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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 823 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Heinrich Klose (ranked 109 p4p, 212 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klose fails with the takedown
and Kennedy moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Klose pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Klose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klose throws a body kick that misses.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klose on the side of the head.
Klose fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klose fails to land the takedown.
Leonzar Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinrich Klose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Klose looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Klose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy misses with a body shot
and Klose counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
A little jabbing left from Klose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Klose shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Klose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Klose.
A counter left hand to the body from Kennedy misses its target.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Klose ducks down to avoid it.
Klose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Klose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy scores with a jab.
That has opened up Heinrich Klose's cut even more.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Klose.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Klose.
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennedy as he avoids it easily.
Klose wants to clinch.
Klose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Klose.
Klose lands an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Klose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Klose blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klose.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Kennedy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Klose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Klose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
Klose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Klose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klose's gas tank.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Klose avoids the damage to the body.
Klose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klose swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonzar Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Klose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klose's head backwards.
Klose throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Klose's body. Klose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Klose is just out of range.
Klose drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kennedy defends it well.
Heinrich Klose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennedy misses with a low kick as Klose jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Klose throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.
It appears Kennedy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Klose slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klose throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Heinrich Klose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Klose shoots in for a double leg but Kennedy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kennedy is looking to counter the offense by Klose and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Klose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klose throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Klose is breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy with the inside leg kick.
Kennedy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose walks into a left hand.
Heinrich Klose's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kennedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy misses with a hook. Klose ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Klose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonzar Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Klose.
Klose dives in for a single leg takedown but Kennedy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Kennedy.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heinrich Klose's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonzar Kennedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Valdez (ranked 509 p4p, 1128 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 63 p4p, 132 weight class). Valdez's entrance music is Era - Ameno. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that DeMario Valdez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DeMario Valdez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMario Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdez swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Valdez scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick.
Valdez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valdez works Vasquez's body with a nice hook.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valdez lands a nice looking body shot.
Valdez throws a jab when Vasquez was well out of range.
Valdez scores with the left hand. Vasquez knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Vasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valdez clinches with his opponent.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Jab, jab by Valdez - just one landing.
Valdez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Vasquez.
Valdez throws a jab when Vasquez was well out of range.
Vasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters by clinching up.
Vasquez tries to circle away but Valdez has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Vasquez pushes Valdez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez pushes Vasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Valdez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valdez 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.
Vasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick from Vasquez.
Valdez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasquez's head.
Valdez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Good shot there by Vasquez.
Vasquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vasquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valdez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasquez lands a head shot.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valdez throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Vasquez moves out of range easily.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasquez clinches with his opponent.
Vasquez blocks an uppercut.
Vasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Vasquez.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Vasquez.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is working Valdez over against the cage.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasquez throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
Valdez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasquez is able to avoid easily.
Valdez cracks Vasquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valdez moves into the clinch.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Valdez manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
Vasquez throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
Good standup being displayed there by Valdez as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DeMario Valdez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valdez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.
Valdez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasquez clobbers Valdez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Vasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valdez connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasquez throws a leg kick but Valdez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vasquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Vasquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasquez scores with a leg kick.
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Vasquez thumps Valdez with a low kick.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Valdez lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
Vasquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasquez misses with a hook. Valdez ducked under it nicely.
Valdez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasquez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez lands a nice looking body kick.
Valdez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valdez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a low kick.
Valdez scores with a decent looking hook.
Valdez clinches.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Valdez lands with a right to the head.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
Vasquez is trying to push Valdez away but Valdez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Valdez.
Valdez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vasquez does it's job there.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vasquez blocks a head kick by Valdez.
Vasquez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Valdez connects with a jab.
Valdez swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Vasquez moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valdez, as that shot connected.
Vasquez defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Valdez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vasquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Vasquez misses with a leg kick.
Vasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
DeMario Valdez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez gets tackled into the cage by Vasquez. Vasquez maintains the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Vasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valdez throws a good cross that connects.
Vasquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valdez. Valdez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Valdez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez throws a low kick but Vasquez avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Vasquez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valdez doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Valdez finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DeMario Valdez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasquez scores with a leg kick.
Valdez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Vasquez scores with a jab.
Vasquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valdez.
Valdez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasquez.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valdez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vasquez - the referee stops the clock and Valdez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vasquez. Valdez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vasquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valdez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vasquez checks it well.
Valdez scores with a hook.
