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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Popkov (ranked 1852 p4p, 1953 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 237 p4p, 251 weight class). Mikhail Popkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eron Saunders's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Saunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Popkov misses the target.
We've been informed that Saunders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Popkov, pushing him back against the cage.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Popkov controls his hands.
Popkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Popkov's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saunders misses with a straight right.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saunders rushes Popkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Popkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popkov breaks from the clinch.
Saunders blocks a jab.
Popkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Popkov.
Saunders throws a lazy right hand but Popkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popkov throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Popkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saunders tries to counter with a clinch but Popkov shakes him off and moves away.
Popkov throws a shot from downtown. Saunders moves away and avoids it.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders ducks right into an uppercut from Popkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Popkov back against the cage.
Popkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Popkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders doesn't manage to clinch there - Popkov circles away.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Popkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Popkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Popkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popkov wants to break free but Saunders has control.
Popkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saunders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popkov breaks from the clinch.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Popkov circles away.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Popkov pushes him off.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Popkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saunders swings for the body but Popkov moves out of range.
A big right from Popkov misses.
Popkov loads up on a big right hand but Saunders slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Popkov slams his shin into Saunders's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Popkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Popkov breaks the clinch.
Saunders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popkov.
Saunders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Popkov with a body shot.
Popkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saunders needs to keep his hands up - Popkov had a free shot at his head there.
Popkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Popkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders looks to throw the jab but Popkov is out of range.
Popkov throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
Popkov takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
Popkov ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Popkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Popkov throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikhail Popkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popkov tests Saunders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popkov misses with a looping left.
Popkov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saunders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popkov in his tracks.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Popkov circles away.
Saunders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Popkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popkov on the side of the head.
 It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Popkov throws a shot from downtown. Saunders moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Popkov misses the target.
Saunders throws out a counter right but Popkov avoids it with no problem.
Popkov throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Popkov pushes him off.
Popkov missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saunders takes one to the side of the head.
Saunders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popkov can't break the clinch.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saunders takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Popkov.
A big right from Popkov misses.
Popkov misses with an uppercut.
Popkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popkov looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Popkov misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Popkov.
Saunders connects with a right hand. Popkov shakes it off.
Saunders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Popkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popkov misses with a straight right.
Saunders blocks a head kick by Popkov.
Popkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
Saunders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Popkov in a clinch.
Popkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saunders lands a right hand.
Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Popkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Popkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Popkov gets tackled into the cage by Saunders. Saunders maintains the clinch.
Popkov tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Popkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Popkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Popkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Popkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saunders tries to clinch but Popkov is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Popkov misses the target.
Popkov lands with an overhand left.
Saunders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popkov.
It seemed like Saunders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Popkov lunges at Saunders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saunders's hand.
Popkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saunders tries to clinch but Popkov moves out of range.
Popkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Popkov with a body shot.
Saunders's corner calls for a 1-2. Saunders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Saunders misses.
Saunders moves into range and clinches up with Popkov.
Popkov manages to break the clinch.
Popkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saunders on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Popkov scores with a nice strike.
Popkov 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.
Popkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saunders. Saunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Popkov throws a head kick but Saunders moves out of range.
Popkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saunders counters with a nice body shot.
Popkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saunders.
Popkov misses with a hook. Saunders ducked under it nicely.
Saunders wants to counter the offense by Popkov and move into the clinch position.
Saunders staying out of range there.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Popkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Saunders swinging wildly here.
Popkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Popkov lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Popkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saunders doesn't manage to clinch there - Popkov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Popkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Popkov throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Popkov's defenses.
Saunders tries a body shot but Popkov blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Popkov.
Popkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders closes the distance but Popkov moves to the side
and Popkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Popkov manages to break the clinch.
Popkov throws a head kick but Saunders moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Popkov circles away.
Popkov blocks a jab.
Popkov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saunders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Popkov on the side of the head.
Popkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popkov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Popkov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Saunders to counter with a crisp jab.
Popkov tries to bum rush Saunders with a series of wild strikes but Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saunders tries to clinch but Popkov is having none of it.
Saunders scores with a body shot.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Popkov. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popkov throws a head kick that Saunders semi-blocks.
Good shot there by Popkov.
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Saunders - that landed with a thud.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saunders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Popkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popkov misses with a head kick.
Saunders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Popkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popkov scores with a nice head shot.
Saunders 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.
Popkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saunders lunges at Popkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popkov's hand.
Saunders moves forwards but Popkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Popkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saunders.
Popkov tries to bum rush Saunders with a series of wild strikes but Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saunders cracks Popkov with a good jab.
Mikhail Popkov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popkov moves away.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
Popkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Popkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Popkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Saunders.
Popkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saunders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popkov.
Popkov looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Popkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Popkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saunders 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.
 Popkov is rocked!
Saunders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Popkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders misses with a looping left.
Popkov throwing a counter right hand but Saunders manages to avoid it.
Saunders rushes Popkov and presses him up against the cage.
Popkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders lands with a left to the head.
Popkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saunders has him pressed against the cage.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Saunders.
Eron Saunders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Popkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Saunders has cracked Popkov with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Saunders lands another huge swinging hook and Popkov tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Popkov, before Saunders can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eron Saunders!
Eron Saunders bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 903 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Pablo Cruz (ranked 80 p4p, 164 weight class). Dismantle comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are. Cruz has chosen Daddy Yankee / Gasolina as his entrance music. 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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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dismantle blocks a jab.
Dismantle avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Dismantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dismantle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Dismantle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dismantle throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dismantle is just out of range.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Dismantle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Dismantle tried to counter with a leg kick but Cruz avoided it.
Dismantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dismantle lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dismantle lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dismantle rather than just go for the knockout.
Dismantle looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz takes a swing at Dismantle's ribcage but misses.
Dismantle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dismantle is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dismantle's head backwards.
Dismantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Dismantle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dismantle loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Dismantle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dismantle works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dismantle. That's going to slow Cruz down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dismantle rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Dismantle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Dismantle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Dismantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz wants to break free but Dismantle has control.
Dismantle scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Dismantle tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Dismantle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Dismantle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dismantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle working aggressively here.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dismantle gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dismantle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cruz can turn it around.
Dismantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Dismantle - that landed with a thud.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dismantle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dismantle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Dismantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dismantle prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dismantle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Dismantle had a free shot at his head there.
Dismantle lands a body shot.
Dismantle misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dismantle lands with a shot to the body.
Dismantle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Dismantle darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dismantle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dismantle cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Dismantle throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dismantle with a hook.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dismantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dismantle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dismantle with a nice cross.
Dismantle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dismantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Dismantle forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Dismantle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dismantle.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dismantle controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dismantle blocking some punches.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dismantle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dismantle manages to avoid it.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dismantle's hands.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
enabling Dismantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dismantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dismantle throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Dismantle lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dismantle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dismantle's head backwards.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dismantle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Dismantle saw that one coming.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Dismantle saw that one coming.
Dismantle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dismantle walks into a left hand.
A jab from Dismantle does it's job there.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Dismantle counters with a two punch combo.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dismantle misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dismantle scores with a push kick.
Dismantle moves into the clinch successfully.
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Dismantle misses.
Dismantle misses with a straight left.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dismantle doesn't seem bothered though.
Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Dismantle avoids it easily.
Dismantle throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Dismantle tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dismantle blocks a jab.
Dismantle lands a jab to the head.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Dismantle lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Dismantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dismantle scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dismantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Dismantle.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Dismantle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Dismantle prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dismantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Mickey Dismantle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz throws the left hand but Dismantle avoids the punch easily.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Dismantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dismantle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dismantle clinches.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dismantle. Dismantle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dismantle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dismantle connects with a jab.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz defending well as Dismantle loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Dismantle.
Dismantle swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Dismantle clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dismantle throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Mickey Dismantle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Jab from Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dismantle cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dismantle. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Dismantle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dismantle misses with a jab to the body
and Dismantle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dismantle avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Dismantle jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Dismantle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dismantle misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dismantle.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dismantle works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Dismantle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Dismantle misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Dismantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Dismantle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dismantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Dismantle back against the cage.
Dismantle scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Dismantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
Dismantle lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dismantle pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dismantle pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dismantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Pablo Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dismantle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dismantles head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Dismantle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dismantle 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Dismantle!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Dismantle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 1090 p4p, 749 weight class) and Maxim Ward (ranked 148 p4p, 100 weight class). Ward has chosen ERA - Ameno as his entrance music. Fedor Vovchanchyn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
187
6 - 3 - 0 |
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32
172
17 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Ward!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Ward misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ward throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vovchanchyn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ward throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vovchanchyn was covering up waiting for the punch and Ward finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ward seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn 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.
Ward controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the position here.
Vovchanchyn keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vovchanchyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ward lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Vovchanchyn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Ward as he checks the leg kick.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward lands with a nice body punch.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ward. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ward.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vovchanchyn wants it to stay on the feet.
Vovchanchyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Ward swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ward with a nice calf kick.
Vovchanchyn is looking to wear down Ward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vovchanchyn takes one to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn takes one to the side of the head.
Ward fails to land the takedown.
Fedor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Ward.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ward with that takedown attempt.
