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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Reaper (ranked 2670 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 144 p4p, 85 weight class). Jake Reaper 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeltsin Jr works over Reaper's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, jab by Reaper - just one landing.
Yeltsin Jr checks a low kick from Reaper.
Yeltsin Jr has Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Reaper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeltsin Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reaper smiles and moves away.
Yeltsin Jr 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.
Yeltsin Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Yeltsin Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr forces Reaper back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reaper throws a looping overhand right but Yeltsin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Reaper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yeltsin Jr.
Jake Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jake Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reaper lands a nice hook to Yeltsin Jr's body. Yeltsin Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeltsin Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yeltsin Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reaper defends well and Yeltsin Jr ends up having to push Reaper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reaper tests Yeltsin Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yeltsin Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr moves away.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Yeltsin Jr shoots in but Reaper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Reaper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeltsin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Reaper.
Reaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Reaper.
Reaper tests Yeltsin Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick but Reaper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reaper thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yeltsin Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeltsin Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Yeltsin Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reaper scores with a shot to the body.
Reaper with a nice calf kick.
Yeltsin Jr clinches up against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeltsin Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yeltsin Jr rushes Reaper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yeltsin Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeltsin Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Yeltsin Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Reaper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reaper misses with a low kick as Yeltsin Jr jumps back.
Yeltsin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr tries to land a body kick
and Reaper counters with a low kick, right behind Yeltsin Jr 's knee.
Yeltsin Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Yeltsin Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the body from Reaper misses
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper misses the body punch
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr moves to clinch but Reaper breaks away
and Yeltsin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeltsin Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Reaper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Reaper misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Yeltsin Jr.
It looked like Reaper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yeltsin Jr.
Reaper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Reaper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yeltsin Jr darts in and clinches Reaper up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Reaper.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Yeltsin Jr controls the action.
Yeltsin Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reaper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeltsin Jr manages to break the clinch.
Reaper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yeltsin Jr tries to clinch up but Reaper circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reaper. Yeltsin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reaper is looking to wear down Yeltsin Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yeltsin Jr fails with the takedown.
Reaper is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeltsin Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yeltsin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reaper gets tackled into the cage by Yeltsin Jr. Yeltsin Jr maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper is leaning against Yeltsin Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Reaper.
Yeltsin Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reaper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reaper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reaper. Yeltsin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeltsin Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeltsin Jr moves away from the strike by Reaper.
Yeltsin Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yeltsin Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reaper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeltsin Jr rushes Reaper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reaper lands with a left to the head.
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!
Reaper lands a right hand.
Reaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a body shot from Reaper.
Reaper throws a head punch that misses.
Reaper wants to stall.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reaper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reaper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reaper tries to work over Yeltsin Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yeltsin Jr tries to pull guard but Reaper won't allow it.
Jake Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yeltsin Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reaper is defending well.
Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeltsin Jr controls his hands.
Reaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to control Reaper's arms but Reaper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yeltsin Jr has his back to the cage.
Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeltsin Jr.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeltsin Jr backwards.
Yeltsin Jr breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reaper. Yeltsin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Yeltsin Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Reaper scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reaper counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yeltsin Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper lands with a hook. Yeltsin Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Yeltsin Jr is rocked!
Reaper circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Yeltsin Jr to the canvas! Yeltsin Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Reaper keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Reaper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 1492 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 79 p4p, 95 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Nickle lands.
Akhtankhanov misses the shot to the body.
Nickle ducks right into an uppercut from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nickle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Akhtankhanov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nickle is in Akhtankhanov's guard.
Akhtankhanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nickle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akhtankhanov is on top in guard.
Nickle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Akhtankhanov is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nickle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nickle's back!
Akhtankhanov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nickle.
Akhtankhanov keeps control of the position as Nickle tries to break free.
Nickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akhtankhanov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nickle turns into Akhtankhanov and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akhtankhanov has his hands on Nickle's head, controlling the position.
Akhtankhanov is trying to keep Nickle in close.
Nickle working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akhtankhanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nickle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nickle cracks Akhtankhanov with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akhtankhanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nickle stands up over Akhtankhanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nickle won't allow Akhtankhanov to sweep him here.
