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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Frost (ranked 4100 p4p, 2128 weight class) and Umaro Sunsmon (ranked 415 p4p, 232 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaiah Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaro Sunsmon!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunsmon is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Frost feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sunsmons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Sunsmon misses the target.
Frost with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sunsmon connects with a single shot there.
Sunsmon throws a series of punches but Frost avoids them all with ease.
Sunsmon slips under a jab.
Sunsmon blocks a head kick by Frost.
Sunsmon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frost is looking to land body kicks.
Sunsmon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sunsmon has managed to clinch.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunsmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sunsmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
A right handed body shot lands from Frost.
Frost tries a body shot but Sunsmon blocks it.
Sunsmon misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunsmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sunsmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sunsmon working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Sunsmon.
Sunsmon tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sunsmon throws a head punch that misses.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Sunsmon prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sunsmon fails to land.
Sunsmon lands with a right to the head.
Sunsmon misses with some punches.
Frost is trying to push Sunsmon away but Sunsmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sunsmon.
A right handed body shot lands from Sunsmon.
A head punch on the inside from Sunsmon fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Sunsmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Frost.
 It looks like Umaro Sunsmon has been cut.
Sunsmon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frost seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sunsmon can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Frost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunsmon has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Sunsmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sunsmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sunsmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sunsmon working aggressively here.
Sunsmon misses with the head strike.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sunsmon tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunsmon misses with some punches.
Frost tries a body shot but Sunsmon blocks it.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sunsmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sunsmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Sunsmon.
Frost misses with some punches.
Sunsmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunsmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sunsmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sunsmon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Sunsmon - that landed with a thud.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sunsmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Sunsmon has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunsmon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost looking to stall.
Sunsmon lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost tries a body shot but Sunsmon blocks it.
Sunsmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Sunsmon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sunsmon lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Sunsmon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Sunsmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sunsmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 Frost is rocked!
Frost stalling in the clinch but Sunsmon improves position.
Sunsmon lands a body shot.
Sunsmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sunsmon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Umaro Sunsmon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umaro Sunsmon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sunsmon lands with a shot to the body.
Frost seems to have got his legs back now.
Sunsmon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
Sunsmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sunsmon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sunsmon throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Sunsmon thumps Frost with a low kick.
Frost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sunsmon.
Sunsmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunsmon.
Sunsmon avoids the body shot from Frost.
Sunsmon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sunsmon. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sunsmon gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunsmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sunsmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost is trying to stall.
Sunsmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunsmon working aggressively here.
Frost lands a body punch.
Sunsmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sunsmon misses with some punches.
Sunsmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sunsmon works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
Umaro Sunsmon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sunsmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunsmon has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Sunsmon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Sunsmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sunsmon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Sunsmon lands an uppercut.
Sunsmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunsmon lands a left hand.
Sunsmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Sunsmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sunsmon.
Sunsmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Sunsmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Sunsmon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sunsmon misses with some punches.
Sunsmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Sunsmon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunsmon.
Sunsmon misses with the head strike.
Sunsmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunsmon lands with a light punch inside.
Sunsmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Sunsmon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sunsmon lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sunsmon.
Sunsmon lands a body shot.
Sunsmon lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Sunsmon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Sunsmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sunsmon pushes Frost against the cage. Sunsmon is working some dirty boxing. Sunsmon pushes off with a quick right hook! Frost goes down! Frost tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sunsmon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umaro Sunsmon!
Umaro Sunsmon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 1948 p4p, 2430 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 216 p4p, 262 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabanov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gunnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Shabanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
Gunnarsson pushes Shabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Shabanov tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Shabanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shabanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shabanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shabanov moves out of range of the body kick from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson checks a low kick from Shabanov.
Fedor Shabanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnarsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Shabanov checks a leg kick.
Gunnarsson lands a head shot.
Shabanov defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shabanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunnarsson somewhat.
Gunnarsson clobbers Shabanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov is looking to land body kicks.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shabanov drops his hands momentarily and Gunnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Shabanov moves out of range.
