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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 2939 p4p, 1681 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 397 p4p, 252 weight class). Shaun Brownie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gurizuri Nakamura's chin.
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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 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakamura wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the body.
Brownie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura scores with a jab. Brownie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakamura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Brownie controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nakamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brownie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brownie wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura postures up in Brownie's guard and throws a big left but Brownie blocks it.
Nakamura trying to control but Brownie is working from the bottom.
Brownie is pulling down on Nakamura's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakamura, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brownie looking for a sweep. Not yet Brownie, not yet.
Brownie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but Brownie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Brownie works over Nakamura with some ground and pound from guard.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brownie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Brownie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brownie trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Brownie controlling him for the moment.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brownie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
Brownie keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura won't allow Brownie to sweep him here.
Brownie keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie trying to control the position.
Nakamura won't allow Brownie to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
That's time! Brownie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice straight punches there by Nakamura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nakamura.
Brownie throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the body.
Brownie slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Brownie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brownie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakamura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brownie.
Brownie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brownie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brownie on the side of the head.
Brownie avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brownie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Brownie looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Brownie looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brownie slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Brownie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brownie.
Nakamura throws out a powerful jab.
Brownie shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brownie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brownie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brownie lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brownie.
Brownie slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Nakamura with a jab.
Nakamura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brownie misses with a hook.
Brownie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Brownie.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nakamura connects with a jab.
A jab from Brownie misses.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nakamura sprawls well. Nakamura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brownie gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Brownie controls the action.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Nakamura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brownie is defending well.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Brownie.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura has Brownie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brownie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Brownie.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brownie looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Brownie blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Brownie throws an elbow but it misses.
Brownie is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Brownie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie blocking some punches.
Brownie blocking some punches.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brownie lands a head shot.
Brownie takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Brownie is just out of range.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Brownie is just out of range.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
Nakamura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brownie's guard.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brownie is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Brownie blocks nicely.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brownie trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Brownie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brownie is on top in guard.
Brownie works over Nakamura with some ground and pound from guard.
Brownie looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brownie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brownie controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Brownie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Brownie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
Brownie trying to control the position.
Brownie looking for a sweep. Not yet Brownie, not yet.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Brownie has wrist control.
Brownie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakamura.
Brownie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Brownie advances position into side control!
Nakamura taking a bit of punishment here - Brownie scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
Brownie misses with the ground and pound.
Brownie trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura manages to get back to half guard.
Brownie wants to take a breather but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brownie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie throws a strike but Nakamura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brownie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura trying to strike off his back.
Nakamura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brownie wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaun Brownie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nakamura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gurizuri Nakamura.
Well Nakamura 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Klose (ranked 2771 p4p, 2229 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 350 p4p, 291 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Klose.
Slice throws a hook but Klose blocks it.
Slice misses with an uppercut. Klose saw that one coming.
Slice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Slice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klose.
 It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Slice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slice throws a jab when Klose was well out of range.
Klose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klose shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klose connects with a right hand. Slice shakes it off.
Klose misses with a hook
and Slice counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose misses with a leg kick
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Klose counter with a right hand.
Klose avoids the body shot from Slice.
Klose closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Slice.
Klose breaks the clinch.
Klose 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 has opened up Kimbo Slice's cut even more.
Slice lands a jab to Klose's midsection.
Klose cracks Slice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 Slice is rocked!
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Klose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slice thinking.
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!
Slice gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Klose gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinrich Klose!
A relieved looking Heinrich Klose thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kimbo Slice spoke after the fight, saying 'You know, losing your title doesn’t feel good. But he fought great tonight and capitalized on my mistakes. I had a great camp and now it’s back to the drawing board and onto the next opponent. I will get this rematch and have that championship in my hands once again... Mark my words.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 1398 p4p, 957 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 194 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bautista throws a right hand that misses
and Godwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bautista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godwin manages to avoid it.
Godwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Godwin throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Godwin throws a shot from downtown. Bautista moves away and avoids it.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godwin drops his hands momentarily and Bautista takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bautista cracks Godwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Godwin connects with the punch.
