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DMMA Friday Night Fights XII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 1954 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 257 p4p, 291 weight class). Blaydes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Oscar Blaydes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Carlos's chin.
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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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blaydes looks to land a left hand but Carlos moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blaydes enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blaydes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blaydes wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Blaydes keeps moving.
Carlos wants to pass the guard but Blaydes 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.
Carlos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Blaydes keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos pushing down on Blaydes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carlos is looking for a kimura but Blaydes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carlos to get the leverage.
Blaydes tries to get to full guard but Carlos has control of the leg.
Blaydes is doing well to control the position and prevent Carlos from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos stalling away here and it's allowed Blaydes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Blaydes looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaydes, not yet.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Blaydes keeps moving.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaydes has Carlos pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Carlos.
Carlos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaydes's sensitive parts.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaydes as he jumps to the side.
Carlos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaydes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlos.
Carlos lands the left hand.
Blaydes just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaydes defends it nicely.
Carlos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blaydes did well to prevent Carlos getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes trying to hold on to Carlos's head to control him but Carlos postures up.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaydes keeps working.
Carlos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Blaydes's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaydes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlos throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Carlos works the jab nicely.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Carlos.
Blaydes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blaydes.
Carlos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blaydes on his heels. He'll look to pass Blaydes's guard now, I'm sure.
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaydes has wrist control.
Carlos trying to control but Blaydes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes is pulling down on Carlos's head. It's preventing any offense from Carlos, at least for the moment.
Carlos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaydes has wrist control.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Blaydes blocks nicely.
Blaydes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaydes takes one on the button.
Blaydes throws a low kick but Carlos moves out of range easily.
Carlos lands an overhand right.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
Carlos connects with a looping right hand.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos avoids the head kick by Blaydes.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos clobbers Blaydes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a shot to the body
and Blaydes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaydes throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaydes's hands.
Carlos jabs Blaydes right on the nose. Blaydes blinks but takes it well.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carlos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaydes throws the kick towards the body but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos moves out of range as Blaydes strikes.
Carlos slips a jab from Blaydes.
Carlos lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos works Blaydes's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Blaydes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blaydes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos is looking to slow Blaydes down with leg kicks.
Carlos throws a hook but Blaydes blocks it.
Blaydes slips a jab from Carlos.
Carlos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaydes on the side of the head.
Blaydes cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Carlos checks a low kick from Blaydes.
Carlos works over Blaydes's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Carlos's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carlos lands a really nice looking cross but Blaydes seems unphased.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Blaydes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blaydes scores with a push kick.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaydes throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Blaydes needs to keep his hands up - Carlos had a free shot at his head there.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaydes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaydes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlos can pounce on him.
Carlos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos connects with a right hand. Blaydes shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Carlos does it's job there.
Blaydes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Blaydes tries a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Carlos.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carlos connects with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oscar Blaydes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes lands a nice looking body kick.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blaydes lands a right hook to the body.
Blaydes defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaydes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaydes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaydes.
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blaydes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Blaydes misses its intended target.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaydes.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaydes throws a wild body kick that Carlos sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaydes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carlos cracks a nice hook into Blaydes's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos connects with a high kick.
Blaydes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Blaydes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlos counters with a good low kick that Blaydes was not able to check.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaydes.
Carlos catches Blaydes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes lands with a cross.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos throws out a leg kick but Blaydes moves out of range and Carlos only half commits.
Blaydes lands a nice shot that snaps Carlos's head back.
 Carlos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Blaydes ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaydes finish him?
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!
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaydes throws the left hand but Carlos avoids the punch easily.
Carlos seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaydes takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Blaydes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaydes throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaydes is out of range.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Blaydes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Blaydes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carlos.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Blaydes.
Blaydes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Helpmann (ranked 1750 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Thufir Hawat (ranked 232 p4p, 248 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thufir Hawat enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Hawat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hawat looks to move away, Helpmann throws a big counter combo but Hawat just gets out of the way.
Helpmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Helpmann scores with a punch to the head.
Hawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Helpmann tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Helpmann was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawat tries to land a body kick
and Helpmann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Helpmann misses the target.