Vovchanchyn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a low kick but Ward moves his leg out of the way.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ward is looking to advance position but Vovchanchyn won't allow it.
Vovchanchyn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ward pulls his head out easily.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Vovchanchyn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vovchanchyn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ward avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vovchanchyn.
Ward might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ward throws a hook but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Ward.
Ward tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
A nice combination there by Ward.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ward thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vovchanchyn pinned against the cage. Vovchanchyn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ward misses with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Vovchanchyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ward lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fedor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Ward.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vovchanchyn defends well and Ward ends up having to push Vovchanchyn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ward throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ward. That snapped Vovchanchyn's head back.
Maxim Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward scores with a jab. Vovchanchyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ward avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Ward tries for a takedown but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vovchanchyn tries to move into range but Ward moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward pushes Vovchanchyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Ward shoots in and bounces Vovchanchyn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ward is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ward is one step ahead there.
Ward trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
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.
Ward controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big right from Ward misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body kick.
Ward flicks out a counter leg kick but Vovchanchyn steps away.
Ward swings widly with a right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vovchanchyn's sensitive parts.
Ward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vovchanchyn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxim Ward will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ward throws a big shot that misses.
Vovchanchyn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ward lands the left hand.
Ward scores with a nice strike.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Ward.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Ward throws a sloppy body shot
and Vovchanchyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ward decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vovchanchyn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ward is working away from the top position though.
Ward tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vovchanchyn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ward won't allow Vovchanchyn to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vovchanchyn is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Ward lands a nice hook to Vovchanchyn's body. Vovchanchyn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ward darts in looking for a takedown but Vovchanchyn gets double underhooks and turns Ward into the cage.
Maxim Ward is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Fedor Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward looks to land a combination. Vovchanchyn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Maxim Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vovchanchyn as he avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ward gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward tries to move to mount but Vovchanchyn blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Vovchanchyn's face as Ward controls the position.
Vovchanchyn tries to bench press Ward off him but Ward keeps the position.
Fedor Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward working away.
Ward just content to control the position.
Vovchanchyn tries to improve position but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vovchanchyn keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward misses with the combination.
Vovchanchyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ward thuds his right hand into Vovchanchyn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vovchanchyn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Ward.
Ward misses with a body punch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ward's knee momentarily.
Jab, jab by Ward - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
and Vovchanchyn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick lands for Ward.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Ward.
Well Ward 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Ward!
Maxim Ward 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 937 p4p, 803 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 153 p4p, 130 weight class). Watson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anarchy in the UK. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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39
213
27 - 20 - 0 |
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32
205
18 - 11 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa blocks the body kick.
Rosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Watson is wise to it.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson digs a good hook to Rosa's body.
Rosa misses the jab.
Rosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rosa!
Watson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Rosa throws a low kick but Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosa swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Rosa connects with a single shot there.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rosa's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rosa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Rosa gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
Watson pushes Rosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has Rosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Rosa tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosa misses with some punches.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosa has double underhooks.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Rosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa blocks the body kick.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rosa.
Rosa misses with a head kick.
It looked like Watson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rosa.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Watson swings for the body but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Henrique Rosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Rosa misses
and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Rosa didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson stops Rosa from standing up.
Rosa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Watson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson dives in and grabs Rosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosa pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosa pushes Watson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to get an arm triangle but Rosa is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosa pushes Watson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rosa throws Watson to one side and escapes!
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Rosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Watson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Rosa saw it coming and moves away.
Rosa looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Rosa is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson prevents Rosa from getting back to his feet.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Rosa wriggles free and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Watson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rosa thinking.
Watson throws a jab when Rosa was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosa. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watson scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Rosa misses.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson gets a double leg takedown into Rosa's guard.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Rosa wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Rosa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrique Rosa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rosa closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
Watson stalling in the clinch but Rosa improves position.
Rosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson misses with a body punch.
Watson tries to break free but Rosa pushes him back against the cage.
Rosa misses with a punch to the body.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Watson.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosa's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa prevents a body shot from Watson.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Watson.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson has Rosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson misses the jab.
Watson is looking to wear down Rosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson staying out of range there.
Rosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watson.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Watson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson misses with a low kick as Rosa jumps back.
Rosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rosa throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Rosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Rosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rosa but Rosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Rosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosa connects with a single shot there.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Rosa looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Rosa saw it coming and moves away.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Rosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Rosa moves away from the strike by Watson.
Rosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson throws out a leg kick but Rosa moves out of range and Watson only half commits.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Rosa slips the punch.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosa.
Watson punishes Rosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Watson stuns Rosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa lands a jab to the head.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Rosa moves away and avoids it.
Rosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watson blocks a head kick by Rosa.
Rosa tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Rosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson blocks a leg kick.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rosa connects with a body shot.
Watson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Rosa connects with a right hand. Watson shakes it off.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rosa missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Watson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rosa.
Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rosa, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rosa scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosa throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
Rosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watson throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Watson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rosa tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson wants to land a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
Watson dives in and grabs Rosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosa pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson moves out of range as Rosa strikes.
Rosa misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a two punch combo.
Watson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Watson misses.
Rosa connects with a leg kick.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosa is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is working for a kimura but Rosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Watson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosa is trying to stand up.
Watson has hold of Rosa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rosa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Paul Joseph Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson tries to control but Rosa wriggling away.
Rosa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa blocking the ground and pound.
Rosa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Paul Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
Rosa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rosa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Watson fails to move to back control.
Rosa tries to buck Watson off but he can't manage it.
Rosa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Watson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Watson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rosa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rosa shrugs it off.
Rosa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Watson fails to take his opponent's back.
Watson is working hard here to advance position.
Rosa somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Joseph Watson.
I think Rosa 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Rosa!
Henrique Rosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 927 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 133 p4p, 151 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doomsday Clock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Ryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryan with a jab.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Lee avoids the body shot from Ryan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Ryan down.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ryan takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Ryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ryan will feel that in the morning.
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
It looked like Ryan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Ryan goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Ryan scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Ryan checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Ryan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Lee throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Lee throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Ryan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Ryan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Ryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Ryan swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
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 Eddie Ryan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryan sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eddie Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
Ryan dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Ryan's head and hops out.
It looks like Ryan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Ryan drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping 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.
Ryan looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryan is controlling Lee's posture.
Lee tries to stand but Ryan is controlling from the bottom.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryan controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryan has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets a takedown into half guard.
Ryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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 Eddie Ryan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ryan somewhat.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Ryan tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan backing away here, and Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jeff Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to move into range but Ryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee throws a lazy body kick
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two 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!
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee is looking to escape.
Jeff Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee pushes Ryan off looking to stand but Ryan dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Ryan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Ryan eventually gives up the hold.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ryan scores with a shot to the body.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan checks a low kick from Lee.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryan rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eddie Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Ryan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Ryan!
Our winner, Eddie Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hargol Svenkter (ranked 435 p4p, 428 weight class) and Kevin McGuire (ranked 27 p4p, 23 weight class). Svenkter comes to the cage accompanied by heavy bass test. McGuire has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin McGuire 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
McGuire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svenkter tries to avoid it but McGuire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svenkter to the ground. Svenkter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Hargol Svenkter has been cut.
Svenkter misses with a hook.
McGuire flicks out a counter leg kick but Svenkter steps away.
Svenkter throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire throws a left that rocks Svenkter and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! McGuire dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Svenkter regain composure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svenkter wants to control but McGuire postures up.
McGuire trying to control the position but Svenkter is working away.
McGuire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenkter can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuire tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGuire has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svenkter keeps working.
McGuire is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Svenkter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
McGuire working away.
McGuire misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Svenkter is looking to regain half guard here but McGuire keeps moving and retains side control.
McGuire is staying tight to Svenkter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Svenkter dodges the ground and pound from McGuire.
McGuire is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Svenkter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Svenkter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGuire.
Svenkter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svenkter wants to control but McGuire is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGuire lands a nice short elbow.
Hargol Svenkter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McGuire in particular looking to stall.
Svenkter trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire seems to be looking for submissions.
McGuire content to control rather than advance.
Svenkter is trying to get back to full guard.
Svenkter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Svenkter blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGuire.
Svenkter is trying to control but McGuire manages to pass to mount!
Svenkter tries to hold on but McGuire postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire with the ground and pound from mount.
Jeez, Hargol Svenkter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hargol Svenkter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin McGuire!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin McGuire 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 535 p4p, 236 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 83 p4p, 36 weight class). Moxley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Moxley misses.
Fritz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fritz misses the shot to the body.
Moxley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fritz 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.
Fritz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moxley throws the left hand but Fritz avoids the punch easily.
Moxley avoids the head kick by Fritz.
Moxley rushes Fritz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moxley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moxley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fritz up against the cage.
Moxley stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Moxley's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley lands a right hand.
Fritz tries to work over Moxley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moxley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moxley presses Fritz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Moxley.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moxley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Fritz.
A hook to the body from Moxley.
Moxley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fritz is keeping busy.
Moxley pulls guard successfully.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Fritz from controlling successfully.
Moxley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fritz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fritz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moxley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fritz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moxley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moxley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moxley is trying to control the position but Fritz postures up.
