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ENIGMA 146 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 2260 p4p, 23520 weight class) and Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 205 p4p, 371 weight class). Kuromiya Hiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuromiya Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguera.
Laguera lands with a hook. Hiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hiro slips a jab from Laguera.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguera.
Laguera scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Kuromiya Hiro has been cut.
Alejandro Laguera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Laguera.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hiro. Laguera shrugs it off though.
Hiro catches Laguera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laguera just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Laguera misses.
Laguera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Laguera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiro.
Laguera looks to land a left hand but Hiro moved out of range nicely.
Hiro throws out a counter right but Laguera avoids it with no problem.
Hiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiro punishes Laguera's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiro blocks a jab.
Laguera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hiro.
Hiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro tries to land a front kick but Laguera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laguera misses with a straight right.
Hiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hiro cracks Laguera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laguera scores with a jab to the head.
Laguera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laguera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Laguera misses.
Hiro tries to land a front kick but Laguera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laguera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hiro.
Hiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Laguera misses its target.
Laguera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Laguera missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laguera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiro takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hiro.
Laguera missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiro moves out of range as Laguera strikes.
Hiro misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laguera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hiro misses the jab.
Hiro staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Hiro.
Laguera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro misses with an uppercut
and Hiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laguera blocks a jab.
Laguera jabs Hiro right on the nose. Hiro blinks but takes it well.
Laguera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiro.
Hiro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laguera with a body shot.
Laguera looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiro is just out of range.
Laguera throws a body punch but Hiro moves out of range.
Laguera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laguera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laguera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hiro.
Hiro throws a jab when Laguera was well out of range.
Laguera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hiro walks into a straight right hand from Laguera.
Hiro throws a hook but Laguera avoids it easily.
Hiro defending well as Laguera loads up on a big left hand.
Laguera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laguera slips a straight right by Hiro.
Laguera staying out of range there.
Laguera connects with the punch.
Hiro clobbers Laguera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hiro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Laguera to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro misses the jab.
Hiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiro slips under a jab from Laguera.
Laguera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laguera to score with a decent uppercut.
Laguera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.
Hiro slips under a jab from Laguera.
Laguera throws the left hand but Hiro avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Laguera.
Hiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laguera.
Laguera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Laguera throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Hiro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Hiro moves away from the strike by Laguera.
Hiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laguera.
Hiro takes one on the button.
Laguera throws a poor cross that misses
and Hiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laguera misses with an uppercut. Hiro saw that one coming.
Laguera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hiro on the side of the head.
That has opened up Kuromiya Hiro's cut even more.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguera.
Hiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Hiro is rocked!
Hiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Laguera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuromiya Hiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Laguera misses.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguera throws a hook but Hiro avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laguera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiro loads up on a big right hand but Laguera slips the punch.
Hiro throws a sloppy head kick and Laguera moves out of range easily.
Laguera clobbers Hiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Laguera finish him?
Hiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laguera takes a swing at Hiro's ribcage but misses.
Hiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Laguera misses with a hook. Hiro ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hiro.
Hiro needs to keep his hands up - Laguera had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro misses with an uppercut.
Hiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiro misses the target.
Laguera moves out of range of the strikes.
Alejandro Laguera is winning the standup battle so far.
Laguera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laguera scores with a hook to the body. Hiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Laguera. Beautiful body shot.
Laguera sends Hiro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Laguera is motioning to the referee to let Hiro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Laguera lands a right hook to the body.
Hiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Hiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laguera avoids the body shot from Hiro.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguera manages to avoid it.
Hiro slips a straight right by Laguera.
Laguera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Hiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laguera misses the jab.
Laguera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiro.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguera manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Laguera - just one landing.
The cut above Kuromiya Hiro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laguera.
Laguera scores with a decent looking hook.
Laguera drops Hiro with a straight right hand, right on the button! Laguera follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Laguera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saxon Byrd (ranked 2204 p4p, 2371 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 281 p4p, 298 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Saxon Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook.
A big left from Xanthopoulos misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrd.
Xanthopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Byrd connects with an inside leg kick.
Byrd throws a nice head kick!
Xanthopoulos throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd thumps Xanthopoulos with a low kick.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Byrd quickly recovers to half guard.
