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CFC 488: Chestner v Tsuruta PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rodriguez (ranked 2917 p4p, 2973 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 370 p4p, 382 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picogram misses the jab.
Picogram throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Rodriguez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Picogram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Picogram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Picogram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picogram misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picogram throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Rodriguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Picogram misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Picogram looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Picogram misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass to mount but Picogram is defending the position.
Rodriguez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Picogram reverses the position - he's now on top in Rodriguez's guard.
Picogram throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Picogram passes into half guard.
Rodriguez has hold of Picogram's hands but Picogram slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Picogram.
Rodriguez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Picogram lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but instead Picogram has moved into half guard.
Rodriguez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Picogram.
Rodriguez pulls Picogram in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Picogram is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Picogram in close.
Picogram won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Picogram postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Picogram postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Picogram content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Picogram from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Picogram cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
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.
Picogram chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Picogram is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez is working hard here to advance position.
Picogram throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Picogram is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Picogram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Picogram misses the target.
Picogram has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodriguez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Jonny Picogram has been cut.
Picogram cracks a nice hook into Rodriguez's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picogram darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jonny Picogram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Picogram misses.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Picogram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picogram 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Picogram is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Picogram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picogram scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Picogram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but Picogram sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Picogram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Picogram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picogram scores with a nice head shot.
Picogram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picogram throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picogram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picogram.
Picogram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Picogram connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez defending well as Picogram loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jonny Picogram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Picogram misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Picogram throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Picogram lands with a cross.
Picogram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Picogram.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picogram.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picogram misses the shot to the body.
Picogram throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Picogram misses its intended target.
Rodriguez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picogram throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
enabling Picogram to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Picogram shows good takedown defense.
Picogram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodriguez with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picogram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Picogram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Picogram'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab lands there for Picogram.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Picogram.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Picogram throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Picogram scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Picogram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram misses the jab.
Rodriguez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picogram throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picogram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez throwing a counter right hand but Picogram manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picogram.
Rodriguez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Picogram sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Picogram sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Picogram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Picogram scores with a hook.
Picogram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Picogram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram misses with a left hand
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picogram defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Picogram misses its intended target.
It looked like Rodriguez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Picogram.
Picogram throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picogram tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Picogram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Picogram misses.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Picogram with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picogram scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Picogram.
Picogram throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Picogram throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
A little feinted left hand from Rodriguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Picogram.
As Picogram looks to move away, Rodriguez throws a big counter combo but Picogram just gets out of the way.
Picogram cracks Rodriguez with a good jab.
Picogram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picogram misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Picogram throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picogram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodriguez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez is working for a kimura here but Picogram manages to reverse the position and he's now in Rodriguez's guard.
Nick Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonny Picogram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Picogram gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Picogram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picogram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Picogram!
Jonny Picogram spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zygmunt Krol (ranked 2485 p4p, 3374 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 322 p4p, 418 weight class). Krol comes into the arena with Hammer Smashed Face Live blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Krol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Havok misses with a lunging right hand
and Krol counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Havok.
Krol moves out of range of the strikes.
Havok is looking to clinch.
Havok scores with a hook to the body. Krol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Havok lands a nice looking body shot.
Krol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Havok misses.
Havok swinging wildly here.
Krol looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Havok.
Havok 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havok tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it.
Krol throwing a counter right hand but Havok manages to avoid it.
Havok throws a head kick but Krol moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havok connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Krol.
Krol lands a big head kick that sends Havok tumbling to the mat! Krol takes a step backwards and waves Havok back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dez Havok has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Krol! Havok is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zygmunt Krol!
Zygmunt Krol seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 2957 p4p, 2566 weight class) and Benjy Roberts (ranked 378 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessant moves into the clinch successfully.
Bessant lands a body shot.
Bessant blocking some punches.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Bessant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bessant misses with an elbow over the top.
Roberts struggles to land a body shot inside as Bessant controls his hands.
Bessant lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts pulls guard.
Roberts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bessant's guard.
Roberts is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bessant is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bessant has escaped and now he's on top!
Bessant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bessant postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.
Bessant content to stall in guard here.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bessant throwing strikes but missing.
Bessant controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bessant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roberts is on top in guard.
Bessant trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Bessant is retaining full guard.
Roberts is looking to advance position but Bessant has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roberts bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bessant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Bessant keeps moving.
Bessant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bessant, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant managing to control the position.
Bessant landing heel shots to his opponent's back. Roberts not amused, grabs the leg and drops back, looking for a heel hook. Bessant doesn't react quick enough and Roberts cranks it - Bessant screams in pain and taps out! That was a really quick submission! Impressive stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Benjy Roberts!
