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BB 76 - Adam vs Tavares 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adams Menday (ranked 2669 p4p, 3206 weight class) and Sven Eriksson (ranked 371 p4p, 433 weight class). Sven Eriksson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson looks to throw the jab but Menday is out of range.
Menday connects with a body shot.
Menday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Menday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menday closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Menday lands in his opponent's guard.
Menday throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menday in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Menday lands a couple of elbows.
Eriksson has momentary wrist control but Menday slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday throwing strikes but missing.
Menday throws an elbow that misses. Eriksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Menday's guard. Nice move by Eriksson!
Eriksson tries to stand but Menday is controlling from the bottom.
Menday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eriksson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Menday is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eriksson defends well.
Eriksson won't allow Menday to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menday seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Menday seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Menday working for a triangle but Eriksson defends it easily.
Menday is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Menday wants to sweep here but Eriksson controlling him for the moment.
Menday has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eriksson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menday has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Menday looking for a guillotine here but Eriksson defends easily.
Menday is looking for a triangle but Eriksson pushes his legs off easily.
Eriksson wanted to stand there but Menday had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Menday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Menday 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.
Menday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Menday has his foot on Eriksson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eriksson works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Menday working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eriksson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eriksson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Menday controls Eriksson momentarily but Eriksson frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adams Menday dominated that round.
That's time! Menday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Menday is just out of range.
Menday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksson can do to turn this around?
Menday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eriksson counters with a series of strikes. Menday will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eriksson lands a front kick.
Menday darts in looking for a takedown but Eriksson gets double underhooks and turns Menday into the cage.
It seemed like Eriksson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Menday jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eriksson walks away with a smile on his face. Menday gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adams Menday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams Menday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson cracks Menday with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Menday looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Eriksson finish him?
 Menday is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menday fails with the takedown
and Eriksson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Eriksson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sadler (ranked 1671 p4p, 2834 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 230 p4p, 353 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadler throws the left hand but Brunswick Jr avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Sadler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadler throws a hook to the side of Brunswick Jr's head but Brunswick Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadler. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunswick Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brunswick Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sadler.
Brunswick Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Sadler lands with a good body shot.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping left.
Sadler misses with a low kick.
Brunswick Jr wants to clinch.
Brunswick Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sadler blocks a head kick by Brunswick Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Sadler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunswick Jr scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Jack Sadler has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr moves out of range as Sadler strikes.
Brunswick Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Sadler lunges at Brunswick Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brunswick Jr's hand.
Sadler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sadler misses with an uppercut
and Brunswick Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brunswick Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sadler thuds his right hand into Brunswick Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brunswick Jr stuns Sadler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brunswick Jr moves away from the strike by Sadler.
Sadler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadler misses with a looping right.
Brunswick Jr slips a straight right by Sadler.
Sadler cracks Brunswick Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
Brunswick Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Sadler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brunswick Jr back to the cage. Sadler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brunswick Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sadler lands a nice looking body shot.
Sadler throws a hook but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
Sadler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sadler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sadler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brunswick Jr's head backwards.
Brunswick Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sadler lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Sadler catches Brunswick Jr right on the button with a cross.
Sadler misses with a straight left.
Brunswick Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunswick Jr swings for the body but Sadler moves out of range.
Sadler moves away from the strike by Brunswick Jr.
Sadler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sadler swinging wildly here.
Sadler misses with a hook to the body
and Brunswick Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadler takes one to the chin there.
Brunswick Jr defending well as Sadler loads up on a big left hand.
Brunswick Jr throws a shot from downtown. Sadler moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brunswick Jr, as that shot connected.
Sadler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brunswick Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sadler scrambles back to his feet.
That kick from Brunswick Jr tenderised Sadler's leg. Sadler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brunswick Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook. Sadler ducked under it nicely.
Sadler misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Brunswick Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sadler looks to land a left hand but Brunswick Jr moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Sadler both land. Nice combination.
Sadler misses with a lunging right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
Brunswick Jr slips a jab from Sadler.