Byrd trying to control here.
Xanthopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Byrd tries to roll over but Xanthopoulos keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd trying to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd wants to improve his position but Xanthopoulos is controlling well.
Xanthopoulos thows a huge punch but Byrd dodges it nicely.
My spies in Tran MMA Gym inform me that Xanthopoulos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Byrd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos working over Byrd with some ground and pound. Byrd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Xanthopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Byrd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xanthopoulos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Byrd trying to hold on to Xanthopoulos's head to control him but Xanthopoulos postures up.
Byrd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Byrd is staying active underneath Xanthopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Xanthopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Xanthopoulos thows a huge punch but Byrd dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Xanthopoulos connects with a nice short shot to Byrd's temple.
Byrd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Byrd gets back to full guard.
Xanthopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd being controlled here, momentarily.
Xanthopoulos trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is controlling Xanthopoulos's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Xanthopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xanthopoulos throws a strike but Byrd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Byrd won't allow Xanthopoulos to get back to his feet.
Byrd gets to his feet - Xanthopoulos follows without any prompting.
Byrd works over Xanthopoulos's head and body with a nice combination.
Byrd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xanthopoulos if he has to take too many more of those.
Xanthopoulos misses with a double jab
and Byrd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xanthopoulos thinking.
Byrd defending well as Xanthopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Byrd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byrd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is looking to score with low kicks.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Byrd.
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!
Byrd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Byrd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xanthopoulos.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byrd throws a head kick that Xanthopoulos semi-blocks.
Xanthopoulos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Byrd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Byrd moves forwards but Xanthopoulos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Byrd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
Byrd dips to his left and cracks Xanthopoulos with an uppercut!
Byrd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Byrd connects with a body shot that sends Xanthopoulos's belly button to the back.
Byrd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Byrd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xanthopoulos in his tracks.
Xanthopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Byrd cracks Xanthopoulos with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xanthopoulos shoots in and drives through. Byrd sprawls well.
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
Byrd with a nice cross.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Byrd as he jumps to the side.
Byrd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Xanthopoulos misses.
Byrd with a jab.
Xanthopoulos misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook.
Xanthopoulos misses with a combination
and Byrd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Byrd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saxon Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Byrd connects with a body shot that sends Xanthopoulos's belly button to the back.
Xanthopoulos misses with a combination
and Byrd counters with a left to the body.
Byrd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saxon Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Xanthopoulos looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xanthopoulos just manages to avoid it.
Byrd lands a jab-cross combination.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xanthopoulos can do to turn this around?
Xanthopoulos lands a nice shot that snaps Byrd's head back.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xanthopoulos.
A little feinted left hand from Byrd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saxon Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanthopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd tries to bum rush Xanthopoulos with a series of wild strikes but Xanthopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Byrd misses.
Xanthopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd sets himself, and Xanthopoulos steps forward looking for the clinch! Byrd avoids it this time.
Byrd's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Byrd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byrd wants it to stay on the feet.
Byrd lands an overhand right.
Byrd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xanthopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xanthopoulos scores with a three punch combo!
Xanthopoulos 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.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Byrd.
Byrd connects with a right hand. Xanthopoulos shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos tries for a takedown but Byrd circles away easily
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Byrd.
The crowd cheers as Xanthopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
Byrd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byrd wants it to stay on the feet.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Byrd.
Xanthopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xanthopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos cracks Byrd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Xanthopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xanthopoulos scores with the left hand. Byrd knows he should have avoided that one.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Byrd throws a lazy right hand but Xanthopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byrd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xanthopoulos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Byrd eats them both and turns towards Xanthopoulos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Xanthopoulos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Byrd jabs Xanthopoulos right on the nose. Xanthopoulos blinks but takes it well.
Xanthopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Xanthopoulos misses with a straight right.
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
Xanthopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xanthopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xanthopoulos throws a right hand that Byrd ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrd also avoids with ease.
It looked like Byrd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Byrd jabs at Xanthopoulos's body.
Byrd connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos dives in and scores a takedown into Byrd's guard.
Byrd pulls Xanthopoulos in to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byrd keeping moving, preventing Xanthopoulos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Byrd blocks nicely.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd wants to sweep but no luck.
