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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 2554 p4p, 3281 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 331 p4p, 404 weight class). Bradley Brunswick Jr 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahma.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but Ahma moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr misses with an uppercut
letting Ahma counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brunswick Jr, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Ahma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brunswick Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away.
It looked like Ahma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brunswick Jr.
Ahma throws a poor cross that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr throws a right and a left that Ahma avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Ahma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brunswick Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ahma wants to clinch.
Ahma moves into the clinch successfully.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma avoiding damage.
Brunswick Jr working aggressively here.
Ahma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ahma blocks the elbow strike.
Brunswick Jr pushes Ahma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brunswick Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Ahma can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick Jr controls the action.
Brunswick Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brunswick Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Brunswick Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hand.
Brunswick Jr tries to stall but Ahma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr tries to stall but Ahma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brunswick Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Ahma blocks an uppercut.
Ahma breaks the clinch.
Ahma moves away from the strike by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahma misses with a few strikes there.
Ahma throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brunswick Jr gets tackled into the cage by Ahma. Ahma maintains the clinch.
Brunswick Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ahma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ahma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brunswick Jr scores with a jab. Ahma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Ahma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ahma tries a body shot but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
Brunswick Jr breaks from the clinch.
Brunswick Jr throws a looping overhand right but Ahma ducks down to avoid it.
Ahma misses the body punch
and Brunswick Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahma ducks right into an uppercut from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr missing with a left hand there. Ahma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brunswick Jr.
Ahma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma is looking to clinch but Brunswick Jr is avoiding it.
Ahma is looking to clinch.
Brunswick Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Ahma.
Brunswick Jr 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.
Ahma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ahma prevents a body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Ahma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahma tries to clinch up.
Ahma tries to clinch there but Brunswick Jr circles away.
A low kick from Ahma misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahma cracks a nice hook into Brunswick Jr's ribs.
Ahma takes a swing at Brunswick Jr's ribcage but misses.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma walks into a stiff left hand from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr swings for the body but Ahma moves out of range.
Ahma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ahma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Brunswick Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ahma works over Brunswick Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Ahma clinches up with Brunswick Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Ahma.
Brunswick Jr misses with some punches.
Brunswick Jr stalling the fight.
Ahma manages to break the clinch.
Ahma forces Brunswick Jr back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brunswick Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahma momentarily.
Brunswick Jr tests Ahma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brunswick Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Ahma.
 Brunswick Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Ahma has cracked Brunswick Jr with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Ahma lands another huge swinging hook and Brunswick Jr tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Brunswick Jr, before Ahma can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Verneri Ahma!
Our winner, Verneri Ahma, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 1931 p4p, 2855 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 258 p4p, 374 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch but Mammadov is having none of it.
King tries to clinch but Mammadov moves out of range.
Mammadov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mammadov, pushing him back against the cage.
King misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Mammadov.
Mammadov has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mammadov.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King avoids the body shot from Mammadov.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mammadov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mammadov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Mammadov lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mammadov throws a big shot that misses.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Mammadov circles away.
Mammadov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Malcolm King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mammadov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Mammadov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammadov works the jab nicely.
King is rocked!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mammadov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Mammadov finish him?
Mammadov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Both fighters circling a little - Mammadov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King lands a head kick!
King moves into the clinch.
Mammadov throws a head punch that misses.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mammadov prevents a body shot from King.
King is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mammadov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip King to the mat. King regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
King looking to control.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mammadov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mammadov wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Mammadov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looking for a guillotine here but Mammadov defends easily.
Mammadov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King keeping moving, preventing Mammadov from controlling successfully.
Mammadov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mammadov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mammadov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mammadov tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mammadov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mammadov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mammadov working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
Mammadov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mammadov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mammadov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King wants to control but Mammadov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mammadov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mammadov's back!
Mammadov can't escape the position.
Mammadov trying to control but not successfully.
Mammadov is in bad spot here.
Mammadov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King tries to control but Mammadov wriggling away.
Mammadov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mammadov regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuf Mammadov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King has Mammadov up against the cage in a clinch.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Mammadov lands a left hand.
