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CFC 493: Tiotio v Outlaw 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 3413 p4p, 3713 weight class) and Zhan Dhelan (ranked 337 p4p, 355 weight class). Sagaki's entrance music is One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhan Dhelan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhelan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dhelan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dhelan wants to improve his position but Sagaki is controlling well.
Sagaki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dhelan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sagaki throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dhelan is on top in guard.
Sagaki is trying to control the position but Dhelan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Sagaki is working hard here to advance position.
Dhelan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dhelan manages to get himself to full guard.
Sagaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dhelan is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sagaki throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dhelan's body to avoid the submission. Dhelan has instead reached around Sagaki's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dhelan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zhan Dhelan!
A very excited looking Zhan Dhelan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 2772 p4p, 2699 weight class) and White Privilege (ranked 362 p4p, 355 weight class). Privilege is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Denver - Country Roads. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Privilege!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Privilege misses with a lunging right hand
and Proudhon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proudhon swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Privilege to counter with a crisp jab.
Proudhon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Privilege cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proudhon throws a good cross that connects.
Privilege feints and then cracks Proudhon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Proudhon down.
Privilege throws a low kick but it's checked well by Proudhon.
Proudhon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Proudhon tests Privilege's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Privilege lands a glancing blow to the side of Proudhon's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Privilege!
Privilege throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Proudhon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Privilege keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudhon.
Privilege scores with a leg kick.
Privilege throws a right hand that Proudhon ducks under and follows up with a left that Proudhon also avoids with ease.
Privilege smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Proudhon throws a hook but Privilege blocks it.
Privilege drops Proudhon with a huge uppercut! Proudhon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Privilege is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Privilege!
An out of breath and clearly excited White Privilege thanked Grunge Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 2132 p4p, 2118 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 286 p4p, 283 weight class). Andrade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andrade scores with a nice strike.
Andrade has managed to clinch.
Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
A shot in the inside from Andrade.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
Andrade lands with a left to the head.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrade's efforts to push away.
Andrade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrade breaks from the clinch.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrade with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade thumps Mikhasevich with a low kick.
Andrade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrade lands a nice hook to Mikhasevich's body. Mikhasevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikhasevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Andrade.
Mikhasevich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mikhasevich tries to keep at a distance but Andrade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mikhasevich is trying to maintain a safe position but Andrade gets an underhook and turns Mikhasevich into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Andrade.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've been informed that Andrade 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikhasevich controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich effectively controlling the action here.
Andrade lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mikhasevich.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andrade moves out of range as Mikhasevich strikes.
Mikhasevich wants to land a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Mikhasevich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrade throws a leg kick
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrade throws a wild body kick that Mikhasevich sees coming a mile off.
Mikhasevich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade connects with an inside leg kick.
Andrade throws a jab when Mikhasevich was well out of range.
Mikhasevich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrade just manages to avoid it.
Andrade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mikhasevich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook.
Andrade scores with a shot to the body.
Andrade blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade connects with the punch.
Andrade moves out of range of the leg kick from Mikhasevich.
Andrade throws out a counter right but Mikhasevich avoids it with no problem.
Andrade is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mikhasevich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikhasevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mikhasevich takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrade.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrade.
Mikhasevich tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrade avoids the damage to the body.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Mikhasevich needs to keep his hands up - Andrade had a free shot at his head there.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade instigates a clinch.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Mikhasevich throws a head punch that misses.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mikhasevich just leaning against Andrade, taking a breather.
A short right from Mikhasevich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
Andrade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andrade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mikhasevich.
Andrade takes the fight into the clinch.
Mikhasevich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Andrade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mikhasevich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikhasevichs head.
A short uppercut from Mikhasevich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mikhasevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade lands a front kick.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikhasevich.
Andrade thuds a left hand into Mikhasevich's body.
Mikhasevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mikhasevich 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.
Andrade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrade.
Andrade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andrade 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrade.
Andrade thuds his shin into the meat of Mikhasevich's side.
Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhasevich misses with a double jab.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich needs to keep his hands up - Andrade had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrade throws a push kick but Mikhasevich slaps the foot to one side.