Despite the aggression on Brunswick Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut there from Sadler.
Sadler throws a body punch but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
Sadler swings for the body but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
Sadler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sadler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brunswick Jr on the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Sadler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr drops his hands momentarily and Sadler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brunswick Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Sadler shakes him off and moves away.
Sadler clobbers Brunswick Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 Brunswick Jr is rocked!
Brunswick Jr walks straight into a right hand from Sadler - that's dropped him! Sadler jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brunswick Jr from any more punishment! Brunswick Jr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Sadler!
A relieved looking Jack Sadler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 558 p4p, 1136 weight class) and Mikey Marciano (ranked 78 p4p, 157 weight class). Adderley comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Hakeem Adderley 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adderley moves out of range of the body kick.
Adderley has Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Adderley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marciano prevents Adderley from breaking the clinch.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Adderley breaks from the clinch.
Adderley wants to clinch.
Adderley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marciano is out of range and Adderley settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano clinches with his opponent.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adderley tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Adderley back against the cage.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Adderley thuds his right hand into Marciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adderley throws out a powerful jab.
Adderley gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Adderley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Knees to the body from Marciano.
Adderley wants to break free but Marciano has control.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Nice body punch from Adderley - that landed with a thud.
Adderley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adderley throws an elbow that misses.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into Adderley's ribcage.
Marciano tries to work over Adderley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adderley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
Adderley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley has had enough of the clinch but Marciano keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adderley is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano lands with a right to the head.
Adderley breaks from the clinch.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming.
Marciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adderley clinches up with Marciano and pushes him back against the cage.
Adderley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adderley throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano pushes Adderley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marciano tries to clinch but Adderley moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Marciano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Marciano moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Marciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Adderley.
Adderley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adderley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marciano. Marciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adderley lands with a slapping head kick.
Adderley misses the shot to the body.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with a body punch
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Adderley.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adderley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adderley misses with the head strike.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Marciano.
Adderley takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adderley avoids it.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Adderley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adderley tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Adderley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Adderley.
A little jabbing left from Marciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Mikey Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Adderley avoids nicely.
Adderley is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
Adderley checks the leg kick.
Marciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marciano takes one to the chin there.
Adderley tries to clinch but Marciano moves away
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano throws a head kick but Adderley moves out of range.
Marciano throws a body punch but Adderley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Marciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow Marciano down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Adderley scores with the left hand. Marciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adderley closes the distance and pushes Marciano back into the cage.
Adderley prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adderley or not.
Adderley is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano lands a good knee to the midsection. Adderley won't want to take too many of those.
Marciano works on Adderley's body with a couple of short punches.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adderley throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley has had enough of the clinch but Marciano keeps him there for the moment.
Adderley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adderley has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano gets through Adderley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adderley misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Marciano.
A frustrated look appears on Adderley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Adderley.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Marciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Adderley is rocked!
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Adderley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adderley or not.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Marciano.
Marciano dips a shoulder and cracks Adderley with a mighty uppercut! Adderley falls back against the cage and Marciano unloads with a barrage of strikes! Adderley is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marciano screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Marciano!
Mikey Marciano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peoples Champion (ranked 1872 p4p, 2761 weight class) and Thomas Bennett (ranked 233 p4p, 319 weight class). Champion comes into the arena with Aegukka blaring out of the sound system. Thomas Bennett acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peoples Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Thomas Bennett has been cut.
Bennett instigates a clinch.
Bennett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Champion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Champion connects with a right hand. Bennett shakes it off.
Thomas Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett moves into the clinch.
Champion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Champion connects with a right that clearly hurt Bennett. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Champion proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Bennett collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peoples Champion!
Peoples Champion tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 1364 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Mental Warrior (ranked 189 p4p, 240 weight class). Yrkje comes into the arena with As Good As I Once Was blaring out of the sound system. Warrior is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Side to Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warrior.
A slow jab from Warrior misses its intended target.
Warrior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yrkje.
