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OFK 226-Pellegrini Vs Kosmanov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 2403 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 308 p4p, 342 weight class). Eric Dungey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson catches Dungey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dudeson misses with a low kick.
Dudeson misses with a head kick.
Dudeson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dudeson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dungey counters with a straight right hand.
Dungey is looking to slow Dudeson down with leg kicks.
Dude Dudeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dungey slaps away a takedown attempt from Dudeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dungey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dungey leaves Dudeson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Dudeson scores with a four punch combination!
Dungey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudeson.
Dudeson wants to land a leg kick but Dungey is out of range.
Dudeson throws the kick towards the body but Dungey avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dudeson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dudeson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dungey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dudeson is working Dungey over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dudeson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dungey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The strikes coming from Dudeson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dungey tries to escape but Dudeson is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Dungey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dudeson with the ground and pound but Dungey regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson throwing shots but Dungey is blocking nicely.
Dungey is trying to stand back up but Dudeson is controlling him
Dudeson thows a huge punch but Dungey dodges it nicely.
Dudeson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dungey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dungey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dudeson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dudeson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dudeson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dungey's face.
Dudeson controlling his opponent.
Dungey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dudeson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dudeson lands a nice shot to the head.
Dudeson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dudeson wants to control the pace but Dungey is squirming around nicely.
Dudeson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dungey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson controlling the pace for now.
Dudeson throwing strikes here but Dungey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dungey is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dungey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dudeson lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudeson landing strikes from the mount and Dungey is in trouble!
Dudeson controlling from mount.
Dudeson looking to ground and pound but Dungey is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Dudeson. That snapped Dungey's head back.
Dungey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dudeson.
Dudeson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dungey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudeson.
Dudeson takes a swing at Dungey's ribcage but misses.
Dungey feints the counter takedown.
Dungey drops Dudeson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dudeson looks back up at him and smiles so Dungey waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Dudeson is rocked!
Dudeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dungey can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dungey counters with a right hand from hell and Dudeson is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Dungey!
A victorious Eric Dungey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Dude Dudeson had this to say: 'What can I say, im still the king between the sheets. Ladies hit me up 904-The-Dude!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Seng (ranked 1953 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Rico Cole (ranked 252 p4p, 350 weight class). Cole has chosen Gerardo's Rico Suave as his entrance music. Keith Seng has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Seng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole lands a nice shot that snaps Seng's head back.
Cole throws the left hand but Seng avoids the punch easily.
Cole misses with a body punch
and Seng counters with an inside leg kick.
Seng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seng moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Seng counters with a left to the body.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Seng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Cole looks winded!
Cole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seng lands with a cross.
Cole misses with a hook
and Seng counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
Seng bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng lands with a good body shot.
Seng has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Training Ground in the buildup to the fight.
Seng lands a big right hand that sends Cole crashing to the mat! Seng stays standing though and waves Cole back to his feet!
 Cole is rocked!
Seng darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Cole's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Seng before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Seng!
Our winner, Keith Seng, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ger McDonnell (ranked 1317 p4p, 2829 weight class) and Burrito Supreme (ranked 183 p4p, 329 weight class). Burrito Supreme has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supreme misses the jab.
McDonnell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Supreme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Supreme does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Supreme is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Supreme blocks a jab.
McDonnell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burrito Supreme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
Supreme lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Supreme throws a lazy head kick
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Supreme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from McDonnell misses its target.
Supreme throws a lazy head kick
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Supreme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonnell throws a sloppy body shot
and Supreme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Supreme with the inside leg kick.
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!
McDonnell lands with a straight right. Supreme didn't see that one coming.
Supreme has closed the distance and engaged McDonnell in a clinch.
A short right from McDonnell.
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Supreme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the body.
Supreme walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
Supreme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like McDonnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Supreme.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Supreme with an uppercut!
McDonnell with the inside leg kick.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Supreme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Supreme is rocked!
McDonnell keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonnell works Supreme's body with a nice hook.
McDonnell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Supreme. Supreme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Supreme is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
Supreme closes the distance looking to clinch
and McDonnell counters with a left to the body.
Supreme seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supreme walks into a jab.
McDonnell lands a jab to Supreme's midsection.
McDonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Supreme throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell scores with a body shot.