Andrade with a nice calf kick.
Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. Mikhasevich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Mikhasevich misses its target.
Andrade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrade throws a body punch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Donk. Andrade catches Mikhasevich right on the button with a cross.
Andrade moves into the clinch.
Mikhasevich trying to land knees to the body.
Andrade pushes Mikhasevich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Mikhasevich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joao Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikhasevich moves out of range as Andrade throws a body kick.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a front kick that sends Mikhasevich stumbling back into the cage.
Andrade tries to clinch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Mikhasevich moves out of range easily.
Andrade throws the left hand but Mikhasevich avoids the punch easily.
Andrade throws a push kick but Mikhasevich slaps the foot to one side.
Andrade misses the jab.
It looked like Mikhasevich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mikhasevich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Andrade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mikhasevich blocks a jab.
Mikhasevich looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Andrade throws a wild body kick that Mikhasevich sees coming a mile off.
Andrade thumps Mikhasevich with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Andrade.
Andrade throws a push kick but Mikhasevich slaps the foot to one side.
Mikhasevich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range nicely.
Andrade blocks a head kick by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with a body shot.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich throws a leg kick but Andrade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikhasevich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Mikhasevich - just one landing.
Andrade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mikhasevich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikhasevich takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikhasevich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andrade finds it's way round the side to connect with Mikhasevich's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andrade checks a leg kick.
Andrade shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade 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!
Andrade tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andrade lands a leg kick that knocks Mikhasevich off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Andrade blocks the low kick.
A low kick lands for Andrade.
Mikhasevich tries to score with a low kick but Andrade moves his leg out of the way.
Mikhasevich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mikhasevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mikhasevich checks a leg kick.
Andrade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Andrade finds it's way through Mikhasevich's defenses.
Mikhasevich tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
A jab from Mikhasevich misses.
Mikhasevich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mikhasevich's head.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mikhasevich staying out of range there.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Mikhasevich ducks down to avoid it.
Mikhasevich cracks Andrade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Andrade.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade connects with the punch.
Andrade throws a front kick that sends Mikhasevich stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Andrade.
Mikhasevich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Andrade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick there by Andrade.
Andrade defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Andrade blocks the leg kick.
Andrade lands with a right hand.
Andrade clobbers Mikhasevich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mikhasevich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mikhasevich tries to land a front kick but Andrade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mikhasevich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a hook. Mikhasevich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrade tests Mikhasevich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrade defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Andrade steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mikhasevich.
Andrade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mikhasevich throws a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
Andrade is looking to slow Mikhasevich down with leg kicks.
Andrade connects with a looping right hand.
Andrade connects with a jab.
Mikhasevich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Andrade saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Andrade lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mikhasevich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade tries to clinch up.
As Andrade backs away, Mikhasevich returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mikhasevich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.
Mikhasevich swinging wildly here.
Andrade lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Andrade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrade.
Mikhasevich misses with a head kick.
Andrade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrade with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mikhasevich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Andrade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andrade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Andrade!
A victorious Joao Andrade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Gennady Mikhasevich stepped up to the mic, saying 'It was a amazing fight I made multiple mistakes which caused me to lose. My opponent was great and deserved the win. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Kong (ranked 3047 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 376 p4p, 337 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Kong shoots and misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong throws a lazy uppercut
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Private Pig Pen in the buildup to the fight.
Kong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
A big right from Kong misses.
King throws a body kick that misses.
King throws a series of punches but Kong moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Kong both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
Kong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because King has passed into half guard!
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kong moves into full guard.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. King is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kong.
Kong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kong to see if he's OK.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kong to see if he's OK.
Kong struggling a bit here.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kong down.
King working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Kong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kong taking a bit of punishment here - King scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kong to see if he's OK.
Kong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King looking to control but instead Kong has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King working Kong over with strikes.
Nice strikes from King there.
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Kong is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from King.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King winds up and cracks Kong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kong! More strikes land and this one is all over! King jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy King!