Mammadov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mammadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mammadov is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
Mammadov misses with a hook from the clinch.
King scores with a shot to the side of Mammadov's head.
Mammadov has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Mammadov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
King is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mammadov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
King trying to control here.
Mammadov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mammadov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.
Mammadov drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Mammadov off! Mammadov jumps back into King's guard.
Mammadov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mammadov trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as King holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mammadov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mammadov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mammadov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Mammadov is proving a slippery customer.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mammadov's guard.
Mammadov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King stays in close to Mammadov's body and controls the position.
Mammadov wants to improve his position but instead King has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mammadov actively working from the bottom here.
King passes into side control, despite Mammadov's attempt to control the position.
Mammadov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Mammadov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mammadov sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mammadov gets back to full guard.
King preventing the sweep.
Mammadov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Mammadov wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mammadov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mammadov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuf Mammadov dominated that second round.
That's time! Mammadov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
King has Mammadov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mammadov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mammadov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Mammadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mammadov breaks from the clinch.
Mammadov thows a left - swing and a miss!
King moves in looking to clinch but Mammadov pushes him off.
Mammadov looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mammadov misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Malcolm King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from King.
Mammadov takes one to the chin there.
King has closed the distance and engaged Mammadov in a clinch.
Malcolm King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mammadov lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Mammadov.
Mammadov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King blocking some punches.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mammadov's elbow.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King lands with a left to the head.
Mammadov lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Mammadov misses with a body punch.
Mammadov misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Mammadov scores with a nice short uppercut.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malcolm King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Mammadov misses with a punch to the body.
Mammadov tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mammadov throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Mammadov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mammadov tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Mammadov back against the cage.
Mammadov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Mammadov controls his hands.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mammadov backwards.
A short uppercut from King.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King pushes Mammadov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Mammadov's head.
King lands a body punch.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Mammadov backwards.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King catches Mammadov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King wants to clinch.
King throws a head kick but Mammadov moves out of range.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Mammadov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mammadov feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King tries to clinch but Mammadov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King jabs Mammadov right on the nose. Mammadov blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
King pushes Mammadov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Mammadov controls the action.
Mammadov can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Yusuf Mammadov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mammadov.
Mammadov takes a shot to the head.
King tries a body shot but Mammadov blocks it.
Mammadov blocking some punches.
Mammadov misses with a punch to the body.
Mammadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Mammadov backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mammadov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mammadov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuf Mammadov!
In his post fight interview, Yusuf Mammadov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 2310 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 284 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi jabs at Brown's body.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick.
Kururugi scores with a nice strike.
Brown defending well as Kururugi loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown works over Kururugi's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Suzaku Kururugi has been cut.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kururugi scores with a push kick.
Kururugi cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Kururugi tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Kururugi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
A big right from Kururugi misses.
Kururugi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Kururugi manages to avoid it.
Kururugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kururugi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Kururugi.
Kururugi swings widly with a right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kururugi saw that one coming.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Kururugi's torso.
Kururugi tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kururugi misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kururugi throws a shot to the body.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Kururugi defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kururugi. Kururugi obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kururugi.
Kururugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kururugi throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kururugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kururugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kururugi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Kururugi misses.
Kururugi throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kururugi.
Kururugi throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kururugi.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Kururugi moves away and avoids it.
Kururugi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Kururugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Kururugi.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Kururugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Brown.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kururugi scores with a nice right hand.
Kururugi throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kururugi throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kururugi misses with a straight left.
As Kururugi looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Kururugi just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kururugi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kururugi misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Kururugi lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Kururugi misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kururugi scores with a shot to the body.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
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!
Kururugi connects with a looping right hand.
Kururugi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kururugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suzaku Kururugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kururugi scores with a leg kick.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kururugi throws a lazy body kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kururugi misses the jab.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kururugi lands with a right hand.
Kururugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi avoids the head kick by Brown.
Kururugi clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Kururugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kururugi throws out the jab.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Kururugi was just out of range.
Kururugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kururugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kururugi throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Kururugi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
And Kururugi responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kururugi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown checks a low kick from Kururugi.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bill Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kururugi throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kururugi! Brown lets Kururugi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kururugi lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Suzaku Kururugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kururugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kururugi looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Kururugi just gets out of the way.
Brown sends Kururugi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brown is motioning to the referee to let Kururugi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kururugi is rocked!
That kick from Kururugi tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kururugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kururugi moves out of range easily.
Kururugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kururugi slips under a jab.
Kururugi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kururugi connects with the punch.
Brown cracks Kururugi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kururugi falls to his knees and Brown doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Brown!
A relieved looking Bill Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 2005 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 269 p4p, 302 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belvedere lands a body shot.
Zan throws out a powerful jab.
Belvedere misses with a right hand
and Zan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belvedere on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Zan has closed the distance and engaged Belvedere in a clinch.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Belvedere.
Belvedere changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Belvedere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zan thuds a left hand into Belvedere's body.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Belvedere throws a big shot that misses.
Zan looks to throw the jab but Belvedere is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Belvedere.
Zan misses with a hook.
Belvedere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zan's head backwards.
Zan scores with a shot to the body.
Belvedere tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Zan closes the distance and pushes Belvedere back into the cage.
Zan pushes Belvedere back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zan lands with a short shot to the head.
Zan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belvedere.
Belvedere looks winded!
Zan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belvedere backwards.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Belvedere controls his hands.
Belvedere tries to land knees in the clinch but Zan avoids the damage to the body.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan blocks an uppercut.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan avoids the elbow strike from Belvedere, against the cage.
Zan managing to block the knees to the body from Belvedere.
Zan avoids a wild elbow strike from Belvedere.
Zan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belvedere or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Belvedere pushes off an throws an elbow but Zan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Zan on the inside.
Belvedere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zan.
Belvedere blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Zan.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belvedere's elbow.
Belvedere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Zan.
Belvedere is trying to drag Zan to the mat but Zan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tan Zan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richmond Belvedere.
Zan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belvedere or not.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan cracks Belvedere with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
Belvedere tries to throw a body punch but Zan avoids it by throwing Belvedere back against the cage.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Belvedere looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belvedere.
Zan tries a body shot but Belvedere blocks it.
Zan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan lands a hook that snaps the head of Belvedere backwards.
Belvedere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belvedere wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zan scores with a shoulder strike.
Belvedere lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belvedere on the ground.
Zan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zan controls Belvedere momentarily but Belvedere frees himself.
Zan pulls Belvedere in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zan has control of Belvedere's left arm, preventing Belvedere from doing any damage.
Zan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belvedere is one step ahead there.
Belvedere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zan pulls Belvedere in close to his closed guard and prevents Belvedere from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Zan - just one landing.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belvedere missing with a left hand there. Zan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belvedere 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 Zan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belvedere misses with an uppercut.
Zan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belvedere drops his hands momentarily and Zan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belvedere shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zan pinned against the cage. Zan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zan throwing a counter right hand but Belvedere manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Belvedere.
Belvedere throws a looping overhand right but Zan ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Belvedere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belvedere! But no joy.
Belvedere with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan tests Belvedere's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belvedere shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zan as he avoids it easily.
Belvedere is breathing heavily.
Zan cracks a nice hook into Belvedere's ribs.
Zan misses with a looping right.
Belvedere takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belvedere takes one on the button.
Belvedere is rocked!
Zan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belvedere looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Zan misses.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Belvedere's head but Belvedere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belvedere can do to turn this around?
Zan throws a body punch but Belvedere moves out of range.
Tan Zan is winning the standup battle so far.
Zan lands a left and a right that send Belvedere crashing to the mat, dazed. Zan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Belvedere is still on wobbly legs! Can Zan finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zan steps in with a hook that catches Belvedere right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Zan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Belvedere looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tan Zan!
During a confident post fight interview, Tan Zan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1202 p4p, 1827 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 159 p4p, 245 weight class). Pierre has chosen O Canada as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Julio Regueiro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julio Regueiro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierre.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Regueiro does no damage.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro slips under a jab from Pierre.
