skrzetuski's ribs.
Skrzetuski misses with a straight left.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Skrzetuski misses.
It looked like Steve was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skrzetuski.
Stoner Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Skrzetuski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Skrzetuski defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrzetuski.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Skrzetuski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skrzetuski throws a leg kick
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrzetuski walks into a left hand.
Skrzetuski misses with a body shot.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrzetuski manages to avoid it.
Skrzetuski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skrzetuski throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve misses with a left hand
and Skrzetuski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skrzetuski swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skrzetuski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Steve misses.
Jan Skrzetuski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skrzetuski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stoner Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steve 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stoner Steve!
An out of breath Stoner Steve 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 3641 p4p, 3434 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 447 p4p, 426 weight class). Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Yu Tai throws a push kick but Xanthopoulos slaps the foot to one side.
Xanthopoulos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Xanthopoulos walks into a straight right hand from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Xanthopoulos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yu Tai lands a head kick!
It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai tries to score with a low kick but Xanthopoulos moves his leg out of the way.
Xanthopoulos is looking to counter the offense by Yu Tai and move into the clinch.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
Yu Tai throws an overhand right that lands on Xanthopoulos's shoulder, as Xanthopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Xanthopoulos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Xanthopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xanthopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the body.
Yu Tai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu Tai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Yu Tai tenderised Xanthopoulos's leg. Xanthopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xanthopoulos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Xanthopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick
and Xanthopoulos counters with a series of strikes. Yu Tai will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Yu Tai misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai throws a nice looking combination but Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
Xanthopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Xanthopoulos avoids it easily.
Xanthopoulos throws a big counter combination but Yu Tai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yu Tai misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yu Tai, as that shot connected.
Xanthopoulos takes one to the side of the head.
Tam Yu Tai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xanthopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yu Tai misses with a lunging right hand
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
Yu Tai looks to land a body kick but Xanthopoulos moved away.
Xanthopoulos is looking for a counter combo.
Yu Tai cracks a nice hook into Xanthopoulos's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yu Tai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xanthopoulos at a distance.
Xanthopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu Tai lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Yu Tai looks to move away, Xanthopoulos throws a big counter combo but Yu Tai just gets out of the way.
Xanthopoulos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu Tai.
Xanthopoulos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yu Tai finds it's way round the side to connect with Xanthopoulos's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Xanthopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai scores with a hook.
Yu Tai tests Xanthopoulos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xanthopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai thows a body kick. Xanthopoulos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xanthopoulos manages to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos staying out of range there.
Xanthopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Xanthopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Yu Tai.
Xanthopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the side of Xanthopoulos's head but Xanthopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xanthopoulos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yu Tai cracks Xanthopoulos with a good jab.
Yu Tai lands a glancing blow to the side of Xanthopoulos's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Xanthopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yu Tai cracks Xanthopoulos with an open hand slap.
Xanthopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Xanthopoulos misses the target.
Yu Tai misses with a hook
and Xanthopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Yu Tai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yu Tai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xanthopoulos counters with a series of strikes. Yu Tai will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Xanthopoulos misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yu Tai throws a hook but Xanthopoulos blocks it.
Yu Tai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xanthopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Yu Tai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xanthopoulos moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai cracks a nice hook into Xanthopoulos's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu Tai. That's going to slow Xanthopoulos down.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu Tai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xanthopoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands a jab to Xanthopoulos's midsection.
Yu Tai connects with a nice looking jab.
Yu Tai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xanthopoulos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yu Tai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xanthopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a lazy uppercut
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
Yu Tai connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xanthopoulos.
Yu Tai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xanthopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Xanthopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu Tai lands with a good body shot.
Yu Tai feints and then cracks Xanthopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xanthopoulos down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xanthopoulos tries to counter with a takedown but Yu Tai is quick to defend against it.
Nice uppercut there from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xanthopoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu Tai.
Xanthopoulos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xanthopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xanthopoulos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai tests Xanthopoulos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xanthopoulos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yu Tai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xanthopoulos.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Xanthopoulos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai misses with a right hand
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Yu Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yu Tai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Yu Tai!
Our winner, Tam Yu Tai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adeboye Temidare (ranked 5968 p4p, 2415 weight class) and Charlie Potthast (ranked 642 p4p, 332 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Potthast!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potthast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temidare moves away.
Potthast throws a shot to the body.
Potthast cracks Temidare with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Potthast misses with a hook
and Temidare counters with a nice leg kick.
Temidare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Temidare misses with the combination.
Temidare moves in looking to clinch but Potthast pushes him off.
Potthast misses with a straight right.
Temidare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temidare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Temidare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potthast throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Temidare!
Temidare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potthast misses with a right hand
and Potthast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potthast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare connects with an inside leg kick.
Temidare slips a jab from Potthast.
Temidare's corner calls for a 1-2. Temidare obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Potthast.
Temidare lands with an uppercut that bounces Potthast off the cage and back into range.
Potthast throws a series of punches but Temidare moves out of range.