Xanthopoulos trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Xanthopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Byrd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xanthopoulos's guard. Nice move by Byrd!
Byrd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Xanthopoulos working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xanthopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Xanthopoulos trying to control the position here.
Byrd trying to control but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Byrd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrd sets himself, and Xanthopoulos steps forward looking for the clinch! Byrd avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Xanthopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xanthopoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Xanthopoulos misses with a looping left.
Xanthopoulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Xanthopoulos crashes against the mat.
Xanthopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Byrd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Byrd is looking to regain half guard here but Xanthopoulos keeps moving and retains side control.
Byrd takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulos wants to take a breather but Byrd manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Xanthopoulos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd looking for a sweep. Not yet Byrd, not yet.
Xanthopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xanthopoulos 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.
Xanthopoulos looking to sit in guard and control but Byrd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saxon Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xanthopoulos is trying to keep Byrd in close.
Xanthopoulos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Saxon Byrd.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byrd, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saxon Byrd!
An out of breath Saxon Byrd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Faolin (ranked 1573 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 227 p4p, 347 weight class). Faolin comes to the cage accompanied by It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Struja Jr has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faolin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struja Jr.
Faolin tries to counter by clinching up but Struja Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Faolin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Faolin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Faolin tries to bum rush Struja Jr with a series of wild strikes but Struja Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struja Jr ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Struja Jr.
Faolin tries to bum rush Struja Jr with a series of wild strikes but Struja Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faolin misses with a looping left.
Struja Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Struja Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faolin moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Struja Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Struja Jr loads up on a big right hand but Faolin slips the punch.
Faolin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faolin cracks a nice hook into Struja Jr's ribs.
Struja Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Struja Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Faolin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Faolin throws a shot from downtown. Struja Jr moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Struja Jr.
A big left from Struja Jr misses.
Faolin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Struja Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Struja Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Struja Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joey Faolin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faolin scores with a shot to the body.
Faolin connects with a body shot.
Struja Jr throws a combination that misses
and Faolin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Struja Jr looking to stall.
Struja Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struja Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Faolin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Faolin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja Jr.
Faolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Struja Jr backwards.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Struja Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faolin prevents it.
Faolin presses Struja Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Struja Jr is working for takedown but Faolin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Struja Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Struja Jr looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faolin.
A short right from Faolin.
Faolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Struja Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Faolin lands with a light punch inside.
Struja Jr is rocked!
Faolin is leaning against Struja Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faolin lands a left hand.
Struja Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Faolin finish him?
Faolin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struja Jr's efforts to push away.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Struja Jr blocks it.
Struja Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Faolin drops Struja Jr with a big knee straight up the middle! Struja Jr is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Ludko Struja Jr has been cut.
Struja Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faolin forces Struja Jr back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr tries to break free but Faolin pushes him back against the cage.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Faolin unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Struja Jr out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Struja Jr off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Joey Faolin!
Joey Faolin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 1545 p4p, 2965 weight class) and Thongthailek Sitsongrit (ranked 204 p4p, 342 weight class). Suarez comes into the arena with Mexican Sun blaring out of the sound system. Felix Suarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thongthailek Sitsongrit !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suarez somewhat.
Suarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Suarez.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Suarez ducked under it nicely.
Suarez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Suarez scores with a leg kick.
Suarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick from Suarez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Sitsongrit 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Suarez avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit gets caught napping as Suarez dives in and scores a takedown. Sitsongrit manages to retain guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Suarez passes into half guard.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but Sitsongrit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suarez to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
Suarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suarez content to control rather than advance.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but Sitsongrit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suarez to get the leverage.
Suarez wants to free his trapped foot but Sitsongrit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sitsongrit is controlling Suarez's trapped leg to prevent Suarez from advancing to side control.
Suarez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Sitsongrit is concentrating on defense, preventing Suarez from advancing position.
Sitsongrit pushes Suarez off looking to stand but Suarez dives back in and keeps control.
Suarez controlling the action here.
Suarez prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
Suarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Suarez seems to be working for a kimura but Sitsongrit defends the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sitsongrit defending well though.
Suarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sitsongrit is just riding it out for now. Suarez eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Suarez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sitsongrit is just riding it out for now. Suarez eventually gives up the hold.