Supreme closes the distance but McDonnell moves to the side
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell scores with a one two! Supreme had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Supreme clinches up with McDonnell and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supreme avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
Supreme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Supreme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonnell tries to work over Supreme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supreme struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supreme throws a head punch that misses.
Supreme lands with a right to the head.
McDonnell manages to break the clinch.
Supreme has McDonnell up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonnell blocks an elbow strike from Supreme.
Supreme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike.
Supreme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell misses with some punches.
McDonnell lands an uppercut.
McDonnell blocks an elbow strike from Supreme.
McDonnell tries to work over Supreme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from McDonnell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supreme tries to clinch up but McDonnell circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like McDonnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Supreme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Supreme. That did some damage!
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Supreme darts in trying to clinch
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Supreme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Supreme moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
Supreme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonnell misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - McDonnell coming out on top.
Supreme wants to clinch up but McDonnell keeps it at a distance.
Supreme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Supreme counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supreme misses with an elbow strike.
Supreme blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDonnell as Supreme tries to tie him up.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ger McDonnell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Supreme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Supreme wants to clinch.
McDonnell throwing a counter right hand but Supreme manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Supreme. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell lands a right hook to the body.
Supreme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Supreme throws a series of punches but McDonnell avoids them all with ease.
Supreme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Supreme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supreme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Supreme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Supreme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Supreme does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell throws a hook but Supreme avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme instigates a clinch.
Supreme misses with some punches.
Supreme takes a shot to the head.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
McDonnell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supreme pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McDonnell blocks the elbow strike.
Supreme works on McDonnell's body with a couple of short punches.
Supreme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell scores with a jab. Supreme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonnell drops Supreme with a huge uppercut! Supreme drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McDonnell is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ger McDonnell!
Ger McDonnell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 1118 p4p, 2834 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 169 p4p, 390 weight class). Chief Claw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing Champ misses with a straight left.
Boxing Champ slips a jab and a cross from Claw.
Boxing Champ bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Claw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Claw regains half guard.
Claw is defending against the submission attempts here by Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ controlling the pace.
Boxing Champ wants to take a breather but Claw is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxing Champ is looking for a kimura but Claw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxing Champ to get the leverage.
Claw has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Boxing Champ escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Boxing Champ!
Claw is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ controlling the position from side mount.
Boxing Champ trying to control the position but Claw is working away.
Boxing Champ in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boxing Champ trying to control the position but Claw is working away.
Boxing Champ lands some shots froms side control.
Claw is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claw is trying to control Boxing Champ's posture but Boxing Champ avoids it.
Boxing Champ wants to control but Claw is keeping him busy.
Boxing Champ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Claw will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boxing Champ scoring with punches from side control.
Boxing Champ tries to advance to mount but Claw denies him.
Claw is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boxing Champ connects with a decent elbow.
Claw takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boxing Champ is looking to take a break and control but Claw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boxing Champ lands a nice forearm strike.
Boxing Champ working the body and head with strikes.
Claw tries to bench press Boxing Champ off him but Boxing Champ keeps the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Boxing Champ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boxing Champ is working Claw over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ lands an elbow.
Claw is trying to improve his position.
Claw takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Claw is trying to control Boxing Champ's posture but Boxing Champ avoids it.
Claw tries to bench press Boxing Champ off him but Boxing Champ keeps the position.
Boxing Champ tries to move to mount but Claw blocks the move with his legs.
Claw is trying to improve his position.
Boxing Champ working the ground and pound.
Claw is trying to improve his position.
Boxing Champ working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing that Boxing Champ has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw manages to get back to half guard.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Claw is trying to get back to full guard.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boxing Champ sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boxing Champ is looking for a kimura here.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chame Boxing Champ dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Claw has managed to clinch.
Claw has picked Boxing Champ up - he's going for a ride! Claw dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Claw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boxing Champ doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claw.
Boxing Champ tries to kick Claw off but Claw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is working for a kimura but Boxing Champ is defending it quite comfortably.
Claw wants to work for an arm triangle but Boxing Champ is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boxing Champ pushes Claw off looking to stand but Claw dives back in and keeps control.
Claw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boxing Champ is just riding it out for now. Claw eventually gives up the hold.