Hawat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawat 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.
Helpmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann lands a jab to the head.
Helpmann misses with a double jab.
Hawat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helpmann manages to avoid it.
Hawat slips under a jab.
Hawat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helpmann scores with a punch to the head.
Helpmann moves out of range as Hawat throws a body kick.
Helpmann misses with a body punch
and Hawat counters with a right hand to the body.
Helpmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Helpmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hawat misses
and Helpmann counters with a stiff 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!
Hawat misses with a kick to the body
and Helpmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hawat.
Helpmann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helpmann drops Hawat with a straight right hand, right on the button! Helpmann follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Helpmann!
A very excited looking Robert Helpmann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 1675 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 177 p4p, 179 weight class). Satoshi Ekaku 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake thuds a left hand into Ekaku's body.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Jab, jab by Ekaku - just one landing.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Drake.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Ekaku misses its intended target.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Drake jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Ekaku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drake.
The fighters circling - Ekaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku lands a jab to the nose.
Drake is rocked!
Ekaku staying out of range there.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekaku finish him?
Ekaku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Ekaku misses its target.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku swings widly with a right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku misses with a body shot
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekaku finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Ekaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ekaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
Drake cracks Ekaku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Ekaku fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Drake to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Drake looks to clinch but Ekaku throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Drake taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Satoshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Satoshi Ekaku, 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 Alex Barnes (ranked 1730 p4p, 1774 weight class) and Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 95 p4p, 102 weight class). Lvavatai has chosen You Can Get It If You Really Want as his entrance music. Alex Barnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lvavatai feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Lvavatai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lvavatai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Lvavatai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
Barnes moves out of range as Lvavatai strikes.
A combination from Lvavatai does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lvavatai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lvavatai looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes 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.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lvavatai sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Lvavatai avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Lvavatai avoided it.
Lvavatai misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Lvavatai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Lvavatai misses.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lvavatai throws a good cross that connects.
Lvavatai connects with a looping right hand.
Lvavatai scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lvavatai . Those never looked like landing.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Lvavatai misses with the combination.
Lvavatai throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lvavatai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lvavatai looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Lvavatai ducks down to avoid it.
Lvavatai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes throws a body punch but Lvavatai moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lvavatai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes is in close to Lvavatai 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Lvavatai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lvavatai trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lvavatai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Lvavatai 's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Lvavatai with a solid left hand.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lvavatai working a defensive guard here.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lvavatai throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barnes 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lvavatai is on top in guard.
Barnes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lvavatai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes wants to hit a sweep here but Lvavatai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barnes there!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lvavatai looking to finish with strikes here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Lvavatai .
Jab, jab by Lvavatai - just one landing.
Lvavatai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes shoots for a double leg takedown but Lvavatai sprawls well. He's pushed Barnes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lvavatai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alex Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes defending well as Lvavatai loads up on a big left hand.
Lvavatai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lvavatai slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lvavatai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lvavatai loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Lvavatai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Lvavatai misses the jab.
Barnes walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Lvavatai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lvavatai throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lvavatai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lvavatai lands the left hand.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Lvavatai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lvavatai throws out the jab.
Lvavatai throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lvavatai .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lvavatai does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Lvavatai .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lvavatai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Lvavatai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 Barnes is rocked!
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Lvavatai .
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lvavatai fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Barnes to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Barnes looks to clinch but Lvavatai throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Barnes taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tiaoali Lvavatai !
A victorious Tiaoali Lvavatai 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 1264 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 171 p4p, 227 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been hearing reports that Khrapov Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khrapov Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov Jr.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khrapov Jr walks into a straight right hand from Brooks.
Brooks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khrapov Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Khrapov Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khrapov Jr clinches up against the cage.
Khrapov Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Khrapov Jr in the body.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khrapov Jr checks a leg kick.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khrapov Jr manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Brooks both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to clinch but Khrapov Jr is having none of it.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Khrapov Jr's shoulder, as Khrapov Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Khrapov Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Khrapov Jr blocks the leg kick.
