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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chozen Gracie (ranked 1978 p4p, 2778 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 217 p4p, 296 weight class). Barrels has chosen Lock stock and as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chozen Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrels.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barrels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Barrels's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barrels missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Barrels's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barrels lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels is punishing Gracie with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for Barrels to control.
Barrels is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gracie up.
 It looks like Chozen Gracie has been cut.
Barrels tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
Gracie just trying to survive but Barrels is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barrels is raining down hard shots and and Gracie has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 1470 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 140 p4p, 143 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mercer's choice of entrance music: Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Mercer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bandicoot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a head kick. That will keep Bandicoot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mercer throws the kick towards the body but Bandicoot avoids it.
Mercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mercer thumps Bandicoot with a low kick.
Bandicoot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Mercer there.
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!
Bandicoot drops Mercer with a big left hand and mounts him. Mercer is in big trouble!
 Mercer is rocked!
Mercer told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bandicoot postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mercer in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mercer to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crush Bandicoot!
Crush Bandicoot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Bobby Mercer stepped up to the mic, saying 'You got me again, Crush. You're one of the best but that gear you got on is awful! I'll send you some Bondi gear after this. You'll never look back. I'm telling you, it's a gamechanger. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1007 p4p, 592 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 152 p4p, 87 weight class). Dickinson's entrance music is Resurrection - Chris Travis. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins wants to clinch.
Haskins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dickinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dickinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
A punch combination from Haskins misses.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
Dickinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haskins's sensitive parts.
Haskins blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Haskins is looking for the big counter here.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haskins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Haskins misses the target.
Haskins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haskins swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson moves out of range as Haskins strikes.
Dickinson is looking to slow Haskins down with leg kicks.
Haskins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson sizes up Haskins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haskins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Haskins.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Haskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haskins throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Haskins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haskins throws a series of punches but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haskins is able to avoid easily.
Haskins throws a hook but Dickinson avoids it easily.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut. Haskins saw that one coming.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.
Haskins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haskins misses with a few strikes there.
Dickinson cracks Haskins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haskins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dickinson's head backwards.
Dickinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haskins checks a low kick from Dickinson.
Haskins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Haskins.
Haskins stuns Dickinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haskins throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Haskins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickinson.
Haskins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dickinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dickinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haskins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickinson.
Dickinson moves away from the strike by Haskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses.
Haskins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haskins misses with a straight right.
Haskins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dickinson throws a chopping leg kick but Haskins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haskins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
Haskins misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Haskins. Those never looked like landing.
Haskins tries to clinch there but Dickinson circles away.
Dickinson looks to land a left hand but Haskins moved out of range nicely.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Haskins throws a hook but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Haskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins 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.
Nice defenses there by Haskins.
Dickinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins slips under a jab from Dickinson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Haskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haskins tries to clinch but Dickinson is having none of it.
Dickinson throws a body kick that misses.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins throws a shot to the body.
Haskins wants to clinch up but Dickinson keeps it at a distance.
Haskins slips under a jab.
Haskins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickinson throws a lazy right hand but Haskins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haskins gets a clinch.
Haskins misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Haskins controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Haskins.
Dickinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
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 Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dickinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haskins tries to clinch up.
Haskins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dickinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haskins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haskins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dickinson misses with a low kick.
Haskins throws a series of punches but Dickinson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dickinson misses the target.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Dickinson's head but Dickinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Haskins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Haskins.
Haskins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haskins defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickinson throws a body kick that misses.
Dickinson lands with a straight right. Haskins didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
Haskins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haskins misses with a double jab.
Dickinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A leg kick checked by Haskins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson looks to throw the jab but Haskins is out of range.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dickinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
Dickinson cracks Haskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dickinson throws out a leg kick but Haskins moves out of range and Dickinson only half commits.
Dickinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haskins.
Haskins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickinson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Haskins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dickinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Dickinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Haskins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson misses with a hook.
