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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Shabanov (ranked 2557 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Isaiah Frost (ranked 273 p4p, 350 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaiah Frost!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shabanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frost misses with a hook to the body
and Shabanov counters with a head kick.
Shabanov throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shabanov with a nice cross.
Frost lands a nice hook to Shabanov's body. Shabanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shabanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov misses with a looping left.
Frost shapes to counter with a head kick.
Good work by Shabanov as he checks the leg kick.
Shabanov throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Shabanov moved out of range.
Shabanov connects with a single shot there.
Shabanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shabanov slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov pushes Frost away with a front kick.
Shabanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frost.
Shabanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost throws a counter combo.
Shabanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Shabanov slips the punch.
Shabanov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Frost avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
enabling Shabanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Shabanov throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Frost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Frost as he connects with a hook.
Shabanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabanov moves away.
Shabanov is looking to counter punch.
Shabanov avoids the body shot from Frost.
A counter left hand to the body from Shabanov misses its target.
Shabanov misses with a left hand
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shabanov misses with a head kick.
Frost only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Shabanov misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Shabanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shabanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Shabanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shabanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Frost throws a combination that misses
and Shabanov counters with a body kick that stops Frost in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Shabanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Shabanov looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Frost unleashes a big counter combination but Shabanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shabanov loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Frost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shabanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Shabanov.
Shabanov throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost's head.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Shabanov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Frost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shabanov.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Frost might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shabanov has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabanov swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a series of strikes. Shabanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov works the jab nicely.
Shabanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Frost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shabanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Frost's head.
Shabanov looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Frost raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Frost misses with an uppercut. Shabanov saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov throws a series of punches but Frost avoids them all with ease.
Frost now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shabanov connects with a jab.
Shabanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost works Shabanov's body with a nice hook.
Shabanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Frost misses
and Shabanov counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Shabanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Frost misses with the combination.
Shabanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shabanov appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a right hand
and Shabanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Shabanov is out of range.
Shabanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost sizes up Shabanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shabanov looks to throw a body kick
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
Frost tries to land a front kick but Shabanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shabanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Shabanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shabanov misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shabanov misses with a left hand
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov scores with a nice body kick.
Shabanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Shabanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shabanov tries to land a front kick but Frost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shabanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frost under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shabanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shabanov lands a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shabanov. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Shabanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shabanov 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Shabanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Fedor Shabanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Black Lives Jackson (ranked 2501 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 320 p4p, 282 weight class). White has chosen Battlesick as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Black Lives Jackson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Black Lives Jackson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Lives Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
White tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
White misses with some punches.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Our sources have told us that Jackson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a left hand.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White blocks a body shot from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from White.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
White takes a shot to the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
White blocks an uppercut.
Jackson cracks White with a nice body shot.
White misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White taking a breather.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jackson pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson won't allow White to sweep him here.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Lives Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
White walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Jackson.
White prevents a body shot from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ronnie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a hook.
Jackson scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 White is rocked!
Jackson throws a pinpoint strike between White's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends White crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Jackson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Black Lives Jackson!
Black Lives Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Un-Kaged Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kos (ranked 2207 p4p, 1886 weight class) and Uestus Johnston (ranked 272 p4p, 243 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnston's choice of entrance music: Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kos throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Kos throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kos.
Kos moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Kos avoids it well.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnston catches Kos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Kos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston throws a combination that misses
and Kos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Kos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
We've been told by Kos's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Kos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Kos defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston throws a jab when Kos was well out of range.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Kos thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kos throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Kos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kos duly obliges.
 It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston avoids the body shot from Kos.
Kos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Jab from Kos.
Kos throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Kos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Kos slips under a jab from Johnston.
Kos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kos cracks Johnston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnston punishes Kos's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kos moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a jab when Kos was well out of range.
Kos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kos looks to throw the jab but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston punishes Kos's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Johnston.
Kos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Kos avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kos. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kos doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnston on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston throws a hook but Kos avoids it easily.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Kos didn't see that one coming.