Valdez works Vasquez's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasquez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasquez clobbers Valdez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valdez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasquez. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Vasquez throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
Vasquez lands a leg kick that knocks Valdez off balance momentarily.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Vasquez throws a chopping leg kick but Valdez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Vasquez gets tackled into the cage by Valdez. Valdez maintains the clinch.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Vasquez tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valdez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nando Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasquez can pounce on him.
Vasquez connects with a body shot.
Valdez throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vasquez! But no joy.
Vasquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valdez's sensitive parts.
Vasquez takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Valdez throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vasquez wants to clinch.
Valdez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valdez scrambles back to his feet.
Vasquez walks into a straight right hand from Valdez.
Vasquez lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Valdez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Valdez jabs Vasquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valdez moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasquez.
Valdez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valdez slips a straight right by Vasquez.
Valdez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valdez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valdez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vasquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Valdez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valdez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez lands with a nice body punch.
Vasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a right hand.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valdez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left lands for Valdez.
Vasquez moves out of range as Valdez throws a body kick.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Valdez misses the target.
Valdez stuns Vasquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valdez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Valdez lands.
Vasquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valdez's head.
Vasquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Vasquez.
Vasquez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valdez. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DeMario Valdez.
Well Valdez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DeMario Valdez!
After winning the bout, DeMario Valdez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Higgins (ranked 459 p4p, 962 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 67 p4p, 133 weight class). Lou Higgins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins lands an overhand right.
Dungey lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dungey.
Dungey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higgins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higgins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Higgins scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Higgins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins cracks Dungey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Higgins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Higgins.
Higgins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Higgins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungey scoring well with a low kick there.
Higgins throws out a powerful jab.
Higgins gets in close and tags Dungey with a short punch that almost sends Dungey to the mat! Oh Dungey is in big trouble! He turns his back on Higgins, trying to create some distance but Higgins rushes him, striking wildly and Dungey goes down! The referee tackles Higgins into the cage to end the fight! Higgins is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Higgins!
A victorious Lou Higgins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Tico (ranked 797 p4p, 298 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 44 p4p, 15 weight class). Tico comes to the cage accompanied by Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Cuntmara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. $$ Hoes mad $$ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuntmara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Cuntmara misses.
A good leg kick by Tico.
Cuntmara scores with the left hand. Tico knows he should have avoided that one.
Cuntmara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara cracks Tico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuntmara throws out the jab.
Tico was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tico tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuntmara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tico takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cuntmara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuntmara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuntmara misses with a double jab
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tico slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara misses with a body kick.
Cuntmara misses with a shot to the body
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Cuntmara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Tico misses the target.
Cuntmara throws an off balance right hand
and Tico counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cuntmara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Cuntmara.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Tico throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuntmara misses the target.
Tico gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Cuntmara misses
and Tico counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuntmara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tico in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tico misses with a wild combination.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tico looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tico takes one on the button.
Cuntmara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cuntmara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cuntmara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cuntmara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tico slips a jab from Cuntmara.
And Tico counters with a quick kick to the body but Cuntmara blocks it.
Tico misses with the combination.
Cuntmara throws the kick towards the body but Tico avoids it.
Tico thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cuntmara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes.
A quick step to the side and Tico tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuntmara scores with a decent looking hook.
Cuntmara misses with a low kick.
Tico feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuntmara finds it's way round the side to connect with Tico's head.
Cuntmara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tico to score with a decent uppercut.
Tico slips a straight right by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara lands a high kick!
Cuntmara misses with a double jab.
Cuntmara throws a jab when Tico was well out of range.
It looked like Tico wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tico manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cuntmara on his heels. He'll look to pass Cuntmara's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tico sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico continues to stall.
Tico stops Cuntmara from standing up.
Cuntmara keeping moving, preventing Tico from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tico showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cuntmara wants to get back to his feet but Tico is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Cuntmara manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick
and Tico counters with an inside leg kick.
Cuntmara cracks a nice hook into Tico's ribs.
Cuntmara misses with a hook. Tico ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Cuntmara as he connects with a hook.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Tico moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Cuntmara throws a wild body kick that Tico sees coming a mile off.
Cuntmara takes one on the button.
Cuntmara misses with a hook. Tico ducked under it nicely.
Tico tried to counter with a leg kick but Cuntmara avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tico was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuntmara misses with a head kick.
Cuntmara throws a lazy uppercut
and Tico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuntmara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Tico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico tried to score with a low kick but Cuntmara checks it.
Cuntmara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tico was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuntmara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Tico was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara connects with a crisp jab.
Tico slips a straight right by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
Tico swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cuntmara throws a wild body kick that Tico sees coming a mile off.
Tico was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cuntmara with a jab.