Haskins throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
Dickinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Haskins throws a hook but Dickinson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins connects with a single shot there.
Dickinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haskins. That did some damage!
Dickinson is looking to land body kicks.
Dickinson throws a low kick but Haskins moves out of range easily.
Dickinson misses with a leg kick.
Haskins moves out of range of the body kick.
Haskins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dickinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dickinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dickinson lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickinson. That's going to slow Haskins down.
Dwayne Haskins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haskins throws a right and a left that Dickinson avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Dickinson.
Haskins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haskins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickinson lands a slapping body shot.
Dickinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but Haskins moved away.
It seemed like Haskins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haskins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Haskins.
It looked like Dickinson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haskins.
Dickinson misses with a left hand
and Haskins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haskins checks a leg kick.
Haskins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haskins there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Haskins lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Haskins.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the body
and Haskins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Haskins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haskins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dickinson cracks Haskins with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins slips under a jab from Dickinson.
Haskins throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Haskins's head.
Haskins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dickinson lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a leg kick.
Haskins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haskins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickinson scores with a push kick.
Haskins swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dickinson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dickinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Haskins.
A big right from Haskins misses.
Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haskins.
Haskins checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dickinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Haskins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haskins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickinson.
Dickinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haskins misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Haskins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haskins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haskins struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
Dickinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haskins backwards.
Haskins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dickinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Haskins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskins has had enough of the clinch but Dickinson keeps him there for the moment.
Dickinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haskinss head.
Dickinson misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dickinson.
Haskins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haskins is keeping busy.
Haskins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.
Haskins prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haskins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Dickinson - that landed with a thud.
Dickinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haskins's efforts to push away.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Haskins blocks it.
Haskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickinson.
Dickinson moves out of range as Haskins strikes.
Haskins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskins.
Dwayne Haskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Dickinson misses the target.
Haskins throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Haskins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Dickinson misses its intended target.
Haskins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Dickinson.
Haskins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Dickinson finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
Dickinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haskins.
Dickinson scores with a leg kick.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
Haskins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haskins checks the leg kick.
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a head kick!
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haskins tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Dickinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haskins blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickinson slips under a jab.
Haskins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickinson.
Dickinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickinson sizes up Haskins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haskins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haskins finds it's way round the side to connect with Dickinson's head.
Nice jab there from Haskins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Dickinson misses.
Haskins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haskins throws a body punch but Dickinson moves out of range.
Haskins wants to clinch.
Dickinson throwing a counter right hand but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Haskins throws a shot to the body.
Haskins misses with a hook.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Haskins.
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haskins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haskins clobbers Dickinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses.
Haskins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickinson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
A very excited looking Sean Dickinson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 535 p4p, 682 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 69 p4p, 91 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Hawk throws a low kick but Rishkinov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rishkinov throws a big counter head kick but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rishkinov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rishkinov.
Hawk throws a hook but Rishkinov avoids it easily.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rishkinov.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rishkinov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hawk blocks it well.
Rishkinov slips a straight right by Hawk.
Rishkinov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Rishkinov's head but Rishkinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rishkinov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Rishkinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rishkinov is looking to slow Hawk down with leg kicks.
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rishkinov blocks the body kick.
Rishkinov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rishkinov lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Rishkinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rishkinov lands a nice shot that snaps Hawk's head back.
Rishkinov misses with a looping left.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rishkinov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawk really felt that one!
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Rishkinov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Rishkinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rishkinov. That one must have hurt.
Rishkinov misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hawk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a big head kick that sends Rishkinov tumbling to the mat! Hawk takes a step backwards and waves Rishkinov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rishkinov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hawk misses.
A nice side step and Rishkinov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decent striking displayed by Rishkinov there.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rishkinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rishkinov.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rishkinov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
Rishkinov looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rishkinov avoids it.
Rishkinov looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov scores with a shot to the body.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rishkinov misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk tries to land a body kick
and Rishkinov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawk really felt that one!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rishkinov misses with the body kick
and Hawk counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Hawk.