Bautista throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin misses the body punch
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Godwin defending well as Bautista loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin ducks right into an uppercut from Bautista.
Godwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Godwin clinches up against the cage.
Godwin takes a shot to the head.
Bautista throws a punch but it's blocked by Godwin.
Bautista blocking some punches.
Bautista scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Godwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bautista lands a body punch in the clinch.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Godwin gets through Bautista's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bautista lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista misses with a body punch.
Godwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bautista blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin prevents a body shot from Bautista.
Godwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bautista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Godwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bautista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godwin.
Godwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bautista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Bautista connects with a single shot there.
Godwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Godwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bautista is able to avoid easily.
Godwin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bautista throws a wild body kick that Godwin sees coming a mile off.
Bautista lands with a nice body punch.
Bautista throws a jab when Godwin was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bautista!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista with a hook.
Nice body kick from Bautista.
Bautista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bautista staying out of range there.
Godwin throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Godwin slips a jab from Bautista.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautista swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bautista throws a wild body kick that Godwin sees coming a mile off.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Godwin is out of range.
Bautista thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Godwin if he has to take too many more of those.
Godwin misses with a shot to the body
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godwin slips a jab from Bautista.
Godwin throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bautista.
Godwin throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Godwin moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Godwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bautista bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bautista 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.
Bautista misses with a looping right.
Bautista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Godwin throwing a counter right hand but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Bautista scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bautista scores with a push kick.
Godwin tries to clinch up.
Godwin misses with an uppercut
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Bautista finds it's target.
Bautista lands a nice shot that snaps Godwin's head back.
 Godwin is rocked!
Bautista lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Godwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Godwin.
Godwin seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Godwin misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bautista! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Godwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Bautista - just one landing.
A jab from Godwin misses.
Drax Bautista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bautista circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Godwin to the canvas! Godwin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bautista keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
In his post fight interview, Drax Bautista started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 1055 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 149 p4p, 177 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and McCarty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth 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.
McCarty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but McCarty moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCarty thinking.
McCarty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruth tries to clinch there but McCarty circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCarty swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCarty misses with a right hand
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruth cracks a nice hook into McCarty's ribs.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth clinches up with McCarty and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarty dips to his left and cracks Ruth with an uppercut!
McCarty misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCarty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarty walks into a left hand.
McCarty defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
McCarty throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
McCarty throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
McCarty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. McCarty saw that one coming.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
letting McCarty counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth lunges at McCarty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarty's hand.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarty misses with a hook.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarty misses with a body shot.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but McCarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from McCarty misses the target.
Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from McCarty.
Ruth tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on McCarty's shoulder, as McCarty tries to avoid the shot.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth misses with a hook
and McCarty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth thuds a left hand into McCarty's body.
McCarty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarty manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from McCarty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
McCarty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from McCarty.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruth throws a series of punches but McCarty avoids them all with ease.
Ruth tries to move into range but McCarty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth connects with a right hand. McCarty shakes it off.
McCarty throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
McCarty 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth punishes McCarty's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruth lands with a hook. McCarty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarty is looking to counter punch.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
Ruth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruth takes a swing at McCarty's ribcage but misses.
McCarty slips under a jab from Ruth.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth defending well as McCarty loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a hook but McCarty avoids it easily.
McCarty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
McCarty throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like McCarty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from McCarty misses.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCarty throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCarty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth slips a jab from McCarty.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McCarty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
McCarty cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCarty ducks right into an uppercut from Ruth.
It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ruth.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Ruth throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
It looked like McCarty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth lands with a right hand.
McCarty misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
McCarty avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarty.
McCarty defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth swings for the body but McCarty moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McCarty misses the target.
A cross from Ruth lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.
McCarty thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
McCarty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but McCarty is out of range.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarty.
Ruth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCarty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruth 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!
Ruth misses with a straight right.
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
McCarty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCarty throws a shot from downtown. Ruth moves away and avoids it.
