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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie White (ranked 1603 p4p, 1200 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 219 p4p, 165 weight class). White's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battlesick. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux moves out of range of the body kick.
Ducreux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Ducreux's head.
A head kick misses from Ducreux.
White lands with an overhand left.
Ducreux lands a nice shot to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ducreux takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Ducreux moves away from the strike by White.
White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
White throws a leg kick
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Ducreux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ducreux misses with a hook.
Ducreux takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux lands with an overhand left.
 White is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ducreux engages and cracks White with a massive lead left hook - White tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ducreux is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Ducreux!
Joseph Ducreux made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 1137 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Uestus Johnston (ranked 167 p4p, 209 weight class). Johnston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor throws the left hand but Johnston avoids the punch easily.
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victor.
Victor looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Johnston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Victor walks into a straight right hand from Johnston.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Victor looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Johnston misses with an uppercut
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Victor passes to side control.
Johnston stops Victor from passing to mount.
Johnston gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Johnston tries to escape but Victor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Johnston is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Johnston defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Victor's arms.
Johnston trying to control the hands but Victor won't let him.
Victor working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Johnston is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Victor has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Johnston taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Victor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Caio Victor waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE Elite's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dawkins (ranked 1518 p4p, 821 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 228 p4p, 129 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott slips a straight right by Dawkins.
Scott with the counter takedown but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Dawkins lands a jab.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dawkins loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Dawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawkins pulls Scott into guard.
Dawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scott trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Scott stays in close to Dawkins's body and controls the position.
Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Scott looking for a guillotine here but Dawkins defends easily.
Dawkins trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dawkins passes into half guard.
Dawkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scott defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawkins slips a nice elbow through Scott's hands, connecting with Scott's forehead.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dawkins is taking a breather. Scott says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Scott makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scott.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Scott is looking for a triangle but Dawkins pushes his legs off easily.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with a nice head shot there.
Scott has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dawkins is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Scott.
Dawkins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dawkins lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
Scott is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Dawkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dawkins defends it well.
Dawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
Scott tries to clinch but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Dawkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Dawkins.
A little jabbing left from Scott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dawkins cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott takes one to the chin there.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott throws out a counter right but Dawkins avoids it with no problem.
Dawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
Dawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jason Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins is posturing up here but Scott has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dawkins tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dawkins has to tap! Slick submission there by Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Scott!
A victorious David Scott 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 Rico Cole (ranked 1524 p4p, 1079 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 211 p4p, 156 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Gerardo's Rico Suave. Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music. Johnny Bronco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole moves forwards but Bronco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab by Bronco.
Bronco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cole under the eye.
Jab, jab by Bronco - just one landing.
Cole is rocked!
Bronco sends Cole crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bronco is motioning to the referee to let Cole up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Cole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronco feints and as Cole raises his hands in defense, Bronco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing good reports from Cole'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.
Bronco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bronco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco cracks Cole with a solid left hand.
Cole wants to sweep here but Bronco controlling him for the moment.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cole seems to have got his legs back now.
Bronco throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronco landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Bronco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Bronco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronco preventing the sweep.
Bronco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bronco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronco forces his way into half guard.
Cole manages to get to full guard.
Cole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bronco manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cole lying in Bronco's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Bronco decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Cole taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 512 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 80 p4p, 257 weight class). Smith has chosen Television - Marquee Moon as his entrance music. Bryant Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 21 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrov is wise to it.
Smith 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.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Smith misses.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
A head kick from Smith lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrov's head.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrov's head backwards.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Petrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Petrov digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryant Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrov.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Petrov moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Petrov.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Petrov.
Petrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
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!
Petrov takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Petrov avoids it.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Petrov counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Petrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrov counters with a two punch combo.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith sizes up Petrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
 Smith is rocked!
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Smith loses concentration momentarily and Petrov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Smith crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Petrov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grigoriy Petrov!
After winning the bout, Grigoriy Petrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayn Diesel (ranked 981 p4p, 603 weight class) and Harry Olsen (ranked 133 p4p, 81 weight class). Hayn Diesel 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hayn Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Diesel dives in for a single leg takedown but Olsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diesel dodges an elbow strike from Olsen.
Olsen missing with knees to the body.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Diesel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diesel jumps into guard, dragging Olsen to the mat.
Diesel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Olsen gets to his feet. Diesel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diesel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Diesel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olsen tries to avoid it but Diesel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olsen to the ground. Olsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayn Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel dives in for a single leg takedown but Olsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diesel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Olsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diesel avoids a wild elbow strike from Olsen.
Olsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Hayn Diesel has been cut.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diesel fails to pull guard.