Regueiro scores with a head kick. Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Regueiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Regueiro has Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Regueiro scores with a head kick.
Regueiro moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the body
and Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Regueiro has time to react.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Regueiro at a distance.
Pierre tests Regueiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Regueiro tries to counter by clinching up but Pierre breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Regueiro scores with a hook.
Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre thuds a left hand into Regueiro's body.
Regueiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Regueiro.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Pierre jabs at Regueiro's body.
Regueiro works over Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Regueiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Regueiro is out of range.
Regueiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Regueiro throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
A left lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro connects with a body shot.
Regueiro swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Regueiro moves to clinch but Pierre breaks away
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Regueiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pierre.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Regueiro's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Pierre.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Regueiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a big counter combination but Pierre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre misses the jab.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Regueiro misses with a two punch combination.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Pierre.
 It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regueiro instigates a clinch.
Regueiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro drives through and clinches with Pierre against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Pierre lands a two punch combo.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's time! Regueiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Regueiro. That snapped Pierre's head back.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Regueiro's shoulder, as Regueiro tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Regueiro throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Regueiro lands with a good body shot.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Regueiro.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Regueiro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Regueiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pierre blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands a right hand.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre misses the jab.
It looked like Regueiro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Regueiro with a body shot.
Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Regueiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre lands with a straight right. Regueiro didn't see that one coming.
Regueiro digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro gets a clinch.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Regueiro scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Pierre blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierre blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Regueiro is leaning against Pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Regueiro lands a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Regueiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Regueiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Regueiro with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Regueiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Regueiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Regueiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pierre takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pierre throws a series of punches but Regueiro avoids them all with ease.
Pierre cracks Regueiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Regueiro misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Pierre.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre gets through Regueiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Regueiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierre has double underhooks.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Regueiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Regueiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Regueiro backs off Pierre throws a huge counter combo but Regueiro manages to avoid it all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.
Julio Regueiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Regueiro throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro scores with a hook.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Regueiro back to the cage. Pierre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scores with the left hand. Regueiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Julio Regueiro's cut is getting worse.
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Pierre.
A jab from Pierre does it's job there.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 Regueiro is rocked!
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Oh Regueiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Regueiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierre lunges at Regueiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Regueiro's hand.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierre eats them both and turns towards Regueiro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Regueiro's belly button to the back.
Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a lazy head kick
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Regueiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Regueiro misses
and Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Regueiro.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro throws a head kick that Pierre semi-blocks.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Regueiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Regueiro clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro working hard to break the clinch.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro misses with a body punch.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Pierre coming out on top.
Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre 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.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Pierre looks to move away, Regueiro throws a big counter combo but Pierre just gets out of the way.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Regueiro.
Regueiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Regueiro tries to work over Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pierre 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Pierre!
George Pierre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 666 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Marcus Hughes (ranked 93 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakamura is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Nakamura circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nakamura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hughes won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hughes won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakamura, not yet.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura trying to strike off his back.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Nakamura being controlled here, momentarily.
Hughes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nakamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakamura distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nakamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nakamura 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakamura throws a strike but Hughes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Hughes postures up in Nakamura's guard and throws a big left but Nakamura blocks it.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Hughes pushes down on Nakamura's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes is stalling here. Nakamura is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hughes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nakamura has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes wants to control but Nakamura postures up.
Hughes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Hughes seems a little lost for a moment, as Nakamura dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The strikes coming from Nakamura are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hughes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nakamura lands with a nice combination. Hughes backs away looking to recover.
Nakamura scores with a three punch combo!
Nakamura throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Hughes.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakamura tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura taking some punishment here, with Hughes in his half guard.
Nakamura tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes is trying to control. Nakamura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura missing with punches from the bottom.
Nakamura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marcus Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes prevents Nakamura from improving his position.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakamura's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakamura is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hughes jumps into side control!
Nakamura tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
An elbow from Hughes crashes against the mat.