Jimmy King made sure to mention his sponsor, New Standard in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 2010 p4p, 2458 weight class) and Sergey Telegin (ranked 280 p4p, 314 weight class). Dupree comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Vedder - Society. Christophe Dupree could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergey Telegin's chin.
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Good wrestling
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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 36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Telegin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Dupree.
Telegin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dupree was covering up waiting for the punch and Telegin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Telegin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Telegin distracts Dupree with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dupree 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.
Telegin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dupree looking to hit a scissor sweep but Telegin is one step ahead there.
Telegin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dupree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telegin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Telegin throws a big elbow that misses.
Telegin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Telegin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telegin postures up.
Dupree is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Telegin tries to roll over but Dupree keeps him under control.
Telegin trying to control from the bottom.
Telegin wants to get back to full guard but Dupree has passed into side control.
Telegin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dupree trying to control the action but Telegin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telegin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dupree throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Telegin can't do much from the bottom here.
Telegin manages to get back to half guard.
Telegin actively working from the bottom here.
Dupree wants to control but Telegin is keeping him busy.
Telegin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dupree throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Telegin moves into full guard.
Telegin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dupree is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telegin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dupree doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dupree manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dupree trying to control the position from guard on top but Telegin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Telegin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Telegin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Telegin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Telegin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dupree has picked Telegin up and slammed him! Telegin can't keep hold of the triangle and Dupree manages to pass to side control!
Telegin is trying to get back to half guard.
Dupree wants to control but Telegin is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telegin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dupree trying to control the action but Telegin is working from the bottom.
Telegin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dupree's best efforts.
Dupree wants to control but Telegin is keeping him busy.
Dupree not doing much here.
Telegin gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Telegin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dupree uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Telegin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dupree misses with a jab to the body
and Telegin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Telegin drives through and clinches with Dupree against the cage.
Telegin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dupree prevents it.
Dupree working aggressively here.
Telegin working aggressively here.
Telegin stalling in the clinch but Dupree improves position.
Telegin decides to pull guard.
Dupree lands a couple of elbows.
Telegin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dupree advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree scoring with punches from side control.
 It looks like Sergey Telegin has been cut.
Dupree throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Telegin is looking to regain half guard here but Dupree keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree wants to control but Telegin is keeping him busy.
Dupree lands some shots froms side control.
Telegin can't do much from the bottom here.
Dupree lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Telegin down.
Telegin tries to buck Dupree off but Dupree is having none of it.
Telegin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dupree lands strikes from half guard.
That has opened up Sergey Telegin's cut even more.
Dupree is nestled in close to Telegin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sergey Telegin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergey Telegin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christophe Dupree!
Christophe Dupree 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 714 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 83 p4p, 122 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell Yeah. Trounvouche comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wanted Dread & Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a nice hook to Trounvouche's body. Trounvouche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trounvouche takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Trounvouche avoids it easily.
Trounvouche lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Trounvouche defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Trounvouche.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trounvouche. Jones shrugs it off though.
Trounvouche takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trounvouche lands a jab to the nose.
Trounvouche jabs at Jones's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche with a hook.
Trounvouche connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Trounvouche shrugs it off though.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trounvouche fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trounvouche as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche with a jab.
Trounvouche blocks a jab.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Trounvouche blocks a head kick by Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Trounvouche slips under a jab from Jones.
Trounvouche only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trounvouche lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trounvouche.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Trounvouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trounvouche doesn't seem bothered though.
Trounvouche lands a body shot.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Trounvouche responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Trounvouche.
An inside leg kick from Trounvouche misses.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trounvouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Jones.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Trounvouche with a nice calf kick.
Trounvouche scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trounvouche on the side of the head.
Trounvouche bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trounvouche.
Jones throws a hook but Trounvouche avoids it easily.
Trounvouche lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Trounvouche ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trounvouche throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
That kick from Trounvouche tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trounvouche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trounvouche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trounvouche appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Trounvouche lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Trounvouche throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick from Trounvouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trounvouche is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones is keen to just control but Trounvouche is a slippery customer.
Trounvouche avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Trounvouche is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trounvouche avoid being mounted?