A big right from Shabanov misses.
Shabanov ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
Gunnarsson has Shabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shabanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shabanov fails to land.
Shabanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Gunnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Shabanov.
Gunnarsson effectively controlling the action here.
Shabanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shabanov working aggressively here.
Shabanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shabanov throws a body kick that misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shabanov tries to land a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson cracks Shabanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shabanov is looking for the big counter here.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses
and Shabanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shabanov gets tackled into the cage by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson maintains the clinch.
Shabanov throws a head punch that misses.
Shabanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Shabanov pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shabanov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Shabanov.
Shabanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Gunnarsson moves into the clinch.
Shabanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Shabanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
A punch combination from Gunnarsson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson lands an overhand right.
Gunnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Shabanov tries to keep at a distance but Gunnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shabanov.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gunnarsson trying to control the pace.
Gunnarsson misses with a head shot. Shabanov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gunnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Shabanov is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shabanov pushes Gunnarsson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gunnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shabanov. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shabanov throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabanov.
Gunnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shabanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shabanov blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Shabanov.
Shabanov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shabanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunnarsson.
Shabanov slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Shabanov's leg but Shabanov calmly moves out of range.
Shabanov tries a quick counter leg kick but Gunnarsson is wise to it.
Shabanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magnus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Gunnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov takes one to the chin there.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight left.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shabanov.
And Shabanov responds with a good body kick, but Gunnarsson manages to step out the way in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabanov slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shabanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shabanov slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shabanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunnarsson moves into the clinch.
Shabanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson clinches up with Shabanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Shabanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Shabanov digs a right hand into Gunnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunnarsson's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabanov misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shabanov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gunnarsson is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shabanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunnarsson working for a triangle but Shabanov defends it easily.
Gunnarsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunnarsson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shabanov is sitting in close to Gunnarsson's body. Gunnarsson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Shabanov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Shabanov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gunnarsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Magnus Gunnarsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 1332 p4p, 925 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 187 p4p, 128 weight class). Ragnaar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mustasch - The Wave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar with a jab.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Ducreux throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnaar avoids it.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Ducreux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnaar just manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar is looking to chop away at Ducreux's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ducreux is able to avoid easily.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Ducreux.
Ragnaar lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Ducreux moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Ducreux moves out of range easily.
Ducreux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar throws a right hand that misses
and Ducreux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Ducreux.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Ducreux was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ducreux counters with a right hand to the body.
Ducreux ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Ducreux misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ducreux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragnaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Ducreux.
A low kick lands for Ragnaar.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Nils Ragnaar has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Ducreux.
Some bone on bone action there as Ducreux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnaar thows a leg kick but Ducreux checks it
and Ducreux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducreux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ducreux on the side of the head.
Ragnaar loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
Ducreux lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnaar's head.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Ducreux should have avoided that one.
Ragnaar misses with a left hand
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnaar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ragnaar looks winded!
Ducreux avoids the body shot from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Ducreux slips a jab from Ragnaar.
Ducreux swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ducreux momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a left to the body.
Ducreux throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Ducreux misses with a body kick.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ducreux's hands.
Ducreux moves out of range of the body kick.
Ducreux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragnaar's head backwards.
Ducreux misses with a body shot.
Ducreux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnaar breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ducreux.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
It appears Ducreux was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ducreux defending well as Ragnaar loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Ducreux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a low kick, right behind Ragnaar 's knee.
Ragnaar lands a two punch combo.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar jabs Ducreux right on the nose. Ducreux blinks but takes it well.
Ducreux connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Ducreux is looking to wear down Ragnaar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body
letting Ducreux counter with a right hand.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nils Ragnaar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnaar lands with a nice body punch.
Ducreux walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ragnaar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ducreux swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ragnaar's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Ducreux!