Benjy Roberts thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1200 p4p, 1165 weight class) and Mordechai Kowalczyk (ranked 136 p4p, 131 weight class). Kowalczyk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nocturne op. 9 no.2- Frederic Chopin. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mordechai Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott jabs Kowalczyk right on the nose. Kowalczyk blinks but takes it well.
Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Kowalczyk lands but Walcott takes it in his stride.
Kowalczyk looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalczyk counters with a straight right hand.
Mordechai Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott lands with a nice body punch.
Kowalczyk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalczyk connects with a body shot that sends Walcott's belly button to the back.
Walcott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Walcott misses its target.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walcott checks it well.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalczyk scores with the left hand. Walcott knows he should have avoided that one.
Kowalczyk feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Kowalczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalczyk walks into a left hand.
Kowalczyk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott connects with a body shot that sends Kowalczyk's belly button to the back.
Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Walcott.
A nice leg kick from Kowalczyk, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott misses with a looping left.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Kowalczyk.
Walcott lands with a hook. Kowalczyk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Kowalczyk misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kowalczyk as he connects with a hook.
Walcott checks a low kick from Kowalczyk.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walcott lands a jab to Kowalczyk's midsection.
Kowalczyk looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a chopping leg kick but Walcott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of Kowalczyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walcott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick from Kowalczyk misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walcott, as that shot connected.
Walcott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walcott.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walcott is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walcott slips a straight right by Kowalczyk.
Walcott blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping left.
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Walcott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalczyk.
A slow jab from Kowalczyk misses its intended target.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Walcott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kowalczyk.
Walcott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walcott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalczyk.
Walcott moves out of range as Kowalczyk strikes.
Kowalczyk connects with a jab.
Kowalczyk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walcott.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walcott swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Kowalczyk misses.
Kowalczyk takes one to the chin there.
Walcott misses with a hook.
Kowalczyk connects with a solid leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a low kick but Walcott avoids it.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalczyk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalczyk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott sizes up Kowalczyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the body
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mordechai Kowalczyk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Kowalczyk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk connects with a leg kick.
Walcott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walcott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walcott checks the leg kick.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kowalczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mordechai Kowalczyk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott tries to clinch but Kowalczyk is having none of it.
Kowalczyk tries to land a leg kick but Walcott saw it coming and moves away.
Walcott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalczyk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalczyk stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kowalczyk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walcott throws out the jab.
Walcott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walcott 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.
Kowalczyk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Walcott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walcott is looking for a counter combo.
Walcott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walcott blocks a jab.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalczyk throws an off balance right hand
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kowalczyk digs a good hook to Walcott's body.
Kowalczyk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalczyk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk motions for Walcott to come forward. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walcott is out of range and Kowalczyk settles back down.
Walcott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walcott cracks Kowalczyk with a good jab.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Kowalczyk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walcott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walcott tries to clinch there but Kowalczyk circles away.
Kowalczyk slips under a jab.
Kowalczyk checks a low kick from Walcott.
Kowalczyk throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Kowalczyk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Kowalczyk ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott lands with a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walcott finds it's way round the side to connect with Kowalczyk's head.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Walcott moves into the clinch.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalczyk's elbow.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
Walcott pushes Kowalczyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walcott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walcott pushes Kowalczyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Kowalczyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Walcott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice strike.
Kowalczyk slips a jab and a cross from Walcott.
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Kowalczyk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kowalczyk slips under a jab from Walcott.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
Walcott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalczyk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordechai Kowalczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Walcott blocks a leg kick.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalczyk.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walcott doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalczyk circles away.
Kowalczyk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walcott staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Walcott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kowalczyk lands an overhand right.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Kowalczyk avoids the body shot from Walcott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalczyk. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Kowalczyk avoided it.
Kowalczyk lunges at Walcott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walcott's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalczyk thumps Walcott with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walcott checks a leg kick.
Walcott appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk staying out of range there.
Walcott wants to slow Kowalczyk down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Walcott misses with a jab to the body
and Kowalczyk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Kowalczyk.
Walcott misses with a left hand
and Kowalczyk counters with an outside leg kick.
Walcott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
Some wild striking there from Walcott.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kowalczyk can pounce on him.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott throws a low kick but Kowalczyk avoids it.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Kowalczyk off balance momentarily.
Walcott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Kowalczyk is looking to chop away at Walcott's legs.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Kowalczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
A punch lands to the side of Kowalczyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Kowalczyk lands a really nice looking cross but Walcott seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kowalczyk tenderised Walcott's leg. Walcott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walcott slips a jab from Kowalczyk.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalczyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kowalczyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalczyk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Walcott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Walcott blocks a low kick nicely.
Kowalczyk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott takes one on the button.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalczyk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walcott 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.