Cuntmara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tico misses with a right hand
and Cuntmara counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Tico is out of range.
Cuntmara throws an off balance right hand
and Tico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Tico throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuntmara misses with a right hand
and Tico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuntmara swings widly with a right hand
and Tico counters with a stiff right hand.
Tico misses with a double jab.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cuntmara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuntmara throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tico counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tico slips a straight right by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
Tico is looking for a counter combo.
Cuntmara lands an overhand right.
Cuntmara throws a jab when Tico was well out of range.
Cuntmara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tico. Tico obviously looking to wear him down.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tico manages to avoid it.
Tico cracks Cuntmara with an open hand slap.
Tico throws a head kick that misses.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tico.
Cuntmara with a jab.
Cuntmara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuntmara misses with a hook
and Tico counters with a straight right hand.
Cuntmara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tico misses with a body shot
and Cuntmara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tico moves out of range of the strikes.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara lands a glancing blow to the side of Tico's head.
Cuntmara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuntmara avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tico walks into a left hand.
Tico connects with a solid leg kick.
Cuntmara takes a swing at Tico's ribcage but misses.
Cuntmara throws a body punch but Tico moves out of range.
Tico throws a big counter combination but Cuntmara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tico scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cuntmara tries to escape but Tico is in control.
Tico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cuntmara keeps working.
Cuntmara is trying to buck Tico off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tico is looking to take a break and control but Cuntmara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tico asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tico tries to advance to mount but Cuntmara denies him.
Tico trying to control the position but Cuntmara is working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Tico's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tico Tico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cuntmara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ticos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cuntmara throws an off balance right hand
and Tico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tico slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
Tico slips a jab from Cuntmara.
Tico jabs at Cuntmara's body.
Cuntmara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Cuntmara is predictable there
and Tico counters with a two punch combo.
Cuntmara throws a sloppy body shot
and Tico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuntmara tries a head kick but it misses.
Tico avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Tico tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tico slips a jab from Cuntmara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cuntmara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tico on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cuntmara throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuntmara throws a body punch but Tico moves out of range.
Tico on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cuntmara misses with a looping right.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tico.
Cuntmara throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
Tico looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cuntmara can pounce on him.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
Tico moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
As Cuntmara backs away, Tico returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cuntmara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuntmara misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Tico on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tico lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cuntmara takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
Tico throws a leg kick but Cuntmara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuntmara.
Tico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuntmara finds it's way round the side to connect with Tico's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Cuntmara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuntmara 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Cuntmara!
A victorious Ibrahim Cuntmara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 523 p4p, 601 weight class) and Kaki Mountain (ranked 80 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain keeps Dong at a distance using the push kick.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Dong throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.
Dong misses with a looping right.
Mountain flicks out a counter leg kick but Dong steps away.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Mountain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mountain throws a push kick but Dong slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Dong blocks the low kick.
Mountain throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dong lands a right hook to the body.
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mountain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Mountain misses.
Dong takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Dong misses with a hook
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mountain.
Mountain lands a leg kick that knocks Dong off balance momentarily.
Dong thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountain's corner calls for a 1-2. Mountain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dong 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.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain digs a good body shot into Dong's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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 Mountain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mountain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Dong scores with a nice head shot.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Dong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a body punch
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mountain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong connects with the punch.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Mountain slips a jab from Dong.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Dong feinted with a counter takedown.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Mountain takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain tried to score with a low kick but Dong checks it.
Dong moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Dong slips a jab from Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mountain! But no joy.
Mountain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dong throws a body kick that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dong fails to pull guard.
Mountain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mountain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dong is leaning against Mountain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dong swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Dong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Dong.
Dong is working Mountain over against the cage.
Mountain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Mountain.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mountain misses with the head strike.
Dong tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Hung Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Dong is trying to pull guard but Mountain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaki Mountain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Dong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mountain at a distance.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dong has Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.
Dong decides to pull guard.
Dong pulls Mountain in close to prevent any damage.
Mountain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dong's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Dong trying to control the position.
Dong trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mountain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dong, up you get!
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Dong lands with a nice combination. Mountain backs away looking to recover.
Mountain lands a nice shot that snaps Dong's head back.
Mountain throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
And Dong counters with a quick kick to the body but Mountain blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong blocks a jab.
Mountain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mountain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mountain catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mountain scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain delivers a nice body kick.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mountain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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 Mountain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mountain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain slips a straight right by Dong.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Dong cracks Mountain with an open hand slap.