Joseph Ducreux took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Nils Ragnaar had this to say: 'Gonna Train Hard Again And Get The Next Win'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougie McFistface (ranked 1856 p4p, 1075 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 254 p4p, 147 weight class). McFistface comes to the cage accompanied by Tiptoe Through The Tulips. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dougie McFistface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFistface shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McDonald manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald is looking to stand up but McFistface isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFistface decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McFistface decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McDonald kicks McFistface off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFistface tries to clinch up.
Dougie McFistface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFistface moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
McFistface misses with a shot to the body
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McFistface throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from McDonald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from McDonald tenderised McFistface's leg. McFistface is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDonald dips to his left and cracks McFistface with an uppercut!
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McFistface throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McFistface off to one side.
McDonald takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McFistface shoots in but McDonald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McFistface keeps McDonald at a distance using the push kick.
McDonald thumps McFistface with a low kick.
McFistface shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonald defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dougie McFistface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McFistface.
McFistface fails with a takedown attempt.
McDonald lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and McFistface moves out of range easily.
McFistface lands with a kick to the ribs.
McFistface is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald thuds his shin into the meat of McFistface's side.
Some wild striking there from McFistface.
McDonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
McFistface throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McFistface moves into the clinch.
McFistface pulls McDonald into guard.
McFistface has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McFistface avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFistface is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet but McFistface is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFistface trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFistface pushes down on McDonald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if McFistface is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McDonald has hold of McFistface's hands but McFistface slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McFistface sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from McFistface.
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFistface. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! McFistface's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McFistface fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFistface throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McFistface is in McDonald's guard.
McFistface won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
McFistface postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
McFistface in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFistface 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.
McFistface trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFistface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFistface works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFistface won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
McFistface with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McFistface is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McFistface slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDonald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFistface is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McFistface landing a few strikes.
McFistface creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McDonald is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McFistface asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McFistface connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McDonald some visible discomfort.
 McDonald is rocked!
McFistface in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McDonald looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McFistface turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dougie McFistface!
An out of breath Dougie McFistface thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dansworth (ranked 1484 p4p, 769 weight class) and Dick Dennison (ranked 228 p4p, 118 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Dansworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dansworth, as that shot connected.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dennison is standing up over Dansworth. Dansworth looks to escape but Dennison dives into side control.
Dansworth 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.
Dennison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dennison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dansworth is not content to let Dennison control the position.
Dansworth is trying to improve his position.
Dennison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dennison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dansworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dennison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dennison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison advances to mount.
Dansworth is bucking up trying to escape but Dennison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 It looks like Greg Dansworth has been cut.
Dennison with the ground and pound from mount.
Dennison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dansworth's face.
Greg Dansworth's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dansworth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jeez, Greg Dansworth's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Greg Dansworth's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Dennison!
Dick Dennison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mancha Aisland (ranked 744 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 66 p4p, 97 weight class). Lars Kay has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mancha Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aisland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kay closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kay lands in his opponent's guard.
Kay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aisland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kay preventing the sweep.
Aisland trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kay throwing strikes from guard but Aisland blocks nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kay working his ground and pound in the gym.
Aisland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kay.
Aisland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay trying to control but Aisland is working from the bottom.
Kay throws a strike but Aisland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay wants to sweep here but Aisland controlling him for the moment.
Kay is adopting a defensive guard.
Aisland trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aisland passes Kay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aisland is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kay is pressing down on Aisland's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kay throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aisland escapes and throws Kay's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Aisland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kay tries to improve position but can't.
Aisland tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kay tries to control but Aisland manages to take his back.
Kay tries to escape the position.
Kay defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Aisland's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisland keeps control of the position as Kay tries to break free.
Aisland is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Aisland gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Aisland gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Aisland apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Aisland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kay swings for the body but Aisland moves out of range.
Aisland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aisland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aisland looking for a guillotine here but Kay defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Aisland has wrist control.
Kay throws an elbow that misses. Aisland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kay's guard. Nice move by Aisland!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay has Aisland pulled in close to control his posture.