Kowalczyk delivers a nice body kick.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk lunges at Walcott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walcott's hand.
Kowalczyk throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walcott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalczyk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kowalczyk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Walcott presses Kowalczyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Mordechai Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walcott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordechai Kowalczyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kowalczyk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordechai Kowalczyk!
A victorious Mordechai Kowalczyk 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 Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 950 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 144 p4p, 214 weight class). Ferreira-Alves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mountain - Jucifer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ferreira-Alves misses.
Ferreira-Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Ferreira-Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulikoura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tulikoura.
Nice uppercut there from Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferreira-Alves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira-Alves swings for the body but Tulikoura moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves slips under a jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferreira-Alves. That did some damage!
Tulikoura cracks Ferreira-Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ferreira-Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tulikoura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Tulikoura connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira-Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tulikoura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a looping right.
Tulikoura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves darts in looking for a takedown but Tulikoura gets double underhooks and turns Ferreira-Alves into the cage.
Tulikoura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ferreira-Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tulikoura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tulikoura presses Ferreira-Alves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ferreira-Alves blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves tries a body shot but Tulikoura blocks it.
Tulikoura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira-Alves backwards.
Ferreira-Alves tries to throw a body punch but Tulikoura avoids it by throwing Ferreira-Alves back against the cage.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura tries to break the clinch but Ferreira-Alves is controlling the position.
Tulikoura struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira-Alves controls his hands.
Ferreira-Alves can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Ferreira-Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves tries to work over Tulikoura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira-Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tulikoura lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira-Alves takes a shot to the head.
Tulikoura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves is working for takedown but Tulikoura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tulikoura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves pushes Tulikoura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferreira-Alves tries to throw a body punch but Tulikoura avoids it by throwing Ferreira-Alves back against the cage.
Ferreira-Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tulikoura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tulikoura lands a left hand.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferreira-Alves backwards.
Tulikoura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tulikoura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferreira-Alves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferreira-Alves. That did some damage!
Tulikoura misses with a leg kick
and Ferreira-Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Tulikoura didn't expect that.
Tulikoura has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ferreira-Alves is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Tulikoura struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira-Alves controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura - that landed with a thud.
Tulikoura throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tulikoura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira-Alves misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tulikoura prevents a body shot from Ferreira-Alves.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ferreira-Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but Tulikoura shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferreira-Alves blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
A short uppercut from Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira-Alves controls the action.
Ferreira-Alves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tulikoura is defending well.
Tulikoura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ferreira-Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tulikoura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura pushes Ferreira-Alves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves has Tulikoura pushed against the cage.
Ferreira-Alves tries a body shot but Tulikoura blocks it.
A body shot lands from Tulikoura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tulikoura presses Ferreira-Alves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Tulikoura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
Ferreira-Alves tries a body shot but Tulikoura blocks it.
Ferreira-Alves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ferreira-Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tulikoura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tulikoura manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferreira-Alves's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Tulikoura, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Ferreira-Alves blocks the low kick.
A big left from Ferreira-Alves misses.
Ferreira-Alves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira-Alves.
Tulikoura connects with a leg kick.
Ferreira-Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tulikoura connects with a right hand. Ferreira-Alves shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Tulikoura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick as Ferreira-Alves jumps back.
Ferreira-Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Tulikoura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferreira-Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tulikoura 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 Ferreira-Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ferreira-Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Tulikoura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
Ferreira-Alves staying out of range there.
Tulikoura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferreira-Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tulikoura!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira-Alves lands an elbow.
Tulikoura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Ferreira-Alves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ferreira-Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tulikoura keeps working.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Tulikoura with a big right hand but Tulikoura just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ferreira-Alves just content to control the position.
Tulikoura is looking to regain half guard here but Ferreira-Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferreira-Alves 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.
Tulikoura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tulikoura wants to control but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Ferreira-Alves working the ground and pound from side control.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Tulikoura with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tulikoura is looking for a sweep.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the action but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
Tulikoura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tulikoura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulikoura is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Ferreira-Alves lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura can't escape the position.
Tulikoura is bucking up trying to escape but Ferreira-Alves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tulikoura is looking to improve his position but Ferreira-Alves isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferreira-Alves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferreira-Alves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira-Alves lands with some strikes.
Tulikoura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ferreira-Alves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves landing strikes from the mount and Tulikoura is in trouble!
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!
Ferreira-Alves looking to control but Tulikoura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferreira-Alves lands with some strikes.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Tulikoura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferreira-Alves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tulikoura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferreira-Alves landing strikes from the mount.
Ferreira-Alves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferreira-Alves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tulikoura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferreira-Alves dominating with strikes here.