Diesel pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diesel has his foot on Olsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Diesel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olsen gets to his feet. Diesel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Olsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diesel counters by moving into the clinch.
Olsen gets underhooks to prevent Diesel's takedown attempt.
Diesel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Olsen.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Diesel prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Olsen tries to work over Diesel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olsen pushes Diesel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Olsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diesels head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen working Diesel over with knees to the body.
Olsen lands a damaging elbow.
Olsen lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Olsen.
Olsen lands an elbow inside.
Hayn Diesel's cut is getting worse.
Diesel is trying to drag Olsen to the mat but Olsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Olsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olsen lands an elbow inside that Diesel shrugs off.
Olsen scores with a knee to the head.
Olsen lands with a left to the head.
Olsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olsen pushes Diesel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Olsen lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Olsen.
Hayn Diesel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Olsen scores with a hook to the body.
Diesel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Olsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands a damaging elbow.
Olsen landing knees to the body.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diesel's defenses.
Jeez, Hayn Diesel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Diesel takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Olsen.
Diesel takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Olsen.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hayn Diesel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Olsen!
After the fight, Harry Olsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 964 p4p, 508 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 133 p4p, 78 weight class). Krawlee comes into the arena with Sail blaring out of the sound system. Hakekia has chosen Nation Of Violence as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for 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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hakekia.
A quick step to the side and Krawlee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krawlee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Hakekia.
Hakekia thuds his right hand into Krawlee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hakekia defending well as Krawlee loads up on a big left hand.
Hakekia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krawlee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Hakekia misses.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakekia throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hakekia.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hakekia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krawlee misses with a right hand
and Hakekia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Krawlee.
Nice shot by Krawlee.
Jab from Krawlee.
Hakekia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakekia lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krawlee to score with a decent uppercut.
Hakekia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Hakekia throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
Krawlee with a jab.
Hakekia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krawlee.
Krawlee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krawlee throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Krawlee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krawlee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Hakekia lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Krawlee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hakekia doesn't seem phased though.
Krawlee checks a leg kick.
Hakekia misses with a hook. Krawlee ducked under it nicely.
Hakekia looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Hakekia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krawlee.
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!
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hakekia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
Krawlee cracks a nice hook into Hakekia's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Krawlee takes one to the side of the head.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Krawlee wants to free his trapped foot but Hakekia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krawlee is working for a submission of some sort.
Krawlee prevents Hakekia from improving his position.
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but Hakekia defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Krawlee is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hakekia is in real trouble.
Krawlee looking for the RNC.
Krawlee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hakekia wants to control his opponent's hands but Krawlee gets his hands free.
Krawlee is persistently looking for the submission but Hakekia is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krawlee is looking for the choke from the back position but Hakekia is controlling his hands well.
Hakekia wants to get back to his feet.
Hakekia is trying to defend against the choke here but Krawlee has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Krawlee Tightens the hold and Hakekia taps out furiously! Krawlee displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kree P Krawlee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kree P Krawlee made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Alika Hakekia was interviewed post fight and said 'Im Sorry Uso'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 523 p4p, 181 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 68 p4p, 25 weight class). Nurmagomedov has chosen Dagestan (Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Khabib Nurmagomedov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz lunges at Nurmagomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmagomedov's hand.
El Shabazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Shabazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Shabazz lands a slapping body shot.
El Shabazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but El Shabazz avoids the punch easily.
El Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Shabazz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nurmagomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice hook to El Shabazz's body. El Shabazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Shabazz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov throws a series of strikes that have El Shabazz backpedaling.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shabazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Shabazz cracks Nurmagomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
El Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from El Shabazz enables Nurmagomedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. El Shabazz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but El Shabazz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Shabazz is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head. It's preventing any offense from Nurmagomedov, at least for the moment.
Nurmagomedov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmagomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Nurmagomedov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
El Shabazz is controlling Nurmagomedov's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov moves forwards but El Shabazz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but El Shabazz circles away.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but El Shabazz avoids them all with ease.
Malik El Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Shabazz lands a jab to Nurmagomedov's midsection.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Shabazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
El Shabazz lands a jab to the head.
Good exchange - El Shabazz coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Shabazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Shabazz sizes up Nurmagomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts El Shabazz as he jumps to the side.
El Shabazz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from El Shabazz finds it's way through Nurmagomedov's defenses.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurmagomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
A combination from Nurmagomedov does no damage.
El Shabazz avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz with a jab.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands momentarily and El Shabazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
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.
Nurmagomedov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Shabazz misses with a hook
and El Shabazz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
El Shabazz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
El Shabazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nice uppercut there from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Nurmagomedov. Those never looked like landing.