Warrior throws a lazy right hand but Yrkje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warrior 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.
Yrkje bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yrkje wants to land a leg kick but Warrior is out of range.
Warrior misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yrkje displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warrior throws out the jab.
Yrkje tries to counter by clinching up but Warrior breaks away and moves out of range.
Warrior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yrkje.
A jab from Warrior misses.
Yrkje lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yrkje bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior throws an overhand right that lands on Yrkje's shoulder, as Yrkje tries to avoid the shot.
Yrkje clinches up against the cage.
Yrkje misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yrkje.
Yrkje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
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!
Warrior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yrkje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warrior throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Warrior might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Warrior throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warrior's head backwards.
Yrkje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warrior throws an overhand right that lands on Yrkje's shoulder, as Yrkje tries to avoid the shot.
Yrkje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warrior.
Mental Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yrkje looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Warrior misses its intended target.
Warrior misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Warrior lands a nice shot that snaps Yrkje's head back.
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!
Yrkje slips a straight right by Warrior.
Warrior throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Yrkje on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warrior misses with a hook
and Yrkje counters with a nice right hand that sends Warrior toppling to the canvas! Warrior scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yrkje finish him?!
Warrior is rocked!
Yrkje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Yrkje finish him?
Yrkje punishes Warrior's body with a nice straight punch.
Warrior looks winded!
Warrior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yrkje.
Yrkje connects with a solid leg kick.
Warrior swings widly with a right hand
and Yrkje counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby Keith Yrkje!
Our winner, Toby Keith Yrkje, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedov (ranked 424 p4p, 596 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 59 p4p, 86 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helenius misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
Magomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helenius scores with a hook to the body. Magomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magomedov jabs at Helenius's body.
Helenius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helenius's sensitive parts.
Helenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Helenius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov connects with a right hand. Helenius shakes it off.
Helenius defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helenius motions for Magomedov to come forward. Helenius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Helenius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Magomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helenius throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magomedov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helenius under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Magomedov. No joy for Helenius on that attempt.
It looked like Magomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Helenius misses with a looping right.
Magomedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helenius 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.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Magomedov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Helenius just manages to avoid it.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helenius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magomedov throws a leg kick that misses.
Helenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov throws a hook but Helenius avoids it easily.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Helenius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magomedov.
Helenius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Magomedov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Helenius in his tracks.
Helenius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Helenius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magomedov is looking to chop away at Helenius's legs.
Helenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Helenius.
Helenius works the jab nicely.
Donk. Magomedov catches Helenius right on the button with a cross.
Helenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Helenius lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Magomedov as Helenius shoots in.
Zabit Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rupert Helenius.
Magomedov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov wants to slow Helenius down by chopping away at his legs.
Helenius slips a straight right by Magomedov.
And Helenius tries to counter it with a takedown but Magomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Helenius throws a low kick, looking for Magomedov's leg but Magomedov calmly moves out of range.
Helenius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helenius checks a leg kick.
A big left from Helenius misses.
Helenius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Helenius jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helenius on the side of the head.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Helenius is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Helenius.
A lazy body kick from Helenius
and Magomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Helenius missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov is looking to counter punch.
Magomedov dips to his left and cracks Helenius with an uppercut!
Magomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helenius.
Helenius misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Helenius.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helenius.
Helenius lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helenius's head backwards.
Helenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helenius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov throws a low kick, looking for Helenius's leg but Helenius calmly moves out of range.
Magomedov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a nice shot that snaps Helenius's head back.
Helenius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Helenius ducked under it nicely.
Helenius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helenius.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zabit Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helenius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov defending well as Helenius loads up on a big left hand.
Helenius shoots in for a double leg but Magomedov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helenius feints and as Magomedov raises his hands in defense, Helenius changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magomedov has control of Helenius's left arm, preventing Helenius from doing any damage.
Magomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helenius.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Helenius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zabit Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Helenius lands with a right hand.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helenius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomedov's head backwards.
Helenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov scores with a jab. Helenius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helenius.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
letting Helenius counter with a right hand.
Magomedov looks to land a right hand but Helenius moved out of range.
Magomedov tries a low kick but Helenius avoids it.
Helenius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magomedov in his tracks.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helenius's sensitive parts.
Helenius drops his hands momentarily and Magomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Magomedov moved away.
Zabit Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Helenius misses.
Helenius connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a head kick by Helenius.
Magomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magomedov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Helenius is just out of range.
Helenius lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magomedov jabs Helenius right on the nose. Helenius blinks but takes it well.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Helenius flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helenius throws out the jab.
Magomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Helenius ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
No luck for Helenius with that takedown attempt.
Magomedov scores with a one two! Helenius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with the left hand. Helenius knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
A swing and a miss from Helenius.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Helenius is able to avoid easily.
Magomedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magomedov throws a front kick aimed at Helenius's knee but Helenius avoids it well.
Magomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Helenius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helenius misses with a low kick.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Helenius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Helenius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Magomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helenius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Helenius scrambles back to his feet.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magomedov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Helenius misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov throws a solid leg kick but Helenius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magomedov.
Helenius slips under a jab from Magomedov.
A little jabbing left from Helenius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helenius throws a nice looking combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helenius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov avoids it really well and circles away.
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Helenius moves out of range.
Magomedov misses the jab.
Magomedov tries to work over Helenius's front leg with a kick but Helenius checks it.
Magomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Helenius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helenius throws a nice looking combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Magomedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Helenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius lands a really nice looking cross but Magomedov seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Helenius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Helenius.
Helenius misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Helenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helenius misses with a double jab.
Helenius misses the jab.
As Helenius looks to move away, Magomedov throws a big counter combo but Helenius just gets out of the way.
Helenius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Helenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helenius.
Helenius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zabit Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius with the counter takedown but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helenius checks it well.
Magomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helenius drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Magomedov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helenius.
Magomedov pushes Helenius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helenius working hard to break the clinch.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Helenius.
Helenius is looking for the big counter here.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Good leg kick by Helenius.
Helenius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
Helenius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov takes a swing at Helenius's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
Magomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good work by Helenius as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
Magomedov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magomedov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helenius.
Helenius swings widly with a right hand
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Helenius throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
A jab from Magomedov does it's job there.
Helenius moves forwards but Magomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Helenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Helenius staying out of range there.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helenius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magomedov scores with a jab. Helenius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Helenius just manages to avoid it.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Helenius.
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius fails with the takedown.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov scoring well with a low kick there.
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Helenius has time to react.
Magomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magomedov scores with a nice head shot.
Magomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Helenius takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Helenius dips to his left and cracks Magomedov with an uppercut!
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Helenius misses with a right hand
and Magomedov counters by clinching up.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Magomedov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Helenius drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magomedov defends well.
Helenius looking for a sweep. Not yet Helenius, not yet.
Magomedov stays in close to Helenius's body and controls the position.
Magomedov advances to half guard.
Magomedov not doing much here.
Helenius looking for submissions off his back.
Helenius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helenius wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Helenius keeps trying to improve his position.
Helenius looking for a kimura from the bottom but Magomedov passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helenius tries to buck Magomedov off but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Helenius throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Helenius just manages to avoid it.
A big right from Helenius misses.
Helenius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Magomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magomedov.
Helenius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magomedov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zabit Magomedov!
Zabit Magomedov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trimagasi Junior (ranked 891 p4p, 957 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 132 p4p, 143 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trimagasi Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Cisse moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cisse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cisse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Junior tests Cisse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cisse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Junior. Junior circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cisse cracks Junior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Cisse there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Cisse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cisse connects with a single shot there.
Cisse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Cisse.
Junior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cisse throws a hook to the side of Junior's head but Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cisse is out of range and Junior settles back down.
Cisse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Junior connects with a body shot.
Cisse misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
A cross from Cisse lands.
Cisse misses with a looping right.