Suarez is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit is refusing to be controlled, as Suarez sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez is working for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Suarez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit motions for Suarez to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Suarez is out of range.
Sitsongrit sizes up Suarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Suarez's body.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suarez lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suarez. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Suarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez tries for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit looks to move to half guard but instead Suarez has passed into mount! Damn!
Suarez trying to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sitsongrit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Suarez wants to control the pace but Sitsongrit is squirming around nicely.
Suarez looking to secure an arm triangle but Sitsongrit defends it well.
Suarez avoids the attempt from Sitsongrit to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Felix Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suarez wants to control the pace but Sitsongrit is squirming around nicely.
Suarez controlling the pace for now.
Suarez tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Suarez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sitsongrit is now in Suarez's guard. A big mistake from Suarez there, giving up the dominant position!
Sitsongrit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Sitsongrit has knee on belly momentarily but Suarez bucks him off and regains half guard.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sitsongrit works his way into full mount!
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
Suarez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit controlling the action here.
Suarez trying to hold on to Sitsongrit 's head to control him but Sitsongrit postures up.
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 Felix Suarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Suarez ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Suarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suarez scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Suarez's shoulder, as Suarez tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Suarez scores with a nice strike.
Suarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit . Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit .
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Suarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Suarez throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Suarez cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Suarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Suarez.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Suarez saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Suarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Suarez throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Sitsongrit 's guard.
Suarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
Suarez forces his way into half guard.
Suarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sitsongrit has his hands clasped together around Suarez's back. He's all about the action.
Suarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Suarez wants to pass to mount but Sitsongrit is defending the position.
Sitsongrit trying to control here.
Sitsongrit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit working a defensive guard here.
Suarez landing with the ground and pound.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
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.
Suarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sitsongrit is adopting a defensive guard.
Suarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Suarez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sitsongrit for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Felix Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suarez misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Suarez misses its intended target.
Suarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suarez lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suarez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Suarez!
Felix Suarez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vegan Gains logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 1120 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 160 p4p, 183 weight class). Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic looks for a takedown but Ajuricaba sprawls well.
Khalidovic throws a chopping leg kick but Ajuricaba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ajuricaba throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khalidovic misses with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with an inside leg kick.
Khalidovic wants to clinch up but Ajuricaba keeps it at a distance.
Ajuricaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic cracks Ajuricaba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khalidovic lands with a nice combination. Ajuricaba backs away looking to recover.
Khalidovic fails with the takedown
and Ajuricaba counters with a three punch combo that has Khalidovic backing up. Khalidovic nods at Ajuricaba to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajuricaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ajuricaba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khalidovic's sensitive parts.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic 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.
Khalidovic wants to clinch.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Khalidovic's body. Khalidovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba slips a jab and a cross from Khalidovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Khalidovic misses.
Huena Ajuricaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Ajuricaba should have avoided that one.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Ajuricaba's front leg but catches the back leg as Ajuricaba tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalidovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Ajuricaba is wise to it.
Khalidovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ajuricaba. Ajuricaba obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajuricaba.
Khalidovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khalidovic thinking.
Ajuricaba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidovic at a distance.
A cross from Ajuricaba lands.
A lazy left from Khalidovic finds it's target.
Ajuricaba tries to sprawl but Khalidovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khalidovic is trying to control. Ajuricaba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ajuricaba keeping hold of Khalidovic's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Ajuricaba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ajuricaba controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura but Ajuricaba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalidovic to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ajuricaba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Khalidovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Ajuricaba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalidovic is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khalidovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khalidovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Ajuricaba slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Ajuricaba there.
Ajuricaba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Khalidovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ajuricaba. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Khalidovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalidovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ajuricaba is trying to force a seperation but Khalidovic has the dominant position.
Ajuricaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ajuricaba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ajuricaba lands a jab to the nose.
Ajuricaba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khalidovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ajuricaba is able to avoid easily.
Khalidovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ajuricaba is out of range and Khalidovic settles back down.
Khalidovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ajuricaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ajuricaba can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Khalidovic both land. Nice combination.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajuricaba tried to counter with a leg kick but Khalidovic avoided it.