Fritz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fritz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fritz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Fritz from controlling successfully.
Moxley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fritz defends it easily.
Moxley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moxley has a closed guard, preventing Fritz from standing up.
Moxley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fritz trying to control the position from guard on top but Moxley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moxley controls Fritz momentarily but Fritz frees himself.
Moxley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fritz is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fritz wants to control from the top but Moxley keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fritz stands and throws Moxley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Moxley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moxley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fritz on the side of the head.
Moxley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moxley lunges at Fritz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fritz's hand.
Fritz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Moxley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moxley throws a hook but Fritz blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fritz. Moxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moxley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fritz under the eye.
Moxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Fritz misses.
Moxley jabs at Fritz's body.
A big right from Fritz misses.
Moxley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
Moxley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthew Fritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fritz swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moxley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fritz throws out a loose jab but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Moxley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fritz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fritz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fritz misses with a left hand
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Moxley takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
Fritz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moxley.
Moxley cracks Fritz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moxley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fritz manages to avoid it.
Fritz throws a head kick that misses.
Moxley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fritz throws a jab but it's blocked by Moxley.
Fritz takes one to the side of the head.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz gets tackled into the cage by Moxley. Moxley maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxley scores with a shot to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fritz moves away from the strike by Moxley.
Moxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fritz is looking to counter punch.
Fritz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
Moxley misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fritz misses with a leg kick
and Fritz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moxley misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz throws an overhand right that lands on Moxley's shoulder, as Moxley tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fritz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fritz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fritz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moxley moves away from the strike by Fritz.
Fritz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moxley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fritz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fritz misses with a looping left.
Moxley works the jab nicely.
Moxley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moxley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fritz.
Fritz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxley.
Fritz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley moves away from the strike by Fritz.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moxley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moxley tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moxley throws a hook but Fritz avoids it easily.
Fritz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fritz is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz misses with a straight right.
Moxley moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Fritz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moxley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matthew Fritz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Moxley.
Moxley lands a nice shot to the body.
Fritz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fritz can't find room to land a body shot as Moxley controls the action.
Moxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fritz can't find room to land a body shot as Moxley controls the action.
Moxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Moxley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moxley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Georges Moxley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and Moxley counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fritz.
Fritz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moxley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Fritz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moxley.
Fritz misses with the combination.
Moxley avoids the body shot from Fritz.
Fritz throws a poor cross that misses
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moxley misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Fritz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Fritz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fritz moves away.
Moxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Moxley moves out of range easily.
Fritz throws a lazy right hand but Moxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Fritz misses with a straight right.
Fritz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fritz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick from Fritz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fritz swings widly with a right hand
and Moxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moxley connects with a jab.
Moxley tries to close the distance and clinch but Fritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moxley avoids the head kick by Fritz.
Fritz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moxley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fritz scores with a jab.
Moxley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moxley throws out a loose jab but Fritz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moxley lands with a nice body punch.
Georges Moxley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley lands with a hook. Fritz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fritz throws a jab when Moxley was well out of range.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Fritz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Fritz misses.
Fritz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fritz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matthew Fritz is winning the standup battle so far.
Moxley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moxley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fritz has time to react.
Fritz lands a nice hook to Moxley's body. Moxley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moxley clinches up against the cage.
Fritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moxley's elbow.
Moxley blocks a body shot from Fritz.
Moxley misses with some punches.
Moxley blocks a body shot from Fritz.
Fritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moxley's elbow.
Fritz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Moxley on the inside.
Moxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moxley.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Moxley.
Moxley digs a right hand underneath Fritz's ribcage. Fritz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fritz misses with a punch on the inside.
Moxley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fritz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fritz defending well as Moxley loads up on a big left hand.
Fritz is looking to counter punch.
Moxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fritz throws out the jab.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Fritz misses with a head kick.
Moxley scores with a sloppy right hand. Fritz should have avoided that one.
Moxley connects with a looping right hand.
Moxley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fritz swats away the attempt to clinch by Moxley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxley has a takedown stuffed.
Moxley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fritz misses with a shot to the body
and Moxley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fritz throws a head kick that misses.
Fritz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moxley sizes up Fritz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Fritz drops his hands momentarily and Moxley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moxley moves out of range as Fritz strikes.
Moxley lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Moxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moxley 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Moxley!
A very excited looking Georges Moxley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 66 p4p, 350 weight class) and Razkan Karmax (ranked 9 p4p, 46 weight class). Yu Tai comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Pole Fighter. Karmax is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BloodSports. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razkan Karmax!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karmax tries to land a leg kick but Yu Tai saw it coming and moves away.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Karmax counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu Tai connects with a leg kick.