Kos scores with a hook to the body. Johnston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kos.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Kos.
Nice defenses there by Kos.
Johnston throws a hook but Kos blocks it.
Kos moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston checks a leg kick.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Kos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Johnston misses.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kos counters with a left and a right that stings Johnston.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos is looking to counter punch.
Kos staying out of range there.
Kos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston misses with a hook to the body
and Kos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston moves away from the strike by Kos.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
A big right from Kos misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Kos.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnston! But no joy.
Johnston jabs Kos right on the nose. Kos blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston looks to land a left hand but Kos moved out of range nicely.
Kos drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston avoids a kick to the body.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kos doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kos.
Kos lands with a good body shot.
Kos slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston cracks Kos with a good jab.
Kos fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Nice uppercut there from Kos.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston throws a right hand that misses
and Kos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Kos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kos throws a push kick but Johnston slaps the foot to one side.
Kos lands with a nice combination. Johnston backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos staying out of range there.
Johnston works over Kos's head and body with a nice combination.
Kos swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Kos slips under a jab.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kos throws a wild body kick that Johnston sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Kos does it's job there.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kos moved out of range.
As Johnston looks to move away, Kos throws a big counter combo but Johnston just gets out of the way.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Kos takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
and Kos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Kos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kos scores with a decent looking hook.
Kos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kos moved out of range.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston lunges at Kos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kos's hand.
Kos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Jab from Johnston.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Johnston swings for the body but Kos moves out of range.
Kos throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston cracks Kos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Johnston throws out a counter right but Kos avoids it with no problem.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Kos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Kos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston digs a good hook to Kos's body.
Kos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Kos counters with a good low kick that Johnston was not able to check.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kos with a nice cross.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kos throws a head kick that misses.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Kos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Kos slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Kos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kos misses the target.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Kos moves away and avoids it.
Kos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Kos throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kos in his tracks.
Kos blocks a jab.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Kos throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Kos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kos misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston cracks Kos with a good jab.
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kos moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Kos ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos tries to land a body kick
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Kos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kos connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Johnston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kos cracks Johnston with an open hand slap.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Kos lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnston moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
Kos cracks Johnston with a good jab.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kos.
Kos dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Kos should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Kos misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kos needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston misses with an uppercut
and Kos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnston's head.
Kos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kos misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roman Kos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston misses with a jab to the body
and Kos counters with a straight right hand.
Kos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston jabs at Kos's body.
Kos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnston 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
After the fight, Uestus Johnston 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 Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1757 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 259 p4p, 253 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenichi Misahawa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Misahawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Misahawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Misahawa ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez cracks Misahawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Misahawa avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Misahawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misahawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez's coach down at Canadian Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gonzalez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Misahawa moves forwards but Gonzalez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misahawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Misahawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Misahawa.
Misahawa lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Misahawa blocks it.
Misahawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Misahawa cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Misahawa blocks it.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Misahawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Misahawa with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Misahawa.
Misahawa ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Misahawa throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez defending well as Misahawa loads up on a big left hand.
Misahawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Misahawa.
Misahawa missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misahawa staying out of range there.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Misahawa blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
A big left from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misahawa smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Misahawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Misahawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Misahawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Misahawa looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Misahawa misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Misahawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Misahawa saw that one coming.
Misahawa walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Misahawa throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez misses with the body kick
and Misahawa counters with a left to the body.
Misahawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Misahawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Misahawa'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.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. Misahawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Misahawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Misahawa tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Misahawa moves out of range easily.
Kenichi Misahawa is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Misahawa lands.
Misahawa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Misahawa moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Misahawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Misahawa clinches.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa misses the jab.
Misahawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Misahawa drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Misahawa is rocked!
Gonzalez moves forwards but Misahawa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Misahawa! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 841 p4p, 2280 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 116 p4p, 282 weight class). Hakekia comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Of Violence . The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Television - Marquee Moon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hakekia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hakekia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hakekia avoids nicely.