Nickle wants to pass the guard but Akhtankhanov is keeping the position.
Nickle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akhtankhanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nickle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nickle throws a big right hand that misses.
Akhtankhanov is pulling down on Nickle's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akhtankhanov is pulling down on Nickle's head to control his posture.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing.
Nickle looking to pass the guard.
Akhtankhanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing.
Nickle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nickle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nickle tries to score with some ground and pound. Akhtankhanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov tries to buck Nickle off but Nickle is having none of it.
Akhtankhanov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nickle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Akhtankhanov trying to control but Nickle postures up.
Akhtankhanov wants to improve his position but Nickle is controlling well.
Nickle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akhtankhanov punishes Nickle's body with a nice straight punch.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Nickle avoids it easily.
Nickle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akhtankhanov dips to his left and cracks Nickle with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickle avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov is looking to wear down Nickle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nickle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akhtankhanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick which misses Nickle's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickle tries to avoid it.
Nickle gets the takedown into side control.
Nickle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Akhtankhanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akhtankhanov is trying to improve his position.
Akhtankhanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Akhtankhanov dodges the ground and pound from Nickle.
Nickle tries for a kimura but Akhtankhanov is defending well.
Nickle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akhtankhanov, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nickle working the ground and pound but Akhtankhanov is defending the strikes.
Akhtankhanov is trying to control Nickle's posture but Nickle avoids it.
Nickle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akhtankhanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nickle working the head and body with strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where Akhtankhanov is right now.
Akhtankhanov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nickle.
Akhtankhanov dodges the ground and pound from Nickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickle working the ground and pound.
Nickle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Akhtankhanov tries to buck Nickle off but Nickle is having none of it.
Akhtankhanov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nickle.
Nickle tries for a kimura but Akhtankhanov is defending well.
Akhtankhanov sneaks back into half guard.
Nickle is looking for submissions but instead, Akhtankhanov has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing.
Nickle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Akhtankhanov wants to improve his position but Nickle is controlling well.
Akhtankhanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nickle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nickle's back!
Nickle is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nickle is still trying to improve position.
Akhtankhanov keeps control of the position easily here as Nickle tries to buck him off.
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 Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov is looking to slow Nickle down with leg kicks.
Nickle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Akhtankhanov circles away.
Akhtankhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Nickle throws a counter combo.
Akhtankhanov misses the shot to the body.
Nickle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akhtankhanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Nickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickle throws a big shot that misses.
Nickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Akhtankhanov should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook. Nickle ducked under it nicely.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Nickle avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Nickle moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickle scrambles back to his feet.
Nickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nickle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nickle misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Akhtankhanov as he connects with a hook.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akhtankhanov lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickle walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov slips a straight right by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a front kick aimed at Nickle's knee but Nickle avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. That's going to slow Nickle down.
Nickle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Akhtankhanov on his heels. He'll look to pass Akhtankhanov's guard now, I'm sure.
Nickle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akhtankhanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akhtankhanov managing to control the position.
Akhtankhanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Akhtankhanov, not yet.
Nickle postures up in Akhtankhanov's guard and throws a big left but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nickle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Akhtankhanov's head.
Nickle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Akhtankhanov pulls Nickle in close to prevent any damage.
Akhtankhanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akhtankhanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Akhtankhanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dill Nickle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Akhtankhanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Akhtankhanov trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akhtankhanov wants to stand but Nickle is controlling the position.
Nickle stands up over Akhtankhanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nickle is in close to Akhtankhanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickle works over Akhtankhanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Akhtankhanov wants to sweep here but Nickle controlling him for the moment.
Nickle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akhtankhanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nickle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nickle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akhtankhanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akhtankhanov pulls Nickle in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akhtankhanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 2151 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Bean Bryant (ranked 279 p4p, 242 weight class). Bean Bryant looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryant off the cage and back into range.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant 's coach down at Besta-Fera Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bryant 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Bryant keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bryant is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bryant is looking to reverse the position.
