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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Greco (ranked 24771 p4p, 24297 weight class) and Kaiser Siegert (ranked 653 p4p, 609 weight class). Kaiser Siegert has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiser Siegert!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco closes the distance and clinches up with Siegert, looking for a takedown. Greco pushes Siegert against the cage but Siegert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Siegert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siegert stuffs the takedown.
Siegert tries to clinch up but Greco circles away and keeps his distance.
Siegert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Siegert sprawls and moves away.
Siegert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siegert takes the fight into the clinch.
Siegert turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Siegert manages to end up in side control.
Siegert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greco is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siegert trying to control the position but Greco is working away.
Greco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Siegert wants to control but Greco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Greco.
Greco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greco working over Siegert with some ground and pound. Siegert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Greco seems content to control.
Greco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Greco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Siegert pushes Greco off looking to stand but Greco dives back in and keeps control.
Greco working the head and body with strikes.
Greco works his way into side control.
Siegert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Siegert wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Greco remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Siegert seems a little lost for a moment, as Greco dominates the positioning.
Greco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greco controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands a nice forearm strike.
Greco has an Americana. Siegert didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Greco is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Greco hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roman Greco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Macho Man (ranked 5389 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Callum Cartwright (ranked 514 p4p, 394 weight class). Randy Macho Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Macho Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Callum Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macho Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cartwright's head backwards.
 It looks like Callum Cartwright has been cut.
Macho Man slips a straight right by Cartwright.
Macho Man slips under a jab from Cartwright.
Macho Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartwright.
Cartwright tries for a takedown but Macho Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cartwright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macho Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cartwright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macho Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright drops Macho Man with a beautiful combination! Macho Man stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cartwright is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Randy Macho Man has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright throws a looping overhand right but Macho Man ducks down to avoid it.
Cartwright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macho Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cartwright.
Cartwright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macho Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho Man defending well as Cartwright loads up on a big left hand.
Macho Man is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Macho Man's head coaches at PhoQus Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cartwright feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Macho Man sprawling to the canvas! Macho Man rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cartwright finish him?!
 Macho Man is rocked!
Macho Man tries to clinch but Cartwright moves away
and Cartwright counters with a huge right that knocks Macho Man out cold! Cartwright is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Callum Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Nox (ranked 3998 p4p, 3875 weight class) and Giorgi Gelashvili (ranked 490 p4p, 478 weight class). Giorgi Gelashvili has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Colin Nox's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgi Gelashvili!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelashvili fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gelashvili has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No luck for Gelashvili with that takedown attempt.
Gelashvili shoots in looking for a takedown but Nox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gelashvili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colin Nox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgi Gelashvili.
Gelashvili shoots in looking for a takedown but Nox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gelashvili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gelashvili dives in and grabs Nox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nox pushes down on Gelashvili's head and hops out.
Gelashvili fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nox avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox stuffs the takedown attempt from Gelashvili. Gelashvili gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Nox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gelashvili with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gelashvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gelashvili.
Nox tries to bum rush Gelashvili with a series of wild strikes but Gelashvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colin Nox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gelashvili shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gelashvili shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nox swinging wildly here.
Gelashvili tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gelashvili.
Nox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Gelashvili changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Nox. No joy for Gelashvili on that attempt.
Nox misses with a wild combination.
Gelashvili dives in and grabs Nox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nox pushes down on Gelashvili's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nox looks to throw the jab but Gelashvili is out of range.
Gelashvili dives in and grabs Nox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nox pushes down on Gelashvili's head and hops out.
Giorgi Gelashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gelashvili closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nox's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelashvili content to stall in guard here.
Gelashvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelashvili stays in close to Nox's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gelashvili stops Nox from standing up.
Gelashvili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gelashvili controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gelashvili fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gelashvili fails to land the takedown.
Gelashvili shoots for a takedown but Nox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gelashvili looks for a takedown but Nox sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gelashvili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gelashvili somewhat.
Gelashvili shoots in for a double leg but Nox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gelashvili shoots for a takedown but Nox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gelashvili shoots for a double leg takedown but Nox sprawls well. He's pushed Gelashvili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gelashvili has a takedown stuffed.
Gelashvili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nox tries to avoid it but Gelashvili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nox to the ground. Nox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gelashvili with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nox counters with a stiff right hand.
Gelashvili looks winded!
