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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Chugunov (ranked 2349 p4p, 4797 weight class) and James Benoit (ranked 294 p4p, 160 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigoriy Chugunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benoit thuds his right hand into Chugunov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Benoit as he connects with a hook.
Benoit throws a good cross that connects.
Benoit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chugunov's head.
Benoit with a hook.
Benoit lands with a hook. Chugunov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chugunov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chugunov attempts a counter takedown but Benoit avoids it well and moves away.
Benoit connects with the punch.
Benoit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chugunov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chugunov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benoit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benoit connects with a looping right hand.
Benoit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chugunov on the side of the head.
Benoit connects with a right hand. Chugunov shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a hook.
Benoit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chugunov under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugunov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chugunov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Benoit.
A jab from Benoit finds it's way through Chugunov's defenses.
Benoit stuns Chugunov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benoit.
Grigoriy Chugunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Benoit.
Good exchange - Benoit coming out on top.
Chugunov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benoit scores with a jab. Chugunov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benoit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chugunov in his tracks.
Benoit connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit works the jab nicely.
Benoit dips to his left and cracks Chugunov with an uppercut!
Chugunov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Chugunov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chugunov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugunov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chugunov is sitting in close to Benoit's body. Benoit has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Chugunov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Chugunov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Benoit.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Benoit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 3167 p4p, 25468 weight class) and Cain Dawson (ranked 381 p4p, 561 weight class). Cain Dawson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Batu Otgonbayar 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Otgonbayar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Otgonbayar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Otgonbayar blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otgonbayar missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otgonbayar gets a clinch.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dawson.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Otgonbayar clinches.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.
Dawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Cain Dawson has been cut.
Otgonbayar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands with a left to the head.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
 Dawson is rocked!
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Otgonbayar finish him?
Otgonbayar lands an uppercut.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
Otgonbayar lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Otgonbayar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar clinches up with Dawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Otgonbayar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otgonbayar closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.
Otgonbayar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otgonbayar manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Otgonbayar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Otgonbayar lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Otgonbayar scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otgonbayar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Otgonbayar cracks Dawson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dawson falls to his knees and Otgonbayar doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batu Otgonbayar!
A victorious Batu Otgonbayar 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Hunter (ranked 4783 p4p, 4643 weight class) and TJ Samuel (ranked 357 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Samuel !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Hunter is looking for a takedown.
Samuel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Samuel has control of the leg.
Samuel stalling.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to roll over but Samuel keeps him under control.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samuel is controlling the pace.
Samuel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuel is taking a breather. Hunter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like Samuel might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Samuel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samuel pulls his head out easily.
Samuel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunter defends it well.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Hunter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samuel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Samuel wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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.
Hunter is looking for a triangle here but Samuel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Samuel just content to control the position.
Samuel scoring with punches from side control.
Samuel controls the position.
Hunter tries to bench press Samuel off him but Samuel keeps the position.
Hunter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Samuel seems content to control.
Samuel winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Samuel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter gets tackled into the cage by Samuel . Samuel maintains the clinch.
Hunter jumps guard but Samuel stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Samuel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Samuel 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Samuel duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Samuel .
Hunter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Samuel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samuel defends it easily.
Samuel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Samuel wanted to stand there but Hunter had control of the position.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samuel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Samuel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
TJ Samuel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samuel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Samuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samuel slips nicely into half guard.
Samuel trying to control the pace.
Hunter has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Samuel escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Samuel !
Samuel happy to just control the position for now.
Hunter is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Samuel 's best efforts.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samuel controlling the action here.
Samuel is continuing to stall.
Hunter looking for a kimura from the bottom but Samuel passes into side control!
Samuel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunter!
Hunter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Samuel slows the pace down in half guard.
Hunter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samuel pulls his head out easily.
Samuel controlling the action here.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Samuel has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Samuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Samuel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Samuel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hunter looks to move to half guard but instead Samuel has passed into mount! Damn!
Hunter working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hunter is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel landing punches.
Hunter is trying to reverse the position but instead Samuel has taken his back - oops!
Hunter rolls, trying to escape but Samuel keeps control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Samuel . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Samuel really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hunter.
Samuel has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hunter is defending well but eventually Samuel manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hunter has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). TJ Samuel !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vizual Mercenary (ranked 3987 p4p, 5440 weight class) and Pablo Martin (ranked 447 p4p, 185 weight class). The key to victory for Vizual Mercenary has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vizual Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Martin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercenary lands a jab to the nose.
Mercenary lands with a cross.
Mercenary scores with a punch to the head.
Martin needs to keep his hands up - Mercenary had a free shot at his head there.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Mercenary blocks a jab.