Tulikoura tries to hold on but Ferreira-Alves pushes him away.
Ferreira-Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferreira-Alves working for a guillotine from mount but Tulikoura is in no mood to give up.
Ferreira-Alves avoids the attempt from Tulikoura to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira-Alves. Tulikoura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tulikoura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferreira-Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira-Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tulikoura swivels and escapes.
Tulikoura misses the jab.
Tulikoura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tulikoura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira-Alves has his takedown stuffed
and Tulikoura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Ferreira-Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferreira-Alves. That did some damage!
Tulikoura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferreira-Alves showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura is trying to maintain the position but Ferreira-Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferreira-Alves lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tulikoura is staying active underneath Ferreira-Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to stall here but Tulikoura recovers full guard.
Tulikoura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira-Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferreira-Alves won't allow Tulikoura to sweep him here.
Ferreira-Alves stands up over Tulikoura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ferreira-Alves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferreira-Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Tulikoura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves works over Tulikoura with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira-Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura has momentary wrist control but Ferreira-Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
Ferreira-Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tulikoura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ferreira-Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tulikoura defends it easily.
Ferreira-Alves trying to keep a closed guard but Tulikoura is proving a slippery customer.
Tulikoura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tulikoura pushing down on Ferreira-Alves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is looking to stall here but Ferreira-Alves recovers full guard.
Tulikoura wants to control from the top but Ferreira-Alves keeps moving.
Tulikoura won't allow Ferreira-Alves to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira-Alves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tulikoura has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johannes Tulikoura.
I think Tulikoura 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Deigos (ranked 1999 p4p, 1472 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 259 p4p, 197 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deigos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deigos.
Deigos loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
Deigos throws a big shot that misses.
Creed moves out of range as Deigos strikes.
Creed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deigos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Deigos throws a poor cross that misses
and Creed makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Deigos really felt that one!
Creed needs to keep his hands up - Deigos had a free shot at his head there.
Creed blocks a jab.
Deigos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Deigos misses its intended target.
Deigos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deigos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Alex Deigos has been cut.
Creed rushes Deigos and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deigos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creed closes the distance and pushes Deigos back into the cage.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deigos's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deigos.
A short right from Creed.
Deigos blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Deigos.
Creed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Deigos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deigos takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
Deigos throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deigos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deigos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creed.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deigos.
Creed closes the distance but Deigos moves to the side
and Deigos counters with a left to the body.
Creed fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed drives through and clinches with Deigos against the cage.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Deigos manages to break the clinch.
Deigos throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Deigos with a jab.
Deigos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deigos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Deigos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed feints a counter leg kick.
Deigos lands with an uppercut that bounces Creed off the cage and back into range.
Creed pushes Deigos up against the cage in a clinch.
Creed misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deigos breaks the clinch.
Creed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deigos, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Deigos to work.
Still in the clinch, Deigos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deigos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deigos breaks the clinch.
Deigos throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a nice body shot.
Creed tries to clinch there but Deigos circles away.
Creed clinches up against the cage.
Deigos blocking some punches.
Deigos breaks from the clinch.
Deigos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deigos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creed moves into the clinch.
Deigos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed tries to clinch up but Deigos circles away and keeps his distance.
Alex Deigos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deigos motions for Creed to come forward. Deigos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deigos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deigos keeps the fight on the outside.
Deigos lands a head shot.
Creed moves into range and clinches up with Deigos.
Deigos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Good body shot from Creed.
Creed tries a body shot but Deigos blocks it.
Deigos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Alex Deigos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Deigos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deigos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deigos throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Deigos misses the jab.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Deigos.
Deigos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Vernon Creed has been cut.
Creed tries to clinch there but Deigos circles away.
Deigos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Creed eats them both and turns towards Deigos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Deigos looks to throw the jab but Creed is out of range.
Creed has closed the distance and engaged Deigos in a clinch.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed tries to work over Deigos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deigos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creed can do to turn this around?
Deigos misses with some punches.
Creed digs a right hand into Deigos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deigos's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos breaks from the clinch.
Creed rushes Deigos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Creed tries a body shot but Deigos blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed pushes Deigos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deigos blocks a body shot from Creed.
Deigos breaks the clinch.
Alex Deigos is winning the standup battle so far.
Deigos misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Creed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Deigos looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Deigos throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deigos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deigos trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Vernon Creed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Deigos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Deigos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deigos tries to keep at a distance but Creed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deigos blocking some punches.
Creed tries to work over Deigos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deigos misses with a body punch.
Deigos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Deigos breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deigos scores with a punch to the head.
Deigos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deigos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deigos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed doesn't manage to clinch there - Deigos circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Creed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Creed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deigos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed slips a jab from Deigos.