Boxing Champ kicks Claw off and gets back to his feet.
Boxing Champ lands a really nice looking cross but Claw seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boxing Champ throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Claw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boxing Champ is in Claw's guard.
Boxing Champ drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boxing Champ jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Claw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Claw is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boxing Champ is aware though and is defending well.
Boxing Champ working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Claw's head.
Claw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boxing Champ is just riding it out for now. Claw eventually gives up the hold.
Boxing Champ is defending against the submission attempts here by Claw.
Claw is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boxing Champ is looking to escape.
Claw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boxing Champ sees it coming and defends easily.
Boxing Champ is trying to stand back up but Claw is controlling him
Claw is looking for a kimura but Boxing Champ is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Claw to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boxing Champ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boxing Champ manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Claw keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Claw has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Boxing Champ is trying to keep an underhook but Claw manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Boxing Champ kicks off Claw and gets to his feet.
Boxing Champ closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Claw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boxing Champ pulls his head out easily.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Claw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boxing Champ pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boxing Champ lands a nice short elbow.
Boxing Champ prevents Claw from improving his position.
Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boxing Champ working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chame Boxing Champ dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boxing Champ fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Claw sprawls well initially but Boxing Champ persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boxing Champ content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boxing Champ has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boxing Champ lands a nice shot to the head.
Boxing Champ looking to control but Claw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boxing Champ looking to finish Claw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Claw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw working to try and regain half guard.
Boxing Champ scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boxing Champ has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boxing Champ looking to control but Claw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boxing Champ lands a big shot there that rocks Claw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ tries to control but Claw wriggling away.
Boxing Champ looking for a guillotine from mount but Claw is having none of it.
Boxing Champ avoids the attempt from Claw to control.
Claw is working to get back to half guard.
Boxing Champ landing strikes, looking to finish!
Claw squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Claw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boxing Champ with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ landing shots from mount.
Boxing Champ postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Claw looks a forlorn figure.
Claw in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Claw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boxing Champ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Boxing Champ dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw working to try and regain half guard.
Boxing Champ scoring with strikes but Claw is staying in there.
Claw taking shots to the head.
Claw is rocked!
Claw tries to reverse the position but Boxing Champ maintains control.
Claw is still in real trouble! Can Boxing Champ finish him?
Claw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxing Champ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Claw takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Boxing Champ's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chame Boxing Champ!
Chame Boxing Champ very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 771 p4p, 2478 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 116 p4p, 301 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mullin 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.
Herbert Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Mullin's head back.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches.
Mullin misses with the head strike.
Mullin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mullin.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Mullin.
Mullin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mullin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mullin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullin tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mullin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mullin.
Mullin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mullin working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mullin breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Mullin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mullin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mullin clinches.
Mullin scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Mullin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mullin lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Mullin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mullin.
Mullin can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mullin wants a takedown.
Mullin has clasped his hands together around Johnson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Mullin control the position.
Mullin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Mullin decides to stand back up. Mullin steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
Mullin throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullin goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Remi Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Mullin.
Mullin has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mullin avoids them all with ease.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches.
Mullin misses with some punches.
Mullin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Mullin misses with some punches.
Mullin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mullin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Mullin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mullin looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Mullin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mullin shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Mullin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Remi Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mullin misses with a double jab
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Mullin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mullin is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mullin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looks like Johnson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin misses with some punches.
Mullin manages to break the clinch.
Mullin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mullin has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mullin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mullin tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mullin back against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remi Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mullin avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Mullin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mullin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mullin keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Mullin fails to land.
Mullin manages to break the clinch.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullin takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mullin has the dominant position.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullin.
Mullin doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Mullin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Mullin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mullin.
Remi Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Mullin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullin gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mullin's guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mullin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mullin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mullin lands a left hand.
Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mullin wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Mullin backing up. Mullin nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Mullin thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Mullin moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Mullin lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mullin.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Mullin doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Mullin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mullin is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mullin manages to break the clinch.
Mullin fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Mullin misses its intended target.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Mullin's shoulder, as Mullin tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson sets himself, and Mullin steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Mullin stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Mullin.
Mullin tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Mullin tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Mullin tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mullin.