Gelashvili looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Nox 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gelashvili.
A telegraphed right hand from Nox misses the target.
Nox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gelashvili.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gelashvili or perhaps it was just good defense by Nox, which made it look bad.
Colin Nox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgi Gelashvili.
Gelashvili fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nox avoids it really well and circles away.
Nox throwing a counter right hand but Gelashvili manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gelashvili doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gelashvili.
It looked like Nox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gelashvili.
Nox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelashvili shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nox defends it nicely.
Gelashvili dives in and grabs Nox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nox pushes down on Gelashvili's head and hops out.
Nox is looking to counter punch.
Nox misses with a looping left.
Nox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gelashvili slips under a jab.
Nox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nox slaps away a takedown attempt from Gelashvili, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Nox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gelashvili misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gelashvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelashvili has his takedown stuffed
and Gelashvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gelashvili fails with a takedown attempt.
Gelashvili misses with a takedown
and Nox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gelashvili closes the distance and clinches up with Nox, looking for a takedown. Gelashvili pushes Nox against the cage but Nox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gelashvili shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nox but Nox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gelashvili is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Nox coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gelashvili.
Nox leaves Gelashvili with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nox throws out a loose jab but Gelashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gelashvili is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gelashvili fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nox lands a jab.
Gelashvili shoots for a double leg takedown but Nox sprawls well. He's pushed Gelashvili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gelashvili shoots for a double leg takedown but Nox sprawls well. He's pushed Gelashvili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nox stuffs the takedown attempt from Gelashvili. Gelashvili gets slowly back to his feet.
Nox is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nox misses with a double jab.
Gelashvili shoots in looking for a takedown but Nox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gelashvili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nox looks to throw the jab but Gelashvili is out of range.
Nox throws the left hand but Gelashvili avoids the punch easily.
Nox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gelashvili can do to turn this around?
Nox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gelashvili.
Nox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gelashvili circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nox leaves Gelashvili with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gelashvili looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Nox dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gelashvili misses with a takedown attempt - Nox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gelashvili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nox tries to avoid it but Gelashvili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nox to the ground. Nox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gelashvili fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Colin Nox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgi Gelashvili.
Gelashvili ducks under a wild hook from Nox.
Gelashvili tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nox swivels and escapes.
Gelashvili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nox tries to avoid it but Gelashvili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nox to the ground. Nox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gelashvili shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nox sprawls well. Nox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gelashvili gets slowly back to his feet.
Gelashvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gelashvili shoots in but Nox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox misses with an uppercut
and Gelashvili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nox's guard.
Gelashvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Nox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gelashvili is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gelashvili is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nox is trying to keep Gelashvili in close.
Nox keeping moving, preventing Gelashvili from controlling successfully.
Gelashvili stays in close to Nox's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gelashvili shoots in and drives through. Nox sprawls well.
Colin Nox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gelashvili looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gelashvili dodges the punch combination from Nox.
Gelashvili is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nox working a defensive guard here.
Gelashvili prevents Nox from getting back to his feet.
Nox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nox tries to get out of the position.
Nox trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gelashvili is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gelashvili wants to control from the top but Nox keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelashvili sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gelashvili stopping the sweep attempt from Nox.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gelashvili goes for a double leg but Nox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nox continues to drive forward.
Nox missing with a left hand there. Gelashvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nox looks to score with a jab to the body but Gelashvili is just out of range.
Nox digs a good hook to Gelashvili's body.
Giorgi Gelashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gelashvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Nox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Nox!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chichilla (ranked 2788 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Zion Fury (ranked 334 p4p, 305 weight class). Fury has chosen We Ready as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Papi Chichilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses the jab.
Chichilla throws out a powerful jab.
Chichilla looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Chichilla's head but Chichilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chichilla is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Fury coming out on top.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chichilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chichilla scores with a punch to the head.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Chichilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a nice hook to Chichilla's body. Chichilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Fury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fury jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chichilla swinging wildly here.
Chichilla scores with a leg kick.
Fury throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range.
No joy there for Chichilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chichilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury throws a leg kick but Chichilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fury throws a sloppy body shot
letting Chichilla counter with a right hand.
Chichilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury slips a jab from Chichilla.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury throws a combination that misses
and Chichilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury misses with a body punch
and Chichilla counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Chichilla throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fury's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses the body punch
and Chichilla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chichilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Chichilla is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fury throws a right and a left that Chichilla avoids nicely.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chichilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chichilla throws out the jab.
Chichilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chichilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Chichilla is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury throws a right hand that Chichilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Chichilla also avoids with ease.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Chichilla.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chichilla has time to react.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury cracks Chichilla with an open hand slap.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury staying out of range there.
Fury blocks a leg kick.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Chichilla.
It looked like Chichilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chichilla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chichilla lands a nice shot that snaps Fury's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla works over Fury's head and body with a nice combination.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chichilla on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chichilla throws a big shot that misses.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chichilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Chichilla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chichilla.
Nice jab there from Chichilla.
Chichilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chichilla swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Chichilla saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Chichilla - just one landing.
Chichilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury throws a front kick aimed at Chichilla's knee but Chichilla avoids it well.
Chichilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury is looking to slow Chichilla down with leg kicks.
Chichilla wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury 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.
Chichilla misses with a wild body shot.
Fury is looking for the big counter here.
Chichilla lands a jab to the head.
Fury takes a swing at Chichilla's ribcage but misses.
Fury lands a nice hook to Chichilla's body. Chichilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chichilla misses with a double jab.
A big right from Fury misses.
Chichilla checks the leg kick.
Chichilla misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chichilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Chichilla with an uppercut!
Chichilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chichilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chichilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Chichilla slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
Zion Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Chichilla avoids the body shot from Fury.
Chichilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chichilla back to the cage. Fury follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chichilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chichilla.
Fury punishes Chichilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Chichilla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Chichilla moves away and avoids it.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chichilla.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Chichilla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chichilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a chopping leg kick but Chichilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chichilla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chichilla looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chichilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chichilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Chichilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chichilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chichilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chichilla. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury wants to land a leg kick but Chichilla is out of range.
Chichilla takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chichilla.
Fury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chichilla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury cracks Chichilla with a good jab.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chichilla might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big left from Fury misses.
Chichilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chichilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chichilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Chichilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fury swings for the body but Chichilla moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chichilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chichilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chichilla.
A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Fury.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from Chichilla.
Nice cross by Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichilla misses with a few strikes there.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Fury lands a leg kick that knocks Chichilla off balance momentarily.
Chichilla lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
The crowd cheers as Chichilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Chichilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chichilla backs up against the cage.
Chichilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
A big right from Chichilla misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook
and Chichilla counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Chichilla's belly button to the back.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chichilla doesn't seem bothered though.
Chichilla misses with a looping left.
Chichilla fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Chichilla.
Chichilla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Fury backs away, Chichilla returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Chichilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chichilla.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chichilla on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla is looking to counter punch.
Chichilla tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chichilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Chichilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Chichilla.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot.
Fury throws a right and a left that Chichilla avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chichilla manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chichilla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chichilla misses with a body shot.
Chichilla moves away from the strike by Fury.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury digs a good body shot into Chichilla's ribs.
Fury looks to land a combination. Chichilla sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chichilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Chichilla is looking to counter punch.
Fury connects with a right hand. Chichilla shakes it off.
Fury jabs Chichilla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fury 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 Chichilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chichilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chichilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fury cracks Chichilla with a good jab.
Chichilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Fury connects with a right hand. Chichilla shakes it off.
Fury wants to slow Chichilla down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chichilla swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chichilla.
Fury is looking to chop away at Chichilla's legs.
Chichilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chichilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chichilla at a distance.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Papi Chichilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury scores with a nice strike.
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Chichilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fury thinking.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Chichilla coming out on top.
Chichilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Chichilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury throws a leg kick that misses.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Chichilla.
Fury slips under a jab.
Fury digs a good hook to Chichilla's body.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chichilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chichilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Chichilla. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichilla avoids the body shot from Fury.
Chichilla throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Chichilla lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Fury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chichilla.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
After winning the bout, Zion Fury thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 1365 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 181 p4p, 350 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bagrov.
Popizicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bagrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Popizicki slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Bagrov.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Popizicki.
Popizicki misses with a wild body shot.
Popizicki looks to land a right hand but Bagrov moved out of range.
Bagrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Bagrov.
A shot to the body from Popizicki misses
and Bagrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popizicki with a jab.
Bagrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popizicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagrov.