Kay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aisland passes into side control.
Aisland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kay, who protects the arm well.
Kay can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Kay will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aisland moves out of range as Kay strikes.
Aisland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aisland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aisland was well out of range. Poor timing from Kay.
Kay with a nice cross.
Kay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aisland closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kay's guard.
Kay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aisland trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aisland stopping the sweep attempt from Kay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aisland defends it easily.
Kay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aisland is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kay has escaped and now he's on top!
Aisland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aisland is looking for a triangle here but Kay uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aisland on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kay working the ground and pound from side control.
Lars Kay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kay throwing strikes but Aisland manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisland wants to control but Kay is keeping him busy.
Kay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kay has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aisland has passed into side control.
Kay is looking to regain half guard here but Aisland keeps moving and retains side control.
Kay wants to control but Aisland postures up.
Aisland is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aisland working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aisland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aisland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kay trying his best to control but Aisland has mounted him.
Aisland looking to secure an arm triangle but Kay defends it well.
Aisland trying to control but Kay is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kay is desperately trying to improve his position but Aisland has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aisland looks for a takedown but Kay sprawls well.
Kay scores with the left hand. Aisland knows he should have avoided that one.
Aisland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kay to score with a decent uppercut.
Aisland walks into a stiff left hand from Kay.
Kay lands a nice shot to the body.
Kay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kay lands a nice shot that snaps Aisland's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aisland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kay is fending him off so far but Aisland persists. Nope, Kay circles away and we're back to standing.
Kay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aisland takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Kay coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Kay catches Aisland right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Aisland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Kay finds it's way through Aisland's defenses.
Aisland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Kay as he connects with a hook.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aisland takes one on the button.
Aisland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kay lands a nice shot that snaps Aisland's head back.
Aisland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kay as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mancha Aisland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay gets caught napping as Aisland dives in and scores a takedown. Kay manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisland trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kay is looking for a triangle but Aisland pushes his legs off easily.
Aisland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kay looking for a triangle here. Aisland is fighting it but it looks tight! Kay pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Aisland is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lars Kay!
A victorious Lars Kay thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 778 p4p, 823 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 94 p4p, 100 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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29
260
21 - 11 - 0 |
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27
222
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tryastsyn checks it well.
Dankovich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tryastsyn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dankovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tryastsyn moves away.
Tryastsyn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dankovich defends it well.
Dankovich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Eugeniy Tryastsyn has been cut.
Tryastsyn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dankovich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tryastsyn! Dankovich lets Tryastsyn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tryastsyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dankovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tryastsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankovich is just out of range.
Tryastsyn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dankovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tryastsyn defending well as Dankovich loads up on a big left hand.
Tryastsyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dankovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn tests Dankovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tryastsyn throws out a powerful jab.
Tryastsyn scores with a jab. Dankovich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tryastsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Dankovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tryastsyn, pushing him back against the cage.
Tryastsyn presses Dankovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tryastsyn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tryastsyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tryastsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dankovich controls his hands.
Tryastsyn is trying to drag Dankovich to the mat but Dankovich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anzor Dankovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Tryastsyn avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
Tryastsyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dankovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tryastsyn avoids the body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tryastsyn checks the leg kick.
Tryastsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Tryastsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankovich walks into a straight right hand from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dankovich.
Nice sprawl there from Dankovich as Tryastsyn shoots in.
Dankovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tryastsyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Dankovich's head.
Dankovich throws the left hand but Tryastsyn avoids the punch easily.
Dankovich closes the distance and pushes Tryastsyn back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dankovich regains guard immediately.
Dankovich is wriggling around but Tryastsyn manages to pass to half guard.
Tryastsyn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tryastsyn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dankovich makes his way to full guard, as Tryastsyn worked for a kimura.
Dankovich wants to stand up but Tryastsyn is controlling him.
Dankovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Dankovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tryastsyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dankovich wants to sweep but no luck.
Tryastsyn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dankovich's head.