Jones is staying tight to Bryant 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bryant prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones cracks Bryant with a big elbow.
Bryant is trying to get back to his feet.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant stops Jones from passing to mount.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Bryant 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bryant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones works Bryant 's body with a nice hook.
Bryant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Bryant tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bryant is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Bryant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Bryant defends it well.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant taking shots to the head.
Bryant bucks Jones off and manages to get back to his feet!
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Bryant 's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
Bryant is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Jones stands up over Bryant , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Bryant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones winds up and cracks Bryant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones 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.
Ground and pound from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bean Bryant 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant .
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Jones.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bryant to the ground. Jones is now in Bryant 's guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones passes Bryant 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones controlling from mount.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones trying to control but Bryant is having none of it.
Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Bryant is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Bryant really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bryant is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kevin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones prevents Bryant from getting the reversal.
Jones controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bryant 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bean Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bryant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jones!
Kevin Jones very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala (ranked 1762 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 228 p4p, 278 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batirovenkekikala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batirovenkekikala takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Batirovenkekikala's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thulani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Batirovenkekikala in his tracks.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a nice body punch.
Thulani wants to clinch
and Batirovenkekikala counters with a left to the body.
Batirovenkekikala slips a jab from Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala takes one to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala misses the shot to the body.
Thulani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandlenkosi Thulani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batirovenkekikala feints and then cracks Thulani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thulani down.
Batirovenkekikala takes a swing at Thulani's ribcage but misses.
Thulani throws an overhand right that lands on Batirovenkekikala's shoulder, as Batirovenkekikala tries to avoid the shot.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a body shot that sends Thulani's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thulani avoids the body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani throws out a counter right but Batirovenkekikala avoids it with no problem.
Thulani misses with an uppercut. Batirovenkekikala saw that one coming.
Thulani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batirovenkekikala. Thulani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a jab.
Batirovenkekikala thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Thulani as he checks the leg kick.
Thulani scores with a body shot.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thulani throws the left hand but Batirovenkekikala avoids the punch easily.
Batirovenkekikala is looking to counter punch.
Batirovenkekikala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batirovenkekikala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batirovenkekikala sizes up Thulani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thulani 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.
Thulani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Batirovenkekikala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thulani scrambles back to his feet.
Thulani blocks a jab.
Batirovenkekikala getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thulani wants to clinch up but Batirovenkekikala keeps it at a distance.
Thulani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A cross from Batirovenkekikala lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thulani clinches.
Thulani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batirovenkekikala misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala pushes Thulani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala gets through Thulani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thulani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batirovenkekikala gets through Thulani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Batirovenkekikala as the two fighters clinch.
Thulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thulani has a couple of punches blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land.
Thulani throws a punch but it's blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thulani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thulani blocks an uppercut.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batirovenkekikala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a shoulder strike.
Batirovenkekikala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batirovenkekikala is working Thulani over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Thulani fails to land.
Thulani tries to throw a body punch but Batirovenkekikala avoids it by throwing Thulani back against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala working aggressively here.
Batirovenkekikala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batirovenkekikala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batirovenkekikala has Thulani pushed against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala misses with the head strike.
Thulani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani swings wildly with an uppercut but Batirovenkekikala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a punch on the inside.
Thulani blocking some punches.
Thulani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batirovenkekikala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thulani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thulani struggles to land a body shot inside as Batirovenkekikala controls his hands.
Batirovenkekikala lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thulani misses with a body punch.
Batirovenkekikala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thulani blocks an uppercut.
Thulani tries to throw a body punch but Batirovenkekikala avoids it by throwing Thulani back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Batirovenkekikala throws a head punch that misses.
Thulani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thulani backwards.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thulani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batirovenkekikala backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thulani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala is winning the standup battle so far.
Batirovenkekikala misses with an uppercut.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thulani clinches up with Batirovenkekikala and pushes him back against the cage.
Thulani throws a punch but it's blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with the head strike.
Thulani misses with a body punch.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batirovenkekikala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a body shot from Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thulani.