A punch combination from Mullin misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mullin has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Mullin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullin shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson throws a jab when Mullin was well out of range.
Mullin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullin misses with the combination.
Mullin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
No luck for Mullin with that takedown attempt.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Remi Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mullin thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Mullin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mullin. Mullin gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Mullin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mullin cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Mullin moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a jab when Mullin was well out of range.
Mullin wants to clinch.
Mullin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Herbert Mullin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Mullin clinches up against the cage.
Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullin tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson cracks Mullin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mullin moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Mullin tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Mullin closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Mullin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Mullin misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mullin looks to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mullin closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
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!
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Mullin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Mullin wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
A low kick lands for Mullin.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Mullin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Remi Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herbert Mullin.
I've got Mullin 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Remi Johnson!
After winning the bout, Remi Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 1437 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 193 p4p, 168 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan tries to break the clinch but Dokov is controlling the position.
Dokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dokov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryan controlling the action here for a moment.
Dokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dokov clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan is pushing Dokov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ryan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dokov to the mat. Dokov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Ryan passes Dokov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dokov is trying to stand back up but Ryan is controlling him
Ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dokov defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ryan trying to control the action but Dokov is working from the bottom.
Dokov tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
Dokov is pressing down on Ryan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryan postures up in Dokov's guard and throws a big left but Dokov blocks it.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dokov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dokov regains guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Dokov.
Dokov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Dokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Dokov, not yet.
Dokov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dokov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control the position.
Dokov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Dokov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryan sprawls well. Ryan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dokov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Dokov manages to avoid it.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Dokov is out of range.
Dokov has closed the distance and engaged Ryan in a clinch.
Ryan lands a takedown into guard.
Dokov has his feet on Ryan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dokov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dokov throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doko Dokov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dokov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ryan eats them both and turns towards Dokov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dokov shoots in looking for a takedown but Ryan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dokov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dokov pushes Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dokov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dokov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryan passes Dokov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryan passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan tries to control but Dokov wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ryan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokov wants to control but Ryan is having none of it.
Dokov wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dokov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.
Ryan blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Dokov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Doko Dokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan cracks Dokov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dokov clinches up against the cage.
Dokov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dokov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dokov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dokov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dokov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dokov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ryan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dokov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Dokov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dokov is trying to improve his position.
Ryan trying to control the action but Dokov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryan controlling the position from side mount.
Dokov bucks up and tries to throw Ryan off but instead Ryan has got his back!
Dokov is trying to stand back up.
Dokov trying to control the hands but Ryan won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ryan scores with a takedown into Dokov's guard.
Dokov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ryan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokov has double underhooks.
Dokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Ryan.
 It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dokov lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Dokov keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryan's guard.
Dokov stands and steps away. Ryan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dokov tries to clinch up
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dokov drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Ryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dokov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov holds on to Ryan as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Dokov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dokov is looking to improve his position but Ryan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dokov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Dokov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ryan tries to control but Dokov wriggling away.
Dokov regains half guard.
Dokov tries to kick Ryan off but Ryan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dokov keeps working.
Ryan stops Dokov from getting back to his feet.
Dokov missing with punches from the bottom.
Ryan is looking to advance position but Dokov won't allow it.
Dokov kicks off Ryan and gets to his feet.
Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dokov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ryan to the mat. Ryan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dokov's guard.
Dokov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dokov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ryan uses it to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan controls the position.
Dokov holding on.
Dokov is letting Ryan control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doko Dokov.
I think Dokov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doko Dokov!
Doko Dokov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 751 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Gustavo Figueroa (ranked 83 p4p, 180 weight class). Bartoli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Modulate - Bass Alert. Figueroa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back In Black - AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa misses with a hook. Bartoli ducked under it nicely.
Figueroa avoids the body shot from Bartoli.
Figueroa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bartoli with a nice calf kick.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Bartoli looks to land a combination but Figueroa avoids it well.
Bartoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Figueroa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartoli.
Bartoli slips a straight right by Figueroa.
Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Figueroa moves out of range as Bartoli strikes.
Bartoli misses with a straight right.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli tries to land a leg kick but Figueroa saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Figueroa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Figueroa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartoli. Bartoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Figueroa takes one on the button.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartoli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lands with an overhand left.