Dong throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mountain - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as Mountain blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Nice body kick from Mountain.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Mountain.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mountain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain cracks Dong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Dong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong walks into a jab.
Mountain scores with a sloppy right hand. Dong should have avoided that one.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mountain throws a chopping leg kick but Dong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong tries a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Kaki Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Mountain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain moves out of range of the body kick from Dong.
Mountain connects with a leg kick.
Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mountain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dong throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaki Mountain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dong tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Mountain scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Mountain.
Dong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Mountain. That snapped Dong's head back.
Dong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mountain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Mountain.
Mountain lands an uppercut.
Mountain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Mountain lands a left hand.
Dong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain is looking to control Dong's arms but Dong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountain has his back to the cage.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Mountain manages to break the clinch.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong clinches.
Mountain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong jumps guard but Mountain stands there with Dong around his waist. Dong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Dong tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dong drops his hands momentarily and Mountain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dong misses with a right hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mountain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mountain scores with a decent looking hook.
Mountain misses with a looping right.
Mountain misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Mountain 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.
Mountain checks the leg kick.
Dong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Dong lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Mountain.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Mountain. That snapped Dong's head back.
Dong wants to clinch
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.
Dong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong lands a jab.
Mountain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
Mountain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mountain.
Dong throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Dong misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Mountain scores with a jab.
Dong needs to keep his hands up - Mountain had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaki Mountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mountain 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaki Mountain!
After winning the bout, Kaki Mountain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 518 p4p, 645 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 76 p4p, 99 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes cracks Abel with an open hand slap.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menezes.
Menezes lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abel throws the left hand but Menezes avoids the punch easily.
Menezes closes the distance and pushes Abel back into the cage.
Menezes dodges an elbow strike from Abel.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Menezes pulls guard.
Abel wants to get up but he can't break Menezes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Abel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Abel stands up from Menezes's guard - Abel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Menezes moves out of range as Abel strikes.
Menezes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Menezes tries for a takedown but Abel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Menezes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
Menezes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menezes lands a nice shot that snaps Abel's head back.
Menezes throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Menezes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes slips a jab from Abel.
Menezes throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Menezes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abel tries to avoid it but Menezes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abel to the ground. Abel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Menezes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel keeps Menezes at a distance using the push kick.
Abel misses with a leg kick.
Abel scores with the left hand. Menezes knows he should have avoided that one.
Menezes takes one to the side of the head.
Menezes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Menezes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
Menezes throws an off balance right hand
and Abel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menezes 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.
Decent striking displayed by Abel there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Menezes misses the target.
Menezes fails with a takedown attempt.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
Menezes avoids the body shot from Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Menezes pulls guard.
Abel wanted to stand there but Menezes had control of the position.
Menezes has his foot on Abel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abel works his way back into a safe position though.
Abel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Menezes's guard.
Menezes is looking for a triangle but Abel pushes his legs off easily.
Menezes working for a triangle but Abel defends it easily.
Abel is looking to stand up but Menezes won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes looking to control but Abel passes into half guard.
Menezes is refusing to be controlled, as Abel sits in half guard.
Abel stands up out of the half guard.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Menezes's sensitive parts.
Abel misses with a looping left.
Menezes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abel defends it well.
Abel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Menezes slips under a jab.
Menezes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abel scores with a nice body kick.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Menezes scores with a takedown into Abel's guard.
Abel pushes Menezes off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menezes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abel counters with an inside leg kick.
Abel misses with a hook. Menezes ducked under it nicely.
Abel throws the kick towards the body but Menezes avoids it.
Menezes swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Menezes tries for a takedown but Abel circles away easily
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Menezes shoots in looking for a takedown but Abel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Menezes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menezes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abel. Menezes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Menezes.
Abel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abel misses with a straight right.
Menezes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Menezes moves out of range of the leg kick from Abel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Menezes.
Menezes misses with a wild body shot.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Menezes will feel that in the morning.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Menezes's sensitive parts.
Abel lands a glancing blow to the side of Menezes's head.
Menezes throws a shot to the body.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menezes.
Abel throws a jab when Menezes was well out of range.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Menezes.
Abel stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes misses with a body punch
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menezes can do to turn this around?
Abel tries to land a front kick but Menezes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Menezes tries to clinch up but Abel circles away and keeps his distance.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Menezes moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menezes throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel throws a leg kick but Menezes checks it.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
Menezes looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Abel throws a push kick but Menezes slaps the foot to one side.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menezes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abel swivels and escapes.
Menezes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abel slips a jab from Menezes.
Menezes just misses with a punch to the body.
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Menezes just manages to avoid it.