Thulani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thulani misses with a punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala lands a body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Batirovenkekikala here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thulani struggles to land a body shot inside as Batirovenkekikala controls his hands.
Thulani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batirovenkekikala's elbow.
Thulani throws a punch but it's blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thulani up against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batirovenkekikala wants to break free but Thulani has control.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a short shot to the head.
Batirovenkekikala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Batirovenkekikala on the inside.
Thulani lands with a short shot to the head.
Thulani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala throws a punch but it's blocked by Thulani.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Thulani - that landed with a thud.
Thulani working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thulani.
Thulani lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thulani.
Thulani can't find room to land a body shot as Batirovenkekikala controls the action.
Batirovenkekikala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thulani or not.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a left to the head.
Batirovenkekikala tries a body shot but Thulani blocks it.
Thulani misses with a body punch.
Batirovenkekikala working aggressively here.
Batirovenkekikala blocks an uppercut.
Thulani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thulani misses with some punches.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a body shot from Thulani.
Thulani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thulani.
Nice body punch from Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala misses with some punches.
Batirovenkekikala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thulani throws a punch but it's blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thulani blocks a body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala tries a body shot but Thulani blocks it.
Thulani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thulani's elbow.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala lands a shoulder strike.
Batirovenkekikala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thulani can do to turn this around?
Batirovenkekikala struggles to land a body shot inside as Thulani controls his hands.
Thulani misses with a body punch.
Batirovenkekikala prevents a body shot from Thulani.
Nice body punch from Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani tries a body shot but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala cracks Thulani with a nice body shot.
Thulani is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Batirovenkekikala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thulani.
Thulani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thulani's elbow.
Batirovenkekikala is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batirovenkekikala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thulani swings wildly with an uppercut but Batirovenkekikala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani tries a body shot but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
Batirovenkekikala stalling.
Batirovenkekikala is trying to maintain a safe position but Thulani gets an underhook and turns Batirovenkekikala into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thulani is looking to clinch but Batirovenkekikala is avoiding it.
Thulani wants to clinch
letting Batirovenkekikala counter with a right hand.
Thulani tests Batirovenkekikala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thulani throws a big shot that misses.
Batirovenkekikala defending well as Thulani loads up on a big left hand.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a looping right.
Batirovenkekikala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thulani's head backwards.
Thulani tries to close the distance and clinch but Batirovenkekikala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batirovenkekikala moves out of range of the strikes.
Batirovenkekikala slips a jab from Thulani.
Thulani forces Batirovenkekikala back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thulani blocking some punches.
Batirovenkekikala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala throws a head punch that misses.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a short shot to the head.
Batirovenkekikala throws a head punch that misses.
Batirovenkekikala misses with the head strike.
Thulani working aggressively here.
Thulani misses with a punch to the body.
Batirovenkekikala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batirovenkekikala has a couple of punches blocked by Thulani.
Thulani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a shoulder strike.
Thulani misses with some punches.
Thulani prevents a body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani can't find room to land a body shot as Batirovenkekikala controls the action.
Thulani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thulani blocking some punches.
Mandlenkosi Thulani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani tries a body shot but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
Thulani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batirovenkekikala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thulani tries to work over Batirovenkekikala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land.
Thulani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Batirovenkekikala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thulani can't find room to land a body shot as Batirovenkekikala controls the action.
Batirovenkekikala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thulani's elbow.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thulani lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thulani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thulani can't find room to land a body shot as Batirovenkekikala controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani lands with a light punch inside.
Thulani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batirovenkekikala backwards.
Thulani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batirovenkekikala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thulani blocks an uppercut.
Thulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thulani can't find room to land a body shot as Batirovenkekikala controls the action.
Batirovenkekikala working aggressively here.
Batirovenkekikala throws a punch but it's blocked by Thulani.
Thulani can't find room to land a body shot as Batirovenkekikala controls the action.
Batirovenkekikala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thulani is keeping busy.
Batirovenkekikala prevents a body shot from Thulani.