Potthast throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
Potthast misses with a left hand
and Temidare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temidare drives through and clinches with Potthast against the cage.
Temidare taking a breather.
Potthast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Temidare. Potthast shrugs it off though.
Temidare pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Potthast back to the cage. Temidare follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Potthast 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Potthast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Temidare misses with a few strikes there.
Potthast throws a combination that misses
and Temidare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potthast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Temidare.
Temidare clinches with his opponent.
Potthast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Temidare moves into the clinch.
Temidare holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Temidare looking to throw knees to the head but Potthast is blocking nicely.
Potthast wants to get back to striking at distance but Temidare won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Temidare - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Temidare.
Potthast can't break the clinch.
Potthast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potthast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temidare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Temidare throws a combination that misses
and Potthast counters with a nice uppercut.
Potthast throws a lazy right hand but Temidare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Temidare is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Potthast tries to bum rush Temidare with a series of wild strikes but Temidare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potthast might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Temidare getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Temidare throws a right hand that Potthast ducks under and follows up with a left that Potthast also avoids with ease.
Temidare is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Temidare has managed to clinch.
Potthast is looking to control Temidare's arms but Temidare gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potthast has his back to the cage.
Potthast can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Potthast is trying to stall.
Potthast tries to circle away but Temidare has him pinned against the cage.
Potthast is trying to break the clinch but Temidare has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temidare lands a hook that snaps the head of Potthast backwards.
Potthast tries to break the clinch but Temidare is controlling the position.
Temidare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potthast is trying to push Temidare away but Temidare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Temidare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potthast backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temidare taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Potthast takes a knee right on the jaw!
Potthast is rocked!
The referee calls for Temidare to work.
Potthast is still on wobbly legs! Can Temidare finish him?
Temidare lands a knee to the body.
Potthast looks winded!
Potthast is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Temidare pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Potthast is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Adeboye Temidare!
A victorious Adeboye Temidare thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Harris (ranked 3045 p4p, 2342 weight class) and Renaldo Young (ranked 384 p4p, 295 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renaldo Young!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Terrance Harris has been cut.
Harris is looking to clinch.
As Harris backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Young misses with a left hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
A cross from Harris lands.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Hollywood Superstar MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Young is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Harris tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Young lands with a right hand.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris walks into a jab.
Terrance Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Young misses.
Young might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Young throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Young misses with a straight left.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Young throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Young staying out of range there.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Young blocks a leg kick.
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 Terrance Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Young looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 Harris is rocked!
Terrance Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harris moves away from the strike by Young.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young swings widly with a right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Renaldo Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris has Young pressed against the cage.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Young moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Jeez, Terrance Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a looping left.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Terrance Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Renaldo Young!
Renaldo Young decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 2067 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 290 p4p, 267 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farah throws a body kick that misses.
Farah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Farah blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
A lazy left from Farah finds it's target.
Farah throws a big shot that misses.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera lands with a shot to the body.
Farah 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.
Farah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Cabrera stuns Farah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Farah scores with a hook to the body. Cabrera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah cracks a nice hook into Cabrera's ribs.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera has closed the distance and engaged Farah in a clinch.
Cabrera lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Farah.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Farah moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Farah moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Farah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farah down.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Farah misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera misses the jab.
And Farah responds with a good body kick, but Cabrera manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farah.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabrera rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farah throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farah.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farah tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Farah.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farah.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Farah.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Farah avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Farah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Farah.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farah moves away.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but Cabrera steps away.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Farah misses.
Farah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Farah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farah connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
Farah lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Farah.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses.
Farah thinks about the counter body kick.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Farah is out of range.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cabrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Farah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabrera takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Farah.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Farah thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Farah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Farah.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Farah throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Farah moved away.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Cabrera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Farah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Farah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farah looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Farah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera 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.
A big right from Farah misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a jab when Farah was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Farah ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera blocks a leg kick.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Farah.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Farah blocks the leg kick.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farah slips under a jab.
Farah slips a jab from Cabrera.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Good shot there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a hook but Farah avoids it easily.
Farah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Farah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farah. Farah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Farah.
Farah takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Cabrera throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Farah's front leg but catches the back leg as Farah tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Farah misses its intended target.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Farah blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Farah pushes him off.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Farah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farah swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah connects with a leg kick.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Farah missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick from Farah.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Farah coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Farah circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cabrera.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Farah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Farah responds with a good body kick, but Cabrera manages to step out the way in time.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrix Cabrera dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
As Farah tries to get set, Cabrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Farah manages to avoid the attempt.
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farah counters with a body kick.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera throws a right and a left that Farah avoids nicely.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Farah.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Farah counters with a good low kick that Cabrera was not able to check.
Farah moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah slips a straight right by Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Farah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Farah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cabrera blocks it well.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabrera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farah keeps the fight on the outside.
Farah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Cabrera blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Farah.
Farah scores with a push kick.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Farah slips the punch.