Jones thows a huge punch but Trounvouche dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trounvouche with a nice calf kick.
Trounvouche is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Good exchange - Trounvouche coming out on top.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones misses with a hook.
Trounvouche moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trounvouche throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Trounvouche does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones looks to clinch
and Trounvouche counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trounvouche lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trounvouche with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Trounvouche scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Trounvouche counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trounvouche staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Trounvouche throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trounvouche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Trounvouche avoids it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Nice cross by Trounvouche.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trounvouche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche misses with a wild body shot.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trounvouche defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Trounvouche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche takes one on the button.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trounvouche cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Jones.
Trounvouche is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Trounvouche throws out a powerful jab.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trounvouche lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trounvouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Trounvouche throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Trounvouche.
A good leg kick by Trounvouche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Trounvouche finds it's target.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dingleberry Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trounvouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trounvouche throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Trounvouche only half commits.
Jones catches Trounvouche with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick lands for Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Trounvouche.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trounvouche lands a jab.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trounvouche looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones wants to control but Trounvouche is keeping him busy.
Trounvouche is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones trying to control the action but Trounvouche is working from the bottom.
Jones throws an elbow but Trounvouche slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrounvouche.
Trounvouche lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trounvouche feints a counter leg kick.
Trounvouche thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones wants to stall.
Trounvouche works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Trounvouche lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trounvouche prevents a body shot from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche blocking some punches.
Trounvouche blocking some punches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Trounvouche avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trounvouche.
Jones taking a breather.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trounvouche.
Good body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
Trounvouche looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Trounvouche scores with a nice head shot.
Trounvouche clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones lands a nice hook to Trounvouche's body. Trounvouche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trounvouche.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trounvouche closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trounvouche lands with a cross.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves out of range as Trounvouche strikes.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trounvouche is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Trounvouche throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trounvouche keeps working.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones trying to control the action but Trounvouche is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Trounvouche controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dingleberry Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trounvouche is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trounvouche has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trounvouche struggling a bit here.
Jones is trying to ground and pound but Trounvouche uses the momentary lack of control by Jones to regain half guard.
Jones looks to land a strike but Trounvouche avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Trounvouche keeps moving.
Jones preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trounvouche works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trounvouche is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Trounvouche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dingleberry Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trounvouche clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones tests Trounvouche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Trounvouche.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Azacca Trounvouche is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azacca Trounvouche.
I've got Trounvouche 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
Azacca Trounvouche 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 96 p4p, 470 weight class) and Marchrius Rossi (ranked 11 p4p, 63 weight class). Horiguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. Rossi has chosen Metal Slug Theme as his entrance music. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi tries to counter by clinching up but Rossi breaks away and moves out of range.
Rossi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horiguchi. Horiguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rossi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horiguchi.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Rossi.
Rossi moves forwards but Horiguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Rossi checks it
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi works the jab nicely.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi blocks the body kick.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking body kick.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horiguchi.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Rossi misses the jab.
Horiguchi lunges at Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossi's hand.
Rossi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi with a hook.
Horiguchi lunges at Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossi's hand.
Rossi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Horiguchi catches Rossi right on the button with a cross.
Horiguchi connects with a right hand. Rossi shakes it off.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi scores with a jab. Rossi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horiguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossi. That did some damage!
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horiguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Horiguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rossis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horiguchi throws a front kick aimed at Rossi's knee but Rossi avoids it well.
Horiguchi punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rossi coming out on top.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Rossi down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Rossi tries to get set, Horiguchi tries to push him back and clinch up but Rossi manages to avoid the attempt.
Rossi misses with a left hand
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a jab.
Horiguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Horiguchi misses the target.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi wants to land a leg kick but Rossi is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horiguchi can pounce on him.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Rossi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi dominated that round.
That's time! Horiguchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rossi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi gets a clinch.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Horiguchi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rossi walks away with a smile on his face. Horiguchi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Rossi moved away.
Akaro Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horiguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rossi! But no joy.
Horiguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Horiguchi sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Rossi.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Rossi off balance momentarily.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi walks into a jab.
