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SMASH: Menezes vs Bizihwaile PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 1884 p4p, 1953 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 255 p4p, 266 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnaar's choice of entrance music: Mustasch - The Wave. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab from Ragnaar.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yan has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnaar. Yan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Yan throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnaar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Yan is out of range.
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Yan seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yan.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Yan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnaar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnaar - that will leave a mark!
Yan ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Yan throwing a counter right hand but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Yan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a good jab.
Ragnaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yan counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Yan misses.
Ragnaar lands an overhand right.
Ragnaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Yan misses its target.
Ragnaar lands with a straight right. Yan didn't see that one coming.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
Ragnaar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yan misses with a body shot
and Ragnaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar jabs at Yan's body.
Ragnaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnaar scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Ragnaar does it's job there.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar digs a good hook to Yan's body.
Ragnaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Yan avoids it.
Ragnaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnaar misses with a few strikes there.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Ragnaar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnaar thuds his shin into the meat of Yan's side.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
Ragnaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yan tries to move into range but Ragnaar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Yan's leg. Yan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Yan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnaar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a solid leg kick but Yan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnaar.
Yan swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yan's sensitive parts.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ragnaar jabs at Yan's body.
A big right from Yan misses.
Ragnaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Yan.
Ragnaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Yan's leg. Yan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnaar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Ragnaar is predictable there
and Yan counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnaar wants to slow Yan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Yan moves out of range easily.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that misses
and Yan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnaar throws a lazy body kick
enabling Yan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan takes one to the chin there.
Yan misses with a body shot.
Yan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnaar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks.
Yan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
A cross from Ragnaar lands.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Yan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yan.
Ragnaar throws a right hand that misses
and Yan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ragnaar! Yan lets Ragnaar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Ragnaar is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan knocks out Ragnaar with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Yan before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Yan picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jinjing Yan!
Jinjing Yan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nils Ragnaar spoke after the fight, saying 'Gonna Train Hard Again And Get The Next Win'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richie Alaska (ranked 961 p4p, 1034 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 139 p4p, 149 weight class). Alaska comes to the cage accompanied by A Long December - Counting Crows. The crowd seem to be enjoying Krawlee's choice of entrance music: Sail. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alaska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krawlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaska is just out of range.
Krawlee keeps the fight on the outside.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Krawlee throws a hook but Alaska blocks it.
Krawlee misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Alaska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
Krawlee looks to land a right hand but Alaska moved out of range.
Alaska is looking to counter punch.
Kree P Krawlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alaska throws a jab when Krawlee was well out of range.
Krawlee misses with a hook
and Krawlee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krawlee cracks Alaska with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alaska 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.
Krawlee takes a swing at Alaska's ribcage but misses.
Krawlee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krawlee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alaska's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawlee just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alaska.
Krawlee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krawlee misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krawlee.
Alaska takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Krawlee.
Krawlee throws a hook but Alaska blocks it.
A big left from Krawlee misses.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krawlee throws out a counter right but Alaska avoids it with no problem.
Krawlee misses with a right hand
and Alaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawlee scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Krawlee misses.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Alaska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krawlee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krawlee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Krawlee.
Krawlee misses the shot to the body.
Alaska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krawlee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alaska misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Krawlee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Alaska ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaska.
Alaska throwing a counter right hand but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Alaska takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Alaska is rocked!
Krawlee is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Alaska flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Alaska is out cold! Krawlee holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kree P Krawlee!
Kree P Krawlee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vino Selvatico (ranked 1260 p4p, 798 weight class) and Long Hung Dong (ranked 174 p4p, 112 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vino Selvatico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong is looking to clinch but Selvatico is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Selvatico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Selvatico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selvatico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Selvatico.
Selvatico sets himself, and Dong steps forward looking for the clinch! Selvatico avoids it this time.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Selvatico.
A nice inside leg kick there by Selvatico. That's going to slow Dong down.
Dong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Selvatico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico scores with a nice head shot.
Dong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Selvatico throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Selvatico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selvatico throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Selvatico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vino Selvatico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selvatico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong.
Selvatico misses with a left hand
and Dong counters with a one-two to the body.
Dong throws a hook but Selvatico blocks it.
Selvatico throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Dong staying out of range there.