Khalidovic lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajuricaba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Ajuricaba off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Khalidovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khalidovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khalidovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a low kick, right behind Khalidovic 's knee.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Ajuricaba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khalidovic avoids a kick to the body.
Khalidovic takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Ajuricaba should have avoided that one.
Khalidovic cracks Ajuricaba with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Ajuricaba is out of range.
Ajuricaba throws a body kick that misses
and Khalidovic counters with a shoot takedown. Ajuricaba fights it but they end up in guard.
Ajuricaba keeping moving, preventing Khalidovic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba controls Khalidovic momentarily but Khalidovic frees himself.
Khalidovic wants to pass the guard but Ajuricaba is keeping the position.
Khalidovic keeps trying to improve his position.
Ajuricaba can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalidovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ajuricaba is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ajuricaba has recovered full guard.
Ajuricaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalidovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Ajuricaba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalidovic controlling from side mount.
Ajuricaba tries to bench press Khalidovic off him but Khalidovic keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ajuricaba is not content to let Khalidovic control the position.
Khalidovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Khalidovic wants to control for a moment but Ajuricaba uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ajuricaba is staying active underneath Khalidovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khalidovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ajuricaba to score with a decent uppercut.
Khalidovic pushes Ajuricaba up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but Ajuricaba moves out of range easily.
Ajuricaba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ajuricaba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ajuricaba defends well and Khalidovic ends up having to push Ajuricaba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Khalidovic's body. Khalidovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khalidovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ajuricaba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ajuricaba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalidovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ajuricaba scrambles back to his feet.
Khalidovic thumps Ajuricaba with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic unleashes a big counter combination but Ajuricaba bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ajuricaba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalidovic misses the body punch
letting Ajuricaba counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ajuricaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Ajuricaba moves out of range of the body kick.
Ajuricaba scores with a nice right hand.
Ajuricaba throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Ajuricaba's front leg but catches the back leg as Ajuricaba tries to avoid it.
Ajuricaba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ajuricaba throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ajuricaba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mamed Khalidovic 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.
Khalidovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Ajuricaba looking to control.
Ajuricaba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khalidovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ajuricaba is trying to keep Khalidovic in close.
Ajuricaba keeping full guard, as Khalidovic tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khalidovic content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khalidovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khalidovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Ajuricaba in the body.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ajuricaba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ajuricaba wants to land a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight right.
Khalidovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ajuricaba thuds his right hand into Khalidovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khalidovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ajuricaba clobbers Khalidovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ajuricaba staying out of range there.
Ajuricaba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidovic.
Huena Ajuricaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba tries to score with a low kick but Khalidovic moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khalidovic 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Mamed Khalidovic 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 1277 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Mabuz Bacia (ranked 55 p4p, 82 weight class). Mabuz Bacia has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai lands a big head kick that sends Bacia tumbling to the mat! Chai takes a step backwards and waves Bacia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
Bacia misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a big right hand! Oh Bacia is in trouble here! Chai follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bigi Boi Chai!
Bigi Boi Chai is the new super heavyweight champion!
Bigi Boi Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 1236 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 167 p4p, 149 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colamarino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colamarino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Colamarino is just out of range.
Colamarino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kentrail Colamarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colamarino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Colamarino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Colamarino defends it nicely.
Colamarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Colamarino keeps the fight on the outside.
Colamarino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Colamarino counters with a straight right hand.
Colamarino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith checks the leg kick.
A jab from Colamarino does it's job there.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colamarino to score with a decent uppercut.
Colamarino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Colamarino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Colamarino's leg but Colamarino calmly moves out of range.
Colamarino misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Colamarino's head but Colamarino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colamarino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Colamarino swings widly with a right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith slips a jab from Colamarino.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colamarino.
Colamarino with a nice cross.
Colamarino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colamarino stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colamarino.
Colamarino misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Colamarino misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colamarino throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Colamarino tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colamarino was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
A punch lands to the side of Colamarino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Colamarino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Colamarino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Colamarino.
Colamarino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kentrail Colamarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colamarino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colamarino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Colamarino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colamarino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Colamarino wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith moves out of range as Colamarino strikes.