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu Tai is just out of range.
Karmax misses with a left hand
and Yu Tai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Yu Tai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karmax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karmax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karmax missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karmax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick
and Karmax counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai wants to land a leg kick but Karmax is out of range.
Karmax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax scores with a jab to the body.
Karmax throws a looping overhand right but Yu Tai ducks down to avoid it.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
Karmax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Karmax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karmax scores with a sloppy right hand. Yu Tai should have avoided that one.
Karmax scores with a nice head shot.
Karmax takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karmax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karmax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax throws a sloppy body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yu Tai looks for the body kick but Karmax saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karmax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karmax.
Yu Tai swings for the body but Karmax moves out of range.
Karmax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karmax moves away.
Yu Tai tried to score with a low kick but Karmax checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Karmax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Yu Tai misses
and Karmax counters with a shoot takedown. Yu Tai fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karmax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yu Tai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yu Tai wants to sweep here but Karmax controlling him for the moment.
Karmax keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Karmax controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karmax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yu Tai seems keen to control Karmax's posture.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax trying to control but Yu Tai is working from the bottom.
Yu Tai controls Karmax momentarily but Karmax frees himself.
That's four 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.
Karmax working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Karmax won't allow Yu Tai to sweep him here.
Yu Tai pulls Karmax in close to prevent any damage.
Yu Tai is looking to stand up but Karmax isn't so interested in that idea.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax passes Yu Tai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yu Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karmax on the ground.
Karmax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karmax wants to control but Yu Tai is keeping him busy.
Karmax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razkan Karmax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax'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.
Yu Tai slips under a jab from Karmax.
Karmax sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yu Tai throws a lazy right hand but Karmax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karmax throws a chopping leg kick but Yu Tai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karmax checks a leg kick nicely.
Karmax throws out a loose jab but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Yu Tai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karmax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Karmax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Karmax avoids it easily.
Karmax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu Tai counters with an inside leg kick.
Karmax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karmax wants to slow Yu Tai down by chopping away at his legs.
Yu Tai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Karmax avoids the punch easily.
Yu Tai scores with a nice head shot.
Yu Tai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Karmax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Razkan Karmax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karmax throws a good cross that connects.
Yu Tai clobbers Karmax with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Karmax misses the target.
The fighters circling - Karmax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karmax tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu Tai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
Karmax pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yu Tai back to the cage. Karmax follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax looks to clinch
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Karmax, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karmax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yu Tai to the mat! Yu Tai manages to get full guard.
Yu Tai pushes Karmax off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karmax lands with a shot to the body.
Karmax lands a slapping body shot.
Yu Tai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karmax to score with a decent uppercut.
Karmax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai tried to score with a low kick but Karmax checks it.
Karmax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yu Tai.
Good leg kick by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Karmax moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yu Tai cracks Karmax with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Karmax. Beautiful body shot.
Yu Tai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yu Tai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karmax throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karmax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Karmax avoids it easily.
Karmax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karmax takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Karmax, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
Yu Tai throws the kick towards the body but Karmax avoids it.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karmax throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Karmax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karmax misses with a leg kick.
Karmax fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yu Tai on the side of the head.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karmax throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karmax scores with a one two! Yu Tai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yu Tai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax throws a leg kick which misses Yu Tai's front leg but catches the back leg as Yu Tai tries to avoid it.
Karmax swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karmax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Karmax misses
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karmax moves in looking to clinch but Yu Tai pushes him off.
Karmax swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karmax swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Karmax thows a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai avoids the head kick by Karmax.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karmax at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai counters with a huge left! Karmax is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yu Tai isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Karmax from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yu Tai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 667 p4p, 427 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 38 p4p, 22 weight class). Wanderlei Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol blocks a head kick by Rua.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Phol moved out of range nicely.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Phol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
Phol misses with a wild body shot.
Rua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rua 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.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol slips under a jab from Rua.
Phol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rua connects with a leg kick.
Phol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Phol.
Rua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phol counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Rua avoids the body shot from Phol.
A jab from Phol misses.
Phol misses with a wild body shot.
Phol stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua dodges the punch combination from Phol.
Phol is looking to wear down Rua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Phol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a hook but Phol blocks it.
Phol is looking to clinch.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Phol's shoulder, as Phol tries to avoid the shot.
Phol scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
Rua throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Phol throwing a counter right hand but Rua manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Rua misses
enabling Phol to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua digs a good hook to Phol's body.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Phol's side.
Phol is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Phol.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Phol tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Phol throws a lazy uppercut
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer Phol's cut is getting worse.
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a big right hand! Oh Phol is in trouble here! Rua follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Rua!