Ousmane Cisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cisse scores with a jab to the head.
Junior is rocked!
Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Junior moves away from the strike by Cisse.
Junior was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cisse has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cisse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior misses with a looping left.
Junior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cisse throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior moves away from the strike by Cisse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cisse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Junior has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cisse finds it's way round the side to connect with Junior's head.
Cisse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Junior misses with a hook
enabling Cisse to counter with a crisp jab.
Cisse ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Cisse is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Junior had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Junior misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junior gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cisse.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cisse misses with an uppercut
and Junior counters with a stiff right hand.
Cisse loads up on a big right hand but Junior slips the punch.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cisse throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse loads up on a big right hand but Junior slips the punch.
Cisse lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Junior misses with a straight left.
Cisse missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Cisse misses.
A jab from Cisse finds it's way through Junior's defenses.
Cisse throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.
Cisse just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior cracks Cisse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cisse slips under a jab.
A big right from Cisse misses.
Junior slips under a jab from Cisse.
Cisse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cisse.
Cisse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cisse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cisse is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Cisse! Junior is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ousmane Cisse!
Ousmane Cisse decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 691 p4p, 877 weight class) and Sone Fujimaro (ranked 74 p4p, 93 weight class). Narvaez comes into the arena with Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Narvaez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujimaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narvaez on the side of the head.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Narvaez throws a looping overhand right but Fujimaro ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Fujimaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fujimaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fujimaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fujimaro. That did some damage!
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fujimaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fujimaro slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Fujimaro's leg but Fujimaro calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Narvaez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez defending well as Fujimaro loads up on a big left hand.
Narvaez thumps Fujimaro with a low kick.
Fujimaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Fujimaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Narvaez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
Fujimaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a series of punches but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Fujimaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Fujimaro.
Narvaez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Fujimaro as he checks the leg kick.
Fujimaro 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.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujimaro misses the target.
Fujimaro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narvaez takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez is looking to wear down Fujimaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Fujimaro down.
Fujimaro connects with a single shot there.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Fujimaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimaro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fujimaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Fujimaro takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Fujimaro looks to land a body kick but Narvaez moved away.
A big left from Fujimaro misses.
Narvaez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fujimaro throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fujimaro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fujimaro looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely.
Narvaez misses with a low kick as Fujimaro jumps back.
Narvaez dodges the punch combination from Fujimaro.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez dips to his left and cracks Fujimaro with an uppercut!
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Fujimaro misses with a looping left.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimaro slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Fujimaro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Fujimaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez defending well as Fujimaro loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Narvaez misses the target.
Fujimaro misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fujimaro on the side of the head.
Narvaez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fujimaro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick but Narvaez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Fujimaro as he checks the leg kick.
Fujimaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro throws a front kick aimed at Narvaez's knee but Narvaez avoids it well.
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro scores with a body shot.
Fujimaro misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Fujimaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujimaro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Fujimaro.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Fujimaro's leg but Fujimaro calmly moves out of range.
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narvaez with the inside leg kick.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Narvaez lands with a right hand.
Fujimaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Fujimaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick.
Narvaez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narvaez punishes Fujimaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Fujimaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Fujimaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujimaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujimaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujimaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro wants to slow Narvaez down by chopping away at his legs.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Fujimaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimaro loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narvaez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fujimaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narvaez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fujimaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
Fujimaro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narvaez's head.
Fujimaro misses with a hook.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujimaro's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Narvaez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Narvaez is looking to score with low kicks.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Fujimaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujimaro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Narvaez strikes.
Narvaez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narvaez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Fujimaro misses.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Fujimaro moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Narvaez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narvaez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fujimaro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narvaez connects with a jab.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Narvaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujimaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujimaro tries a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
Narvaez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fujimaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez misses with a hook.
Fujimaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fujimaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Fujimaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narvaez misses the jab.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narvaez takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Narvaez lands a jab to Fujimaro's midsection.
Fujimaro looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Narvaez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Fujimaro down.