Hughes landing strikes.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hughes is taking a breather. Nakamura says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Nakamura is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Nakamura swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurizuri Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes throws out a counter right but Nakamura avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamura connects with a body shot that sends Hughes's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws out a powerful jab.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura lands with a shot to the body.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Hughes slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakamura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing that Nakamura has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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. Nakamura connects with a nice short shot to Hughes's temple.
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes is pressing down on Nakamura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakamura works over Hughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes trying to control the position here.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura pushing down on Hughes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes is rocked!
Nakamura is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hughes is hurt! He's hurt bad - Nakamura fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hughes from any more punishment! Congratulations to Nakamura! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 1453 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Obi Ojo (ranked 164 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obi Ojo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojo connects with a single shot there.
Ojo looks to land a right hand but Akinwande moved out of range.
Ojo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ojo lands with an overhand left.
Ojo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinwande is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ojo swings widly with a right hand
and Akinwande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ojo swings widly with a right hand
and Akinwande counters with a straight right hand.
Ojo lands a jab to the nose.
Ojo throws a poor cross that misses
and Akinwande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ojo looks to throw the jab but Akinwande is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akinwande drops Ojo with a beautiful combination! Ojo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akinwande is looking for the KO!
Ojo cracks Akinwande with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akinwande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akinwande seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojo throws a big shot that misses.
Ojo misses with a hook
and Akinwande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akinwande lands a jab to Ojo's midsection.
Ojo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akinwande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ojo cracks Akinwande with an open hand slap.
Ojo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good shot there by Ojo.
Akinwande has managed to clinch.
Ojo misses with the head strike.
Akinwande blocks a body shot from Ojo.
Ojo takes an elbow to the temple.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akinwande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ojo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akinwande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ojo.
Ojo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akinwande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ojos head.
Ojo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ojo can't break the clinch.
Akinwande is leaning against Ojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akinwande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akinwande takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ojo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ojo takes a shot to the head.
Ojo tries to work over Akinwande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akinwande lands an elbow just above Ojo 's eye.
Akinwande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ojo backwards.
Akinwande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande pushes off an throws an elbow but Ojo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Akinwande.
Ojo misses with a body punch.
Akinwande lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akinwande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akinwande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akinwande throws an elbow but it misses.
Ojo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akinwande.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akinwande.
Ojo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Akinwande - that landed with a thud.
Ojo looks winded!
Nice body punch from Akinwande - that landed with a thud.
Akinwande lands with a short shot to the head.
Akinwande lands a body punch.
Akinwande lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinwande lands an elbow inside that Ojo shrugs off.
It looks like Obi Ojo has been cut.
Ojo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ojo scores with a decent looking hook.
Akinwande scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akinwande rushes Ojo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akinwande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ojo backwards.
Ojo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akinwande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akinwande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akinwande.
Ojo takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akinwande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akinwande presses Ojo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akinwande lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands an elbow that stopped Ojo in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Ojo's cut.
That's time! Akinwande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akinwande. Ojo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ojo throws an off balance right hand
and Akinwande counters with a nice right hand that sends Ojo toppling to the canvas! Ojo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Akinwande finish him?!
Ojo misses with a hook
and Akinwande counters with a nice right hand that sends Ojo toppling to the canvas! Ojo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Akinwande finish him?!
Ojo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ojo misses with a hook
and Akinwande counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Ojo to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Akinwande!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henry Akinwande!
After the big win, Henry Akinwande made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Mendoza (ranked 751 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Marshal Mayhem (ranked 65 p4p, 149 weight class). Mayhem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friday Night remixed by Astrophysics. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Mayhem is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayhem cracks Mendoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mendoza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza looks to throw a body kick
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayhem misses with a hook. Mendoza ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza works the jab nicely.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshal Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza throws out a leg kick but Mayhem moves out of range and Mendoza only half commits.
Mendoza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayhem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendoza. Mendoza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayhem has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
Mendoza is looking to score with low kicks.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza stuns Mayhem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza shoots in for a double leg but Mayhem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayhem swinging wildly here.
Mendoza jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mayhem jabs at Mendoza's body.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayhem avoids a kick to the body.