Bartoli avoids the head kick by Figueroa.
Figueroa swings widly with a right hand
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Bartoli throws a push kick but Figueroa slaps the foot to one side.
Bartoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Figueroa's sensitive parts.
Bartoli throws a low kick but Figueroa avoids it.
Figueroa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figueroa moves away.
Bartoli checks a leg kick nicely.
Figueroa ducks under a wild hook from Bartoli.
Figueroa throws a hook but Bartoli blocks it.
Bartoli misses with a body shot
and Figueroa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Figueroa throws a jab when Bartoli was well out of range.
Figueroa connects with a body shot.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli needs to keep his hands up - Figueroa had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueroa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartoli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Figueroa. Figueroa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Figueroa looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Figueroa misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Bartoli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figueroa 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.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli looks to land a body kick but Figueroa moved away.
Figueroa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bartoli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Figueroa to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Figueroa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bartoli throws a right hand that misses
and Bartoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Figueroa lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Figueroa.
Figueroa blocks a leg kick.
Figueroa loads up on a big right hand but Bartoli slips the punch.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figueroa moves away.
Bartoli defending well as Figueroa loads up on a big left hand.
Figueroa slips a jab and a cross from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figueroa.
Bartoli throws an overhand right that lands on Figueroa's shoulder, as Figueroa tries to avoid the shot.
Figueroa misses with a looping left.
Figueroa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Figueroa misses with a looping left.
Figueroa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Figueroa thuds his right hand into Bartoli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli looks to land a left hand but Figueroa moved out of range nicely.
Figueroa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bartoli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figueroa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartoli.
Bartoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Figueroa.
Bartoli blocks a jab.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figueroa feints and then cracks Bartoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartoli down.
Figueroa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bartoli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Figueroa throws a hook but Bartoli blocks it.
Figueroa connects with a body shot that sends Bartoli's belly button to the back.
Bartoli slips under a jab from Figueroa.
Figueroa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bartoli's head backwards.
Bartoli lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustavo Figueroa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Figueroa dodges the punch combination from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a body punch but Figueroa moves out of range.
Figueroa blocks a leg kick.
Bartoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bartoli throws the left hand but Figueroa avoids the punch easily.
Bartoli with a nice calf kick.
Figueroa throws a right hand that misses
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Figueroa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Figueroa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartoli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws a jab when Figueroa was well out of range.
A slow jab from Figueroa misses its intended target.
Bartoli lands a head shot.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Figueroa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a hook to the body
letting Figueroa counter with a right hand.
Bartoli tried to score with a low kick but Figueroa checks it.
Figueroa connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a nice hook to Bartoli's body. Bartoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Figueroa connects with a looping right hand.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Figueroa.
Bartoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Figueroa.
Figueroa with a hook.
Figueroa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa scores with a shot to the body.
Figueroa moves forwards but Bartoli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli slips a jab from Figueroa.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Figueroa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figueroa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Figueroa. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Figueroa misses.
Figueroa misses with a left hand
and Bartoli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figueroa.
Bartoli throws a low kick but Figueroa moves out of range easily.
Figueroa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Figueroa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartoli thuds his right hand into Figueroa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Figueroa throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Figueroa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Figueroa checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a body punch but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli throws an overhand right that lands on Figueroa's shoulder, as Figueroa tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a body shot
enabling Figueroa to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli lands a body shot.
Bartoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartoli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bartoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Figueroa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Figueroa moves out of range of the strikes.
Figueroa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Bartoli misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Figueroa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli throws a series of punches but Figueroa moves out of range.
Figueroa scores with a decent looking hook.
Figueroa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bartoli on the side of the head.
Bartoli is rocked!
Bartoli swings for the body but Figueroa moves out of range.
Gustavo Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Figueroa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartoli.
Figueroa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Bartoli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Figueroa lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bartoli. Bartoli tries to recover but Figueroa is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bartoli lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Figueroa!
Our winner, Gustavo Figueroa, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 135 p4p, 647 weight class) and Minerva Wulf (ranked 6 p4p, 42 weight class). De Geno's entrance music is DE MEXICO SONG. A fine choice. Wulf has chosen Sanctus Dominus as his entrance music. Pablo De Geno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Minerva Wulf's chin.
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145
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Wulf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wulf looking for a takedown.