McCarty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Darren McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. McCarty moves away and avoids it.
McCarty swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
McCarty looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCarty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCarty misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth tries to clinch but McCarty moves out of range.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth cracks McCarty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruth 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
A relieved looking Myles Ruth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 2145 p4p, 1716 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 310 p4p, 257 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by No Surrender. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence clinches.
Lawrence wants a takedown.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but Lawrence blocks with his arms.
Lawrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Masvidal smiles and moves away.
Lawrence has Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masvidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masvidal lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lawrence.
Lawrence drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masvidal pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masvidal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masvidal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lawrence wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lawrence throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lawrence scores with punches from side control.
We've been hearing that Lawrence has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lawrence in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lawrence in side control lands a decent elbow.
Masvidal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lawrence working the ground and pound from side control.
Lawrence working the body and head with strikes.
Masvidal seems a little lost for a moment, as Lawrence dominates the positioning.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
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!
Masvidal is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Masvidal!
Lawrence working for a submission but Masvidal is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masvidal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawrence landing shots from mount.
Lawrence landing shots from mount.
Lawrence looking to finish Masvidal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masvidal!
Masvidal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lawrence working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Masvidal tries to reverse the position but Lawrence maintains control.
Lawrence raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lawrence cracks Masvidal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lawrence pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Masvidal is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working the ground and pound effectively.
Masvidal is still in real trouble! Can Lawrence finish him?
Masvidal takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lawrence's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Baker (ranked 1273 p4p, 471 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 170 p4p, 66 weight class). Baker comes to the cage accompanied by When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin. Nurmagomedov has chosen Dagestan (Remix) as his entrance music. Jeff Baker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeff Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baker throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Good work by Nurmagomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nurmagomedov counters with a one-two to the body.
Baker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmagomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baker circles away.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Nurmagomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Baker misses the target.
Baker throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands an overhand right.
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker scores with a jab. Nurmagomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmagomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Baker coming out on top.
Baker thuds his shin into the meat of Nurmagomedov's side.
A lazy body kick from Baker
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov takes one to the side of the head.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Nurmagomedov misses with a double jab.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeff Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice strike.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baker won't be happy with that.
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.
Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov working the body and head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov controlling the position.
Baker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baker is trying to control Nurmagomedov's posture but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
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 Jeff Baker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baker cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Nurmagomedov does no damage.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Baker wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Baker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Baker.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Baker throws a big counter combination but Nurmagomedov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nurmagomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baker defending well as Nurmagomedov loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Nurmagomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks a jab.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Baker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a left to the body.
Nurmagomedov catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baker gets a clinch.
I was talking to Baker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurmagomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker trying to land knees to the body.
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baker tries to bum rush Nurmagomedov with a series of wild strikes but Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Baker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker wants to clinch but Nurmagomedov slips to the side
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Jeff Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Baker tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmagomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
A lazy left from Nurmagomedov finds it's target.
Nurmagomedov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Nurmagomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baker with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov works Baker's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Baker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baker slips a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Baker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Baker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Baker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Baker is defending well.
Baker wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baker tries to roll over but Nurmagomedov keeps him under control.
Nurmagomedov is pressing down on Baker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baker is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking for a sweep. Nurmagomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmagomedov working over Baker with some ground and pound. Baker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nurmagomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Baker keeping control of the position.
Baker wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nurmagomedov working over Baker with some ground and pound. Baker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baker wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Baker is looking to control Nurmagomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baker avoid being mounted?
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baker gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Baker misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baker tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagomedov has time to react.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Baker with a jab.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baker tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurmagomedov is trying to pull guard but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Nurmagomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmagomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
I think Baker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Baker!
Our winner, Jeff Baker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 824 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 111 p4p, 165 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Borgia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye Of The Tiger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
169
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178
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Solid boxing
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith jabs at Borgia's body.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Borgia seems unphased.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith 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.
Borgia just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borgia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borgia lands with a right hand.
Borgia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Borgia misses with a looping right.
Borgia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borgia's head backwards.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Borgia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith digs a good body shot into Borgia's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Borgia pushes him off.