Menezes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abel misses with a body kick.
Abel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Menezes throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Menezes misses
and Abel counters with a body kick that stops Menezes in his tracks momentarily.
Abel misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick there by Abel.
Abel throws a shot from downtown. Menezes moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menezes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Menezes lands a jab to the head.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menezes manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Menezes misses its intended target.
Abel wants to land a leg kick but Menezes is out of range.
Abel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Menezes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Menezes scores with a punch to the head.
Menezes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Menezes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
Menezes gets a takedown into half guard.
Abel is trying to stand back up but Menezes is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Abel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Menezes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Menezes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Popkov (ranked 464 p4p, 436 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 71 p4p, 66 weight class). Edmonds is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. On his way into the cage it seems that Mikhail Popkov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mikhail Popkov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edmonds is out of range.
Edmonds throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Edmonds 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.
Popkov tries to sprawl but Edmonds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Popkov pushes Edmonds off and gets back to his feet.
Edmonds misses with a body shot.
Popkov is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Popkov lands with a cross.
Popkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Edmonds counters with a nice uppercut.
Popkov moves forwards but Edmonds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Popkov misses.
Popkov moves out of range as Edmonds strikes.
Popkov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Edmonds misses with a hook
and Popkov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov misses the jab.
Edmonds throws a hook but Popkov blocks it.
Mikhail Popkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Popkov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edmonds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Edmonds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Popkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Popkov is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Popkov keeps moving.
Edmonds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Popkov keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Edmonds controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edmonds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Popkov is retaining full guard.
Popkov being controlled here, momentarily.
Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Popkov wants to get back to his feet but Edmonds is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edmonds drops back, looking for a kneebar! Popkov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Popkov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Popkov!
Popkov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Edmonds to his feet.
Popkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Popkov misses with a two punch combination.
Edmonds is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Popkov misses with a double jab.
Popkov swings for the body but Edmonds moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikhail Popkov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Popkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edmonds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Edmonds.
A slow jab from Popkov misses its intended target.
Edmonds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edmonds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmonds throws a lazy right hand but Popkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popkov throws a big counter combination but Edmonds scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Edmonds misses with a jab to the body
letting Popkov counter with a right hand.
Edmonds tries to work over Popkov's front leg with a kick but Popkov checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Popkov misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov takes a swing at Edmonds's ribcage but misses.
Edmonds digs a good body shot into Popkov's ribs.
Popkov with a nice cross.
Edmonds throws an off balance right hand
and Popkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Edmonds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edmonds throws a shot from downtown. Popkov moves away and avoids it.
Edmonds throws a poor cross that misses
and Popkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Popkov slips under a jab.
Edmonds throws a shot from downtown. Popkov moves away and avoids it.
Popkov throwing a counter right hand but Edmonds manages to avoid it.
Edmonds looks to land a right hand but Popkov moved out of range.
It looked like Popkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popkov ducks under a wild hook from Edmonds.
Popkov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Popkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John Edmonds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmonds throws a hook to the side of Popkov's head but Popkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edmonds throws out a loose jab but Popkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Edmonds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edmonds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds.
Edmonds misses with a body shot.
Edmonds dips to his left and cracks Popkov with an uppercut!
Popkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmonds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edmonds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popkov is looking for a counter combo.
Edmonds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edmonds throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Popkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Edmonds misses.
A big left from Popkov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popkov misses with an uppercut. Edmonds saw that one coming.
Popkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edmonds shoots in and drives through. Popkov sprawls well.
Popkov is looking to counter punch.
Edmonds misses the body punch
and Popkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Edmonds is rocked!
Popkov defending well as Edmonds loads up on a big left hand.
Edmonds is still on wobbly legs! Can Popkov finish him?
Edmonds misses the jab.
Edmonds seems to have recovered his senses.
Edmonds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popkov.
Popkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edmonds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edmonds throws a leg kick
and Popkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popkov misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Edmonds misses its intended target.
Popkov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edmonds misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Popkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Popkov takes a swing at Edmonds's ribcage but misses.
Edmonds misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmonds throws a series of strikes that have Popkov backpedaling.
 It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Edmonds connects with a body shot.
Edmonds throws a right and a left that Popkov avoids nicely.
Popkov misses with a head kick.
Edmonds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Edmonds cracks a nice hook into Popkov's ribs.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Popkov is out of range.
Edmonds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Popkov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Edmonds blocks the body kick.
It looks like Popkov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Edmonds looking to score a takedown here. Popkov is defending well but Edmonds drives through and ends up in Popkov's guard.
Popkov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edmonds.