De Geno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Geno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Minerva Wulf has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wulf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wulf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Wulf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wulf is rocked!
De Geno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wulf. Wulf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wulf is still on wobbly legs! Can De Geno finish him?
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Wulf is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wulf.
De Geno explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno scores with a leg kick.
Wulf seems to have recovered his senses.
De Geno drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wulf right on the button. Wulf goes down! De Geno follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! De Geno gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Pablo De Geno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Pellegrini (ranked 104 p4p, 503 weight class) and Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 19 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Pellegrini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosmanov checks a leg kick.
Kosmanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kosmanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Pellegrini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kosmanov checks a low kick from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pellegrini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kosmanov just manages to avoid it.
Kosmanov catches Pellegrini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Pellegrini misses.
And Kosmanov tries to counter it with a takedown but Pellegrini pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kosmanov throws a body punch but Pellegrini moves out of range.
Pellegrini takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kosmanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pellegrini doesn't seem bothered though.
Pellegrini lands a nice hook to Kosmanov's body. Kosmanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kosmanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kosmanov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
Kosmanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pellegrini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kosmanov is able to avoid easily.
Kosmanov avoids the body shot from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov clobbers Pellegrini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellegrini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kosmanov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kosmanov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosmanov. Pellegrini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kosmanov lands with a shot to the body.
Kosmanov lunges at Pellegrini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pellegrini's hand.
Pellegrini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kosmanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vladimir Kosmanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pellegrini.
Kosmanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pellegrini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosmanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellegrini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kosmanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pellegrini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice jab there from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosmanov misses with a wild body shot.
Kosmanov cracks Pellegrini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kosmanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick but Kosmanov moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov scores with a jab.
Pellegrini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pellegrini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kosmanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pellegrini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosmanov lands a couple of elbows.
Pellegrini has control of Kosmanov's left arm, preventing Kosmanov from doing any damage.
Pellegrini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kosmanov being controlled here momentarily.
Kosmanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kosmanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov being controlled here momentarily.
Kosmanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pellegrini is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kosmanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kosmanov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kosmanov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pellegrini had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kosmanov sizes up Pellegrini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kosmanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pellegrini misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kosmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini looks to throw the jab but Kosmanov is out of range.
Pellegrini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosmanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosmanov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kosmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrini manages to avoid it.
Kosmanov works Pellegrini's body with a nice hook.
Pellegrini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pellegrini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pellegrini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pellegrini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kosmanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellegrini throws a low kick but Kosmanov avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kosmanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kosmanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pellegrini misses with a right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Pellegrini was well out of range.
Pellegrini throws a jab but it's blocked by Kosmanov.
Pellegrini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kosmanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pellegrini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kosmanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kosmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrini manages to avoid it.
Pellegrini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kosmanov staying out of range there.
Pellegrini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vladimir Kosmanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pellegrini blocks a jab.
Pellegrini throws a low kick but Kosmanov avoids it.
Kosmanov 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Pellegrini misses the target.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosmanov.
Pellegrini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kosmanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kosmanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov scores with a nice right hand.
Kosmanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pellegrini is able to avoid easily.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
Pellegrini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kosmanov lands a right hook to the body.
Kosmanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kosmanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pellegrini shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kosmanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pellegrini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pellegrini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kosmanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kosmanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosmanov connects with a right hand. Pellegrini shakes it off.
Pellegrini misses the shot to the body.
Kosmanov tests Pellegrini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pellegrini. Pellegrini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pellegrini looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosmanov is just out of range.
Pellegrini scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov lands with a right hand.
Pellegrini throws a big shot that misses.
Kosmanov misses with a hook to the body
and Pellegrini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kosmanov's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov lands with a nice body punch.
Kosmanov connects with a body shot that sends Pellegrini's belly button to the back.
Pellegrini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kosmanov manages to avoid it.
Pellegrini throws a looping overhand right but Kosmanov ducks down to avoid it.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kosmanov tries to score with a low kick but Pellegrini moves his leg out of the way.
Kosmanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Pellegrini should have avoided that one.
Pellegrini jabs Kosmanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kosmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pellegrini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut
and Pellegrini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Pellegrini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kosmanov doesn't seem phased though.
Pellegrini misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kosmanov as he connects with a hook.
