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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Irwin (ranked 3535 p4p, 5149 weight class) and Bo Tsoy (ranked 464 p4p, 576 weight class). Irwin comes into the arena with No More Heroes blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Shaun Irwin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shaun Irwin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Tsoy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoy takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin looking to score a takedown here. Tsoy is defending well but Irwin drives through and ends up in Tsoy's guard.
Irwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Irwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Irwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tsoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tsoy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Irwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Irwin trying to control but Tsoy is working from the bottom.
Tsoy is controlling Irwin's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin trying to control but Tsoy is working from the bottom.
Irwin drops back looking for a leg! Tsoy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tsoy manages to kick Irwin off! Irwin jumps back into Tsoy's guard.
Irwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Irwin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsoy managing to control the position.
Tsoy wants to sweep here but Irwin controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Irwin drops back looking for a leg! Tsoy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tsoy manages to kick Irwin off! Irwin jumps back into Tsoy's guard.
Irwin slips nicely into half guard.
Irwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tsoy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Irwin trying to control the action but Tsoy is working from the bottom.
Tsoy wants to sweep but Irwin has passed to side control!
Tsoy tries to bench press Irwin off him but Irwin keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoy looks winded!
Irwin trying to control the action but Tsoy is working from the bottom.
Irwin has hold of Tsoy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tsoy seems comfortable defending it but Irwin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tsoy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tsoy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Irwin couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shaun Irwin!
Post fight, an emotional Shaun Irwin said 'Ain't nobody gonna roll with this fucking crocodile. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tugsbayar Enkhtulga (ranked 3228 p4p, 2001 weight class) and Shichiroji San (ranked 430 p4p, 283 weight class). San has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music. 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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tugsbayar Enkhtulga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shichiroji San!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San rushes Enkhtulga and presses him up against the cage.
Enkhtulga is trying to break free.
San softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San misses with a knee to the head.
Enkhtulga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Enkhtulga is trying to stall.
San gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Enkhtulga throws a punch but it's blocked by San.
Enkhtulga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Enkhtulga trying to land knees to the body.
San lands a damaging elbow.
Enkhtulga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
San breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San closes the distance and clinches.
Enkhtulga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Enkhtulga missing with knees to the body.
Enkhtulga is trying to break free.
Enkhtulga is trying to force a seperation but San has the dominant position.
Enkhtulga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enkhtulga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enkhtulga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkhtulga tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
Enkhtulga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from San.
A short right from San on the inside.
San lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
San lands a left hand.
San lands an elbow inside.
San working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Enkhtulga is trying to push San away but San has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San prevents Enkhtulga from breaking the clinch.
San creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Enkhtulga's defenses.
San lands a hook that snaps the head of Enkhtulga backwards.
San drops down looking for an ankle pick but Enkhtulga pulls his leg out and moves away.
San has managed to clinch.
Enkhtulga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Enkhtulga takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enkhtulga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San blocks it with crossed arms.
San scores with a nice hook to the head.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but San has control.
San lands with a light punch inside.
 Enkhtulga is rocked!
San tries for a takedown. No joy.
Enkhtulga can't break the clinch.
San comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Enkhtulga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage. He pushes Enkhtulga back and as he springs towards him off the cage, San throws a beautiful elbow that sends Enkhtulga crashing to the floor! San piles on the pressure with more strikes! Enkhtulga is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shichiroji San!
Shichiroji San 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 Jimothy Jones (ranked 2699 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 343 p4p, 226 weight class). Oliva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimothy Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Jones swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Jones .
Oliva misses with a leg kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Oliva scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones .
Nice uppercut there from Oliva.
Oliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones .
We've been told by Jones 's head coaches at LAFC Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oliva needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva scores with a punch to the head.
Oliva moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva dodges the punch combination from Jones .
Jones slips a straight right by Oliva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Oliva with a hook.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones misses with a left hand
enabling Oliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Jones .
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Oliva just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to clinch there but Oliva circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva scores with a nice right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Oliva.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliva.
Oliva keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a head kick but Oliva moves out of range.
Jones slips a jab from Oliva.
Oliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones tries to clinch there but Oliva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch but Oliva slips to the side
and Oliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliva cracks Jones with a left hook right on the temple and Jones goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Oliva lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Jones is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Wang (ranked 985 p4p, 5847 weight class) and Clinton Clams (ranked 130 p4p, 596 weight class). Wang's entrance music is Inner Circle - Bad Boys. A fine choice. Clinton Clams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Brawler
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clinton Clams!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang gets a clinch.
Wang jumps guard and drags Clams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clams is sitting in close to Wang's body. Wang has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Clams is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Clams is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charles Wang!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Wang made sure he mentioned Carnage Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1230 p4p, 23726 weight class) and Jayden James (ranked 165 p4p, 677 weight class). Abdullah Zaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Powerful |
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden James!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zaire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zaire moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zaire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaire.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaire.
A shot in the inside from Zaire.
Zaire lands a body punch.
James looks winded!