Edmonds jabs at Popkov's body.
Edmonds misses with a takedown attempt
and Popkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Popkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popkov misses with a left hand
letting Edmonds counter with a right hand.
Edmonds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popkov moves away.
Popkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Popkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a nice looking combination but Popkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popkov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Edmonds misses.
Popkov throws the kick towards the body but Edmonds avoids it.
Edmonds cracks a nice hook into Popkov's ribs.
Popkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Popkov looks to land a body kick but Edmonds moved away.
Popkov looks to land a right hand but Edmonds moved out of range.
Edmonds lands a nice shot that snaps Popkov's head back.
Edmonds slips under a jab from Popkov.
Popkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds.
Popkov throws an overhand right that lands on Edmonds's shoulder, as Edmonds tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Popkov staying out of range there.
Popkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popkov is looking for a counter combo.
Edmonds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Popkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Popkov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Popkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edmonds 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 Popkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Popkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edmonds throws an off balance right hand
letting Popkov counter with a right hand.
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!
Popkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Popkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edmonds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edmonds misses with a straight right.
Popkov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds avoids the head kick by Popkov.
A big left from Popkov misses.
Edmonds let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Popkov looks to throw a body kick
and Edmonds counters with a stiff right hand.
Popkov walks into a jab.
Edmonds swings widly with a right hand
and Popkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmonds throws a right hand that misses
and Popkov counters with a nice body shot.
Popkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popkov checks a leg kick.
Edmonds misses with a leg kick
and Popkov counters with a nice body shot.
Popkov takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Edmonds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmonds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Popkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edmonds lands a nice looking body shot.
Popkov swings widly with a right hand
and Edmonds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popkov misses with a head kick.
Popkov misses with a straight left.
Popkov scores with a one two! Edmonds had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Popkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edmonds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Popkov is fending him off so far but Edmonds persists. Nope, Popkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Edmonds.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Edmonds.
I think Edmonds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Edmonds!
John Edmonds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 461 p4p, 370 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 75 p4p, 62 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti lands a left hand.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
Nti blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith presses Nti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti breaks the clinch.
Nti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nti walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nti is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Nti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith darts in and clinches Nti up against the cage.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith blocks a body shot from Nti.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Nti controls the action.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti working aggressively here.
Nti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith has Nti up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Nti shrugs off.
Samuel Nti's cut is getting worse.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Nti.
Nti lands a right hand.
A short right from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith pushes Nti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Nti.
A short right from Nti.
Smith misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Nti pushes him off.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Nti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Smith breaks the clinch.
A jab from Nti misses.
Jab by Smith.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti blocks a body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Nti is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti lands a shot to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Nti lands a body punch.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Nti.
Nti presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Nti is controlling the position.
Nti works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Nti digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Chad Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Nti lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nti.
Nti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nti lands a nice uppercut.
Smith tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Smith blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Nti blocks a body shot from Smith.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
Nti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nti avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Nti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti lands a body punch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nti tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Nti tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with some punches.
Nti lands a left hand.
Nti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nti misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Nti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Nti controls the action.
Nti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nti avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nti.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Nti. Nti maintains the clinch.
Nti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti blocking some punches.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti blocks a body shot from Smith.
Nti lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Nti.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Nti.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Smith slips a straight right by Nti.
Nti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nti looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Nti lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Nti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nti instigates a clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Nti cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks a body shot from Nti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti misses with some punches.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with some punches.
A short left from Nti.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Nti controls the action.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A short right from Nti on the inside.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Smith tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands an elbow just above Nti 's eye.
Good body shot from Nti.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Nti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Nti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Owens (ranked 86 p4p, 157 weight class) and Vino Selvatico (ranked 11 p4p, 22 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Selvatico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Selvatico throws a poor cross that misses
and Owens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Owens slips under a jab from Selvatico.
Selvatico checks the leg kick nicely there.
Owens throws a poor cross that misses
and Selvatico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Selvatico shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Selvatico throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Selvatico does it's job there.
Owens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Selvatico is looking to chop away at Owens's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Selvatico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Selvatico
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Selvatico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens is looking to counter punch.
Owens cracks Selvatico with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico misses with the combination.
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
Selvatico misses with a body shot.
Owens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Selvatico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Selvatico jabs Owens right on the nose. Owens blinks but takes it well.
Selvatico misses with a body kick.
Owens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Selvatico.
Selvatico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Owens checks the leg kick.
Jab by Selvatico.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Selvatico throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Selvatico misses the target.
Owens checks a low kick from Selvatico.