Tryastsyn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tryastsyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tryastsyn cracks Dankovich with a solid left hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tryastsyn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of digs.
Tryastsyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Dankovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tryastsyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tryastsyn throwing strikes from guard but Dankovich blocks nicely.
Tryastsyn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eugeniy Tryastsyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eugeniy Tryastsyn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dankovich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tryastsyn.
A jab from Tryastsyn finds it's way through Dankovich's defenses.
Tryastsyn throws a right and a left that Dankovich avoids nicely.
A big right from Tryastsyn misses.
Dankovich throwing a counter right hand but Tryastsyn manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn with a poor takedown
and Dankovich counters with a straight right hand.
Tryastsyn misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn throws a hook but Dankovich blocks it.
Dankovich jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dankovich misses with a body kick.
Tryastsyn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dankovich defends it well.
Dankovich ducks under a wild hook from Tryastsyn.
A quick step to the side and Dankovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tryastsyn tries for a takedown but Dankovich circles away easily
letting Dankovich counter with a right hand.
Anzor Dankovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dankovich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tryastsyn.
Dankovich wants to get back to his feet but Tryastsyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dankovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tryastsyn chips away with some ground and pound.
Tryastsyn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tryastsyn throwing strikes but missing.
Dankovich keeping moving, preventing Tryastsyn from controlling successfully.
Tryastsyn is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankovich has wrist control.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of digs.
Tryastsyn is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankovich has wrist control.
Dankovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dankovich tries to get out of the position.
Tryastsyn throwing strikes but missing.
Tryastsyn throws an elbow that misses. Dankovich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tryastsyn's guard. Nice move by Dankovich!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dankovich throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tryastsyn's body to avoid the submission. Tryastsyn has instead reached around Dankovich's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tryastsyn arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
An out of breath Eugeniy Tryastsyn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 373 p4p, 89 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 60 p4p, 17 weight class). Mama Tosen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands with a straight right. Tosen didn't see that one coming.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tosen.
Tosen misses with a body kick.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tosen.
Petrov closes the distance and pushes Tosen back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen breaks the clinch.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tosen! But no joy.
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Tosen ducked under it nicely.
Tosen throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Tosen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A leg kick checked by Tosen.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Tosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tosen throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Tosen only half commits.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Tosen's defenses.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Tosen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Petrov backs off Tosen throws a huge counter combo but Petrov manages to avoid it all.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Tosen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tosen counters with a body kick.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Tosen.
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Tosen misses the body punch
and Petrov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrov.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tosen backwards.
Tosen successfully pulls guard.
Tosen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tosen wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tosen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tosen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrov defends it easily.
Petrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tosen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrov has managed to get both his arms back between Tosen's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tosen controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
Tosen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tosen looking for subs off his back but Petrov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Petrov not doing much here.
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 Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tosen.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Tosen throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Tosen works over Petrov's head and body with a nice combination.
Tosen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tosen checks it well.
Despite the aggression on Tosen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Tosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
As Tosen backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tosen lands with a kick to the temple. Petrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
An inside leg kick from Tosen misses.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Tosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tosen misses with a straight left.
Petrov thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Tosen misses with a looping left.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tosen is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Tosen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
A low kick from Tosen is predictable there
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tosen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Tosen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tosen thinks about the counter body kick.
Petrov throws the left hand but Tosen avoids the punch easily.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Tosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov lands a jab.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tosen under the eye.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Petrov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tosen in his tracks.
Tosen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tosen. Tosen obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Tosen. Those never looked like landing.
Tosen misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tosens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Tosen's ribs.
Tosen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Tosen counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Tosen lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Tosen saw it coming and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petrov is looking to slow Tosen down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Tosen.
Tosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tosen counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Tosen counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Tosen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tosen slips under a jab from Petrov.
Tosen connects with a leg kick.
Tosen slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Tosen checks it
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tosen with the inside leg kick.
Tosen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a good low kick that Tosen was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tosen.