Khrapov Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to work over Khrapov Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
Brooks lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khrapov Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khrapov Jr misses with some punches.
Brooks just leaning against Khrapov Jr, taking a breather.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khrapov Jr tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brooks or not.
Khrapov Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Khrapov Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Khrapov Jr is just out of range.
Khrapov Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brooks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khrapov Jr looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khrapov Jr.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khrapov Jrs head.
Khrapov Jr blocking some punches.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks prevents Khrapov Jr from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Khrapov Jr's ribcage. Khrapov Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khrapov Jr wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Khrapov Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Khrapov Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Brooks gets through Khrapov Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Khrapov Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Khrapov Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks leaves Khrapov Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khrapov Jr backing away here, and Brooks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks throws a head kick but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov Jr. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Khrapov Jr is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrapov Jr slips under a jab from Brooks.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Khrapov Jr sees coming a mile off.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Khrapov Jr circles away.
Brooks thows a leg kick but Khrapov Jr checks it
and Khrapov Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khrapov Jr walks into a left hand.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khrapov Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khrapov Jr throws out the jab.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks misses with the body kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks throws a body punch but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr lands the left hand.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khrapov Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Khrapov Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Khrapov Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Khrapov Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Khrapov Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Khrapov Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khrapov Jr throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that Khrapov Jr semi-blocks.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Khrapov Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl out of it but Khrapov Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brooks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands with a slapping head kick.
Khrapov Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr blocks the body kick.
Brooks tries to work over Khrapov Jr's front leg with a kick but Khrapov Jr checks it.
Khrapov Jr clinches.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Khrapov Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eric Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khrapov Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khrapov Jr has picked Brooks up - he's going for a ride! Khrapov Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brooks trying to control here.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khrapov Jr is working away from the top position though.
Khrapov Jr prevents Brooks from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khrapov Jr connects with a nice short shot to Brooks's temple.
Khrapov Jr is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khrapov Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khrapov Jr works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Khrapov Jr wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Khrapov Jr cracks Brooks with a solid left hand.
Khrapov Jr works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khrapov Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khrapov Jr wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks controlling Khrapov Jr's posture.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khrapov Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Khrapov Jr misses.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Khrapov Jr finds it's target.
Brooks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Khrapov Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khrapov Jr somewhat.
Brooks throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr moves out of range easily.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Khrapov Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrapov Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brooks defends it nicely.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khrapov Jr. That did some damage!
Khrapov Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Khrapov Jr.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Khrapov Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Brooks's guard.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of digs.
Vasily Khrapov Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks has his hands on Khrapov Jr's head, controlling the position.
Khrapov Jr postures up.
Khrapov Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of digs.
Khrapov Jr stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Khrapov Jr postures up.
Brooks is pulling down on Khrapov Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Khrapov Jr, at least for the moment.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khrapov Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Khrapov Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Khrapov Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khrapov Jr swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khrapov Jr forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Khrapov Jr has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Vasily Khrapov Jr.
I think Khrapov Jr 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iner Raledran (ranked 1585 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Bofur Widenose (ranked 232 p4p, 221 weight class). Bofur Widenose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widenose shoots in and gets a takedown into Raledran's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Raledran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Widenose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raledran escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Widenose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Widenose preventing the sweep.
Widenose trying to control but Raledran is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raledran has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Widenose has managed to get both his arms back between Raledran's legs - danger averted.
Widenose is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran 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.
Raledran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raledran keeping moving, preventing Widenose from controlling successfully.
Raledran trying to control the position.
Widenose trying to control but Raledran is working from the bottom.
Raledran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Raledran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Widenose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raledran is looking for a triangle here but Widenose uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Widenose lands an elbow.
Raledran is trying to control Widenose's posture but Widenose avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Widenose lands some shots froms side control.
Widenose lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Raledran down.
Widenose working the body and head with strikes.
Raledran is trying to improve his position.
Raledran is working hard here to advance position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Widenose working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose wants to take a breather but Raledran manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Widenose.
Widenose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raledran is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widenose connects with a couple of short punches.
Raledran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Widenose defends it easily.