Zaire cracks James with a nice body shot.
Zaire lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaire has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed James clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
James is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Zaire off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James tries to escape but Zaire has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zaire lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can James hold on?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! James is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abdullah Zaire!
A very excited looking Abdullah Zaire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saigon (ranked 1012 p4p, 464 weight class) and Matthew Quigley (ranked 135 p4p, 64 weight class). Saigon comes to the cage accompanied by Run through the jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quigley throws a hook but Saigon blocks it.
Quigley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Saigon.
Nice defenses there by Saigon.
The fighters circling - Quigley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saigon cracks Quigley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saigon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Saigon.
Saigon thuds a left hand into Quigley's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saigon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quigley misses with a straight left.
Saigon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Quigley avoids it.
Saigon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quigley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Quigley. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quigley.
Saigon connects with a solid leg kick.
Saigon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saigon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quigley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Saigon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quigley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saigon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quigley scrambles back to his feet.
Quigley cracks Saigon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Quigley misses.
It looked like Saigon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quigley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saigon can pounce on him.
Saigon misses with a looping left.
Quigley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saigon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quigley throws a poor cross that misses
and Saigon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quigley's knee momentarily.
Quigley looks to land a combination but Saigon avoids it well.
Saigon throws a big counter combination but Quigley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saigon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quigley swings for the body but Saigon moves out of range.
Quigley misses with a hook
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Quigley.
Quigley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saigon can pounce on him.
Quigley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saigon counters with a three punch combo that has Quigley backing up. Quigley nods at Saigon to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Saigon misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saigon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quigley on the side of the head.
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saigon throws a leg kick
and Quigley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saigon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quigley misses with an uppercut
and Saigon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saigon takes one to the side of the head.
Quigley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Saigon throws a head kick that Quigley semi-blocks.
Quigley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saigon counters with a nice uppercut.
Quigley 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.
Nice shot lands for Quigley.
Saigon is rocked!
Quigley flashes Saigon a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Saigon's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Saigon crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Quigley punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Quigley!
Our winner, Matthew Quigley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Johnny Saigon spoke after the fight, saying 'I come back and kick your ass.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 316 p4p, 491 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 47 p4p, 70 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vinogradov lands with a cross.
Vinogradov takes one to the side of the head.
Vinogradov throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Vinogradov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Vinogradov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov connects with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws a hook but Vinogradov blocks it.
Barbosa defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Vinogradov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vinogradov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A cross from Vinogradov lands.
Lucas Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Vinogradov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinogradov misses the target.
Barbosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vinogradov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Vinogradov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Barbosa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Vinogradov.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Vinogradov counters with a two punch combo.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinogradov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinogradov cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Barbosa with the counter takedown but Vinogradov avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Vinogradov. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with a wild combination.
Vinogradov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Vinogradov misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Vinogradov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinogradov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vinogradov misses with a hook.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vinogradov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Vinogradov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Vinogradov. Those never looked like landing.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
Vinogradov throws a big counter combination but Barbosa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Barbosa slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Vinogradov avoids nicely.
Vinogradov is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Vinogradov's shoulder, as Vinogradov tries to avoid the shot.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Barbosa.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Vinogradov misses.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with a hook.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Barbosa slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa misses with a combination
enabling Vinogradov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Vinogradov dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
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!
Vinogradov digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Sergey Vinogradov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa throws a jab when Vinogradov was well out of range.
Vinogradov blocks a jab.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Vinogradov lands with a cross.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Lucas Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinogradov.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
Vinogradov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Vinogradov looks to land a combination. Barbosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot lands for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Vinogradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Vinogradov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook but Vinogradov blocks it.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Vinogradov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinogradov.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Vinogradov had a free shot at his head there.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa feints the counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vinogradov has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice body punch from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinogradov thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinogradov misses the target.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Vinogradov lands a jab to the nose.
Vinogradov slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinogradov throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Vinogradov misses its intended target.
Vinogradov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Vinogradov with a series of wild strikes but Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinogradov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Vinogradov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinogradov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Vinogradov.
Jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Sergey Vinogradov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Vinogradov finds it's target.
Vinogradov lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinogradov walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
It looks like Vinogradov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucas Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Vinogradov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinogradov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergey Vinogradov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 777 p4p, 90 weight class) and Anthony Epolito (ranked 112 p4p, 15 weight class). Kamogawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Veer Union - Bitter End. Epolito has chosen Rowdy/ Bandits as his entrance music. Anthony Epolito has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Genji Kamogawa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Epolito!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa throws an off balance right hand
and Epolito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epolito moves out of range as Kamogawa strikes.
A little jabbing left from Epolito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Kamogawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamogawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Epolito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epolito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Epolito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot
letting Epolito counter with a right hand.
Kamogawa throws a big shot that misses.
Kamogawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamogawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epolito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamogawa misses with a hook. Epolito ducked under it nicely.
Epolito is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamogawa with a body shot.