Kosmanov scores with a jab. Pellegrini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kosmanov gets the takedown into side control.
Pellegrini bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pellegrini checks a leg kick.
Kosmanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kosmanov misses with a hook.
As Kosmanov backs away, Pellegrini returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pellegrini takes one to the side of the head.
Pellegrini avoids the body shot from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Pellegrini was well out of range.
Kosmanov slips a jab and a cross from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosmanov moves away.
Kosmanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pellegrini.
Kosmanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pellegrini.
Pellegrini connects with a body shot that sends Kosmanov's belly button to the back.
Pellegrini with a nice cross.
Vinnie Pellegrini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov tests Pellegrini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kosmanov walks into a jab.
Pellegrini looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini loads up on a big right hand but Kosmanov slips the punch.
Pellegrini takes a swing at Kosmanov's ribcage but misses.
Kosmanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut.
Pellegrini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kosmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kosmanov misses with a hook. Pellegrini ducked under it nicely.
Pellegrini throws a body shot but no joy.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick
and Kosmanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kosmanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosmanov misses with a looping left.
Pellegrini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kosmanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kosmanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kosmanov clobbers Pellegrini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pellegrini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosmanov scores with a jab to the head.
Kosmanov looks to land a combination but Pellegrini avoids it well.
A big right from Kosmanov misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Pellegrini misses its target.
A big right from Pellegrini misses.
Pellegrini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kosmanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kosmanov tests Pellegrini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Pellegrini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pellegrini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pellegrini lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
Pellegrini loads up on a big right hand but Kosmanov slips the punch.
Kosmanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini staying out of range there.
Pellegrini slips a jab from Kosmanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pellegrini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pellegrini misses the jab.
Kosmanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pellegrini with a body shot.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot.
Pellegrini jabs Kosmanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kosmanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Kosmanov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pellegrini.
Pellegrini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kosmanov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kosmanov! But no joy.
Pellegrini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kosmanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pellegrini throws a jab but it's blocked by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov moves away from the strike by Pellegrini.
Kosmanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pellegrini loads up on a big right hand but Kosmanov slips the punch.
Kosmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pellegrini to counter with a crisp jab.
Pellegrini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosmanov cracks Pellegrini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kosmanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pellegrini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kosmanov connects with a right hand. Pellegrini shakes it off.
Kosmanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pellegrini momentarily.
A lazy left from Pellegrini finds it's target.
Kosmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot.
Pellegrini looks to land a right hand but Kosmanov moved out of range.
Pellegrini works Kosmanov's body with a nice hook.
Kosmanov throws a lazy right hand but Pellegrini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov cracks Pellegrini with an open hand slap.
Pellegrini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellegrini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kosmanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kosmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrini manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Kosmanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini checks a low kick from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov walks into a stiff left hand from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov tries to move into range but Pellegrini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kosmanov swings for the body but Pellegrini moves out of range.
Kosmanov throws a leg kick but Pellegrini checks it.
Kosmanov throws an overhand right that lands on Pellegrini's shoulder, as Pellegrini tries to avoid the shot.
Kosmanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellegrini.
Kosmanov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A cross from Kosmanov lands.
Kosmanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pellegrini misses the target.
Kosmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pellegrini.
Pellegrini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kosmanov's hands.
Pellegrini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kosmanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pellegrini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov looks to land a left hand but Pellegrini moved out of range nicely.
Kosmanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pellegrini.
Kosmanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pellegrini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosmanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pellegrini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pellegrini takes a swing at Kosmanov's ribcage but misses.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick which misses Kosmanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kosmanov tries to avoid it.
Kosmanov with a hook.
Good leg kick by Pellegrini.
A jab from Kosmanov does it's job there.
Kosmanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellegrini.
Pellegrini throws a front kick aimed at Kosmanov's knee but Kosmanov avoids it well.
Kosmanov lands a jab to the head.
Kosmanov misses with a wild body shot.
Pellegrini cracks Kosmanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosmanov fails with the takedown.
Pellegrini feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pellegrini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kosmanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pellegrini at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vladimir Kosmanov just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pellegrini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kosmanov throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini slips under a jab from Kosmanov.
Pellegrini misses with a hook.
Pellegrini works the jab nicely.
Kosmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrini manages to avoid it.