Mayhem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mayhem throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mayhem cracks Mendoza with an open hand slap.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Mendoza thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mayhem throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza connects with a solid leg kick.
Mayhem moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Mayhem moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Mendoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayhem takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayhem digs a good body shot into Mendoza's ribs.
Mendoza moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendoza gets a double leg takedown into Mayhem's guard.
Mayhem throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mendoza escapes and throws Mayhem's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mayhem tries to bench press Mendoza off him but Mendoza keeps the position.
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 Luiz Mendoza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayhem misses with a jab to the body
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mayhem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendoza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayhem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza lands a nice hook to Mayhem's body. Mayhem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayhem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayhem's head.
Mayhem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luiz Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Mayhem.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem lands with a shot to the body.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendoza.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Marshal Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem lands with a shot to the body.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza lands a leg kick that knocks Mayhem off balance momentarily.
Mayhem throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a hook. Mendoza ducked under it nicely.
Mayhem blocks the body kick.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza half committed to a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshal Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mendoza quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Mayhem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mayhem connects with a right hand. Mendoza shakes it off.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Mayhem misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a single leg into guard. Mayhem didn't expect that.
Mendoza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendoza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mayhem is looking for a triangle here but Mendoza uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is trying to improve his position.
Mendoza is looking to take a break and control but Mayhem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mendoza working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Mendoza scoring with punches from side control.
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 Luiz Mendoza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mendoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mendoza lands a jab.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendoza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayhem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza lands a jab.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza is looking to chop away at Mayhem's legs.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mayhem checks a low kick from Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left and a right from Mayhem both land. Nice combination.
Mendoza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mayhem is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendoza pulls his head out easily.
Mayhem is staying active underneath Mendoza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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. Mendoza connects with a nice short shot to Mayhem's temple.
Mayhem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendoza is working away from the top position though.
Mayhem gets back to full guard.
Mendoza 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza distracts Mayhem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mendoza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mendoza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Mendoza looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mendoza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mayhem missing with punches from the bottom.
Mayhem is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendoza trying to pass the guard but Mayhem defending well.
Mendoza working the head and body with strikes.
Mendoza is trying to control. Mayhem wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mayhem wants to improve his position but Mendoza is controlling well.
Luiz Mendoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mayhem is trying to maintain the position but Mendoza is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayhem is looking to improve his position.
Mendoza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Mayhem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayhem with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mendoza feints a jab promting Mayhem to slip. Mendoza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayhem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendoza, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Mendoza!
An out of breath Luiz Mendoza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 200 p4p, 826 weight class) and Kastav Kvinchal (ranked 18 p4p, 59 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kvinchal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Apollo!
Kvinchal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kvinchal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Apollo struggling a bit here.
Apollo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvinchal off and has taken his back!
Kvinchal trying to control but not successfully.
Apollo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Apollo is not going to allow Kvinchal to sit and survive in this position.
Apollo keeps control of the position easily here as Kvinchal tries to buck him off.
Apollo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Apollo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kvinchal tries to escape but Apollo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kvinchal trying to control but not successfully.
Kvinchal preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Apollo.
Kvinchal trying to control the hands but Apollo won't let him.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apollo controlling well, preventing Kvinchal from escaping the position.
Apollo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kvinchal is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal prevents Apollo from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Kvinchal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Apollo looking for the choke from the back.
Kvinchal tries to escape but Apollo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Apollo doesn't have the hooks in and Kvinchal manages to turn into his guard.
Apollo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kvinchal has passed into side control.
Kvinchal laying and praying for a moment but Apollo takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Apollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kvinchal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollo.
Apollo connects with the punch.
Apollo with a nice calf kick.
Apollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body. Kvinchal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Kvinchal unleashes a big counter combination but Apollo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Apollo throws a sloppy body shot
and Kvinchal counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Kvinchal takes a little break here. Apollo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kvinchal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal throwing strikes but Apollo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Apollo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Apollo is very close to passing his half guard.
Apollo trying to control from half guard but Kvinchal is working away.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Apollo being controlled here momentarily.