No luck for Borgia with that takedown attempt.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borgia moves away.
Borgia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Borgia moved out of range.
Borgia gets a takedown into half guard.
Borgia is controlling the pace.
Borgia wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith tries to roll over but Borgia keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borgia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Borgia thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chad Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith is looking to clinch but Borgia is avoiding it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Borgia ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Borgia.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Borgia moved out of range nicely.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Borgia blocks the elbow strike.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Borgia is stalling here.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Borgia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borgia blocks an uppercut.
Borgia prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Borgia avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries a body shot but Borgia blocks it.
Borgia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Borgia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borgia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Borgia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Borgia misses the target.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Borgia shakes him off and moves away.
Smith tries to move into range but Borgia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Borgia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
Borgia moves away from the strike by Smith.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
It looks like Cesare Borgia has been cut.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith is looking to clinch but Borgia is avoiding it.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borgia just misses with a punch to the body.
Borgia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borgia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borgia scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borgia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith throws a hook but Borgia blocks it.
Borgia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith tries to clinch but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith avoids the body shot from Borgia.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borgia's head backwards.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Borgia off the cage and back into range.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Borgia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borgia goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borgia thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Borgia's head but Borgia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borgia works the jab nicely.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgia throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith digs a good body shot into Borgia's ribs.
Smith throws a right and a left that Borgia avoids nicely.
Borgia throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Borgia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith tries to clinch but Borgia moves out of range.
Chad Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith lands with a hook. Borgia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borgia throws out the jab.
Smith punishes Borgia's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Borgia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Borgia slips under a jab from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgia jabs at Smith's body.
Borgia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borgia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Borgia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borgia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Borgia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Borgia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Borgia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borgia drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is pulling down on Borgia's head to control his posture.
Borgia throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cesare Borgia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Borgia misses the target.
A big right from Smith misses.
Borgia cracks Smith with a good jab.
A jab from Borgia does it's job there.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Borgia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith tries a body shot but Borgia blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borgia backwards.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borgia's elbow.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borgia breaks the clinch.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borgia.
Borgia throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a body punch but Borgia moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Borgia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Borgia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borgia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith lands a body shot.
Borgia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borgia lands with a shot to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borgia moves away.
Borgia is looking to counter punch.
Borgia lands a lovely overhand right.
Borgia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chad Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgia blocks a low kick nicely.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chad Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borgia effectively controlling the action here.
Smith working aggressively here.
Borgia tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Borgia back against the cage.
Borgia has Smith pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borgia.
Borgia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borgia backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Borgia swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borgia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Borgia throws a head punch that misses.
Borgia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borgia misses with a punch to the body.
Borgia pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chad Smith waved his t-shirt featuring FUClothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Babinski (ranked 512 p4p, 559 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 16 p4p, 18 weight class). Babinski comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood - Slayer. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Babinski misses with a wild body shot.
Babinski misses with a straight right.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babinski throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babinski 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.
Face on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Babinski's head coaches at Training Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Babinski misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face avoids the head kick by Babinski.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face moves out of range of the body kick.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Alexei Babinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babinski swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a right hand to the body.
Babinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babinski.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babinski throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babinski scores with a hook to the body. Face takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Face blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Babinski.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Babinski misses
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski lands a really nice looking cross but Face seems unphased.
Babinski misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babinski misses with a hook
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babinski cracks Face with an open hand slap.
Babinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Babinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Face avoids the body shot from Babinski.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Babinski throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Face is looking for the big counter here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Face might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Babinski has got the better of the exchanges.
Babinski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face avoids the head kick by Babinski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski throws a right hand that misses
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Babinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Face lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Babinski throws a sloppy body shot
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexei Babinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
Face appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Face slips under a jab.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babinski misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babinski lands a head shot.
Babinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski throws a lazy body kick
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Babinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babinski dips to his left and cracks Face with an uppercut!
Babinski throws a right and a left that Face avoids nicely.