Bagrov punishes Popizicki's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Bagrov walks into a jab.
Bagrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Popizicki lands.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popizicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popizicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bagrov misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Popizicki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Popizicki.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popizicki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagrov.
Popizicki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Popizicki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Popizicki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bagrov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov scores with a jab.
Bagrov misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagrov looks to throw the jab but Popizicki is out of range.
Popizicki misses with a right hand
and Bagrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popizicki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Popizicki controlling from the top position.
Bagrov pulls Popizicki in to control the position.
Popizicki wants to control from the top but Bagrov keeps moving.
Popizicki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bagrov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bagrov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bagrov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov tries to move to mount but Popizicki blocks the move with his legs.
Popizicki is trying to control Bagrov's posture but Bagrov avoids it.
Popizicki is being controlled here.
Popizicki manages to get back to half guard.
Bagrov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bagrov connects with a nice short shot to Popizicki's temple.
Popizicki actively working from the bottom here.
Bagrov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki gets full guard.
Popizicki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Popizicki is looking for a triangle but Bagrov pushes his legs off easily.
Bagrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popizicki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bagrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Popizicki looking for a guillotine here but Bagrov defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popizicki! But no joy.
Popizicki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov ducks under a wild hook from Popizicki.
Popizicki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagrov.
Bagrov with a hook.
Bagrov throws an off balance right hand
and Popizicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popizicki misses with a body shot
and Bagrov counters with a nice body shot.
Bagrov throws a hook but Popizicki blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Popizicki. Popizicki gets slowly back to his feet.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov scores with a nice head shot.
Bagrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov throws out a loose jab but Popizicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popizicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagrov.
Popizicki with a poor takedown
and Bagrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bagrov throws a combination. Popizicki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Chaz Popizicki has been cut.
Bagrov drops Popizicki with a beautiful combination! Popizicki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bagrov is looking for the KO!
 Popizicki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagrov misses with a hook.
Popizicki is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagrov finish him?
Popizicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Popizicki.
Popizicki misses with a straight right.
Bagrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Popizicki seems to have recovered his senses.
Bagrov throws a lazy right hand but Popizicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popizicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagrov.
Bagrov cracks Popizicki with an open hand slap.
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Bagrov.
Danila Bagrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popizicki.
An attempted straight right counter from Bagrov misses the target.
Popizicki moves out of range as Bagrov strikes.
Bagrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popizicki can do to turn this around?
Popizicki slips under a jab from Bagrov.
Bagrov throws a shot from downtown. Popizicki moves away and avoids it.
Popizicki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bagrov clobbers Popizicki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bagrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bagrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popizicki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bagrov under the eye.
Bagrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Bagrov misses.
Popizicki throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Popizicki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bagrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Popizicki staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Popizicki shoots and misses
enabling Bagrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Danila Bagrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Popizicki.
Bagrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Popizicki is just out of range.
Bagrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popizicki under the eye.
Popizicki shoots in but Bagrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bagrov throws a right hand that misses
and Popizicki counters with a nice uppercut.
Popizicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bagrov.
Popizicki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses the shot to the body.
Popizicki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Popizicki misses with a right hand
and Bagrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki moves out of range as Bagrov strikes.
A nice side step and Popizicki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bagrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popizicki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Popizicki defending well as Bagrov loads up on a big left hand.
Bagrov misses with a two punch combination.
Popizicki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popizicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Popizicki throws a right hand that misses
and Bagrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popizicki throws a poor cross that misses
and Bagrov counters with a left to the body.
Bagrov scores with a jab to the body.
Popizicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popizicki dives in and scores a takedown into Bagrov's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chaz Popizicki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bagrov lands with a hook. Popizicki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bagrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Popizicki momentarily.
Popizicki misses with a body shot
and Bagrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popizicki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bagrov tries to avoid it but Popizicki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bagrov to the ground. Bagrov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bagrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Popizicki throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bagrov misses the target.
Bagrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popizicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popizicki misses with a jab to the body
and Bagrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagrov missing with a left hand there. Popizicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popizicki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bagrov misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki throws a hook but Bagrov avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Popizicki.
Bagrov sends Popizicki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bagrov is motioning to the referee to let Popizicki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bagrov! Popizicki is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danila Bagrov!