Deigos misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
Deigos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deigos lands a left and a right that send Creed crashing to the mat, dazed. Deigos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Creed is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deigos pounces like a tiger and cracks Creed with a vicious hook! Creed is down but not out! Deigos follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Deigos!
Post fight, Alex Deigos stared into the camera and said 'Im the man! the king of this zhit '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Andrianov (ranked 1012 p4p, 887 weight class) and Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 153 p4p, 133 weight class). Mein Armbach has chosen Enter Sandman, Metallica as his entrance music. Ivan Andrianov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bender Mein Armbach!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mein Armbach fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Andrianov to the ground. Mein Armbach is now in Andrianov's guard.
Mein Armbach keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrianov's head.
Mein Armbach wants to pass the guard but Andrianov is keeping the position.
Mein Armbach stopping the sweep attempt from Andrianov.
Andrianov keeping moving, preventing Mein Armbach from controlling successfully.
Andrianov looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrianov, not yet.
Andrianov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mein Armbach.
Andrianov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mein Armbach manages to pass to side control.
Andrianov's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach wants to take a breather but Andrianov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrianov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Andrianov tries to roll over but Mein Armbach keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov is working hard here to advance position.
Andrianov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mein Armbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrianov keeps working.
Andrianov punching from the bottom.
Mein Armbach looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Andrianov taking some punishment here, with Mein Armbach in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mein Armbach connects with a nice short shot to Andrianov's temple.
Mein Armbach looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Andrianov is looking to control Mein Armbach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andrianov avoid being mounted?
Andrianov pushes Mein Armbach off looking to stand but Mein Armbach dives back in and keeps control.
Andrianov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mein Armbach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mein Armbach's back!
Mein Armbach tries to roll but Andrianov sticks to his back.
Andrianov gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
A right-left combo lands from Andrianov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mein Armbach lands a nice shot that snaps Andrianov's head back.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Mein Armbach's head but Mein Armbach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mein Armbach is just out of range.
Andrianov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mein Armbach counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mein Armbach avoids the body shot from Andrianov.
Mein Armbach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Mein Armbach's head but Mein Armbach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivan Andrianov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrianov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mein Armbach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrianov throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrianov throws a series of punches but Mein Armbach moves out of range.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot.
It looked like Andrianov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Mein Armbach finds it's way through Andrianov's defenses.
Mein Armbach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianov misses with a body shot.
A jab from Andrianov finds it's way through Mein Armbach's defenses.
A slow jab from Mein Armbach misses its intended target.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Mein Armbach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Andrianov scores with a nice right hand.
Andrianov swinging wildly here.
Andrianov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mein Armbach to score with a decent uppercut.
Andrianov misses with a right hand
and Mein Armbach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrianov lands a really nice looking cross but Mein Armbach seems unphased.
Mein Armbach jabs Andrianov right on the nose. Andrianov blinks but takes it well.
Mein Armbach shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrianov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mein Armbach's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ivan Andrianov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bender Mein Armbach.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Mein Armbach slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Mein Armbach dives in for a single leg takedown but Andrianov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andrianov throws a good cross that connects.
Mein Armbach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
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 Ivan Andrianov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andrianov throws out a loose jab but Mein Armbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov works Mein Armbach's body with a nice hook.
Mein Armbach has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ivan Andrianov is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Andrianov as he checks the leg kick.
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Andrianov moves out of range.
Andrianov lands a head shot.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Mein Armbach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot.
Andrianov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andrianov throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrianov scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the body from Mein Armbach misses
and Andrianov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Andrianov.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianov.
Andrianov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
Mein Armbach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrianov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mein Armbach can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mein Armbach throws a leg kick but Andrianov moved away.
Mein Armbach shoots in but Andrianov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Andrianov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrianov throws a shot to the body.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Andrianov throws a series of punches but Mein Armbach moves out of range.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mein Armbach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mein Armbach.
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mein Armbach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook to the body
and Andrianov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mein Armbach lands with a straight right. Andrianov didn't see that one coming.
Mein Armbach tries to keep at a distance but Andrianov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mein Armbach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrianov is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Andrianov - that landed with a thud.
Andrianov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianov dodges an elbow strike from Mein Armbach.
Andrianov is looking to control Mein Armbach's arms but Mein Armbach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andrianov has his back to the cage.
Andrianov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrianov lands with a right hand.
Mein Armbach moves away from the strike by Andrianov.
Andrianov takes the fight into the clinch.
Mein Armbach tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mein Armbach.
Andrianov taking a breather.
Mein Armbach blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach stalling in the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mein Armbach prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
Andrianov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mein Armbach content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mein Armbach misses with some punches.
Andrianov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mein Armbach is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Mein Armbach as the two fighters clinch.