Decent striking displayed by Hawk there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov blocks a low kick nicely.
Rishkinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rishkinov misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A slow jab from Rishkinov misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawk misses its target.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rishkinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Rishkinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rishkinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Rishkinov avoided it.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Rishkinov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rishkinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Rishkinov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Rishkinov lands with a nice body kick.
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk throws a body kick that misses
enabling Rishkinov to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Serhey Rishkinov just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rishkinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rishkinov scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Rishkinov misses.
Hawk connects with a jab.
That has opened up Serhey Rishkinov's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rishkinov checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rishkinov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rishkinov throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk misses with the body kick
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Rishkinov counters with a low kick, right behind Hawk 's knee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hawk.
Rishkinov throws the kick towards the body but Hawk avoids it.
Rishkinov moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rishkinov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rishkinov just manages to avoid it.
Hawk walks into a straight right hand from Rishkinov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk avoids the body shot from Rishkinov.
And Hawk counters with a quick kick to the body but Rishkinov blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rishkinov connects with a jab.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rishkinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from Rishkinov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk scores with a leg kick.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Ethan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rishkinov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rishkinov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawk's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Rishkinov throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Rishkinov scores with a push kick.
Hawk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rishkinov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov tries to land a leg kick but Hawk saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Rishkinov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rishkinov scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rishkinov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor KillsInWater (ranked 500 p4p, 430 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 64 p4p, 55 weight class). Gyukosho Fujimoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tor KillsInWater's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater jabs Fujimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
KillsInWater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fujimoto wants to break free but KillsInWater has control.
KillsInWater manages to break the clinch.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KillsInWater lands a nice shot to the body.
KillsInWater forces Fujimoto back against the cage and clinches.
Fujimoto is trying to break free.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KillsInWater scores with a hook.
KillsInWater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fujimoto doesn't seem bothered though.
KillsInWater moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from KillsInWater.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Fujimoto gets tackled into the cage by KillsInWater. KillsInWater maintains the clinch.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
KillsInWater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tor KillsInWater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KillsInWater lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater has closed the distance and engaged Fujimoto in a clinch.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
Fujimoto throws out a loose jab but KillsInWater uses good head movement to avoid it.
KillsInWater works Fujimoto's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by KillsInWater there.
KillsInWater jabs Fujimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
KillsInWater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
KillsInWater rushes Fujimoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
KillsInWater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimoto's efforts to push away.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
KillsInWater misses with a two punch combination.
KillsInWater lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - KillsInWater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater connects with a high kick.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
KillsInWater doesn't manage to clinch there - Fujimoto circles away.
A nice side step and Fujimoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
KillsInWater moves into the clinch successfully.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
KillsInWater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - KillsInWater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujimoto misses with a hook.
KillsInWater bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head.
KillsInWater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
KillsInWater moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands an uppercut.
KillsInWater lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
KillsInWater connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
KillsInWater scores with a jab. Fujimoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
KillsInWater lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
A right-left combo lands from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
KillsInWater is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by KillsInWater. Beautiful body shot.
KillsInWater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KillsInWater rushes Fujimoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a looping overhand right but KillsInWater ducks down to avoid it.
KillsInWater lands a glancing blow to the side of Fujimoto's head.
KillsInWater moves into range and clinches up with Fujimoto.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and KillsInWater moves out of range easily.
KillsInWater takes the fight into the clinch.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
KillsInWater wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fujimoto at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor KillsInWater 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.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but KillsInWater moves out of range.
It looks like KillsInWater has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
KillsInWater scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fujimoto in his tracks.
KillsInWater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
KillsInWater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fujimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
KillsInWater misses with a few strikes there.
KillsInWater scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fujimoto in his tracks.
KillsInWater jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
KillsInWater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fujimoto on the side of the head.
KillsInWater lands with a right hand.