Kosmanov avoids the body shot from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
Kosmanov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pellegrini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kosmanov is keen to just control but Pellegrini is a slippery customer.
Pellegrini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pellegrini tries to roll over but Kosmanov keeps him under control.
Kosmanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pellegrini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kosmanov thows a huge punch but Pellegrini dodges it nicely.
Kosmanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosmanov looks to land a strike but Pellegrini avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kosmanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pellegrini's head.
Kosmanov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov wants to control from the top but Pellegrini keeps moving.
Kosmanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kosmanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kosmanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kosmanov throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kosmanov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kosmanov moves out of range of the body kick from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellegrini moves away.
Jab from Kosmanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws a leg kick but Pellegrini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kosmanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pellegrini is out of range.
A big left from Kosmanov misses.
Pellegrini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Pellegrini misses.
Kosmanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kosmanov misses with a hook. Pellegrini ducked under it nicely.
Pellegrini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kosmanov checks it well.
A slow jab from Kosmanov misses its intended target.
Pellegrini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pellegrini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pellegrini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick but Kosmanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pellegrini throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kosmanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pellegrini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pellegrini under the eye.
Kosmanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pellegrini throws a nice looking combination but Kosmanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kosmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrini manages to avoid it.
Pellegrini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosmanov dips to his left and cracks Pellegrini with an uppercut!
Pellegrini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kosmanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pellegrini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pellegrini walks into a left hand.
Pellegrini throws a body punch but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Pellegrini scores with a nice head shot.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kosmanov connects with a body shot that sends Pellegrini's belly button to the back.
Pellegrini ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Pellegrini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kosmanov cracks Pellegrini with a good jab.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellegrini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosmanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kosmanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pellegrini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pellegrini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov swings for the body but Pellegrini moves out of range.
It looked like Pellegrini was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov swings for the body but Pellegrini moves out of range.
Kosmanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kosmanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pellegrini lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov swinging wildly here.
Kosmanov looks to throw the jab but Pellegrini is out of range.
Pellegrini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kosmanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pellegrini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrini ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kosmanov.
Pellegrini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pellegrini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosmanov connects with a jab.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick but Kosmanov checks it.
Kosmanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kosmanov jabs at Pellegrini's body.
Pellegrini staying out of range there.
Kosmanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Pellegrini is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Pellegrini misses.
Kosmanov lands with a straight right. Pellegrini didn't see that one coming.
Pellegrini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosmanov lands with a cross.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosmanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini avoids the body shot from Kosmanov.
Pellegrini throws a front kick that sends Kosmanov stumbling back into the cage.
Kosmanov jabs at Pellegrini's body.
Pellegrini ducks right into an uppercut from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosmanov cracks Pellegrini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kosmanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kosmanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pellegrini.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pellegrini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pellegrini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kosmanov.
Pellegrini tries to land a front kick but Kosmanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pellegrini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kosmanov blocks a leg kick.
Pellegrini takes one on the button.
Pellegrini throws a low kick, looking for Kosmanov's leg but Kosmanov calmly moves out of range.
Vinnie Pellegrini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini walks into a stiff left hand from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Pellegrini saw that one coming.
Kosmanov misses the shot to the body.
Kosmanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pellegrini takes one to the side of the head.
Kosmanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosmanov throws a shot from downtown. Pellegrini moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Pellegrini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pellegrini lands a high kick!
Kosmanov moves out of range of the body kick from Pellegrini.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kosmanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Kosmanov.
Pellegrini lands with a nice body punch.
Kosmanov dips to his left and cracks Pellegrini with an uppercut!
Pellegrini throws a body shot but no joy.
Pellegrini throws out a loose jab but Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosmanov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Kosmanov there.
Kosmanov moves out of range as Pellegrini strikes.
Kosmanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pellegrini throws a hook but Kosmanov avoids it easily.
Pellegrini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kosmanov checks it well.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
Kosmanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pellegrini misses with a series of wild punches.
Kosmanov dips to his left and cracks Pellegrini with an uppercut!
Kosmanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pellegrini momentarily.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pellegrini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kosmanov manages to avoid it.
Pellegrini misses with a straight left.
Pellegrini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kosmanov.
Pellegrini drops his hands momentarily and Kosmanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Kosmanov.
Well Kosmanov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kosmanov!
Vladimir Kosmanov is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Vladimir Kosmanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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