Face throws out a counter right but Babinski avoids it with no problem.
Babinski throws a big shot that misses.
Face is looking for the big counter here.
Babinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face slips a jab from Babinski.
Babinski looks for the body kick but Face saw that one coming.
Babinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Face releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Face has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Babinski misses.
Face throws out a counter right but Babinski avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babinski tries to land a body kick
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Babinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Babinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Face releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Babinski throws a combination that misses
and Face counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babinski thinking.
Babinski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Face takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a left to the body.
Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
Face slips under a jab from Babinski.
Babinski misses with a jab to the body
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Babinski throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
Babinski misses with a body shot
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Puncher Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babinski throws a leg kick but Face sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babinski connects with an inside leg kick.
Babinski thumps Face with a low kick.
Face blocks the body kick.
Face throws out a counter right but Babinski avoids it with no problem.
Babinski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Face counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Babinski does no damage.
Face let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Babinski scores with a shot to the body.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a one-two to the body.
Babinski cracks Face with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Babinski misses with a leg kick
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babinski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Puncher Face's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski throws a right and a left that Face avoids nicely.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babinski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Alexei Babinski.
Well Babinski 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Babinski!
Alexei Babinski 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 282 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 38 p4p, 35 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 45 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nti throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Nti connects with a single shot there.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Lee 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nti.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Lee.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Nti walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Nti.
Nti misses with a body shot.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Nti moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Nti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Nti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Nti shakes him off and moves away.
Nti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nti digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Nti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Nti misses.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Lee.
Nti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Nti scoring well with a low kick there.
Nti throws a leg kick that misses.
Nti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nti slips a straight right by Lee.
Nti works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Nti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Nti lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuel Nti's cut is getting worse.
Nti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nti takes a shot to the head.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
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!
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Nti avoids the damage to the body.
Nti blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nti presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
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 Samuel Nti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nti. Nti obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Nti is predictable there
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Nti takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee thuds his right hand into Nti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Lee checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nti.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nti misses the body punch
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuel Nti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Nti moved away.
Nice body punch from Nti.
Nti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nti lands a jab.
Nti misses with a leg kick.
Nti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Nti ducks down to avoid it.
Nti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nti works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nti lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nti throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nti throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nti.
Nti avoids the body shot from Lee.
Nti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
That kick from Nti tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Nti counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Lee 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nti. That's going to slow Lee down.
Nti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nti lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nti thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Nti throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Nti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nti.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee staying out of range there.
Nti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Nti.
Nti works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Nti throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Nti scores with a nice right hand.
Nti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Nti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nti lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Jimmy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Nti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nti lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Nti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nti.
Nti just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti lands a front kick.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nti moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Lee responds with a good body kick, but Nti manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nti in his tracks.
Lee takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
As Lee backs away, Nti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nti lands the left hand.
Nti lands a lovely overhand right.
Samuel Nti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Nti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nti moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Nti lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti works the jab nicely.
Nice jab there from Nti.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nti.
Samuel Nti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Nti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Nti!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 208 p4p, 277 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 36 p4p, 44 weight class). Michał Kowalkiewicz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Borgia with that takedown attempt.
Kowalkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Borgia is out of range.
Borgia looks for a takedown but Kowalkiewicz sprawls well.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but Kowalkiewicz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Borgia.
Borgia with a poor takedown
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Alexander Borgia has been cut.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borgia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
Borgia tries to counter with a clinch but Kowalkiewicz shakes him off and moves away.
Borgia tries to bum rush Kowalkiewicz with a series of wild strikes but Kowalkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borgia tries for a takedown but Kowalkiewicz circles away easily
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Borgia! Kowalkiewicz lets Borgia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Borgia is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia misses with a combination
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a good low kick that Borgia was not able to check.
Borgia is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalkiewicz finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalkiewicz throws a counter high kick but Borgia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Borgia seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Kowalkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgia misses with a body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Borgia out cold! What a finish! Kowalkiewicz is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michał Kowalkiewicz!
Michał Kowalkiewicz retains his middleweight title!
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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