Andrianov prevents a body shot from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Andrianov uses from the top position.
Mein Armbach wants to sweep but no luck.
Mein Armbach bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrianov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mein Armbach trying to control but Andrianov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrianov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mein Armbach throwing strikes but missing.
Mein Armbach trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrianov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mein Armbach stands up over Andrianov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mein Armbach lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mein Armbach is pushing down on Andrianov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andrianov is fighting to maintain full guard but Mein Armbach has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andrianov has one foot on Mein Armbach's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Andrianov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
Andrianov throws a right and a left that Mein Armbach avoids nicely.
Andrianov slips a jab and a cross from Mein Armbach.
Andrianov scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Andrianov.
Mein Armbach lands a jab to the nose.
Mein Armbach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mein Armbach misses with a jab to the body
enabling Andrianov to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrianov throws out a loose jab but Mein Armbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianov moves away.
Mein Armbach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mein Armbach throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrianov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mein Armbach.
Andrianov rushes Mein Armbach and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach taking a breather.
Andrianov misses with some punches.
Andrianov gets underhooks to prevent Mein Armbach's takedown attempt.
Mein Armbach throws a head punch that misses.
Andrianov lands with a right to the head.
Mein Armbach lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mein Armbach.
Andrianov blocks an uppercut.
Mein Armbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrianov lands a right hand.
Andrianov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Andrianov.
Andrianov stalling.
Mein Armbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrianov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mein Armbachs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrianov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrianov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrianov prevents a body shot from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach tries to break free but Andrianov pushes him back against the cage.
Mein Armbach has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrianov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianov misses with a punch to the body.
Mein Armbach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mein Armbach fails to land.
Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mein Armbach takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
As Mein Armbach tries to get set, Andrianov tries to push him back and clinch up but Mein Armbach manages to avoid the attempt.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Andrianov throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrianov swings for the body but Mein Armbach moves out of range.
Andrianov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Andrianov as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Mein Armbach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andrianov doesn't seem phased though.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov rushes Mein Armbach and presses him up against the cage.
Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mein Armbach throws a head punch that misses.
Mein Armbach swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mein Armbach is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivan Andrianov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bender Mein Armbach.
Andrianov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mein Armbach misses with a body punch.
Mein Armbach throws a head punch that misses.
Ivan Andrianov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach has Andrianov pressed against the cage.
Mein Armbach is trying to maintain a safe position but Andrianov gets an underhook and turns Mein Armbach into the cage.
Bender Mein Armbach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrianov prevents a body shot from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach misses with the head strike.
Mein Armbach tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andrianov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mein Armbach's elbow.
Andrianov blocks an uppercut.
Andrianov is working Mein Armbach over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mein Armbach is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andrianov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Andrianov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andrianov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Andrianov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nethyn Valno (ranked 1904 p4p, 1824 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 265 p4p, 260 weight class). Valno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue Ice. Nethyn Valno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nethyn Valno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo shoots for a double leg takedown but Valno sprawls well. He's pushed Araujo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Araujo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valno kicks Araujo off and gets back to his feet.
Araujo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Valno sneaks out the side door and pushes Araujo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valno misses with an uppercut. Araujo saw that one coming.
Valno wants to slow Araujo down by chopping away at his legs.
Araujo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valno.
Araujo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valno throws a push kick but Araujo slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valno.
Araujo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Valno!
Araujo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Valno is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Araujo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Araujo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Valno works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Araujo wants to pass the guard but Valno is defending well.
Araujo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valno defends it well.
Araujo trying to control from Valno's half guard. Valno has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Valno keeping full guard, as Araujo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Araujo is pushing down on Valno's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valno is fighting to maintain full guard but Araujo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Araujo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valno is trying to stand.
Araujo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Araujo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Araujo is looking for a kimura but Valno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Araujo to get the leverage.
Valno controlling the position for now.
Araujo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Valno!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Araujo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Valno is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Valno and Araujo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Araujo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Araujo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Araujo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Araujo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Araujo swings around for an armbar but Valno sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Araujo's guard.
Valno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Valno uses it to pass to side control.
Valno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Araujo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Araujo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Valno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Araujo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Araujo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valno is aware though and is defending well.
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 Nethyn Valno will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Valno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Araujo under the eye.
Valno misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Valno.
Valno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valno but Valno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valno as he avoids it easily.
Valno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araujo was well out of range. Poor timing from Valno.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Araujo.
Nethyn Valno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Araujo.
Araujo slips a straight right by Valno.
Araujo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valno.
Valno takes a swing at Araujo's ribcage but misses.
Valno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Araujo darts in looking for a takedown but Valno gets double underhooks and turns Araujo into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Valno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Araujo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo tries to pull guard but Valno won't allow it.