Thulani misses with a punch to the body.
Batirovenkekikala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala has a couple of punches blocked by Thulani.
Thulani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batirovenkekikala's elbow.
Thulani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thulani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thulani struggles to land a body shot inside as Batirovenkekikala controls his hands.
Thulani tries a body shot but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
Thulani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thulani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batirovenkekikala's elbow.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thulani lands a hook that snaps the head of Batirovenkekikala backwards.
Batirovenkekikala blocks an uppercut.
Batirovenkekikala has a couple of punches blocked by Thulani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thulani misses with a body punch.
Thulani has a couple of punches blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
A short right from Thulani.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batirovenkekikala.
Thulani struggles to land a body shot inside as Batirovenkekikala controls his hands.
Thulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala.
Well Batirovenkekikala 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
A victorious Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draganov (ranked 641 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 99 p4p, 204 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Draganov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draganov drives through and clinches with Turcotte against the cage.
Turcotte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turcotte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov lands a right hand.
Draganov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turcotte or not.
Turcotte lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turcotte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Draganov is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Turcotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draganov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
Turcotte slips a jab and a cross from Draganov.
Draganov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Draganov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draganov misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Draganov scores with a jab to the head.
Draganov jabs at Turcotte's body.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Draganov's head but Draganov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Draganov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Draganov misses.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Draganov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turcotte moves out of range as Draganov strikes.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turcotte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turcotte 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.
Draganov misses with a looping left.
Draganov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turcotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Some bone on bone action there as Turcotte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Draganov.
Turcotte misses with a shot to the body
and Draganov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Turcotte. That snapped Draganov's head back.
Draganov tries to clinch up
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turcotte moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turcotte swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov misses the body punch
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draganov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Draganov ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Turcotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draganov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Turcotte scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draganov forces Turcotte back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Turcotte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte stalling against the cage.
Turcotte misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draganov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Draganov catches Turcotte right on the button with a cross.
Draganov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turcotte. That did some damage!
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turcotte connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turcotte finds it's way round the side to connect with Draganov's head.
The fighters circling - Draganov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Draganov misses.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Draganov misses its target.
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turcotte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
Draganov wants to land a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Draganov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Some wild striking there from Draganov.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Turcotte's head but Turcotte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Draganov misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte moves into the clinch.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Turcotte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Draganov.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Turcotte fails to land.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov 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.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Draganov scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turcotte working aggressively here.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turcotte has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Turcotte lands an elbow inside that Draganov shrugs off.
Turcotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draganov.
Turcotte keeps the fight on the outside.
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draganov on the side of the head.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Draganov tries to clinch there but Turcotte circles away.
Turcotte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov is looking to clinch but Turcotte is avoiding it.
Draganov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Draganov throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Draganov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turcotte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turcotte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Draganov tried to score with a low kick but Turcotte checks it.
Draganov scores with a hook.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte lands a body shot.
Draganov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turcotte dips to his left and cracks Draganov with an uppercut!
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Draganov with a jab.
Draganov motions for Turcotte to come forward. Draganov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Draganov misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a left to the body.
Draganov misses the shot to the body.
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte lands a nice uppercut.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Draganov misses its intended target.
Draganov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draganov closes the distance and pushes Turcotte back into the cage.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Turcotte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turcotte can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turcotte.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Draganov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Turcotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Turcotte.
Turcotte tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivan Draganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
Turcotte can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Draganov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Draganov.
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turcotte on the side of the head.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turcotte has time to react.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draganov.
Draganov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draganov swinging wildly here.
Turcotte tries to clinch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draganov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov lands a jab.
Turcotte is rocked!
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Draganov misses.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Turcotte. Beautiful body shot.
Draganov misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draganov has time to react.
Draganov throws the kick towards the body but Turcotte avoids it.
Turcotte takes one to the side of the head.
Turcotte is still on wobbly legs! Can Draganov finish him?