Mercenary throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Mercenary scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin throws a body punch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Vizual Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Mercenary cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mercenary has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martin to stand back up!
Martin is rocked!
Mercenary measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Martin! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vizual Mercenary!
During a confident post fight interview, Vizual Mercenary thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Andrews (ranked 3006 p4p, 2449 weight class) and Auric Gallahad (ranked 364 p4p, 329 weight class). Gallahad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to War. Auric Gallahad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Auric Gallahad!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrews 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.
Andrews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gallahad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andrews tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gallahad manages to move to mount!
Gallahad looking to isolate an arm here. Andrews doesn't see it coming and as Gallahad extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gallahad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Auric Gallahad!
Auric Gallahad very nearly forgot to thank Cobra Kai Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Heisenberg (ranked 4704 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Paulo Maldini (ranked 526 p4p, 432 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Werner Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heisenberg closes the distance and pushes Maldini back into the cage.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
Heisenberg clinches.
Maldini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heisenberg thinking.
Heisenberg has Maldini up against the cage in a clinch.
Maldini has a couple of punches blocked by Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Heisenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maldini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heisenberg moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg closes the distance and pushes Maldini back into the cage.
Maldini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heisenberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Maldini lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike.
Maldini manages to break the clinch.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheers as Maldini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heisenberg doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldini manages to break the clinch.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Werner Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a nice body shot.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldini! But no joy.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini with a jab.
A combination from Maldini does no damage.
Maldini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heisenberg.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldini swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisenberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldini.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Heisenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Maldini misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heisenberg moves into range and clinches up with Maldini.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heisenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heisenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini 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.
Heisenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini misses with a straight right.
Heisenberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a one-two to the body.
Heisenberg wants to clinch
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters with a left to the body.
Heisenberg wants to clinch
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini scores with a nice head shot.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a one-two to the body.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a left to the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldini misses with a straight left.
Heisenberg wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
Heisenberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maldini to score with a decent uppercut.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg walks into a jab.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldini thuds his right hand into Heisenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paulo Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a nice body shot.
Heisenberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maldini swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg wants to clinch but Maldini slips to the side
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg wants to clinch but Maldini slips to the side
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Maldini. Beautiful body shot.
Maldini scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heisenberg with a body shot.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Maldini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heisenberg doesn't seem phased though.
Maldini 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maldini. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heisenberg wants to clinch
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini cracks a nice hook into Heisenberg's ribs.
Maldini misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldini sizes up Heisenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heisenberg wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini counters with a left to the body.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maldini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heisenberg's hands.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini is having none of it.
Maldini lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Maldini releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldini scores with a decent looking hook.
Maldini cracks Heisenberg with an open hand slap.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini throws a lazy right hand but Heisenberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Heisenberg misses the target.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to clinch but Maldini slips to the side
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Maldini.
Maldini keeps the fight on the outside.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldini dips to his left and cracks Heisenberg with an uppercut!
Heisenberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Werner Heisenberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heisenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heisenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heisenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini keeps the fight on the outside.
Heisenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heisenberg with a body shot.
Maldini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Maldini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heisenberg on the side of the head.
Heisenberg wants to clinch
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heisenberg takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Maldini - just one landing.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Heisenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Maldini counters with a nice body shot.
Maldini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heisenberg thinking.
Heisenberg wants to clinch but Maldini slips to the side
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Maldini now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldini scores with a hook.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldini throws out a counter right but Heisenberg avoids it with no problem.
Maldini lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heisenberg pushes Maldini up against the cage in a clinch.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maldini to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Maldini lands with a hook. Heisenberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg wants to clinch
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maldini throws a shot from downtown. Heisenberg moves away and avoids it.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini looks to land a right hand but Heisenberg moved out of range.
Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldini.
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!
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
Heisenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldini now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heisenberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Maldini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heisenberg walks into a straight right hand from Maldini.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini lands the left hand.
Maldini lands a nice shot that snaps Heisenberg's head back.
Heisenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldini keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Maldini.
Maldini lands a jab to the head.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldini looks to land a right hand but Heisenberg moved out of range.
Maldini tests Heisenberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg tries to clinch up
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heisenberg closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heisenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini works the jab nicely.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldini connects with a nice looking jab.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Heisenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Werner Heisenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heisenberg wants to clinch but Maldini slips to the side
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
Heisenberg wants to clinch
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg moves in looking to clinch but Maldini pushes him off.
A nice side step and Maldini releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg wants to clinch
and Maldini counters with a series of strikes. Heisenberg will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Heisenberg is rocked!
Heisenberg looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Heisenberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heisenberg walks straight into a right hand from Maldini - that's dropped him! Maldini jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Heisenberg from any more punishment! Heisenberg complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paulo Maldini!