It looked like Hakekia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hakekia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Good leg kick by Hakekia.
That kick from Hakekia tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hakekia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smith thuds his right hand into Hakekia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Hakekia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Good shot there by Hakekia.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Hakekia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hakekia on the side of the head.
Hakekia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Hakekia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Hakekia.
Hakekia avoids the head kick by Smith.
Hakekia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Hakekia's front leg but catches the back leg as Hakekia tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakekia counters with a nice uppercut.
Hakekia clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hakekia moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
Hakekia misses with a leg kick.
Hakekia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hakekia looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a hook. Hakekia ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hakekia moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakekia counters with a solid body kick.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakekia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia is looking to land body kicks.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakekia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hakekia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Hakekia tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Smith motions for Hakekia to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hakekia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hakekia defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hakekia thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hakekia throws a body kick that misses.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Hakekia counters with a solid body kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
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!
Hakekia throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hakekia.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith checks a low kick from Hakekia.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakekia misses the target.
Hakekia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Hakekia.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakekia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hakekia connects with a high kick.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith is rocked!
and Hakekia counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Smith! He's just covering up as Hakekia starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'GRIGORIY PETROV I AIN’T FINISHED WITH YOU, LETS COMPLETE THIS TRILOGY, THIS TIME 5 ROUNDS NOT 3 ROUNDS. LAST 2 FIGHT WAS A DRAW, LET’S SEE WHO A REAL WINNER BITCH.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Tonon (ranked 535 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Johan Christ (ranked 80 p4p, 148 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Christ!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tonon drops Christ with a nice combination! Tonon dives into Christ's guard, looking to finish!
Christ is rocked!
It looks like Johan Christ has been cut.
Tonon 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.
Christ is still in real trouble! Can Tonon finish him?
Tonon forces his way into half guard.
Christ seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonon stalling.
Christ is looking to escape.
Tonon thows a huge punch but Christ dodges it nicely.
Tonon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tonon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christ knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon not doing much here.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tonon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christ wants to stand back up but Tonon manages to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tonon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tonon 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.
Tonon tries to move to mount but Christ blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ is pushing Tonon's head away, looking to escape. Tonon manages to hold on to the position though.
Tonon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Christ being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tonon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tonon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tonon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tonon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is pushing Tonon's head away, looking to escape. Tonon manages to hold on to the position though.
Christ avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tonon.
Christ is letting Tonon control him for a moment.
Tonon is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tonon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Christ will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Christ pushes Tonon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tonon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Christ is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Christ avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tonon.
Tonon prevents Christ from escaping the position.
Tonon slows the pace down.
Tonon tries for a kimura but Christ is defending well.
Christ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tonon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christ is letting Tonon control him for a moment.
Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christ can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tonon in side control, throwing shots but Christ defends.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Tonon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Christ's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tonon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tonon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Tonon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tonon showed some decent athleticism there.
Christ scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Tonon manages to mount him!
Damian Tonon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christ is squirming around, avoiding Tonon's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ really wants to buck Tonon off and get back to his feet.
Tonon controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is trying to stand but he's just given Tonon his back.
Tonon is punishing Christ with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tonon really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Christ.
Tonon is looking for the choke from the back position but Christ is controlling his hands well.
Christ trying to get back to his feet but Tonon is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tonon controlling the positon.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Tonon controlling from the back.
Tonon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Christ is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tonon off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but Tonon has full control of the position and if anything, Christ has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonon is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tonon is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Christ is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Tonon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Damian Tonon waved his t-shirt featuring FUClothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 223 p4p, 598 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 39 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castellana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good night. Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatfield stuns Castellana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellana misses with a straight right.
Castellana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castellana with the inside leg kick.
Castellana walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield.
It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Castellana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castellana throws an off balance right hand
and Hatfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana blocks a jab.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Castellana ducks under and follows up with a left that Castellana also avoids with ease.
Castellana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatfield misses with a head kick.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana connects with the punch.