During a confident post fight interview, Wanderlei Rua 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 21 p4p, 123 weight class) and Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 4 p4p, 22 weight class). Lõhmus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 54 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Sanguinetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Sanguinetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Sanguinetti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lõhmus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lõhmus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lõhmus misses with a wild body shot.
Lõhmus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lõhmus slips a straight right by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanguinetti is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti lands a really nice looking cross but Lõhmus seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti scores with a nice right hand.
Sanguinetti cracks Lõhmus with an open hand slap.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
Lõhmus punishes Sanguinetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanguinetti is looking to clinch.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti lands the left hand.
Lõhmus throws a shot from downtown. Sanguinetti moves away and avoids it.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lõhmus lands a nice looking body shot.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Sanguinetti strikes.
Sanguinetti staying out of range there.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut.
Lõhmus misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lõhmus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus scores with a punch to the head.
Lõhmus slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
Sanguinetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lõhmus thuds his right hand into Sanguinetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lõhmus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lõhmus missing with a left hand there. Sanguinetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Lõhmus misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus tests Sanguinetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguinetti moves away.
A big left from Lõhmus misses.
Sanguinetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut. Sanguinetti saw that one coming.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Lõhmus avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lõhmus misses with a body punch
and Sanguinetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Sanguinetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Sanguinetti strikes.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands a jab to the nose.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lõhmus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus jabs at Sanguinetti's body.
Sanguinetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lõhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanguinetti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanguinetti staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti slips a straight right by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but Sanguinetti moves out of range easily.
Sanguinetti lands with a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lõhmus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lõhmus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanguinetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanguinetti slips a jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanguinetti throws a right hand that Lõhmus ducks under and follows up with a left that Lõhmus also avoids with ease.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a shot from downtown. Sanguinetti moves away and avoids it.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Lõhmus looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the head.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti throws out a loose jab but Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Sanguinetti throws a jab when Lõhmus was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanguinetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanguinetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Sanguinetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti avoids the head kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Sanguinetti strikes.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
Lõhmus blocks a jab.
Sanguinetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lõhmus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlando Sanguinetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lõhmus scores with a jab.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Sanguinetti catches Lõhmus right on the button with a cross.
Lõhmus throws a solid leg kick but Sanguinetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti cracks Lõhmus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lõhmus can pounce on him.
Sanguinetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Sanguinetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Lõhmus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Sanguinetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Sanguinetti blocks the low kick.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Lõhmus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
A little jabbing left from Sanguinetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanguinetti scores with a hook to the body. Lõhmus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Sanguinetti is out of range.
It seemed like Sanguinetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lõhmus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanguinetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Lõhmus's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lõhmus lands an overhand right.
Sanguinetti throws a right and a left that Lõhmus avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus swings for the body but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanguinetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanguinetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Sanguinetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lõhmus feints and then cracks Sanguinetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanguinetti down.
Nice jab there from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lõhmus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanguinetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Lõhmus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanguinetti just manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti throws a good cross that connects.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Lõhmus blocks it.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws an off balance right hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanguinetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lõhmus misses with a hook.
Sanguinetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Lõhmus tries to score with a low kick but Sanguinetti moves his leg out of the way.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanguinetti takes a swing at Lõhmus's ribcage but misses.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
Lõhmus staying out of range there.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Sanguinetti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus blocks a jab.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Lõhmus blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanguinetti thuds a left hand into Lõhmus's body.
Sanguinetti scores with a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti misses with a wild body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lõhmus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Lõhmus strikes.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus slips a jab and a cross from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus misses with a jab to the body
and Sanguinetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lõhmus tries to work over Sanguinetti's front leg with a kick but Sanguinetti checks it.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
Sanguinetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but Sanguinetti avoids it.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanguinetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lõhmus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lõhmus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus dips to his left and cracks Sanguinetti with an uppercut!
Lõhmus throws a shot from downtown. Sanguinetti moves away and avoids it.
Sanguinetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lõhmus lands with a right hand.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanguinetti.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
An inside leg kick from Lõhmus misses.
Sanguinetti slips a straight right by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Sanguinetti avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanguinetti looks to land a left hand but Lõhmus moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Lõhmus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head but Lõhmus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lõhmus lands with a cross.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a right and a left that Lõhmus avoids nicely.
Sanguinetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanguinetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Lõhmus blocks a jab.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus slips a straight right by Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a jab when Lõhmus was well out of range.
Sanguinetti lands with a hook. Lõhmus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanguinetti misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Lõhmus misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanguinetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Sanguinetti avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Sanguinetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus throws a push kick but Sanguinetti slaps the foot to one side.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
Lõhmus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lõhmus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A cross from Lõhmus lands.