Farah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera lands a body shot.
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farah moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Farah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera connects with a body shot that sends Farah's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah cracks a nice hook into Cabrera's ribs.
Farah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farah counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Farah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabrera.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Farah avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Farah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Farah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
Farah tries to land a front kick but Cabrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farah wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farah.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Farah moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Farah throws a shot to the body.
Farah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Farah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to bum rush Farah with a series of wild strikes but Farah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Farah is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabrera throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
Farah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
Farah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah slips under a jab.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farah throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Farah's legs.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Farah moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Farah misses.
Farah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abdo Farah.
I think Farah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuki Bakugo (ranked 1572 p4p, 1533 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 234 p4p, 228 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsuki Bakugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakugo defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Bakugo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bakugo misses with a body shot.
Wilson tests Bakugo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bakugo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Bakugo moved out of range nicely.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Bakugo's head but Bakugo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Bakugo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bakugo showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakugo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bakugo is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bakugo wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakugo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is controlling Bakugo's trapped leg to prevent Bakugo from advancing to side control.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Bakugo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bakugo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson is refusing to be controlled, as Bakugo sits in half guard.
Wilson won't allow Bakugo to pass to mount.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Bakugo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bakugo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson moves into full guard.
Wilson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bakugo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bakugo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bakugo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bakugo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bakugo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilson defends well.
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.
Bakugo looking to control.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Bakugo keeps moving.
Bakugo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Bakugo 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.
Bakugo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wilson stacks Bakugo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wilson!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bakugo prevents Wilson from moving into mount.
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 Katsuki Bakugo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bakugo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bakugo ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson cracks Bakugo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bakugo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wilson finish him?
Bakugo is rocked!
It looks like Katsuki Bakugo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson fakes the body blow, causing Bakugo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bakugo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blade Wilson!
A very excited looking Blade Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Sakala (ranked 1193 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 184 p4p, 249 weight class). Sakala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pole Pole. Mamar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yannick Sakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamar throws a hook but Sakala avoids it easily.
Mamar looks to land a left hand but Sakala moved out of range nicely.
Sakala misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sakala.
Sakala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakala pushes Mamar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mamar misses with some punches.
Mamar can't get the takedown.
Mamar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sakala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mamar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yannick Sakala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Mamar.
Mamar wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar has Sakala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sakala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sakala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mamars head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sakala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mamar wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakala won't allow it.
Sakala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mamar prevents a body shot from Sakala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sakala.
Mamar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sakala struggles to land a body shot inside as Mamar controls his hands.
Sakala gets through Mamar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mamar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mamar takes a shot to the head.
Sakala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mamar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sakala prevents it.
Sakala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mamar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sakala is defending well.
A hook to the body from Sakala.
Mamar looks winded!
Sakala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakala lands a shot to the body.
Sakala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakala lands a shot to the body.
Sakala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mamar or not.
Sakala works on Mamar's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Sakala as the two fighters clinch.
Sakala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakala lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakala lands a body shot.
Sakala drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mamar right on the button. Mamar goes down! Sakala follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sakala gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yannick Sakala!
During a confident post fight interview, Yannick Sakala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Granite (ranked 1197 p4p, 639 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 185 p4p, 100 weight class). Simunic has chosen Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite slips under a jab from Simunic.
Simunic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granite was well out of range. Poor timing from Simunic.
Granite loads up on a big right hand but Simunic slips the punch.
Simunic throws a shot from downtown. Granite moves away and avoids it.
Simunic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simunic misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Granite .
Granite has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Simunic throws a jab when Granite was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Granite
and Simunic counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simunic.
Simunic misses with a hook
and Granite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simunic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simunic loads up on a big right hand but Granite slips the punch.
Simunic feints a jab promting Granite to slip. Simunic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Granite slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jimmy Granite has been cut.
Granite throws a wild body kick that Simunic sees coming a mile off.
Simunic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite .
Granite feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Simunic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimmy Granite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simunic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Granite was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Simunic.
Simunic throws a sloppy body shot
and Granite counters with a stiff right hand.
Simunic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simunic feints a counter leg kick.
Simunic misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Simunic misses.
Simunic wants to slow Granite down by chopping away at his legs.
Granite clinches up with Simunic and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simunic's elbow.
Simunic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Granite scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granite .
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Granite wants to clinch.
Crunch! Simunic slams his shin into Granite 's torso.
Granite gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simunic counters with a head kick. That will keep Granite thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite lands a right hook to the body.
Granite fakes the leg kick and cracks Simunic in the body.
Granite looks to clinch
and Granite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granite comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simunic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simunic throws a leg kick that misses.
Simunic throws a head kick that misses
and Granite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simunic moves out of range as Granite throws a body kick.
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 Jimmy Granite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Granite 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simunic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granite scores with a nice body kick.
Simunic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Granite connects with a nice looking jab.
Granite throws a quick head kick that knocks Simunic silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Granite is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Granite !
Jimmy Granite 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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