Tor KillsInWater is winning the standup battle so far.
KillsInWater throws a head kick but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Fujimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and KillsInWater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
KillsInWater is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto loads up on a big right hand but KillsInWater slips the punch.
KillsInWater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimoto can do to turn this around?
KillsInWater has Fujimoto up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto tries to break free but KillsInWater pushes him back against the cage.
Fujimoto can't break the clinch.
Fujimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
KillsInWater lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fujimoto or not.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
KillsInWater tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing KillsInWater back against the cage.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KillsInWater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
KillsInWater works over Fujimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
KillsInWater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
KillsInWater displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A cross from KillsInWater lands.
KillsInWater moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fujimoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is trying to push KillsInWater away but KillsInWater has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch.
KillsInWater scores with a decent looking hook.
KillsInWater lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fujimoto is rocked!
KillsInWater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can KillsInWater finish him?
Fujimoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimoto seems to have recovered his senses.
KillsInWater knocks Fujimoto to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
KillsInWater is trying to get an arm triangle but Fujimoto is defending well.
KillsInWater wants to control but Fujimoto is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fujimoto, who protects the arm well.
Fujimoto is trying to get back to his feet.
KillsInWater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujimoto keeps working.
KillsInWater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fujimoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
KillsInWater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fujimoto back to the cage. KillsInWater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fujimoto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
KillsInWater doesn't manage to clinch there - Fujimoto circles away.
Fujimoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fujimoto ducks right into an uppercut from KillsInWater.
A head kick by KillsInWater misses
and Fujimoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
KillsInWater slips under a jab from Fujimoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - KillsInWater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
KillsInWater uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor KillsInWater dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
KillsInWater connects with a high kick.
KillsInWater scores with a punch to the head.
Fujimoto takes one to the side of the head.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fujimoto throws a series of punches but KillsInWater moves out of range.
A head kick by KillsInWater misses
and Fujimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
KillsInWater scores with the left hand. Fujimoto knows he should have avoided that one.
KillsInWater scores with a nice strike.
KillsInWater closes the distance and clinches.
Fujimoto can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by KillsInWater.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto breaks from the clinch.
KillsInWater wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
KillsInWater cracks Fujimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
KillsInWater moves in looking to clinch but Fujimoto pushes him off.
KillsInWater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fujimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
KillsInWater misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Fujimoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
KillsInWater fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fujimoto takes one to the side of the head.
A left and a right from KillsInWater both land. Nice combination.
KillsInWater scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KillsInWater wants to clinch.
Fujimoto 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater rushes Fujimoto and presses him up against the cage.
Fujimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but KillsInWater has him pressed against the cage.
KillsInWater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
KillsInWater lands a right hook to the body.
KillsInWater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujimoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danga de danga de dang - KillsInWater scores with a four punch combination!
Tor KillsInWater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
KillsInWater connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
KillsInWater throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimoto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
KillsInWater scores with a head kick.
Fujimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - KillsInWater coming out on top.
KillsInWater just misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater throws a lazy head kick
and KillsInWater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
KillsInWater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujimoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KillsInWater moves away from the strike by Fujimoto.
A combination from Fujimoto does no damage.
KillsInWater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fujimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
KillsInWater throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Fujimoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimoto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gyukosho Fujimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujimoto misses with a head kick.
KillsInWater lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
KillsInWater with a jab.
KillsInWater lands with a shot to the body.
Fujimoto misses with the combination.
Fujimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
KillsInWater tries to clinch up but Fujimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by KillsInWater. Beautiful body shot.
KillsInWater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but KillsInWater moves out of range.
It looked like KillsInWater was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fujimoto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor KillsInWater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well KillsInWater 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor KillsInWater!
Tor KillsInWater thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 264 p4p, 410 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 36 p4p, 54 weight class). MacArthur Ii comes into the arena with Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Ii feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
Silva connects with a high kick.
MacArthur Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacArthur Ii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
MacArthur Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
MacArthur Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacArthur Ii's guard.