Castellana throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield tests Castellana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castellana clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Castellana blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Castellana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatfield.
Castellana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castellana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hatfield is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Castellana is trying to maintain a safe position but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns Castellana into the cage.
Hatfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castellana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Castellana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellana throws a right hand that Hatfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatfield also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Hatfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castellana with a body shot.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hatfield.
Hatfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Castellana counters with a thumping low kick.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Castellana counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Castellana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Castellana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hatfield doesn't seem phased though.
Hatfield lunges at Castellana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castellana's hand.
Castellana wants to clinch.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellana moves away.
Castellana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Castellana instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellana.
Castellana misses with some punches.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head.
Castellana swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield tries to break free but Castellana pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Castellana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Castellana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Castellana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hatfield trying to control the position but instead, Castellana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatfield into the cage.
Castellana effectively controlling the action here.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatfield tries to stall but Castellana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellana's elbow.
Hatfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellana has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Castellana.
A short right from Castellana.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellana pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riley Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gianni Castellana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Castellana.
Nice shot by Hatfield.
Castellana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hatfield does it's job there.
Castellana throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield catches Castellana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castellana closes the distance and clinches.
Hatfield wants to stall.
Hatfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Castellana is pushing Hatfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castellana lands a left hand.
Castellana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castellana scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Hatfield is trying to break the clinch but Castellana has him pressed against the cage.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gianni Castellana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castellana lands with a right to the head.
Castellana effectively controlling the action here.
Hatfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Castellana back against the cage.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Castellana blocks it.
Hatfield working hard to break the clinch.
Castellana lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hatfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Castellana lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatfield.
That kick from Castellana tenderised Hatfield's leg. Hatfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castellana scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Castellana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castellana misses with a hook to the body
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Castellana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellana moves away.
Hatfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Hatfield lands.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatfield at a distance.
Castellana throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a lazy right hand but Castellana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
Castellana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castellana moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Castellana moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
A punch combination from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield lands a left and a right that send Castellana crashing to the mat, dazed. Hatfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Castellana is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hatfield counters with a huge right that knocks Castellana out cold! Hatfield is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Hatfield!
After winning the bout, Riley Hatfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 234 p4p, 495 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 41 p4p, 74 weight class). Bollomard comes to the cage accompanied by LE RODEUR (SPES INVICTA Remix). Krawlee has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Jacques Bollomard 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bollomard.
Bollomard throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krawlee gets tackled into the cage by Bollomard. Bollomard maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bollomard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krawlee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bollomard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bollomard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krawlee sprawls well initially but Bollomard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bollomard wants to advance to full mount but Krawlee doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bollomard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bollomard won't allow Krawlee to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bollomard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krawlee is on top in guard.
Bollomard can't keep his opponent in guard - Krawlee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bollomard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Krawlee tries to free his leg and advance position but Bollomard is retaining full guard.
Krawlee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bollomard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krawlee has managed to get both his arms back between Bollomard's legs - danger averted.
Krawlee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bollomard is keeping the position for now.
Bollomard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krawlee trying to move into half guard but instead Bollomard has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard wants to pass the guard but Krawlee is keeping the position.
Bollomard prevents Krawlee from getting back to his feet.
Bollomard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krawlee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bollomard has passed into side control.
Bollomard taking a break here but Krawlee is having none of it and regains half guard.
Krawlee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bollomard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bollomard's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard is in a bad position with Krawlee working for a choke. Bollomard manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krawlee holds on and takes a little breather.
Bollomard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krawlee's guard.
Krawlee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bollomard wants to take a breather but Krawlee is having none of it.
Krawlee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bollomard throws an elbow that misses. Krawlee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bollomard's guard. Nice move by Krawlee!
Bollomard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krawlee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bollomard, not yet.
Krawlee wants to pass the guard but Bollomard is keeping the position.
Krawlee keeps trying to improve his position.
Bollomard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krawlee gets back to full guard.
Bollomard postures up.
Bollomard is looking to work some ground and pound but Krawlee has wrist control.