A big left from Lõhmus misses.
Lõhmus cracks Sanguinetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanguinetti misses with a wild body shot.
Lõhmus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
Sanguinetti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Lõhmus ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Sanguinetti throws out a counter right but Lõhmus avoids it with no problem.
Sanguinetti blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Sanguinetti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Sanguinetti misses the shot to the body.
Sanguinetti thuds his right hand into Lõhmus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lõhmus misses with a wild body shot.
Lõhmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanguinetti. That did some damage!
Sanguinetti pushes Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanguinetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lõhmus prevents a body shot from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti has a couple of punches blocked by Lõhmus.
A nice left hand lands by Sanguinetti.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti keeps control of Lõhmus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanguinetti prevents a body shot from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti lands with a left to the head.
Lõhmus tries to work over Sanguinetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanguinetti misses with the head strike.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head but Lõhmus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Sanguinetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lõhmus avoids the body shot from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanguinetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lõhmus throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lõhmus throws a solid leg kick but Sanguinetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lõhmus.
A low kick lands for Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Lõhmus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanguinetti connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lõhmus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lõhmus throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Orlando Sanguinetti just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanguinetti, as that shot connected.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Lõhmus blocks it.
Sanguinetti tries to clinch there but Lõhmus circles away.
Sanguinetti clinches.
Sanguinetti lands a shoulder strike.
Lõhmus blocks a body shot from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanguinetti tries to throw a body punch but Lõhmus avoids it by throwing Sanguinetti back against the cage.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanguinetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanguinetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lõhmus blocks an uppercut.
Sanguinetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Lõhmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Lõhmus does no damage.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanguinetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanguinetti checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Sanguinetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Sanguinetti is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head but Lõhmus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lõhmus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Sanguinetti connects with a body shot.
Lõhmus tries to move into range but Sanguinetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lõhmus lands a really nice looking cross but Sanguinetti seems unphased.
Sanguinetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lõhmus throws a right hand that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti swinging wildly here.
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanguinetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Lõhmus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Lõhmus lands.
Sanguinetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Lõhmus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lõhmus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lõhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Lõhmus slips a straight right by Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanguinetti.
Jab by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Sanguinetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanguinetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Sanguinetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lõhmus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanguinetti throws a nice looking combination but Lõhmus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lõhmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanguinetti checks it well.
Sanguinetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lõhmus on the side of the head.
Lõhmus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Lõhmus tenderised Sanguinetti's leg. Sanguinetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lõhmus has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Sanguinetti finds it's way through Lõhmus's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti dips to his left and cracks Lõhmus with an uppercut!
Lõhmus misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Sanguinetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanguinetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Lõhmus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sanguinetti connects with a looping right hand.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Lõhmus tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanguinetti avoided it.
Sanguinetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Sanguinetti there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus misses with a hook.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanguinetti dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanguinetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Lõhmus looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanguinetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti lands a nice hook to Lõhmus's body. Lõhmus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Sanguinetti lands with a shot to the body.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Sanguinetti avoids the punch easily.
Lõhmus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanguinetti's head backwards.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanguinetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanguinetti checks it well.
Sanguinetti checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti looks to land a left hand but Lõhmus moved out of range nicely.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Sanguinetti connects with a right hand. Lõhmus shakes it off.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the head.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Sanguinetti moves in looking to clinch but Lõhmus pushes him off.
It looked like Lõhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanguinetti slips a jab from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lõhmus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Lõhmus ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab.
Lõhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lõhmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lõhmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
It looked like Lõhmus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Lõhmus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Sanguinetti finds it's way through Lõhmus's defenses.
Sanguinetti moves away from the strike by Lõhmus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Sanguinetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanguinetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanguinetti looks to throw the jab but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Sanguinetti.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Sanguinetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lõhmus doesn't seem phased though.
Lõhmus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lõhmus delivers a nice body kick.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanguinetti avoids the body shot from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus swings for the body but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Lõhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lõhmus misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joosep Lõhmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Sanguinetti slips a straight right by Lõhmus.
As Lõhmus backs off Sanguinetti throws a huge counter combo but Lõhmus manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Lõhmus misses the target.
Sanguinetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lõhmus moves forwards but Sanguinetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
A big right from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti slips a straight right by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Sanguinetti cracks Lõhmus with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanguinetti blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanguinetti. That snapped Lõhmus's head back.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Sanguinetti scores with a hook.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanguinetti with a nice cross.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Lõhmus strikes.
Sanguinetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lõhmus.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orlando Sanguinetti.
Well Sanguinetti 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Sanguinetti!
Orlando Sanguinetti is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Orlando Sanguinetti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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