Widenose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raledran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Widenose defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bofur Widenose dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Widenose doesn't manage to clinch there - Raledran circles away.
Widenose gets a clinch.
Widenose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raledran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raledran breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raledran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose wants to clinch
and Raledran counters with a straight right hand.
Widenose fails with the takedown.
Raledran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is looking to clinch.
Widenose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Widenose duly obliges.
Raledran catches Widenose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Widenose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raledran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Widenose somewhat.
Iner Raledran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bofur Widenose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Raledran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Widenose tries to close the distance and clinch but Raledran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Widenose looks to clinch
enabling Raledran to counter with a crisp jab.
Raledran stuns Widenose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raledran throws a leg kick
and Widenose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raledran's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raledran wants to hit a sweep here but Widenose passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Raledran there!
Raledran gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran looking for submissions off his back.
Widenose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Widenose is nestled in close to Raledran, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Nice strikes from Widenose there.
Raledran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raledran throws a strike from the bottom but Widenose passes into side control!
Raledran is trying to improve his position.
Widenose passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Raledran!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raledran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bofur Widenose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Raledran throws a poor cross that misses
and Widenose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Widenose.
Widenose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Widenose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Widenose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Widenose stands and throws Raledran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Widenose looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose swings around for an armbar but Raledran sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Widenose's guard.
Widenose has an active guard here but Raledran has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran is working for a kimura but Widenose is defending it quite comfortably.
Widenose works his way to full guard. Good work.
Raledran wants to get up but he can't break Widenose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Widenose looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Raledran passes into half guard.
Widenose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raledran is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Iner Raledran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bofur Widenose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Widenose is holding on to half guard well.
Raledran tries to stand but can't do so whilst Widenose controls his leg.
Widenose wants to improve his position but Raledran is controlling well.
Widenose is trying to control but Raledran passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is looking to regain half guard here but Raledran keeps moving and retains side control.
Widenose wants to control but Raledran postures up.
Raledran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raledran thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Raledran tries to advance to mount but Widenose denies him.
Widenose is looking to regain half guard here but Raledran keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Widenose manages to work his way to half guard, despite Raledran's best efforts.
Widenose is looking to control Raledran's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Widenose avoid being mounted?
Widenose wants to get back to full guard.
Raledran 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.
Widenose gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bofur Widenose.
I've got Widenose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bofur Widenose!
Bofur Widenose 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Viikinki (ranked 916 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 44 p4p, 61 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Viikinki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan cracks Viikinki with an open hand slap.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viikinki throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Viikinki ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Viikinki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viikinki connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Viikinki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Viikinki misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Viikinki misses the target.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viikinki throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Viikinki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Viikinki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Viikinki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Viikinki lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viikinki misses with a looping right.
Viikinki ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan throws a hook but Viikinki blocks it.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
Viikinki lands a left and a right that send Khan crashing to the mat, dazed. Viikinki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Khan is rocked!
Khan ducks into an uppercut from Viikinki and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Viikinki!
After the fight, Tony Viikinki 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 1166 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 169 p4p, 198 weight class). Nicoletta has chosen For Once In My Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casimiro Nicoletta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicoletta to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Moritz Zimmerman has been cut.
Nicoletta 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.
Zimmerman slips a straight right by Nicoletta.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches up with Nicoletta, looking for a takedown. Zimmerman pushes Nicoletta against the cage but Nicoletta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nicoletta with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Zimmerman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nicoletta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zimmerman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nicoletta's guard.
Nicoletta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nicoletta dives on top into guard.
Zimmerman wants to sweep here but Nicoletta controlling him for the moment.
Zimmerman has an active guard here but Nicoletta has managed to pass into half guard.
Nicoletta wants to stand up but Zimmerman is controlling the position.
Zimmerman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nicoletta pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
Nicoletta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zimmerman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicoletta tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zimmerman controls his leg.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
Nicoletta stands up from half guard.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up but Nicoletta circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicoletta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Casimiro Nicoletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zimmerman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nicoletta misses with an uppercut.
Zimmerman feinted with a counter takedown.