Bollomard looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Bollomard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Krawlee misses with a body shot.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Krawlee avoids it well and moves away.
Krawlee needs to keep his hands up - Bollomard had a free shot at his head there.
Krawlee throws a hook but Bollomard avoids it easily.
Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Krawlee throws the left hand but Bollomard avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee throws a hook but Bollomard avoids it easily.
Bollomard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krawlee.
Bollomard throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee lunges at Bollomard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bollomard's hand.
Bollomard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krawlee.
Good standup being displayed there by Krawlee as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bollomard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krawlee! But no joy.
Krawlee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bollomard.
Bollomard walks into a stiff left hand from Krawlee.
It looks like Jacques Bollomard has been cut.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krawlee's corner calls for a 1-2. Krawlee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kree P Krawlee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Krawlee connects with a body shot that sends Bollomard's belly button to the back.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee misses with a looping right.
Krawlee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bollomard scores with a punch to the head.
Krawlee cracks Bollomard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Bollomard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollomard lands a jab to Krawlee's midsection.
Krawlee throws the left hand but Bollomard avoids the punch easily.
Bollomard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krawlee misses with a hook.
Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Krawlee throws an off balance right hand
and Bollomard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bollomard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee has Bollomard pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bollomard looking to pass the guard.
Krawlee can't keep his opponent in guard - Bollomard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bollomard is just content to waste time from the top position. Krawlee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bollomard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krawlee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krawlee is keeping the position for now.
Our spies down at at Ground Zero Workout Gym inform us that Krawlee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bollomard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krawlee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krawlee working a defensive guard here.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bollomard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bollomard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krawlee is pulling down on Bollomard's head. It's preventing any offense from Bollomard, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krawlee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bollomard avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Bollomard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bollomard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bollomard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krawlee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Krawlee misses the target.
Bollomard swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee throws a poor cross that misses
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bollomard throwing shots but Krawlee is blocking nicely.
Krawlee trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kree P Krawlee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacques Bollomard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Krawlee scores with a body shot.
Krawlee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Krawlee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bollomard throws a right hand that Krawlee ducks under and follows up with a left that Krawlee also avoids with ease.
Krawlee's corner calls for a 1-2. Krawlee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bollomard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bollomard slips a straight right by Krawlee.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Krawlee is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Bollomard.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Krawlee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bollomard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krawlee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Krawlee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Krawlee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee is trying to control the position but Bollomard postures up.
Krawlee has his foot on Bollomard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollomard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bollomard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bollomard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bollomard landing some decent shots from guard.
Krawlee has Bollomard pulled in close to control his posture.
Krawlee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bollomard passes Krawlee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krawlee defending well though.
Bollomard throwing shots but Krawlee is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bollomard is thwarting Krawlee's attempts to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bollomard with the ground and pound but Krawlee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bollomard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bollomard throwing strikes from guard but Krawlee blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big right from Krawlee misses.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krawlee lands with a straight right. Bollomard didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard throws an off balance right hand
letting Krawlee counter with a right hand.
Krawlee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bollomard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bollomard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bollomard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krawlee.
Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Krawlee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krawlee misses with a looping right.
Krawlee defending well as Bollomard loads up on a big left hand.
Krawlee avoids the body shot from Bollomard.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Bollomard's shoulder, as Bollomard tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bollomard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee gets caught flat footed, as Bollomard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krawlee is controlling Bollomard's posture.
Bollomard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krawlee is keeping the position for now.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bollomard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Krawlee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bollomard, into his guard.
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kree P Krawlee.
I think Krawlee 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kree P Krawlee!
After the big win, Kree P Krawlee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 38 p4p, 163 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 10 p4p, 17 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tosen moves into the clinch.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Tosen.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Tosen's ribcage. Tosen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tosen successfully pulls guard.
Tosen is looking for a triangle here but Barbosa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tosen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tosen stops Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
Tosen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barbosa tries to kick Tosen off but Tosen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen works his way into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tosen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is not content to let Tosen control the position.
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.