Paulo Maldini opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 696 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Raymond King (ranked 86 p4p, 350 weight class). Adesanya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond King!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adesanya sprawls well. Adesanya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Adesanya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adesanya pinned against the cage. Adesanya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King looks for a takedown but Adesanya sprawls well.
Israel Adesanya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scores with a head kick. Adesanya tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adesanya as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya motions for King to come forward. Adesanya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a series of punches but Adesanya avoids them all with ease.
King tries to clinch up but Adesanya circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws a counter combo.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adesanya.
Adesanya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King misses with a two punch combination.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adesanya pinned against the cage. Adesanya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adesanya tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
No joy there for Adesanya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adesanya misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
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!
King shoots in but no luck this time.
King misses with a kick to the body
and Adesanya counters with a one-two to the body.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adesanya misses with a hook.
King throws a counter combo.
King moves into the clinch.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King misses with a takedown
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Adesanya.
We've been told by Adesanya's head coaches at Cannabis Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adesanya throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adesanya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya is looking to counter punch.
King dodges the punch combination from Adesanya.
Adesanya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King shoots in and drives through. Adesanya sprawls well.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adesanya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King fails with the takedown
and Adesanya counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
King looks winded!
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adesanya counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with a combination
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
Adesanya lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Adesanya lands with a right hand.
Adesanya lands a nice looking body kick.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
Adesanya with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adesanya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adesanya half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adesanya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adesanya looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Raymond King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adesanya tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adesanya to the ground. Adesanya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Israel Adesanya is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King shoots in for a takedown but Adesanya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adesanya.
A jab from Adesanya finds it's way through King's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King moves out of range as Adesanya strikes.
Israel Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adesanya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Adesanya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adesanya with a nice calf kick.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adesanya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adesanya throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya's cut is getting worse.
Adesanya connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from King misses.
King closes the distance but Adesanya moves to the side
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
King avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adesanya connects with a leg kick.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adesanya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adesanya connects with a solid leg kick.
Adesanya pushes King away with a front kick.
Adesanya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King misses with the combination.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adesanya.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adesanya backs up against the cage.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adesanya.
A head kick misses from King.
King is breathing heavily.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Raymond King has been cut.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.
King moves away from the strike by Adesanya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a double jab
and Adesanya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adesanya swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King misses with an uppercut
and Adesanya counters with a thumping low kick.
Adesanya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adesanya wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Adesanya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Israel Adesanya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond King.
Adesanya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whack! Adesanya lands a heavy head kick that drops King. The ref tackles Adesanya to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because King was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Israel Adesanya!
A relieved looking Israel Adesanya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renato Arbani (ranked 2624 p4p, 3671 weight class) and Derek Blueboy (ranked 151 p4p, 203 weight class). Renato Arbani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Arbani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Blueboy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arbani.
Arbani darts in looking for a takedown but Blueboy gets double underhooks and turns Arbani into the cage.
Blueboy is trying to push Arbani away but Arbani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arbani has Blueboy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Arbani pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blueboy tumbling to the mat - Arbani dives into Blueboy's guard.
Arbani works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Arbani is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Arbani is looking to work his way around to Blueboy's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blueboy wants to control but Arbani is having none of it.
Arbani is trying to take his opponent's back.
Blueboy looks winded!
Arbani is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blueboy is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Arbani!
Renato Arbani is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cartier (ranked 4012 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Big Russian (ranked 138 p4p, 141 weight class). Big Russian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cartier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian pushes Cartier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cartier.
Cartier tries to stall but Russian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartiers head.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cartier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Russian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Russian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cartier! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Russian is unloading with more strikes now! Cartier drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 1660 p4p, 951 weight class) and Alain Aspect (ranked 232 p4p, 137 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspect gets tackled into the cage by Rauta. Rauta maintains the clinch.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect misses with some punches.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aspects head.
Rauta working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Aspect scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Aspect lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aspect.
Aspect scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aspect scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Aspect pushes Rauta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Aspect lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Nyrkki Rauta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rauta moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Nyrkki Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aspect lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta lands a hook that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Aspect working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspect lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Aspect working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta pushes Aspect back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta pushes Aspect back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Aspect lands with a left to the head.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
A short right from Aspect.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Rauta dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rauta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aspect's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Rauta.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aspect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspect takes a shot to the head.
Aspect is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aspect.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Aspect lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect lands with a left to the head.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta gets through Aspect's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta gets through Aspect's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Aspect lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a right hand.
Alain Aspect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aspect.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta lands an uppercut.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nyrkki Rauta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rauta 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta is the new welterweight champion!
Nyrkki Rauta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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