Nicoletta lands a big head kick that sends Zimmerman tumbling to the mat! Nicoletta takes a step backwards and waves Zimmerman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zimmerman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicoletta takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches up with Nicoletta, looking for a takedown. Zimmerman pushes Nicoletta against the cage but Nicoletta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nicoletta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Casimiro Nicoletta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritz Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman fails to land the takedown.
Nicoletta looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
Zimmerman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nicoletta.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Nicoletta strikes.
Nicoletta throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zimmerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimmerman attempts a counter takedown but Nicoletta avoids it well and moves away.
Nicoletta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nicoletta misses with a double jab
and Zimmerman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zimmerman.
Nicoletta wants to sweep but no luck.
Nicoletta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
Zimmerman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nicoletta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nicoletta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nicoletta!
Nicoletta decides to stand back up. Nicoletta steps back and let's Zimmerman get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nicoletta tries to bum rush Zimmerman with a series of wild strikes but Zimmerman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zimmerman attempts a counter takedown but Nicoletta avoids it well and moves away.
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!
Nicoletta throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimmerman counters with a takedown into side control.
Nicoletta explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A big right from Nicoletta misses.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicoletta throws a jab when Zimmerman was well out of range.
Zimmerman tries to counter with a takedown but Nicoletta is quick to defend against it.
Zimmerman slips under a jab from Nicoletta.
Zimmerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nicoletta throws a lazy right hand but Zimmerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zimmerman slips under a jab from Nicoletta.
Zimmerman attempts a counter takedown but Nicoletta avoids it well and moves away.
Zimmerman shoots in looking for a takedown but Nicoletta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zimmerman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Zimmerman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casimiro Nicoletta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moritz Zimmerman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nicoletta swings widly with a right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nicoletta!
Nicoletta tries to buck Zimmerman off but Zimmerman is having none of it.
Zimmerman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zimmerman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Nicoletta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zimmerman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman tries for a kimura but Nicoletta is defending well.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zimmerman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Casimiro Nicoletta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zimmerman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nicoletta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicoletta is trying to get back to his feet.
Nicoletta struggling a bit here.
Nicoletta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nicoletta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicoletta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nicoletta tries to bench press Zimmerman off him but Zimmerman keeps the position.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Nicoletta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zimmerman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nicoletta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zimmerman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicoletta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicoletta is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zimmerman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nicoletta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zimmerman is trying to get an arm triangle but Nicoletta is defending well.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zimmerman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicoletta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicoletta is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zimmerman tries to score with some ground and pound. Nicoletta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zimmerman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicoletta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zimmerman tries for a kimura but Nicoletta is defending well.
Nicoletta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zimmerman is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The strikes coming from Zimmerman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nicoletta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zimmerman.
Nicoletta is pushing Zimmerman's head away, looking to escape. Zimmerman manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moritz Zimmerman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moritz Zimmerman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zimmerman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nicoletta's waist but Nicoletta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zimmerman off to one side.
Nicoletta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zimmerman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nicoletta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zimmerman throwing shots but Nicoletta is blocking nicely.
Nicoletta is trying to stand up here but Zimmerman is controlling him well.
Zimmerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nicoletta kicks off Zimmerman and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zimmerman is defended easily by Nicoletta.
Nicoletta throws out a counter right but Zimmerman avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletta throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
Nicoletta throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
Zimmerman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nicoletta throws a big shot that misses.
Zimmerman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletta misses the target.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nicoletta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nicoletta feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zimmerman sprawling to the canvas! Zimmerman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nicoletta finish him?!
Oh Zimmerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicoletta misses with a head kick.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletta misses the target.
Zimmerman is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nicoletta throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
No joy there for Nicoletta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zimmerman seems to have got his legs back now.
Nicoletta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Nicoletta strikes.
Nicoletta throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Zimmerman feinted with a counter takedown.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zimmerman tries to counter with a takedown but Nicoletta is quick to defend against it.
Nicoletta misses with a left hand
and Zimmerman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nicoletta kicks Zimmerman off and gets back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicoletta.
Moritz Zimmerman's cut is getting worse.