Danila Bagrov retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 2722 p4p, 2970 weight class) and Thomas Dillinger (ranked 379 p4p, 406 weight class). Thomas Dillinger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Dillinger !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Corbin.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corbin moves out of range of the strikes.
Corbin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillinger moves away.
Dillinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corbin.
Corbin is looking to counter punch.
Corbin fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Corbin.
Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Corbin jabs Dillinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dillinger throws a right hand that misses
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corbin looks to land a left hand but Dillinger moved out of range nicely.
Corbin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Corbin slips a jab from Dillinger .
Corbin lands a nice hook to Dillinger 's body. Dillinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a nice uppercut.
Corbin lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corbin.
Thomas Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillinger misses the target.
Corbin misses with a double jab.
Corbin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin moves out of range.
Corbin lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Dillinger .
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corbin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dillinger sprawls and moves away.
Dillinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corbin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dillinger , pushing him back against the cage.
Corbin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Corbin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbin pushes Dillinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillinger wants to get back to striking at distance but Corbin won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corbin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbin pushes Dillinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dillinger breaks from the clinch.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Corbin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
enabling Corbin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbin.
Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbin.
A big left from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
Corbin misses with a looping left.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut. Corbin saw that one coming.
Corbin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corbin moves out of range as Dillinger strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Corbin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Corbin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillinger is fending him off so far but Corbin persists. Nope, Dillinger circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Corbin.
Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbin.
Dillinger slips a straight right by Corbin.
Corbin dips to his left and cracks Dillinger with an uppercut!
Dillinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin avoids them all with ease.
Corbin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dillinger on the side of the head.
Corbin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillinger s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin moves out of range.
Dillinger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corbin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin looks to land a combination. Dillinger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Corbin trying to control the pace.
Dillinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Corbin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Corbin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corbin lands with a punch from half guard.
Dillinger is trying to maintain the position but Corbin is very close to passing his half guard.
Corbin winds up and cracks Dillinger 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.
Ulysses Corbin 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.
Corbin misses with the combination.
Corbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillinger can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corbin, as that shot connected.
Corbin lands a jab to Dillinger 's midsection.
Dillinger throws a hook to the side of Corbin's head but Corbin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corbin slips under a jab.
Dillinger loads up on a big right hand but Corbin slips the punch.
Corbin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Corbin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin goes for a double leg but Dillinger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dillinger continues to drive forward.
Dillinger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Corbin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dillinger 's efforts to push away.
Dillinger breaks the clinch.
Corbin moves away from the strike by Dillinger .
Corbin slips under a jab from Dillinger .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillinger .
Dillinger misses with a looping left.
Dillinger throws a right hand that misses
and Corbin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillinger throws a lazy right hand but Corbin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillinger 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.
Corbin lands with a right hand.
Dillinger tries to bum rush Corbin with a series of wild strikes but Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corbin.
Dillinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Corbin avoids them all with ease.
Dillinger lands a jab to Corbin's midsection.
Corbin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corbin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillinger misses with a shot to the body
and Corbin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin slips under a jab.
Dillinger gets caught flat footed, as Corbin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger trying to control the position.
Corbin throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corbin slips nicely into half guard.
Corbin not doing much here.
Dillinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corbin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dillinger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corbin.
Corbin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Corbin unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin tries to control but Dillinger wriggling away.
Corbin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Corbin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dillinger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Corbin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corbin is really struggling to control Dillinger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dillinger tries to hold on but Corbin postures up.
Ulysses Corbin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corbin landing punches.
Dillinger tries to lock up and control but Corbin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dillinger tries to hold on but Corbin postures up.
Corbin with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corbin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corbin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corbin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dillinger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger wants to control but Corbin is having none of it.
Dillinger is still in real trouble! Can Corbin finish him?
Corbin controlling the pace for now.
Corbin lands a big shot there that rocks Dillinger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oooh a big shot lands for Corbin! Dillinger is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ulysses Corbin!
Ulysses Corbin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Machado (ranked 2765 p4p, 1856 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 340 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Houston counters with a left to the body.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Houston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Houston.
It looks like Carlos Machado has been cut.
Houston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Houston throws a shot to the body.
Machado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Houston is fending him off so far but Machado persists. Nope, Houston circles away and we're back to standing.
Houston keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston lands a glancing blow to the side of Machado's head.
Machado is rocked!
Machado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Machado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Machado darts in and clinches Houston up against the cage.