Kamogawa cracks Epolito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Epolito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Epolito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kamogawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epolito counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamogawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epolito counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Epolito.
Kamogawa is rocked!
Jab by Epolito.
Oh Kamogawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Epolito connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kamogawa out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Epolito! Anthony Epolito retains his lightweight title!
Anthony Epolito managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLBENT, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 141 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 24 p4p, 159 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maro Pjetlic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Trollslayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pjetlic.
Trollslayer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pjetlic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pjetlic. Trollslayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pjetlic takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
Trollslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pjetlic sprawls and moves away.
Trollslayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pjetlic throws a lazy uppercut
and Trollslayer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pjetlic's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Pjetlic has wrist control.
Pjetlic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer is in close to Pjetlic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trollslayer chips away with some ground and pound.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Pjetlic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pjetlic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trollslayer passes into half guard.
Trollslayer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pjetlic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Pjetlic dodges it nicely.
Pjetlic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Trollslayer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pjetlic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trollslayer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pjetlic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Trollslayer connects with a nice short shot to Pjetlic's temple.
Trollslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trollslayer throwing shots but Pjetlic is blocking nicely.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pjetlic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trollslayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trollslayer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pjetlic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Trollslayer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pjetlic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trollslayer slips a nice elbow through Pjetlic's hands, connecting with Pjetlic's forehead.
Trollslayer lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Pjetlic! More strikes land and this one is all over! Trollslayer jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 433 p4p, 200 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 24 p4p, 9 weight class). Thibodeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Scotty x D4L. 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lamez.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Lamez's head but Lamez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Lamez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamez wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux and move into the clinch position.
Lamez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamez connects with a nice looking jab.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Lamez moves out of range.
Thibodeaux sets himself, and Lamez steps forward looking for the clinch! Thibodeaux avoids it this time.
Lamez forces Thibodeaux back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lamez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thibodeaux walks away with a smile on his face. Lamez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lamez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Lamez avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Lamez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lamez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thibodeaux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaiden Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scottie Lamez.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lamez misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamez struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Lamez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Lamez blocks a jab.
Lamez wants to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him away.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Lamez avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Lamez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lamez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lamez jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lamez can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Lamez breaks from the clinch.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamez! But no joy.
Lamez clobbers Thibodeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thibodeaux works Lamez's body with a nice hook.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lamez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lamez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the side of Lamez's head.
Lamez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lamez fails to pull guard.
Lamez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Lamez in a clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch to the body.
Lamez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lamez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Lamez misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Lamez lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Thibodeaux.
Lamez blocking some punches.
Lamez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thibodeaux to keep the fight standing.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux cracks Lamez with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Lamez is rocked!
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Lamez moves out of range.
Lamez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux drops Lamez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lamez looks back up at him and smiles so Thibodeaux waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lamez is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and Lamez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Lamez slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Lamez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lamez scores with a jab. Thibodeaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Lamez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Lamez.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Lamez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Thibodeaux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamez blocks a jab.
Lamez seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamez moves away.
Lamez tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux shakes him off and moves away.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Lamez is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamez! But no joy.
Lamez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamez tries to keep at a distance but Thibodeaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lamez jumps guard but Thibodeaux stands there with Lamez around his waist. Lamez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Lamez moves out of range.
Lamez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux darts in trying to clinch
enabling Lamez to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
Lamez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Lamez.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Lamez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamez 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.
Lamez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thibodeaux gets tackled into the cage by Lamez. Lamez maintains the clinch.
Lamez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaiden Thibodeaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamez prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
Lamez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamez pulls guard.
Lamez is trying to control the position but Thibodeaux postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Thibodeaux controlling him for the moment.
Thibodeaux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lamez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thibodeaux's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thibodeaux keeping full guard, as Lamez tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamez trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamez content to stall in guard here.
Lamez trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
That's time! Thibodeaux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch up but Lamez keeps it at a distance.
Lamez walks into a stiff left hand from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Lamez's ribcage but misses.
Lamez throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamez.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamez defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Lamez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux lands with a straight right. Lamez didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Lamez.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch
and Lamez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamez scores with a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lamez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Lamez tries to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamez.
Lamez looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Lamez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Lamez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiden Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Lamez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaiden Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamez is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Lamez moves out of range.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Lamez slips the punch.
Lamez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Lamez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamez! But no joy.
Lamez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Lamez's shoulder, as Lamez tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez cracks Thibodeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Lamez avoids the punch easily.
Lamez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamez was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thibodeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Lamez's body. Lamez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamez is just out of range.
Lamez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux has managed to clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Lamez controls the action.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lamez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Lamez scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Lamez ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamez manages to avoid it.
Lamez wants to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him away.
Lamez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Lamez tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux shakes him off and moves away.
Thibodeaux darts in and clinches Lamez up against the cage.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thibodeaux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Lamez coming out on top.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux pushes Lamez up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamez jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Lamez tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Thibodeaux wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Kaiden Thibodeaux is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Kaiden Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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