Selvatico throws a leg kick that is checked
and Owens counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selvatico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selvatico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owens.
Selvatico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Selvatico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Owens.
Owens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Selvatico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Selvatico's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Selvatico swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Selvatico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Owens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selvatico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico connects with a right hand. Owens shakes it off.
Selvatico moves out of range of the strikes.
Selvatico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Owens.
Selvatico moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Owens blocks a head kick by Selvatico.
Selvatico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Owens.
Selvatico just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Selvatico can pounce on him.
Owens misses with a low kick.
Owens throws a right hand that misses
and Selvatico counters with an inside leg kick.
Selvatico throws an off balance right hand
and Owens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owens throws a shot from downtown. Selvatico moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico scores with a leg kick.
Selvatico swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selvatico takes a jab right on the kisser.
Owens cracks Selvatico with an open hand slap.
Owens moves out of range as Selvatico strikes.
Selvatico throws a right hand that misses
and Owens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Selvatico staying out of range there.
Owens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Owens.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Selvatico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Selvatico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Owens blocks a leg kick.
Owens throwing a counter right hand but Selvatico manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vino Selvatico will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Owens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Owens looks to land a right hand but Selvatico moved out of range.
Selvatico moves out of range as Owens strikes.
Selvatico unleashes a big counter combination but Owens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Owens misses.
Owens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Owens drives through and clinches with Selvatico against the cage.
Owens lands an elbow inside that Selvatico shrugs off.
Selvatico blocks the elbow strike.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
Owens lands an elbow inside that Selvatico shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
Owens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owens.
Selvatico prevents a body shot from Owens.
Selvatico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Owens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Owens.
Owens working aggressively here.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
Owens lands an elbow inside.
Owens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selvatico or not.
Owens presses Selvatico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Selvatico is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
Selvatico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Owens's elbow.
Owens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Selvaticos head.
Owens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Selvatico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Selvatico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Owens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Selvatico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owens blocks a body shot from Selvatico.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selvatico takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws an elbow that misses.
Owens throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Selvatico throws a punch but it's blocked by Owens.
Owens misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
It looks like Vino Selvatico has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Owens throws an elbow but misses.
Selvatico takes an elbow to the forehead.
Selvatico lands a shoulder strike.
Selvatico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Owens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Selvatico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Owens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Owens pushes off an throws an elbow but Selvatico leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Selvatico manages to break the clinch.
Selvatico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Owens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Selvatico slips under a jab from Owens.
Owens throws out a loose jab but Selvatico uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Selvatico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Owens.
Selvatico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Owens.
Owens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Selvatico can do to turn this around?
Selvatico lands a jab to the nose.
Mustafa Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selvatico moves forwards but Owens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Owens is looking to clinch.
Selvatico steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Selvatico missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Owens.
Selvatico ducks right into an uppercut from Owens.
An inside leg kick lands from Selvatico.
Owens throws a leg kick but Selvatico sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Selvatico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Owens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selvatico misses with a body kick.
Owens throwing a counter right hand but Selvatico manages to avoid it.
Selvatico delivers a nice body kick.
Selvatico throws a wild body kick that Owens sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Selvatico.
Owens takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Owens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Selvatico at a distance.
Selvatico lands with a nice body punch.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Selvatico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Selvatico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
Owens fires out a quick counter leg kick but Selvatico just manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Selvatico
and Owens counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Owens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vino Selvatico's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Selvatico scores with a nice right hand.
Owens throws a sloppy head kick and Selvatico moves out of range easily.
Selvatico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Owens finds it's way round the side to connect with Selvatico's head.
Owens with a hook.
Owens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Selvatico misses with a body kick.
Owens avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Owens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Owens misses with a leg kick
and Selvatico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Selvatico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Owens.
Owens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Selvatico.
A big right from Owens misses.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Owens swings widly with a right hand
enabling Selvatico to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Owens.
Owens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Selvatico bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Selvatico cracks Owens with a good jab.
Owens moves out of range as Selvatico throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico throws a hook to the side of Owens's head but Owens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Selvatico looks for the body kick but Owens saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Selvatico.
Selvatico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens.
Owens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selvatico moves out of range of the strikes.
Owens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Selvatico.
Owens lands a jab to the nose.
Owens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Selvatico throws a leg kick which misses Owens's front leg but catches the back leg as Owens tries to avoid it.
Vino Selvatico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
Owens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Selvatico lands with a right hand.
Selvatico throws a low kick but Owens avoids it.
Owens throws a quick counter kick to the body but Selvatico avoids it.