Machado jumps guard and drags Houston to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Houston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado seems to have got his legs back now.
Machado trying to keep a closed guard but Houston is proving a slippery customer.
Machado has his foot on Houston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houston works his way back into a safe position though.
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machado is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machado looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Houston postures up.
Houston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Houston content to stall in guard here.
Machado trying to keep a closed guard but Houston is proving a slippery customer.
Houston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machado 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Houston content to stall in guard here.
Machado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houston works over Machado with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Houston passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houston in particular looking to stall.
Machado is trying to maintain the position but Houston is very close to passing his half guard.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Machado is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado trying to control here.
Houston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Houston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Machado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Houston tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machado tries for a takedown but Houston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Houston is adopting a defensive guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Houston can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston wants to sweep but no luck.
Houston pulls Machado in close to prevent any damage.
Machado postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Houston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Machado, into his guard.
Houston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Houston stays in close to Machado's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Houston is fighting to break Machado's control of his arms but Machado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Houston tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard.
Machado has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Houston doesn't defend quickly enough and Machado has managed to lock this one up! Can Houston escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Machado on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Machado!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Karhu (ranked 1920 p4p, 1225 weight class) and Paul Hunter (ranked 281 p4p, 183 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 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Karhu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karhu.
It looks like Paul Hunter has been cut.
Karhu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Hunter thuds a left hand into Karhu's body.
Hunter throws the left hand but Karhu avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Karhu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Karhu's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karhu throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhu throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Karhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunter misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Hunter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunter punishes Karhu's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Karhu coming out on top.
Karhu misses with a hook
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karhu thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karhu gets tackled into the cage by Hunter. Hunter maintains the clinch.
Karhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter has Karhu up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunter has Karhu pressed against the cage, preventing Karhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunter trying to stall but Karhu improves his position.
Karhu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karhu scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunter is struggling to control the position.
Hunter prevents Karhu from breaking the clinch.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Karhu has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter stalls.
Hunter stalling in the clinch.
Hunter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunter continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hunter trying to control the position but instead, Karhu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunter into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Hunter.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Hunter misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Karhu misses the target.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Karhu misses.
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karhu scores with a jab. Hunter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Karhu misses its intended target.
Hunter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karhu at a distance.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karhu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunter throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter cracks Karhu with a good jab.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Paul Hunter's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Karhu throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Karhu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunter scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Karhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter slips under a jab from Karhu.
Karhu lands with a cross.
The cut above Paul Hunter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
It looked like Karhu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunter.
Karhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter looks winded!
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter lands with a good body shot.
Karhu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Hunter misses the jab.
Karhu scores with the left hand. Hunter knows he should have avoided that one.
Paul Hunter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hunter slips a straight right by Karhu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karhu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Karhu throws a shot to the body.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Karhu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karhu cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karhu counters with a nice right hand that sends Hunter toppling to the canvas! Hunter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karhu finish him?!
Hunter is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Hunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rasmus Karhu!
Rasmus Karhu is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rasmus Karhu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 689 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Gregory Rodriguez (ranked 108 p4p, 185 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Many Men - 50 Cent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Nomura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nomura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Nomura as Rodriguez shoots in.
Nomura connects with a crisp jab.
Nomura moves forwards but Rodriguez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nomura is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nomura keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomura throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomura throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nomura did well to prevent Rodriguez getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Nomura dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Nomura is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez looks to land a strike but Nomura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nomura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Nomura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
Nomura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nomura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nomura is keeping the position for now.
Nomura controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Nomura keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
Nomura can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodriguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodriguez is working for an americana but Nomura has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Rodriguez was thinking about the submission.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nomura is working from the bottom.
Nomura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nomura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nomura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Nomura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nomura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nomura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Nomura controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard but Nomura manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nomura tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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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 Tadahiro Nomura will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nomura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nomura cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nomura feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Nomura sprawls well.
Nomura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomura.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomura.
Nomura scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Nomura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nomura closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Nomura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nomura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Nomura blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Nomura.
Nomura blocks an uppercut.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez looking to stall.
Nomura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomura staying out of range there.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nomura circles away.
Nomura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomura was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Nomura tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez gets the takedown into side control.