Araujo fails to pull guard.
Valno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valno struggles to land a body shot inside as Araujo controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Araujo.
Araujo tries to throw a body punch but Valno avoids it by throwing Araujo back against the cage.
Araujo misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Araujo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valno smiles and moves away.
Valno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Araujo.
Valno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valno digs a good body shot into Araujo's ribs.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
Araujo walks into a left hand.
Araujo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valno's guard.
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!
Valno has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Araujo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Araujo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Araujo pushes down on Valno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Valno wants to get back to full guard.
Araujo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Araujo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Valno as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo passes Valno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Araujo is looking for a kimura here.
Araujo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Valno sees it coming and defends easily.
Araujo is thwarting Valno's attempts to control the position.
Araujo wants to control but Valno is keeping him busy.
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.
Araujo is trying to work for a kimura but Valno is defending well.
Araujo stops Valno from getting back to his feet.
Araujo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Araujo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valno is squirming around, avoiding Araujo's attempts to control the action.
Valno is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nethyn Valno dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Valno connects with a looping right hand.
Valno throws an overhand right that lands on Araujo's shoulder, as Araujo tries to avoid the shot.
Araujo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Valno scores with a jab to the body.
Valno looks to land a body kick but Araujo moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Araujo.
Araujo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valno pinned against the cage. Valno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Araujo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Araujo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nethyn Valno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Araujo.
Nice defenses there by Araujo.
Valno misses with a few strikes there.
Valno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Araujo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
Araujo gets a double leg takedown into Valno's guard.
Valno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valno wants to get back to his feet but Araujo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valno keeping moving, preventing Araujo from controlling successfully.
Araujo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Valno is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Araujo, into his guard.
Valno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Araujo's guard.
Nethyn Valno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valno defends well.
Valno gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Valno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valno.
Valno cracks Araujo with an open hand slap.
Valno misses with a wild body shot.
Valno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araujo manages to avoid it.
Araujo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Valno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araujo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valno connects with a looping right hand.
Valno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Araujo dives in for a single leg takedown but Valno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Araujo.
Araujo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valno counters with a low kick, right behind Araujo 's knee.
Araujo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Araujo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Araujo on the side of the head.
Valno jabs Araujo right on the nose. Araujo blinks but takes it well.
Araujo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Araujo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Araujo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valno wants to sweep here but Araujo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo with a nice head shot there.
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!
Araujo advances position into side control!
Araujo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Valno has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Araujo but great work by Valno.
Valno decides to stand back up.
Araujo shoots for a double leg takedown but Valno sprawls well. He's pushed Araujo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Araujo goes for a double leg but Valno avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valno continues to drive forward.
Valno misses with a hook.
Araujo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Valno throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Valno misses.
Thiago Araujo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nethyn Valno is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Valno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nethyn Valno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nethyn Valno!
Nethyn Valno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 546 p4p, 410 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 80 p4p, 67 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty throws a chopping leg kick but Bizihwaile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tama Ginty with the inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Tama Ginty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tama Ginty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bizihwaile.
Jab, jab by Tama Ginty - just one landing.
Bizihwaile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tama Ginty.
A nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama Ginty avoids a kick to the body.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up.
Bizihwaile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tama Ginty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tama Ginty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy head kick
and Tama Ginty counters with a nice body shot.
Bizihwaile's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tama Ginty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bizihwaile scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaile gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bizihwaile lands a hook that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Tama Ginty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tama Ginty avoiding damage.
Bizihwaile breaks from the clinch.
Tama Ginty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tama Ginty with a jab.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty tries to clinch but Bizihwaile is having none of it.
Bizihwaile looks to land a left hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range nicely.
Bizihwaile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick and Tama Ginty moves out of range easily.
Bizihwaile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tama Ginty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bizihwaile.
Tama Ginty wants to land a leg kick but Bizihwaile is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bizihwaile blocks the leg kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tama Ginty throws a solid leg kick but Bizihwaile takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tama Ginty.
It looked like Bizihwaile wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bizihwaile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Bizihwaile's head coaches at Duranto Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tama Ginty digs a good body shot into Bizihwaile's ribs.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bizihwaile's head backwards.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaile is just out of range.
Bizihwaile misses the jab.
Bizihwaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tama Ginty.
Nice uppercut lands for Bizihwaile. That snapped Tama Ginty's head back.
Nice defenses there by Bizihwaile.
A little feinted left hand from Bizihwaile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tama Ginty with a jab.
Bizihwaile misses with a kick to the body
and Tama Ginty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bizihwaile takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up.
Tama Ginty is looking to chop away at Bizihwaile's legs.
The fighters circling - Tama Ginty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaile walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bizihwaile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tama Ginty is out of range and Bizihwaile settles back down.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy right hand but Tama Ginty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tama Ginty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaile darts in and clinches Tama Ginty up against the cage.