Narvaez checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fujimaro checks a leg kick.
Fujimaro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Narvaez blocks the body kick.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
and Fujimaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Narvaez slips a jab and a cross from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range.
Fujimaro misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Narvaez tried to score with a low kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Narvaez is looking to slow Fujimaro down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Fujimaro down.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Fujimaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick which misses Narvaez's front leg but catches the back leg as Narvaez tries to avoid it.
Narvaez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narvaez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fujimaro is able to avoid easily.
Fujimaro feints and then cracks Narvaez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narvaez down.
Fujimaro tries to bum rush Narvaez with a series of wild strikes but Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narvaez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fujimaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
A clash of legs there as Fujimaro blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fujimaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez tries to work over Fujimaro's front leg with a kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Fujimaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a straight right.
Narvaez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Fujimaro moved away.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narvaez lands a nice looking body shot.
Narvaez takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Fujimaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fujimaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Fujimaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujimaro misses the target.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fujimaro checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fujimaro.
Narvaez throws a one two combo.
A good leg kick by Fujimaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez digs a good body shot into Fujimaro's ribs.
Narvaez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fujimaro is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fujimaro.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fujimaro.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Narvaez cracks Fujimaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimaro can do to turn this around?
Narvaez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujimaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujimaro's sensitive parts.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fujimaro.
A combination from Fujimaro does no damage.
Narvaez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by Narvaez.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Narvaez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fujimaro misses with a looping left.
Narvaez lands a nice looking body shot.
Narvaez throws a big shot that misses.
Fujimaro throws out a counter right but Narvaez avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Narvaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narvaez misses with a looping left.
Narvaez's corner calls for a 1-2. Narvaez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro clobbers Narvaez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Fujimaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimaro misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujimaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez stuns Fujimaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fujimaro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez swings for the body but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Narvaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick but Narvaez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez 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 Principo Adam (ranked 71 p4p, 124 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 8 p4p, 20 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares scores with a spinning back kick!
Tavares misses with an uppercut
and Adam counters with a nice uppercut.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Adam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tavares under the eye.
Tavares throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
Tavares scores with a nice strike.
Tavares throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manny Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tavares. That's going to slow Adam down.
Tavares throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Adam misses the target.
Tavares throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam dives in and grabs Tavares's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes down on Adam's head and hops out.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam scores with the left hand. Tavares knows he should have avoided that one.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
Adam throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam misses with a left hand
and Tavares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adam thinking.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Tavares only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares misses with a hook.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Adam's head but Adam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam with a jab.
Adam gets a takedown into half guard.
Adam is trying to control. Tavares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares is in trouble now - Adam has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adam is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tavares can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Adam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adam throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tavares is looking to get to half guard.
Adam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tavares is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking to finish with strikes here!
Tavares blocking the ground and pound.
Adam content just to control the position here.
Adam working Tavares over with strikes here.
Tavares wants to control but Adam is having none of it.
Adam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tavares?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a heavy elbow.
Adam wants to control the pace but Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Adam is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tavares has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tavares!
Tavares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adam has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tavares has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tavares misses the jab.
Adam throws a lazy right hand but Tavares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Adam misses.
A lazy left from Tavares finds it's target.
Tavares looks to land a combination but Adam avoids it well.
Adam checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
Tavares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Manny Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares looks to land a combination but Adam avoids it well.
Adam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tavares sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with an uppercut. Adam saw that one coming.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Adam swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Adam throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Adam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tavares sprawls and moves away.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tavares. Tavares obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Adam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tavares gets full guard.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adam wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Adam advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to control the pace but Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
Adam looking to control but Tavares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tavares working to try and regain half guard.
Adam wants to control the pace but Tavares is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adam moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tavares has worked his arm free - good work by Tavares!
Adam is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tavares will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Adam advances nicely into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Tavares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Tavares as Adam shoots in.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Adam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adam dives in and scores a takedown into Tavares's guard.
Tavares uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Adam lands a head shot.
Tavares thumps Adam with a low kick.