Nomura takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodriguez controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rodriguez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nomura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura but Nomura is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomura wants to get back to full guard.
Nomura desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control from Nomura's half guard. Nomura has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nomura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nomura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four 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.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nomura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nomura is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Nomura is adopting a defensive guard.
Nomura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nomura, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomura keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Nomura sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomura misses the target.
Tadahiro Nomura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Nomura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tadahiro Nomura will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nomura slips under a jab.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Tadahiro Nomura is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nomura keeps working.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound but Nomura is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Rodriguez crashes against the mat.
Rodriguez tries to move to mount but Nomura blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Nomura's face as Rodriguez controls the position.
Nomura struggling a bit here.
Nomura tries to bench press Rodriguez off him but Rodriguez keeps the position.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nomura is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nomura's legs.
Nomura is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Nomura is defending well.
Nomura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodriguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nomura can't do much from the bottom here.
Nomura tries to bench press Rodriguez off him but Rodriguez keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez has a hand on Nomura's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nomura takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nomura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez tries to reverse the position but Nomura maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nomura forces the positional change into back control.
Nomura just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Nomura is not going to allow Rodriguez to sit and survive in this position.
Nomura is hanging on to Rodriguez's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gregory Rodriguez just about did enough to take it.
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.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Nomura sprawls well.
Nomura clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nomura.
A right hook to the body lands for Nomura.
Rodriguez leaning against his opponent.
Nomura is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nomura down to the mat. Nomura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nomura 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rodriguez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomura misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nomura seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodriguez can turn it around.
A short left from Nomura.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Nomura.
Nomura controlling the action here for a moment.
Nomura breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nomura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nomura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Nice body punch from Nomura - that landed with a thud.
Nomura is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nomura prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Nomura tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Nomura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Nomura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Tadahiro Nomura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Rodriguez.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nomura catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomura throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Nomura rushes Rodriguez and presses him up against the cage.
Tadahiro Nomura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nomura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Nomura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Nomura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nomura lands a jab.
Nomura stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nomura swivels and escapes.
Nomura is looking for a counter combo.
Nomura throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Nomura.
Nomura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomura looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nomura stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nomura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Nomura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gregory Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Nomura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nomura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tadahiro Nomura had his way with Gregory Rodriguez in 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. And we move into the final round!
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Nomura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomura throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nomura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Nomura.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Nomura trying to stall but Rodriguez improves his position.
Rodriguez letting Nomura take a breather here.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Nomura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Nomura.
Nomura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nomura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Nomura breaks the clinch.
Nomura misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Nomura moves out of range.
Nomura takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Nomura misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nomura.
Nomura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez letting Nomura take a breather here.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Nomura has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nomura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Tadahiro Nomura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Nomura.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Nomura tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Nomura back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nomura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nomura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nomura struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Nomura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomura backwards.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nomura.
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nomura is keeping busy.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Nomura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomura wants to stall.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez looking to throw knees to the head but Nomura is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomura presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Nomura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomura backwards.
Nomura tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Nomura back against the cage.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nomura.
Nomura scores with a hook to the body.
Gregory Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rodriguez letting Nomura take a breather here.
Nomura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomura pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nomura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadahiro Nomura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nomura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tadahiro Nomura!
Tadahiro Nomura retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tadahiro Nomura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Gregory Rodriguez was interviewed post fight and said 'Gym on Monday.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 1768 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Conrad Cartwright (ranked 193 p4p, 132 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conrad Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cartwright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Conrad Cartwright has been cut.
Cartwright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inhanamoto on the side of the head.
It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Cartwright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cartwright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartwright misses the jab.
Inhanamoto stuffs the takedown.
Cartwright looks for a takedown but Inhanamoto sprawls well.
Ryu Inhanamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrad Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright shoots in but Inhanamoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Inhanamoto throws a big counter combination but Cartwright scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Inhanamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cartwright.
Inhanamoto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Inhanamoto.
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Inhanamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright looks winded!
Inhanamoto cracks Cartwright with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Inhanamoto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cartwright to stand back up!
Cartwright is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Are you kidding me?! Inhanamoto ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cartwright clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Inhanamoto!
Ryu Inhanamoto is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ryu Inhanamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Conrad Cartwright was interviewed post fight and said 'The Cartwright Curse strikes again! The Powers that be just won't allow it apparently.'.
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