Rossi slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Rossi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Horiguchi coming out on top.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Horiguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi motions for Rossi to come forward. Horiguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Horiguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rossi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Rossi throws a body kick that misses.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Rossi jumps back.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Rossi throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi scores with a jab.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi darts in and clinches Rossi up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands an uppercut.
Rossi tries to circle away but Horiguchi has him pinned against the cage.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the head.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Horiguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi stalling.
Rossi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Horiguchi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horiguchi's elbow.
Horiguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horiguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horiguchi, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horiguchi takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rossi! But no joy.
Horiguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossi. That did some damage!
Horiguchi looks to clinch
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Rossi as he checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Horiguchi works the jab nicely.
Rossi tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Horiguchi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Horiguchi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Horiguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
Horiguchi works the jab nicely.
Rossi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horiguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Rossi.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Horiguchi finds it's way through Rossi's defenses.
Rossi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horiguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Rossi misses
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi throws a front kick that sends Rossi stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Rossi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossi thuds his shin into the meat of Horiguchi's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horiguchi's sensitive parts.
Rossi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rossi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rossi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Rossi throws a good cross that connects.
Horiguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi cracks Rossi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horiguchi scores with a jab. Rossi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rossi is able to avoid easily.
Rossi slips under a jab from Horiguchi.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Rossi misses the jab.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
Rossi scores with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horiguchi.
Rossi walks into a stiff left hand from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rossi checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rossi's head backwards.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a low kick, right behind Rossi 's knee.
Rossi misses with an uppercut.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Rossi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Horiguchi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horiguchi lands with a good body shot.
Horiguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rossi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Horiguchi slips a jab from Rossi.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Horiguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi is looking to clinch but Rossi is avoiding it.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Rossi misses with a kick to the body
and Horiguchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Horiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws out a leg kick but Rossi moves out of range and Horiguchi only half commits.
Rossi misses with a right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a low kick, right behind Rossi 's knee.
Horiguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rossi's knee momentarily.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Rossi lunges at Horiguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horiguchi's hand.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossi.
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Rossi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rossi misses with a body shot
and Horiguchi counters with a good low kick that Rossi was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi is looking to chop away at Rossi's legs.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horiguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossi's head.
Horiguchi tries to work over Rossi's front leg with a kick but Rossi checks it.
Horiguchi tries to clinch there but Rossi circles away.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
Rossi moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Horiguchi ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Horiguchi misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horiguchi is looking to slow Rossi down with leg kicks.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rossi checks it well.
Rossi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi darts in and clinches Rossi up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi had his way with Marchrius Rossi in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horiguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horiguchi tries to clinch there but Rossi circles away.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Rossi throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from Horiguchi tenderised Rossi's leg. Rossi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horiguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Rossi thows a leg kick but Horiguchi checks it
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Horiguchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horiguchi with a hook.
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi thuds a left hand into Rossi's body.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rossi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horiguchi clobbers Rossi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marchrius Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akaro Horiguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
It seemed like Rossi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Rossi down.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws out a leg kick but Rossi moves out of range and Horiguchi only half commits.
Rossi throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
Rossi checks a low kick from Horiguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Horiguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horiguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Horiguchi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horiguchi can pounce on him.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossi.
Rossi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horiguchi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rossi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Horiguchi - the referee stops the clock and Rossi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Horiguchi. Rossi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rossi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Horiguchi is rocked!
Horiguchi cracks Rossi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Horiguchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akaro Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Horiguchi, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi retains his lightweight title!
Akaro Horiguchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Marchrius Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'Stand Up If You Hate Tottenham'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 287 p4p, 857 weight class) and Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 37 p4p, 98 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves throws out a loose jab but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Goncalves ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Goncalves moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhzad.
It looks like Guilherme Goncalves has been cut.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Farrokhzad.
Goncalves moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with a series of strikes. Farrokhzad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad has managed to clinch.
Goncalves can't break the clinch.
Goncalves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goncalves tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
Goncalves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goncalves blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Goncalves blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goncalves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Goncalves's midsection.