Tosen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Tosen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Tosen.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Tosen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tosen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tosen at a distance.
Tosen slips under a jab.
Tosen flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Petrov throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
Tosen misses with a leg kick.
Petrov drives through and clinches with Tosen against the cage.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Tosen looking to stall.
Tosen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosen.
Tosen throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
Tosen with a knee to the head.
Tosen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Tosen.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Tosen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov is looking to clinch but Tosen is avoiding it.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosen.
Tosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Tosen's leg. Tosen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Tosen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tosen at a distance.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tosen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Tosen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tosen missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tosen catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov sizes up Tosen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen with a nice calf kick.
Tosen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Tosen.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Tosen.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 582 p4p, 57 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 86 p4p, 8 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 22 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masvidal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masvidal defending well as Borgia loads up on a big left hand.
Masvidal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borgia misses with a hook
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borgia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masvidal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borgia.
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
Masvidal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Masvidal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masvidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masvidal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia misses with a looping left.
Borgia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masvidal at a distance.
Borgia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borgia throws a lazy right hand but Masvidal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia throws the left hand but Masvidal avoids the punch easily.
Borgia punishes Masvidal's body with a nice straight punch.
Masvidal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masvidal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia is looking to work some ground and pound but Masvidal has wrist control.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masvidal keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masvidal's head.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Masvidal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
Masvidal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Masvidal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borgia.
Masvidal misses the shot to the body.
Borgia slips under a jab.
Masvidal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgia throws a body punch but Masvidal moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal moves away from the strike by Borgia.
Borgia misses with a body punch
and Masvidal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borgia thuds his right hand into Masvidal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borgia cracks Masvidal with an open hand slap.
Borgia throws an overhand right that lands on Masvidal's shoulder, as Masvidal tries to avoid the shot.
Masvidal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borgia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Borgia chips away with some ground and pound.
Borgia pushes down on Masvidal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Masvidal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borgia.
Borgia seems to be working for a kimura but Masvidal defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep. Borgia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to free his trapped foot but Masvidal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masvidal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borgia scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgia is looking for submissions but instead, Masvidal has regained full guard.
Borgia working some strikes from top position.
Masvidal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masvidal wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
Borgia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borgia blocks a head kick by Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a sloppy head kick and Borgia moves out of range easily.
Borgia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borgia slips under a jab from Masvidal.
A combination from Borgia does no damage.
Borgia lands a right hook to the body.
Borgia lands a jab to the nose.
Borgia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Borgia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Borgia not doing much here.
Borgia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Masvidal moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia advances position into side control!
Borgia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Borgia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masvidal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Masvidal is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Borgia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masvidal wants to control but Borgia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Borgia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Masvidal's legs.
Masvidal is looking to regain half guard here but Borgia keeps moving and retains side control.
Borgia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Masvidal some visible discomfort.
My spies in Gym inform me that Borgia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Borgia working the ground and pound but Masvidal is defending the strikes.
Borgia is working Masvidal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Masvidal tries to improve position but can't.
Borgia working the strikes but Masvidal uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masvidal's head.
Borgia slips a nice elbow through Masvidal's hands, connecting with Masvidal's forehead.
Borgia is pressing down on Masvidal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Masvidal is holding on for now.
Borgia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borgia is looking to advance position but Masvidal won't allow it.
Borgia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Masvidal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borgia working over Masvidal with some ground and pound. Masvidal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Borgia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Masvidal wants to get back to his feet.
Masvidal regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Borgia.
Borgia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Masvidal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borgia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masvidal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Borgia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masvidal's head.
Borgia is looking to work some ground and pound but Masvidal has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borgia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borgia works over Masvidal with some ground and pound from guard.
Masvidal is rocked!
Borgia is in close to Masvidal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Masvidal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borgia gets to his feet and stands over Masvidal, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Masvidal felt that one! Borgia unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Masvidal from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Borgia! Alexander Borgia retains his middleweight title!
Alexander Borgia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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