MacArthur Ii is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
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!
MacArthur Ii is looking to escape.
MacArthur Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacArthur Ii is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacArthur Ii avoid being mounted?
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
MacArthur Ii keeping control of the position.
MacArthur Ii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for MacArthur Ii.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacArthur Ii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacArthur Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
MacArthur Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur Ii, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control but MacArthur Ii is working from the bottom.
MacArthur Ii trying to control the position.
MacArthur Ii has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
MacArthur Ii is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacArthur Ii down to the mat. MacArthur Ii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva shoots and misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
MacArthur Ii slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
MacArthur Ii throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by MacArthur Ii, which made it look bad.
MacArthur Ii throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped MacArthur Ii's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from MacArthur Ii misses the target.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - MacArthur Ii coming out on top.
Silva is rocked!
Silva walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! MacArthur Ii swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angus MacArthur Ii!
A victorious Angus MacArthur Ii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 128 p4p, 485 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 26 p4p, 73 weight class). Princip comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lord of This World by Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Princip looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Princip is looking to reverse the position.
Ji Woo has an Americana. Princip didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ji Woo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ji Woo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Louis Princip was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 306 p4p, 599 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 38 p4p, 79 weight class). Okongwu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Show Stop - REASON. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Line
and Okongwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okongwu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
Line misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okongwu.
Line throws a chopping leg kick but Okongwu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Okongwu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gothic Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line lands with a right hand.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Okongwu's shoulder, as Okongwu tries to avoid the shot.
Okongwu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Okongwu lands a glancing blow to the side of Line's head.
Line lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Line misses.
Okongwu throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Line counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Okongwu.
Line wants to clinch up but Okongwu keeps it at a distance.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Okongwu moves out of range easily.
Line misses with a body kick.
Okongwu scores with a nice body kick.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Okongwu.
It seemed like Okongwu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Mauro Okongwu's cut even more.
Okongwu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okongwu throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Line scores with a jab to the body.
Okongwu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Line counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okongwu darts in trying to clinch
and Line counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okongwu thinking.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Okongwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Okongwu's shoulder, as Okongwu tries to avoid the shot.
Line lands a jab.
The cut above Mauro Okongwu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Okongwu misses.
Line swings widly with a right hand
letting Okongwu counter with a right hand.
Line cracks Okongwu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Okongwu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Line finish him?
Okongwu is rocked!
Okongwu scores with a body shot.
Okongwu is still on wobbly legs! Can Line finish him?
Line misses with a straight right.
Okongwu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okongwu seems to have recovered his senses.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okongwu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line throws an off balance right hand
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Line connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mauro Okongwu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauro Okongwu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gothic Line!
An out of breath Gothic Line 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 33 p4p, 648 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 5 p4p, 88 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranio moves away.
It seemed like Cranio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Cranio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird misses with a hook to the body
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bird lands a nice hook to Cranio's body. Cranio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Cranio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cranio prevents it.
Bird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cranio smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird misses with a lunging right hand
and Cranio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cranio moves forwards but Bird connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bird tries to clinch up
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Bird.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bird throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Bird lands.
A combination from Bird does no damage.
Cranio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cranio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bird misses with a hook. Cranio ducked under it nicely.
Cranio throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
Cranio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cranio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bird throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranio.
As Bird backs off Cranio throws a huge counter combo but Bird manages to avoid it all.
Bird misses with a looping left.
Bird misses with a double jab
and Bird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Cranio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cranio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bird had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bird misses with a lunging right hand
and Cranio counters with a right hand to the body.
Cranio slips under a jab from Bird.
Cranio throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
Bird lands a jab to Cranio's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with an uppercut
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bird fails to land the takedown.
Bird throws a sloppy body shot
and Cranio counters with a straight right hand.
Bird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bird connects with a nice looking jab.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cranio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cranio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bird moves into the clinch successfully.