Selvatico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
Owens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Selvatico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Owens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Owens connects with a nice looking jab.
Selvatico throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick from Selvatico, right into the meat of the thigh.
Selvatico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Selvatico throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Selvatico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Owens throws a jab when Selvatico was well out of range.
And Selvatico responds with a good body kick, but Owens manages to step out the way in time.
Owens keeps Selvatico at a distance using the push kick.
Owens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selvatico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selvatico moves away from the strike by Owens.
Selvatico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Owens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Selvatico.
Owens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vino Selvatico really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vino Selvatico's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Selvatico misses the shot to the body.
Owens wants to land a leg kick but Selvatico is out of range.
And Selvatico responds with a good body kick, but Owens manages to step out the way in time.
A low kick from Selvatico misses
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Selvatico connects with an inside leg kick.
Owens thumps Selvatico with a low kick.
Owens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Owens.
Owens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Owens misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico connects with the punch.
Owens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Selvatico throws a poor cross that misses
and Owens counters with an outside leg kick.
Owens has Selvatico up against the cage in a clinch.
Owens gets through Selvatico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Owens blocking some punches.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
Owens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Owens just misses with a elbow thrown towards Selvatico's brow.
Mustafa Owens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Selvatico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Selvatico avoids a wild elbow strike from Owens.
Owens throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Selvatico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Selvatico dodges an elbow strike from Owens.
Selvatico pushes Owens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens lands with a light punch inside.
Owens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Owens.
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!
Owens lands a nice uppercut.
Selvatico's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Selvatico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selvatico dodges an elbow strike from Owens.
Owens lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Selvatico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Selvatico lands a left hand.
Owens throws an elbow but it misses.
Selvatico struggles to land a body shot inside as Owens controls his hands.
Owens blocking some punches.
Owens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Selvatico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Owens lands an elbow that stopped Selvatico in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Selvatico.
Owens misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico blocks the elbow strike.
Owens lands an elbow that stopped Selvatico in his tracks for a moment.
Selvatico swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selvatico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Selvatico lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Selvatico.
Selvatico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Owens's elbow.
Selvatico avoids the elbow strike from Owens, against the cage.
Selvatico has a couple of punches blocked by Owens.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Owens.
With the fighters up against the cage, Owens throws an elbow but misses.
Selvatico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Selvatico as the two fighters clinch.
Owens lands an elbow inside.
Owens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Owens lands an elbow inside that Selvatico shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico pushes Owens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Selvatico as the two fighters clinch.
Selvatico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Selvatico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Selvatico throws a leg kick that is checked
and Owens counters with a nice kick to the body.
Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Selvatico.
Selvatico with a jab.
Owens throws an off balance right hand
and Selvatico counters with a nice uppercut.
Selvatico throws a leg kick
and Owens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Selvatico blocks the low kick.
Selvatico throws a big counter head kick but Owens avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Owens had his way with Vino Selvatico in that round.
The cut man is working on Vino Selvatico's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Selvatico catches Owens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Owens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses.
Selvatico throws a right hand that misses
and Owens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Selvatico checks a low kick from Owens.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Selvatico! But no joy.
Owens avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Owens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Selvatico.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico misses with a left hand
and Owens counters with a good low kick that Selvatico was not able to check.
Owens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Owens. Those never looked like landing.
Owens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Selvatico.
Selvatico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owens.
Owens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Owens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Selvatico under the eye.
Selvatico looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Owens misses the target.
Owens throws a hook but Selvatico blocks it.
And Selvatico responds with a good body kick, but Owens manages to step out the way in time.
Owens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens checks a leg kick.
Selvatico 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.
Selvatico blocks a jab.
Owens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Selvatico.
Selvatico cracks Owens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Selvatico scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens throws the kick towards the body but Selvatico avoids it.
Selvatico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Owens counters with a nice uppercut.
Selvatico uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Owens lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Selvatico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Selvatico slips a jab from Owens.
Selvatico connects with the punch.
Owens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Owens lands a glancing blow to the side of Selvatico's head.
A jab from Owens does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico throws a hook but Owens blocks it.
Owens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Owens throws a wild body kick that Selvatico sees coming a mile off.
Selvatico lands a nice shot to the body.
Selvatico looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
Selvatico has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Owens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Selvatico appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Owens tries to clinch there but Selvatico circles away.
Selvatico throws a predictable looking body shot
and Owens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Selvatico. That snapped Owens's head back.
A lazy left from Owens finds it's target.
Owens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selvatico.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mustafa Owens.
I think Owens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Owens!
Mustafa Owens retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Mustafa Owens started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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