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draganov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Turcotte to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turcotte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xandao Couceiro (ranked 3280 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Magnus Tyme (ranked 362 p4p, 277 weight class). Couceiro comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to my Nightmare- Alice Cooper. Magnus Tyme is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xandao Couceiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Tyme!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tyme misses the target.
Couceiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Couceiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Couceiro controlling the action here.
Couceiro wants to pass to mount but Tyme is defending the position.
Couceiro seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couceiro seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tyme is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xandao Couceiro!
Xandao Couceiro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Maximum Human Performance, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Magnus Tyme had this to say: 'I respect my opponent, tonight just wasnt my night, thanks.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdo Farah (ranked 630 p4p, 2319 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 94 p4p, 326 weight class). Burroughs has chosen William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like William S Burroughs has been cut.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burroughs shoots and misses
and Farah counters with a straight right hand.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burroughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.
Burroughs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burroughs is rocked!
Burroughs switches off momentarily and Farah cracks him with a monster right hand! Burroughs topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Farah dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Farah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
An out of breath Abdo Farah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 1172 p4p, 813 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 180 p4p, 124 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Fiore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Waterfall Jr's shoulder, as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Waterfall Jr digs a good hook to De Fiore's body.
De Fiore throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Waterfall Jr thumps De Fiore with a low kick.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Waterfall Jr ducked under it nicely.
De Fiore throws a hook but Waterfall Jr avoids it easily.
De Fiore tests Waterfall Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waterfall Jr.
De Fiore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore misses with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waterfall Jr ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
It seemed like Waterfall Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waterfall Jr blocks a jab.
Waterfall Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Waterfall Jr tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waterfall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Waterfall Jr throws out a counter right but De Fiore avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waterfall Jr.
Nice shot lands for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fiore throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waterfall Jr slips a straight right by De Fiore.
A big right from Waterfall Jr misses.
De Fiore looks for the body kick but Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
De Fiore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Waterfall Jr defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterfall Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fiore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Waterfall Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Fiore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Waterfall Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Fiore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Fiore throws a leg kick
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - De Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore misses with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waterfall Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Waterfall Jr moves away and avoids it.
Waterfall Jr punishes De Fiore's body with a nice straight punch.
De Fiore throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Fiore's head backwards.
De Fiore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Waterfall Jr slips the punch.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterfall Jr.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waterfall Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waterfall Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Fiore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterfall Jr.
That kick from Waterfall Jr tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot
and De Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
Waterfall Jr throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore lands with a hook. Waterfall Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Fiore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waterfall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore misses with a hook
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Waterfall Jr moved away.
Waterfall Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fiore throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Fiore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waterfall Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Waterfall Jr dips to his left and cracks De Fiore with an uppercut!
De Fiore throws a leg kick
and Waterfall Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Waterfall Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Fiore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Waterfall Jr moved out of range.
Waterfall Jr looks to land a body kick but De Fiore moved away.
De Fiore connects with an inside leg kick.
Waterfall Jr lands a right hook to the body.
De Fiore throws a leg kick
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterfall Jr.
De Fiore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Waterfall Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Fiore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waterfall Jr can pounce on him.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
De Fiore takes a swing at Waterfall Jr's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Fiore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Waterfall Jr's head but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Waterfall Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Waterfall Jr misses with a left hand
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
De Fiore moves forwards but Waterfall Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waterfall Jr connects with a leg kick.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from De Fiore misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waterfall Jr checks a leg kick.
De Fiore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr staying out of range there.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Waterfall Jr moved away.
Waterfall Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waterfall Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fiore's head.
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waterfall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waterfall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Fiore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Fiore momentarily.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Waterfall Jr checks a low kick from De Fiore.
A telegraphed right hand from De Fiore misses the target.
Waterfall Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Fiore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterfall Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waterfall Jr lands a jab to De Fiore's midsection.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fiore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waterfall Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Fiore scrambles back to his feet.
Waterfall Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waterfall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Waterfall Jr.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Waterfall Jr.
De Fiore blocks a low kick nicely.
Waterfall Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Fiore on the side of the head.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fiore throws a series of punches but Waterfall Jr avoids them all with ease.
Waterfall Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Waterfall Jr throws a looping overhand right but De Fiore ducks down to avoid it.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Waterfall Jr.