Smith moves forwards but Colamarino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Colamarino's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith postures up in Colamarino's guard and throws a big left but Colamarino blocks it.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Colamarino has wrist control.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith throws an elbow but Colamarino slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Colamarino is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Smith trying to control the position but Colamarino is working away.
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 Kentrail Colamarino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Colamarino. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colamarino swivels and escapes.
Colamarino looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Colamarino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Colamarino looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Colamarino moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colamarino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colamarino moves out of range as Smith strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colamarino. Colamarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith tries to clinch but Colamarino is having none of it.
Colamarino throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Colamarino misses.
Colamarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colamarino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colamarino lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colamarino looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith connects with a jab.
Colamarino lands a right hook to the body.
Colamarino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kentrail Colamarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a jab when Colamarino was well out of range.
Colamarino lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Colamarino throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Smith misses.
Colamarino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colamarino throws out the jab.
Colamarino looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Colamarino misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Colamarino.
Colamarino lands with an overhand left.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut
and Colamarino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Colamarino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Colamarino there.
Colamarino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Colamarino there.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Colamarino finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Colamarino throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colamarino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Colamarino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Colamarino throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Colamarino to the mat! Colamarino manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Colamarino keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colamarino has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Colamarino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colamarino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Colamarino keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Colamarino has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Colamarino throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colamarino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Colamarino walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Colamarino's head but Colamarino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colamarino slips a jab from Smith.
Colamarino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Colamarino misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Colamarino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Colamarino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Colamarino looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Colamarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Colamarino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colamarino. Colamarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Colamarino connects with a solid leg kick.
Colamarino feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Colamarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Smith.
Colamarino throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Colamarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Colamarino.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Colamarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colamarino.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith staying out of range there.
Agent Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws a leg kick but Colamarino checks it.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Colamarino counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith moves away from the strike by Colamarino.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colamarino lands with a shot to the body.
Colamarino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Colamarino. That's going to slow Smith down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Colamarino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colamarino scores with a leg kick.
Colamarino avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Colamarino in a clinch.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Colamarino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kentrail Colamarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agent Smith.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colamarino's elbow.
Smith is trying to drag Colamarino to the mat but Colamarino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colamarino's elbow.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Colamarino avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Colamarino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colamarino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kentrail Colamarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colamarino, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
Agent Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haitian Ginger (ranked 1238 p4p, 1332 weight class) and Kevin Jones (ranked 159 p4p, 174 weight class). The key to victory for Haitian Ginger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Ginger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Ginger's head.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ginger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
Ginger just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones jabs at Ginger's body.
Ginger throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ginger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a hook but Ginger avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Ginger throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Ginger throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a jab when Ginger was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginger.
Jones walks into a jab.
Ginger cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kevin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ginger cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Ginger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Ginger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Ginger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ginger cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Kevin Jones's cut even more.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ginger but Ginger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ginger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Ginger in a clinch.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ginger is defending well.
Jones jumps guard but Ginger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Haitian Ginger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jones.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ginger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Ginger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginger stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is controlling Ginger's posture.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ginger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Ginger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ginger being controlled here momentarily.
Jones is trying to hold Ginger in close to prevent damage but Ginger has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jones tries to hold on but Ginger postures up.
Jones holds on, trying desperately to control.
Jones tries to hold on but Ginger pushes him away.
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.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Ginger isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones wants to hold on but Ginger pushes him away.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haitian Ginger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ginger back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones tries to clinch up but Ginger circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a jab when Ginger was well out of range.
Ginger connects with a high kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ginger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones taking a break here but Ginger is having none of it and regains half guard.
Jones throws a strike but Ginger avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ginger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ginger manages to get back to half guard.
Ginger is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to advance position but Ginger counters by regaining guard.
Jones passes Ginger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ginger won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Ginger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ginger is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ginger is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Ginger is defending the position.
Jones trying to control the action but Ginger is working from the bottom.
Ginger is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones trying to control but Ginger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
It looks like Ginger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ginger is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Ginger back into the cage.
Ginger pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ginger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haitian Ginger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Ginger trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ginger into the cage.
Ginger scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ginger is defending well.
Ginger lands with a left to the head.
Ginger pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ginger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Ginger.
Ginger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ginger lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Ginger.