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves lands with an uppercut that bounces Farrokhzad off the cage and back into range.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goncalves doesn't seem bothered though.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
As Farrokhzad backs off Goncalves throws a huge counter combo but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it all.
Farrokhzad connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves gets tackled into the cage by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Goncalves is looking for the big counter here.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Goncalves.
Goncalves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goncalves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Goncalves saw that one coming.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goncalves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goncalves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Goncalves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goncalves wants to get back to striking at distance but Farrokhzad won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goncalves.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Goncalves controls the action.
Goncalves breaks the clinch.
Goncalves misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Goncalves's shoulder, as Goncalves tries to avoid the shot.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goncalves throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Goncalves slips the punch.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
Goncalves cracks a nice hook into Farrokhzad's ribs.
A head kick misses from Goncalves.
Goncalves missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goncalves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goncalves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goncalves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farrokhzad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 Goncalves is rocked!
Farrokhzad lands with a cross.
Goncalves is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Goncalves misses with a two punch combination.
Goncalves tries to get into range but Farrokhzad steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Goncalves! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Farrokhzad scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 152 p4p, 260 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 23 p4p, 38 weight class). Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. James Yarborough has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yarborough there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Reed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed cracks Yarborough with a good jab.
A low kick lands for Reed.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed looks for the body kick but Yarborough saw that one coming.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Reed
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough 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.
Nice body kick from Reed.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Reed connects with a looping right hand.
Reed clobbers Yarborough with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Yarborough saw that one coming.
Yarborough cracks Reed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yarborough.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Reed misses
enabling Yarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reed checks it well.
Yarborough throws a leg kick
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Yarborough misses with a looping right.
Reed tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reed misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reed lands with a nice body kick.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reed checks a leg kick.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
Reed scores with a hook.
Reed throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yarborough counters with an outside leg kick.
Reed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yarborough. Yarborough circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed misses with a kick to the body
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed looks to land a body kick but Yarborough moved away.
Yarborough lands a jab.
 It looks like Ben Reed has been cut.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Yarborough blocks a leg kick.
Reed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yarborough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reed - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yarborough 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 Reed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reed throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reed throws a leg kick
and Yarborough counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Reed lands a nice shot that snaps Yarborough's head back.
Yarborough moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Yarborough wants to slow Reed down by chopping away at his legs.
Reed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yarborough feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
Nice shot by Reed.
Yarborough checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Reed slips a jab from Yarborough.
Reed tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed throws a push kick but Yarborough slaps the foot to one side.
Yarborough raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Reed misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yarborough.
Reed is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That kick from Reed tenderised Yarborough's leg. Yarborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yarborough lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Yarborough 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarborough misses with a looping right.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Reed tries to move into range but Yarborough moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed misses with a kick to the body.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed moves out of range of the leg kick from Yarborough.
Reed wants to land a leg kick but Yarborough is out of range.
Yarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed throws a head kick but Yarborough moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Reed misses
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed throws a chopping leg kick but Yarborough manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ben Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed misses with a hook. Yarborough ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reed checks it well.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It appears Reed was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Reed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yarborough doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yarborough might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reed has got the better of the exchanges.
Yarborough sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws a leg kick which misses Yarborough's front leg but catches the back leg as Yarborough tries to avoid it.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Yarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Reed lands with a cross.
Reed gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Yarborough gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Reed is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Yarborough!
James Yarborough is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, James Yarborough thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 150 p4p, 1125 weight class) and The Devils Outlaw (ranked 24 p4p, 170 weight class). Outlaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as The Devils Outlaw enters the cage!
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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 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Outlaw moves away.
Outlaw throws out a counter right but Tiotio avoids it with no problem.
Outlaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Outlaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiotio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Outlaw.
Outlaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiotio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Outlaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Outlaw looks to land a right hand but Tiotio moved out of range.
A combination from Outlaw does no damage.
Tiotio thuds his right hand into Outlaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that Outlaw avoids nicely.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Outlaw moved out of range.
Tiotio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Tiotio.
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!
Tiotio lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Outlaw falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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