Adam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
Adam fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam checks a leg kick.
Adam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Adam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tavares sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adam somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavares was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Tavares motions for Adam to come forward. Tavares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adam attempts a counter takedown but Tavares avoids it well and moves away.
Tavares misses with a double jab.
Adam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Adam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
A low kick lands for Tavares.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Tavares connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares lands with an overhand left.
Adam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tavares jabs Adam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Tavares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tavares moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a solid leg kick but Adam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tavares.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adam loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Tavares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tavares stalks Adam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adam's face. Adam staggers backwards, shaken.
Adam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares takes a swing at Adam's ribcage but misses.
As Tavares looks to move away, Adam throws a big counter combo but Tavares just gets out of the way.
Manny Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Tavares throws out a counter right but Adam avoids it with no problem.
Adam connects with a crisp jab.
Adam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Adam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adam checks a low kick from Tavares.
Adam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tavares swivels and escapes.
Tavares flicks out a counter leg kick but Adam steps away.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adam shoots for a takedown but Tavares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Adam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tavares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adam.
Adam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares lunges at Adam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adam's hand.
Adam slips a jab from Tavares.
Adam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Adam moves out of range as Tavares throws a body kick.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt - Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Adam lands a jab to the nose.
Tavares misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Tavares really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adam throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Tavares.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Adam moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Tavares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adam is out of range.
Tavares scores with a sloppy right hand. Adam should have avoided that one.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt - Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
Tavares is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adam with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Adam.
Adam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavares circles away quickly and effectively.
Adam cracks Tavares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adam. That did some damage!
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares moves forwards but Adam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Adam off balance momentarily.
Adam looks for a takedown but Tavares sprawls well.
Tavares throws out a counter right but Adam avoids it with no problem.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares keeps Adam at a distance using the push kick.
Tavares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Adam scores with a four punch combination!
Tavares thows a body kick. Adam tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tavares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam shoots for a double leg takedown but Tavares sprawls well. He's pushed Adam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tavares now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
Tavares dips to his left and cracks Adam with an uppercut!
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Tavares misses with a jab to the body
and Adam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Adam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Adam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adam throws a hook but Tavares avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tavares as Adam shoots in.
Tavares tries to land a body kick
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tavares wants to slow Adam down by chopping away at his legs.
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Good shot there by Tavares.
Adam throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Adam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Adam defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to move into range but Adam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam catches Tavares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adam appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adam darts in looking for a takedown but Tavares gets double underhooks and turns Adam into the cage.
Adam stalling.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adam drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
Adam misses with some punches.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Manny Tavares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adam tries for a takedown but Tavares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tavares as he avoids it easily.
Tavares moves out of range as Adam strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tavares.
Tavares throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Tavares's shoulder, as Tavares tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Adam.
Adam walks into a jab.
Jab from Adam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares throws an overhand right that lands on Adam's shoulder, as Adam tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Adam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adam takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Tavares keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tavares struggles to land a body shot inside as Adam controls his hands.
Tavares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adam seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tavares can turn it around.
Adam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavares digs a right hand into Adam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adam's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Adam tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adam misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavares.
A body shot lands from Adam.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavares.
Adam wants to take the fight to the mat but Tavares manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tavares lands with a right to the head.
Tavares lands with a right to the head.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adam misses with a body punch.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Adam.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
Adam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaress head.
Principo Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adam.
Tavares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Tavares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adam misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Adam with that takedown attempt.
Tavares throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Tavares lands with a right hand.
Tavares slaps away a takedown attempt from Adam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tavares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam tries to counter with a takedown but Tavares is quick to defend against it.
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavares lands a body shot.
A jab from Adam finds it's way through Tavares's defenses.
Tavares stuffs the takedown attempt from Adam. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavares. Tavares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Adam.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam rushes Tavares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adam struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
A short left from Tavares.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adam no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tavares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tavares 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manny Tavares!
Manny Tavares is the new middleweight champion!
Manny Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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