Kvinchal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Apollo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kvinchal.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Apollo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kvinchal tries to reverse the position but Apollo maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kvinchal is trying to reverse the position but instead Apollo has taken his back - oops!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Apollo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kvinchal tries to roll but Apollo sticks to his back.
Apollo controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Kvinchal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Kvinchal is out of range.
Apollo punishes Kvinchal's body with a nice straight punch.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kvinchal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvinchal lands in his opponent's guard.
Apollo pulls Kvinchal in close to prevent any damage.
Apollo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvinchal is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo is pulling down on Kvinchal's head. It's preventing any offense from Kvinchal, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
Apollo looking to control.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
Lindsay Apollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Apollo is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kvinchal trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kvinchal blocks the body kick.
Apollo feints and then cracks Kvinchal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kvinchal down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kvinchal or perhaps it was just good defense by Apollo, which made it look bad.
Kvinchal ducks right into an uppercut from Apollo.
Apollo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kvinchal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kvinchal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown but Apollo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvinchal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Apollo cracks a nice hook into Kvinchal's ribs.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kvinchal.
Kvinchal looking to score a takedown here. Apollo is defending well but Kvinchal drives through and ends up in Apollo's guard.
Kvinchal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kvinchal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Apollo keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass.
Apollo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kvinchal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Apollo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kvinchal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apollo is keeping the position for now.
Kvinchal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Apollo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kvinchal, into his guard.
Kvinchal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Apollo is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apollo, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!
A relieved looking Lindsay Apollo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 62 p4p, 105 weight class) and Zee Land (ranked 12 p4p, 21 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Land's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. On his way into the cage it seems that Bong Ji Woo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bong Ji Woo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zee Land!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
Land keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Land scores with a body shot.
Land bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ji Woo's head backwards.
Land misses with a takedown attempt - Ji Woo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Land missing with a left hand there. Ji Woo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Land is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Land's shoulder, as Land tries to avoid the shot.
Land is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ji Woo.
Land throws a head kick but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot.
Zee Land seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Land swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Land cracks Ji Woo with a good jab.
Land takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Land misses with a leg kick
and Ji Woo counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Land.
Land blocks a leg kick.
Ji Woo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Land takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Land misses
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Land. That snapped Ji Woo's head back.
Land lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Land there.
Ji Woo has managed to clinch.
Land lands with a short shot to the head.
Land has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ji Woo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Land 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.
Ji Woo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Land's elbow.
Ji Woo is working Land over against the cage.
Ji Woo lands a nice uppercut.
Land lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Ji Woo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Land has clasped his hands together around Ji Woo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ji Woo tries to buck Land off but Land is having none of it.
Land in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ji Woo manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo controlling the position well.
Ji Woo continues to stall.
Land is looking to take a break and control but Ji Woo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Land thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ji Woo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is doing well to control the position and prevent Land from advancing to side control.
Ji Woo is pressing down on Land's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Land landing with the ground and pound.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Land looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Land scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ji Woo is looking to sweep but instead, Land has passed into half guard.
Land is thwarting Ji Woo's attempts to control the position.
Ji Woo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Land chips away with some ground and pound.
Ji Woo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zee Land dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ji Woo looks to land a body kick but Land moved away.
Land let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Land takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Land was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands with an uppercut that bounces Land off the cage and back into range.
Land throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Land lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Land throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ji Woo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ji Woo throws the kick towards the body but Land avoids it.
Ji Woo defending well as Land loads up on a big left hand.
Land chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ji Woo can pounce on him.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Land.
Land chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Land blocks the leg kick.
Land connects with a single shot there.
Ji Woo rushes Land and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Land has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Land lands a shot to the body.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo can't find room to land a body shot as Land controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Land.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Land blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Land.
Land tries to score a body lock takedown but Ji Woo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Land blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo pulls guard.
Ji Woo is trying to control the position but Land postures up.
Ji Woo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Land.
Land stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ji Woo has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Land manages to get his head free but now Ji Woo has transitioned to an armbar! Land grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ji Woo! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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