Barbosa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tosen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barbosa is not content to let Tosen control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tosen trying to control the position but Barbosa is working away.
Tosen advances to full mount.
Barbosa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Barbosa somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tosen motions for Barbosa to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Tosen counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Tosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mama Tosen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tosen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Tosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tosen. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Tosen blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tosen thinking.
Tosen lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Tosen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Tosen's body. Tosen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tosen misses with an uppercut
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Tosen counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Tosen.
Barbosa is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosen.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Tosen finish him?
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Tosen's head but Tosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Tosen throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tosen.
Tosen missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tosen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen misses with a head kick.
Tosen lands a front kick.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen lands a jab to the head.
Tosen cracks Barbosa with a big right hand and Barbosa goes down!
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!
Tosen trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Tosen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Tosen stays in close to Barbosa's body and controls the position.
Tosen is looking to pass into half guard but Barbosa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barbosa is in guard.
Tosen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Barbosa is now in half guard.
Tosen won't allow Barbosa to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mama Tosen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Tosen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Tosen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Tosen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen lands with an overhand left.
Tosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tests Tosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tosen cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tosen and Barbosa goes tumbling to the canvas! Tosen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tosen tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
Tosen is taking a breather. Barbosa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen uses his free foot to push down on Barbosa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barbosa.
Tosen tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
Tosen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barbosa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Tosen's attempts to control the action.
Tosen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barbosa is now in Tosen's guard. A big mistake from Tosen there, giving up the dominant position!
Tosen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barbosa escapes and throws Tosen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa working away.
Tosen tries to bench press Barbosa off him but Barbosa keeps the position.
Tosen trying to remain calm as Barbosa controls from the top position.
Barbosa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tosen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tosen wants to control but Barbosa postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mama Tosen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tosen 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mama Tosen!
A relieved looking Mama Tosen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 40 p4p, 229 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 5 p4p, 34 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes lands the left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Borgia pulls guard successfully.
Menezes trying to control but Borgia is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Gym inform us that Borgia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Borgia 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.
Borgia looking to control.
Menezes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Menezes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia wants to sweep but no luck.
Menezes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Menezes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia looking to control.
Menezes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Menezes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borgia.
Borgia slips a straight right by Menezes.
Borgia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Menezes is fending him off so far but Borgia persists. Nope, Menezes circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Borgia misses.
A jab from Menezes finds it's way through Borgia's defenses.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menezes tries to sprawl but Borgia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Menezes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Menezes tries to roll over but Borgia keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Borgia trying to control the action but Menezes is working from the bottom.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borgia throwing shots but Menezes is blocking nicely.
Menezes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Borgia pulls his head out easily.
Borgia is pressing down on Menezes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Menezes is holding on for now.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Borgia thows a huge punch but Menezes dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Borgia pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Menezes keeps working.
Borgia working over Menezes with some ground and pound. Menezes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Menezes has hold of Borgia's hands but Borgia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Menezes is staying active underneath Borgia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borgia lands with a punch from half guard.
Menezes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borgia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borgia is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Borgia there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Menezes is looking to control Borgia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Menezes avoid being mounted?
Borgia working over Menezes with some ground and pound. Menezes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Borgia is trying to control. Menezes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borgia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Menezes looking for submissions off his back.
Borgia slips a nice elbow through Menezes's hands, connecting with Menezes's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Menezes looking for submissions off his back.
Borgia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Menezes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Borgia lands a right hook to the body.
Menezes doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgia circles away.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Menezes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Borgia sprawls and moves away.
Menezes works Borgia's body with a nice hook.
Menezes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Menezes slips under a jab.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Menezes is just out of range.
Menezes catches Borgia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borgia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Menezes sprawls well initially but Borgia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Menezes is trying to get back to full guard.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Borgia pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Borgia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Menezes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Borgia.
Borgia with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Menezes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Borgia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alexander Borgia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borgia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Menezes is rocked!
Borgia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Menezes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borgia postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Menezes out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Borgia goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Borgia!
Alexander Borgia is the new middleweight champion!
Alexander Borgia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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