Nicoletta misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Zimmerman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nicoletta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zimmerman somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritz Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Nicoletta as Zimmerman shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Zimmerman with that takedown attempt.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches up with Nicoletta, looking for a takedown. Zimmerman pushes Nicoletta against the cage but Nicoletta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimmerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicoletta gets caught napping as Zimmerman dives in and scores a takedown. Nicoletta manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nicoletta controls Zimmerman momentarily but Zimmerman frees himself.
Zimmerman passes into half guard.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura but Nicoletta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zimmerman to get the leverage.
Nicoletta is trying to stand.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura but Nicoletta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zimmerman to get the leverage.
Nicoletta pushes Zimmerman off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman staying out of range there.
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicoletta throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casimiro Nicoletta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nicoletta 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casimiro Nicoletta!
A very excited looking Casimiro Nicoletta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 477 p4p, 545 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 74 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCain . McCain obviously looking to wear him down.
McCain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kontiainen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McCain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCain throws a body shot but no joy.
Kontiainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCain misses with the body kick
and Kontiainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McCain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kontiainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Kontiainen blocks the leg kick.
McCain missing with a left hand there. Kontiainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCain throws an overhand right that lands on Kontiainen's shoulder, as Kontiainen tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain lands a nice hook to Kontiainen's body. Kontiainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McCain scores with a nice right hand.
McCain closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCain working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McCain fails to land.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from McCain .
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCain 's elbow.
Kontiainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kontiainen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kontiainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kontiainen cracks McCain with a nice body shot.
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kontiainen lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McCain .
McCain prevents Kontiainen from breaking the clinch.
Kontiainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kontiainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kontiainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McCain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kontiainen blocks a head kick by McCain .
McCain missing with a left hand there. Kontiainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kontiainen throws out a counter right but McCain avoids it with no problem.
McCain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCain misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kontiainen to counter with a crisp jab.
McCain thumps Kontiainen with a low kick.
McCain lands a lovely overhand right.
Kontiainen blocks a head kick by McCain .
McCain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kontiainen.
McCain misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from McCain misses
and Kontiainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCain clinches up against the cage.
McCain tries to throw a body punch but Kontiainen avoids it by throwing McCain back against the cage.
McCain misses with a punch to the body.
McCain lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McCain .
Kontiainen lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen wants a takedown but no success here.
McCain struggles to land a body shot inside as Kontiainen controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a nice looking body kick.
Kontiainen misses with a looping left.
McCain clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCain .
McCain tries to throw a body punch but Kontiainen avoids it by throwing McCain back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCain .
McCain pushes Kontiainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kontiainen.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kontiainen throws a punch but it's blocked by McCain .
McCain blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCain s head.
Kontiainen prevents a body shot from McCain .
Kontiainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavali Kontiainen.
McCain lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavali Kontiainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCain slips a straight right by Kontiainen.
McCain throws a jab but it's blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCain throws out the jab.
McCain lands a right hook to the body.
Kontiainen 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.
Kontiainen moves forwards but McCain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCain cracks Kontiainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain thuds a left hand into Kontiainen's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontiainen misses with a hook. McCain ducked under it nicely.
McCain is looking to clinch but Kontiainen is avoiding it.
Kontiainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - McCain coming out on top.
McCain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain jabs Kontiainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCain cracks Kontiainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCain connects with an inside leg kick.
Kontiainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from McCain misses.
McCain fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCain fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as McCain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kontiainen doesn't seem phased though.
McCain connects with a nice looking jab.
McCain tries to clinch
and Kontiainen counters with a nice body shot.
McCain misses with a looping right.
McCain throws a shot from downtown. Kontiainen moves away and avoids it.
Paavali Kontiainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCain takes a swing at Kontiainen's ribcage but misses.
McCain moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKontiainen.
McCain connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy body kick from McCain
and McCain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kontiainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McCain explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
McCain throws a body shot but no joy.
McCain throws out a powerful jab.
McCain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kontiainen.
McCain misses with an uppercut.