Ginger misses with a body punch.
Ginger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ginger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Ginger works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Ginger lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Ginger.
Ginger stalling the fight.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haitian Ginger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones shoots and misses
and Ginger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jones! Ginger lets Jones back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ginger lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Jones up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ginger from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Jones's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haitian Ginger!
An out of breath Haitian Ginger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 2613 p4p, 1745 weight class) and Eddie McDermott (ranked 294 p4p, 210 weight class). Masunwendinghamar comes to the cage accompanied by Weltschmerz. McDermott has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tau Masunwendinghamar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunwendinghamar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDermott 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.
Masunwendinghamar throws a lazy right hand but McDermott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDermott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermott manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for McDermott.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a looping right.
Masunwendinghamar missing with a left hand there. McDermott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDermott lands with an overhand left.
Tau Masunwendinghamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Masunwendinghamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDermott moves into the clinch.
Masunwendinghamar letting McDermott take a breather here.
McDermott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masunwendinghamar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDermott struggles to land a body shot inside as Masunwendinghamar controls his hands.
Masunwendinghamar tries to break free but McDermott pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDermott cracks Masunwendinghamar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masunwendinghamar 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.
McDermott moves into the clinch.
McDermott manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McDermott taking a breather.
McDermott lands a shoulder strike.
McDermott manages to break the clinch.
Masunwendinghamar drops McDermott with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McDermott looks back up at him and smiles so Masunwendinghamar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Eddie McDermott has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masunwendinghamar throws an overhand right that lands on McDermott's shoulder, as McDermott tries to avoid the shot.
Masunwendinghamar backing away here, and McDermott unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McDermott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McDermott lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott works over Masunwendinghamar with some ground and pound from guard.
McDermott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masunwendinghamar keeping moving, preventing McDermott from controlling successfully.
Masunwendinghamar wants to stand and escape but McDermott is having none of it.
McDermott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masunwendinghamar wants to stand but McDermott is controlling the position.
McDermott works over Masunwendinghamar with some ground and pound from guard.
McDermott wants to control from the top but Masunwendinghamar keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masunwendinghamar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDermott blocks a jab.
McDermott staying out of range there.
McDermott gets a clinch.
McDermott breaks the clinch.
Masunwendinghamar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masunwendinghamar throws out a powerful jab.
Masunwendinghamar throws out a loose jab but McDermott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by McDermott. Beautiful body shot.
Masunwendinghamar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masunwendinghamar moves out of range of the strikes.
McDermott throws a body shot but no joy.
McDermott scores with a nice head shot.
Masunwendinghamar throws a right and a left that McDermott avoids nicely.
McDermott clobbers Masunwendinghamar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
McDermott jabs Masunwendinghamar right on the nose. Masunwendinghamar blinks but takes it well.
Donk. McDermott catches Masunwendinghamar right on the button with a cross.
Tau Masunwendinghamar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDermott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermott looking to score a takedown here. Masunwendinghamar is defending well but McDermott drives through and ends up in Masunwendinghamar's guard.
McDermott looking to sit in guard and control but Masunwendinghamar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masunwendinghamar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McDermott is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie McDermott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie McDermott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDermott looks to land a right hand but Masunwendinghamar moved out of range.
Masunwendinghamar throws a right hand that misses
and McDermott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDermott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masunwendinghamar moves out of range as McDermott strikes.
A big right from Masunwendinghamar misses.
McDermott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDermott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masunwendinghamar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McDermott to counter with a crisp jab.
Masunwendinghamar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Masunwendinghamar connects with a looping right hand.
Masunwendinghamar misses with an uppercut. McDermott saw that one coming.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a left hand
and McDermott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Masunwendinghamar throws a jab when McDermott was well out of range.
McDermott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermott slips under a jab.
McDermott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDermott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masunwendinghamar drops McDermott with a beautiful combination! McDermott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Masunwendinghamar is looking for the KO!
McDermott is rocked!
Masunwendinghamar thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDermott is still on wobbly legs! Can Masunwendinghamar finish him?
Masunwendinghamar misses with a hook. McDermott ducked under it nicely.
Masunwendinghamar throws a shot from downtown. McDermott moves away and avoids it.