Bizihwaile breaks the clinch.
Tama Ginty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tama Ginty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch but Tama Ginty is having none of it.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tama Ginty - that will leave a mark!
Tama Ginty looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
Bizihwaile throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy body shot
and Tama Ginty counters with a good low kick that Bizihwaile was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Bizihwaile.
Tama Ginty throws a series of punches but Bizihwaile avoids them all with ease.
Bizihwaile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tama Ginty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bizihwaile throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Bizihwaile misses.
Tama Ginty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tama Ginty throws a series of punches but Bizihwaile avoids them all with ease.
Bizihwaile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tama Ginty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tama Ginty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizihwaile takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile avoids the head kick by Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile ducks right into an uppercut from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty keeps the fight on the outside.
Tama Ginty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tama Ginty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bizihwaile had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up but Tama Ginty circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty 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.
Tama Ginty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bizihwaile on the side of the head.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Conrad Tama Ginty has been cut.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bizihwaile moves out of range of the strikes.
Tama Ginty missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tama Ginty throws a poor cross that misses
and Tama Ginty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tama Ginty throws a low kick but Bizihwaile avoids it.
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the strikes.
Bizihwaile throws out a loose jab but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bizihwaile in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty is out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tama Ginty moves out of range as Bizihwaile strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tama Ginty in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Bizihwaile misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bizihwaile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tama Ginty throws out the jab.
Bizihwaile misses with a shot to the body
and Tama Ginty counters with a left and a right that stings Bizihwaile.
Tama Ginty connects with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Tama Ginty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bizihwaile throws a shot to the body.
Bizihwaile keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot
and Tama Ginty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile slips under a jab.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Bizihwaile's ribcage but misses.
Tama Ginty avoids a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty with a nice calf kick.
Bizihwaile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tama Ginty under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty swats away the attempt to clinch by Bizihwaile.
Tama Ginty misses the shot to the body.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bizihwaile tries to land a leg kick but Tama Ginty saw it coming and moves away.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaile looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tama Ginty's corner calls for a 1-2. Tama Ginty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bizihwaile is able to avoid easily.
Bizihwaile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tama Ginty checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tama Ginty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with a two punch combo.
Tama Ginty moves into range and clinches up with Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
Bizihwaile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bizihwaile's efforts to push away.
Tama Ginty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaile walks into a left hand.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick which misses Tama Ginty's front leg but catches the back leg as Tama Ginty tries to avoid it.
Bizihwaile takes a swing at Tama Ginty's ribcage but misses.
Bizihwaile is looking to clinch but Tama Ginty is avoiding it.
Tama Ginty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaile throws out the jab.
Bizihwaile tried to score with a low kick but Tama Ginty checks it.
Tama Ginty clinches up against the cage.
Bizihwaile misses with some punches.
Bizihwaile misses with a punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty works on Bizihwaile's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tama Ginty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Bizihwaile misses its intended target.
Bizihwaile scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tama Ginty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizihwaile connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Tama Ginty does it's job there.
Bizihwaile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tama Ginty is out of range and Bizihwaile settles back down.
Tama Ginty misses with a left hand
and Bizihwaile counters with an inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tama Ginty misses with a leg kick
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile throws out a powerful jab.
Tama Ginty is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaile has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tama Ginty finds it's way round the side to connect with Bizihwaile's head.
Bizihwaile tries to land a leg kick but Tama Ginty saw it coming and moves away.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conrad Tama Ginty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the head.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Bizihwaile's front leg with a kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick and Tama Ginty moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Tama Ginty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bizihwaile dodges the punch combination from Tama Ginty.
Bizihwaile appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaile just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaile steps in with a hook that catches Tama Ginty right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bizihwaile follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tama Ginty looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Penkosip Bizihwaile!
Penkosip Bizihwaile thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Chestner (ranked 1143 p4p, 723 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 159 p4p, 104 weight class). Chestner's entrance music is Black Eyed Bruiser. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tsuruta is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chestner pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Chestner pulls guard.
Tsuruta stays in close to Chestner's body and controls the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsuruta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Chestner blocks nicely.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chestner is trying to keep Tsuruta in close.
Tsuruta looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsuruta connects with a couple of short punches.
Chestner working for submissions but it's allowed Tsuruta to get to half guard.
Chestner is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nap or Tap, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chestner is not content to let Tsuruta control the position.
Chestner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsuruta is working away from the top position though.
Tsuruta misses with a head shot. Chestner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tsuruta chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Chestner throws up his legs and catches Tsuruta in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tsuruta tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Chestner! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brad Chestner!
After the fight, Brad Chestner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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