El Shabazz misses with a combination
and El Shabazz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Shabazz tries a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a body shot that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
El Shabazz lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov throws a right hand that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Shabazz manages to avoid it.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
El Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Shabazz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nurmagomedov misses with the combination.
It looked like El Shabazz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Shabazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz cracks Nurmagomedov with an open hand slap.
El Shabazz thuds his right hand into Nurmagomedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
El Shabazz connects with a nice looking jab.
El Shabazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El Shabazz throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Nice cross by El Shabazz.
Malik El Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut
and El Shabazz counters with a right hand to the body.
El Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
El Shabazz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nurmagomedov defending well as El Shabazz loads up on a big left hand.
El Shabazz missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Shabazz throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
El Shabazz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Shabazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into El Shabazz's guard.
El Shabazz being controlled here, momentarily.
El Shabazz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
El Shabazz 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
El Shabazz connects with the punch.
Nice shot lands for El Shabazz.
Nurmagomedov gets a double leg takedown into El Shabazz's guard.
El Shabazz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El Shabazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Nurmagomedov misses
and El Shabazz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Shabazz scores with a decent looking hook.
El Shabazz cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. El Shabazz quickly recovers to half guard.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
El Shabazz is trying to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
El Shabazz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but El Shabazz is keeping him busy.
Nurmagomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a strike but El Shabazz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
El Shabazz keeping full guard, as Nurmagomedov tries to pass.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nurmagomedov lands with a hook. El Shabazz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that El Shabazz avoids nicely.
El Shabazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurmagomedov, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmagomedov fails to land.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as El Shabazz controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurmagomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz scores a nice knee to the body.
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with a hook.
Nurmagomedov cracks El Shabazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
El Shabazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and El Shabazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from El Shabazz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
El Shabazz feints a jab promting Nurmagomedov to slip. El Shabazz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nurmagomedov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Shabazz moves away.
El Shabazz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nurmagomedov is able to avoid easily.
Nurmagomedov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but El Shabazz gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Nurmagomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz lands a body shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on El Shabazz's shoulder, as El Shabazz tries to avoid the shot.
El Shabazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurmagomedov momentarily.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
El Shabazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
El Shabazz connects with a looping right hand.
El Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
El Shabazz stalks Nurmagomedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nurmagomedov's face. Nurmagomedov staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Shabazz stalks Nurmagomedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nurmagomedov's face. Nurmagomedov staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
 It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
El Shabazz throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
Malik El Shabazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can El Shabazz finish him?
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but El Shabazz avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov seems to have recovered his senses.
El Shabazz connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for El Shabazz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
Malik El Shabazz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 386 p4p, 395 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 56 p4p, 58 weight class). Gurizuri Nakamura 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Borgia throws a hook but Nakamura avoids it easily.
Borgia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nakamura!
Borgia trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard.
Borgia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to buck Borgia off but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borgia controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Borgia wants to control the pace but Nakamura is squirming around nicely.
Borgia raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borgia tries to control but Nakamura wriggling away.
Borgia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borgia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nakamura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nakamura is bucking up trying to escape but Borgia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nakamura is rocked!
Borgia connects with a bit shot that sees Nakamura covering up! More strikes from Borgia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Borgia is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Borgia!
A less than humble Alexander Borgia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 25 p4p, 231 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 4 p4p, 28 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by SMOKING & THINKING. Kitjakarn has chosen Dancing Drums as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kitjakarn circles away.
Takahashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice leg kick from Kitjakarn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitjakarn misses with a body shot
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Biabas Kitjakarn has been cut.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kitjakarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitjakarn misses with a jab to the body
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.
Kitjakarn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi is looking to clinch.
Takahashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kitjakarn circles away.
Kitjakarn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kitjakarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi missing with a left hand there. Kitjakarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kitjakarn punishes Takahashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kitjakarn scores with a kick to the body.
Kitjakarn connects with a crisp jab.
Kitjakarn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
Kitjakarn connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
Kitjakarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Kitjakarn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kitjakarn ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Kitjakarn 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.
Kitjakarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Kitjakarn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takahashi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kitjakarn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi thows a leg kick but Kitjakarn checks it
and Kitjakarn counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi wants to clinch but Kitjakarn slips to the side
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi pushes Kitjakarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitjakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi jumps into guard, dragging Kitjakarn to the mat.
Kitjakarn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kitjakarn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kitjakarn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kitjakarn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kitjakarn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takahashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kitjakarn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kitjakarn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takahashi pushes a forearm under Kitjakarn's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kitjakarn is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi retains his featherweight title!
Ryoto Takahashi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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