McDermott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches McDermott flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! McDermott is out cold! Masunwendinghamar holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tau Masunwendinghamar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 1193 p4p, 427 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 159 p4p, 50 weight class). Calamari's entrance music is Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. A fine choice. Rai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai throws a nice looking combination but Calamari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rai slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rai misses with a leg kick.
Calamari half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Calamari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rai misses.
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Calamari is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rai's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calamari lands a nice short elbow.
Rai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calamari.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari slips a nice elbow through Rai's hands, connecting with Rai's forehead.
Calamari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari lands strikes from half guard.
Rai wants to control but Calamari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Calamari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calamari working over Rai with some ground and pound. Rai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rai looking for submissions off his back.
Calamari winds up and cracks Rai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Calamari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calamari controlling the action here.
Rai trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai has hold of Calamari's hands but Calamari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calamari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Calamari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
Rai tries to get to full guard but Calamari has control of the leg.
Calamari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calamari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calamari drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari is pressing down on Rai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rai is holding on for now.
Rai controlling the position for now.
Calamari is trying to control. Rai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calamari is working away from the top position though.
Rai wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Calamari is nestled in close to Rai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Calamari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calamari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Calamari wants to free his trapped foot but Rai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Calamari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calamari.
Calamari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calamari lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Calamari is nestled in close to Rai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calamari is trying to control. Rai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calamari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calamari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calamari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calamari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rai at a distance.
Rai throws a leg kick that misses.
Rai jabs Calamari right on the nose. Calamari blinks but takes it well.
Calamari lands a nice looking body shot.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Rai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Rai has managed to clinch.
Rai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Rai jumps guard but Calamari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari has clasped his hands together around Rai's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Calamari misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Calamari throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rai works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rai wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Calamari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rai wants to control but Calamari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calamari connects with a nice short shot to Rai's temple.
Valdo Calamari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calamari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rai is looking for a sweep. Calamari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calamari scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Calamari there.
Calamari is nestled in close to Rai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calamari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calamari working Rai over with strikes.
Calamari not doing much here.
Calamari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is trying to keep Calamari in close.
Calamari postures up in Rai's guard and throws a big left but Rai blocks it.
Calamari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rai can't keep his opponent in guard - Calamari advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calamari passes into side control, despite Rai's attempt to control the position.
Rai trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.
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.
Calamari creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Calamari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rai to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Rai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Calamari lands some shots froms side control.
Rai defending against the ground and pound.
Rai is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Rai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calamari grinds an elbow into Rai's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rai throws out a powerful jab.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari lands with an uppercut that bounces Rai off the cage and back into range.
Rai missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari misses with a few strikes there.
Rai thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Rai moved out of range nicely.
Rai tries to bum rush Calamari with a series of wild strikes but Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by Calamari or perhaps it was just good defense by Rai, which made it look bad.
Rai rushes Calamari and presses him up against the cage.
Rai is pressed up against the cage. Calamari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rai down to the mat. Rai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rai scores with the left hand. Calamari knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Rai.
Rai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?
Calamari throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Rai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Calamari connects with a jab.
Rai motions for Calamari to come forward. Rai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Calamari.
Rai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai misses with a straight right.
Calamari takes one on the button.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rai momentarily.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rai sprawls and moves away.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai walks into a left hand.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calamari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agansing Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rai. That's going to slow Calamari down.
Calamari digs a good body shot into Rai's ribs.
Calamari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calamari appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rai takes one to the side of the head.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Calamari darts in and clinches Rai up against the cage.
Rai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calamari is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdo Calamari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calamari is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Rai.
A shot in the inside from Rai.
Calamari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rai prevents it.
Rai tries to work over Calamari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rai tries a body shot but Calamari blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calamari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calamari misses with a punch on the inside.
Calamari blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Calamari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calamari scores with a shoulder strike.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Rai.
Rai swings wildly with an uppercut but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rai throws a head punch that misses.
Rai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calamari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calamari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Calamari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calamari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rai wants to control but Calamari is keeping busy.
Calamari wants to control but Rai is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari wants to take a breather but Rai is having none of it.
Calamari winds up and cracks Rai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Valdo Calamari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calamari, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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