Good leg kick by Waterfall Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a low kick but Waterfall Jr avoids it.
Waterfall Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
Waterfall Jr lands a leg kick that knocks De Fiore off balance momentarily.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterfall Jr throws out a powerful jab.
De Fiore checks the leg kick.
De Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Waterfall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
De Fiore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Waterfall Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore misses with a hook
and Waterfall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waterfall Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Fiore scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waterfall Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore tries to work over Waterfall Jr's front leg with a kick but Waterfall Jr checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Waterfall Jr there.
A slow jab from De Fiore misses its intended target.
Waterfall Jr thumps De Fiore with a low kick.
De Fiore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid it.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waterfall Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fiore throws a right hand that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Fiore thinking.
De Fiore looks to throw the jab but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Waterfall Jr misses.
De Fiore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Fiores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Fiore moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waterfall Jr lands a leg kick that knocks De Fiore off balance momentarily.
Waterfall Jr slips a straight right by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws an off balance right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waterfall Jr is able to avoid easily.
Waterfall Jr tests De Fiore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waterfall Jr misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
Waterfall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Waterfall Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight right.
Waterfall Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Waterfall Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Waterfall Jr feints and then cracks De Fiore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fiore down.
Waterfall Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
De Fiore throws a leg kick
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice body kick.
De Fiore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fiore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waterfall Jr can pounce on him.
Waterfall Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fiore connects with a right hand. Waterfall Jr shakes it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waterfall Jr checks a leg kick.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
De Fiore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waterfall Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Waterfall Jr works De Fiore's body with a nice hook.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterfall Jr blocks a jab.
Waterfall Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but De Fiore is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by De Fiore.
Waterfall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waterfall Jr lands an overhand right.
De Fiore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from De Fiore is predictable there
and Waterfall Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Waterfall Jr slips the punch.
Waterfall Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Fiore on the side of the head.
Waterfall Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot that sends De Fiore's belly button to the back.
Waterfall Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Waterfall Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore throws a hook but Waterfall Jr blocks it.
Free Waterfall Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a straight left.
Waterfall Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but De Fiore steps away.
Waterfall Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Waterfall Jr throws a head kick that misses.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Waterfall Jr tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waterfall Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Fiore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body. Waterfall Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Waterfall Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Waterfall Jr lunges at De Fiore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Fiore's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Waterfall Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Waterfall Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Fiore's sensitive parts.
Waterfall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waterfall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore misses with a right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Waterfall Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
letting Waterfall Jr counter with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waterfall Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Waterfall Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fiore tries to move into range but Waterfall Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr connects with the punch.
Waterfall Jr lands a really nice looking cross but De Fiore seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Free Waterfall Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waterfall Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Free Waterfall Jr!
Free Waterfall Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omer Demirci (ranked 811 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Jack Phillips (ranked 123 p4p, 255 weight class). Jack Phillips told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omer Demirci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips connects with a nice looking jab.
 It looks like Omer Demirci has been cut.
Demirci throws a shot to the body.
Demirci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Demirci misses with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a crisp right hand that drops Demirci! Phillips lets Demirci back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demirci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demirci fails with the takedown.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips lands with an overhand left.
Omer Demirci's cut is getting worse.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demirci fails with a takedown attempt.
Demirci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Demirci looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips drops Demirci with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Demirci looks back up at him and smiles so Phillips waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Demirci is rocked!
Phillips 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.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Demirci misses with a straight left.
Demirci changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phillips tries to avoid it but Demirci manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phillips to the ground. Phillips escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omer Demirci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips throws a monster overhand right that drops Demirci! Phillips follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Phillips!
Our winner, Jack Phillips, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 492 p4p, 686 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 27 p4p, 38 weight class). Bostic has chosen Move as his entrance music. Mickey Cowan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bostic.
Bostic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cowan lands a big head kick that sends Bostic tumbling to the mat! Cowan takes a step backwards and waves Bostic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bostic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan cracks Bostic with a left hook right on the temple and Bostic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Cowan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Bostic is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Cowan!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan 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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