McCain misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain thuds his shin into the meat of Kontiainen's side.
McCain digs a good hook to Kontiainen's body.
McCain tries to clinch there but Kontiainen circles away.
Kontiainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kontiainen can do to turn this around?
McCain lands a really nice looking cross but Kontiainen seems unphased.
McCain rushes Kontiainen and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kontiainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCain working aggressively here.
McCain blocks an uppercut.
McCain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kontiainen blocks a body shot from McCain .
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by McCain .
McCain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kontiainens head.
Kontiainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCain backwards.
McCain digs a right hand into Kontiainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kontiainen's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kontiainens head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kontiainen is working for takedown but McCain is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCain misses with a punch to the body.
Kontiainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McCain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McCain works on Kontiainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kontiainen is breathing heavily.
McCain scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCain lands a shoulder strike.
Kontiainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by McCain .
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kontiainen lands with a short shot to the head.
McCain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McCain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from McCain as the two fighters clinch.
McCain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
Lucas McCain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kontiainen looks to score with a jab to the body but McCain is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavali Kontiainen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kontiainen feints the counter takedown.
Kontiainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCain rushes Kontiainen and presses him up against the cage.
Kontiainen is working for takedown but McCain is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCain .
Kontiainen blocks an uppercut.
McCain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kontiainen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kontiainen tries to pass to full mount but McCain defends it.
McCain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McCain to regain full guard.
Kontiainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCain is looking to stand back up but Kontiainen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by McCain .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kontiainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCain 's head.
Kontiainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain looks like he's trying to stand up.
McCain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen is looking to work some ground and pound but McCain has wrist control.
McCain wants to stand but Kontiainen is controlling the position.
Kontiainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kontiainen landing with the ground and pound.
Kontiainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kontiainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kontiainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kontiainen throws an elbow that misses. McCain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kontiainen's guard. Nice move by McCain !
Kontiainen wants to sweep here but McCain controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kontiainen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McCain has passed into side control.
Kontiainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCain decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kontiainen to his feet.
Lucas McCain is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice jab there from McCain .
McCain dips to his left and cracks Kontiainen with an uppercut!
Kontiainen misses the jab.
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
McCain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kontiainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCain clinches up with Kontiainen and pushes him back against the cage.
McCain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kontiainen backwards.
McCain misses with some punches.
McCain is stalling here.
Kontiainen working aggressively here.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCain lands with a light punch inside.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Kontiainen controls the action.
McCain lands a right hand.
McCain prevents Kontiainen from breaking the clinch.
Kontiainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCain backwards.
Kontiainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kontiainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCain tries a body shot but Kontiainen blocks it.
Kontiainen lands an uppercut.
Kontiainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McCain .
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas McCain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas McCain !
A very excited looking Lucas McCain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gee Gutsu (ranked 847 p4p, 371 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 125 p4p, 54 weight class). Kareem Johnson 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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutsu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Gutsu moved out of range nicely.
Gutsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Gee Gutsu has been cut.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gutsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutsu moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gutsu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gutsu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Gutsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gee Gutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutsu is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gutsu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Gutsu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Gutsu swinging wildly here.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gutsu tries to clinch up.
Gutsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gutsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gutsu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gutsu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Gutsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gutsu with a hook.
Gutsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gutsu defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Gutsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson wants to slow Gutsu down by chopping away at his legs.
Gutsu tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Gutsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Gutsu's knee but Gutsu avoids it well.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Gutsu.
Gutsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Gutsu blocks the low kick.
Gutsu walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Gutsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Gee Gutsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gee Gutsu's cut is getting worse.
A lazy body kick from Gutsu
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Gutsu was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Gutsu shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Gutsu avoids it well.
Gutsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutsu staying out of range there.
It looked like Gutsu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutsu.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutsu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gutsu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Gutsu wants to clinch.
Kareem Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gutsu misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gutsu throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutsu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gee Gutsu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gutsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Gutsu's leg. Gutsu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Gutsu down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Gutsu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gutsu is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gee Gutsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kareem Johnson!
Our winner, Kareem Johnson, 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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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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