Bird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cranio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bird with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird dips to his left and cracks Cranio with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird digs a good hook to Cranio's body.
Cranio moves away from the strike by Bird.
Cranio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cranio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Bird feinted with a counter takedown.
Bird is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cranio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cranio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bird swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird tries to clinch up
and Cranio counters with a nice right hand that sends Bird toppling to the canvas! Bird scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cranio finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quebra Cranio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cranio drops Bird with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cranio 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 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quebra Cranio!
Quebra Cranio is the new middleweight champion!
Quebra Cranio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 20 p4p, 35 weight class) and Mohammed Kahn (ranked 4 p4p, 8 weight class). Kahn has chosen كارتل مدان 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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36
206
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taneyev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bushido Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Taneyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Taneyev misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Taneyev sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev throws a big shot that misses.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taneyev misses with a low kick.
Kahn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taneyev.
Taneyev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Taneyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taneyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taneyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
Valentin Taneyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev scores with a hook.
Taneyev swings widly with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Taneyev was not able to check.
A big right from Taneyev misses.
Taneyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taneyev tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kahn misses.
Taneyev throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taneyev lands an overhand right.
Taneyev throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taneyev misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kahn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Taneyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taneyev lands a front kick.
Kahn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Taneyev.
That has opened up Mohammed Kahn's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taneyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Taneyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taneyev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kahn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kahn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Taneyev is predictable there
and Kahn counters with a nice body kick.
Valentin Taneyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Taneyev throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
And Kahn responds with a good body kick, but Taneyev manages to step out the way in time.
Taneyev cracks Kahn with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kahn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taneyev has got the better of the exchanges.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taneyev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Kahn is looking for the big counter here.
Taneyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
Kahn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Taneyev blocks it well.
Taneyev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taneyev lands with a right hand.
Taneyev connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taneyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahn can do to turn this around?
Taneyev misses with a body shot.
And Kahn responds with a good body kick, but Taneyev manages to step out the way in time.
A jab lands there for Taneyev.
Taneyev digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Taneyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Kahn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev misses with the combination.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Taneyev avoids it with no problem.
Kahn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Taneyev swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Taneyev throws a wild body kick that Kahn sees coming a mile off.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taneyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taneyev misses.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Taneyev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Taneyev throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Taneyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taneyev thumps Kahn with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taneyev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Taneyev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taneyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kahn has time to react.
Taneyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kahn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taneyev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taneyev misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taneyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Taneyev.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taneyev.
Taneyev cracks Kahn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taneyev.
Kahn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Taneyev connects with a body shot.
Taneyev 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.
Taneyev misses with a body shot.
Kahn unleashes a big counter combination but Taneyev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taneyev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taneyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Taneyev.
And Kahn responds with a good body kick, but Taneyev manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taneyev.
Taneyev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The cut above Mohammed Kahn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taneyev throws a solid leg kick but Kahn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taneyev.
Kahn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Taneyev.
And Kahn responds with a good body kick, but Taneyev manages to step out the way in time.
Taneyev works Kahn's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taneyev.
Taneyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
Taneyev lands with a kick to the temple. Kahn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taneyev throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taneyev finds it's way round the side to connect with Kahn's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Taneyev clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kahn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taneyev connects with a right hand. Kahn shakes it off.
Taneyev thuds a left hand into Kahn's body.
Taneyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mohammed Kahn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev tries to land a body kick
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taneyev thows a leg kick but Kahn checks it
and Kahn counters with a thumping low kick.
Taneyev works Kahn's body with a nice hook.
Taneyev lands with a shot to the body.
Kahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taneyev with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taneyev.
Taneyev misses with a body shot.
Taneyev misses with a low kick.
Kahn feints a counter leg kick.
Taneyev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taneyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taneyev throws out the jab.
Kahn blocks a jab.
Taneyev misses with a low kick.
Kahn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taneyev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mohammed Kahn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valentin Taneyev!
Valentin Taneyev retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Valentin Taneyev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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