Selvatico fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Selvatico checks a leg kick.
Selvatico circles away from the clinch attempt
and Selvatico counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selvatico misses with a hook
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Dong misses.
Selvatico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dong clinches up with Selvatico and pushes him back against the cage.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Dong jumps into guard, dragging Selvatico to the mat.
Selvatico sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Selvatico has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Selvatico doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Selvatico manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dong has his foot on Selvatico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Selvatico works his way back into a safe position though.
Dong is trying to control the position but Selvatico postures up.
Dong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dong pushing down on Selvatico's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Selvatico makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dong moves away from the strike by Selvatico.
Selvatico scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dong avoids the head kick by Selvatico.
Selvatico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selvatico loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Dong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Dong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Selvatico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selvatico just misses with a punch to the body.
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selvatico connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vino Selvatico dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Selvatico.
No joy there for Selvatico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Selvatico throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Dong misses with a hook. Selvatico ducked under it nicely.
Dong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Selvatico will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Selvatico throws a chopping leg kick but Dong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong takes the fight into the clinch.
Dong manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Selvatico defends well.
We've been informed that Dong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dong controls Selvatico momentarily but Selvatico frees himself.
Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Selvatico 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selvatico slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dong tries to get to full guard but Selvatico has control of the leg.
Selvatico tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dong controls his leg.
Selvatico is taking a breather. Dong 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.
Dong wants to improve his position but Selvatico is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is trying is best to control the position here.
Dong wants to control the action here but instead Selvatico manages to pass to full mount!
Selvatico controlling from mount.
Dong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dong wants to control but Selvatico is having none of it.
Selvatico can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dong is looking to escape.
Selvatico controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico avoids the attempt from Dong to control.
Dong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dong wants to control but Selvatico is keeping busy.
Dong is not content to let Selvatico control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dong trying to control here.
Selvatico seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 Vino Selvatico will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Selvatico scores with a head kick. Dong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Selvatico sizes up Dong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Selvatico scores with a jab. Dong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Selvatico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Selvatico takes one to the chin there.
Dong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Selvatico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Selvatico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong blocks a head kick by Selvatico.
Selvatico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Dong misses.
Selvatico thows a leg kick but Dong checks it
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selvatico looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Dong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong misses.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Selvatico.
Selvatico sets himself, and Dong steps forward looking for the clinch! Selvatico avoids it this time.
Selvatico slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
Selvatico loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Selvatico lands a slapping body shot.
Vino Selvatico is winning the standup battle so far.
Selvatico avoids the head kick by Dong.
Selvatico misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Dong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dong slips a straight right by Selvatico.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Selvatico.
Selvatico lands with a slapping head kick.
A shot to the body from Selvatico misses
and Dong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico connects with a crisp jab.
Selvatico misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Selvatico.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selvatico throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Dong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selvatico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Selvatico throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Selvatico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong tries to pull guard but Selvatico holds him up against the cage and eventually Dong drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico has had enough of the clinch but Dong keeps him there for the moment.
Dong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong jumps guard.
Selvatico content to stall in guard here.
Selvatico looking to pass the guard.
Dong being controlled here, momentarily.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selvatico wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.
Vino Selvatico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Selvatico trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Selvatico has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Selvatico advances position into side control!
Selvatico wants to stand but Dong is controlling his arm.
Dong struggling a bit here.
Dong is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vino Selvatico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Selvatico, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vino Selvatico!
Our winner, Vino Selvatico, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umaro Sunsmon (ranked 1274 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 153 p4p, 220 weight class). Masunwendinghamar has chosen What You Gonna Do as his entrance music. Tau Masunwendinghamar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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15 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaro Sunsmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunsmon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masunwendinghamar on the side of the head.
 It looks like Tau Masunwendinghamar has been cut.
Masunwendinghamar 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.
The fighters circling - Masunwendinghamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Sunsmon misses the target.
Masunwendinghamar scores with a jab. Sunsmon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 It looks like Umaro Sunsmon has been cut.
Sunsmon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masunwendinghamar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tau Masunwendinghamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunsmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sunsmon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Masunwendinghamar misses with an uppercut. Sunsmon saw that one coming.
Sunsmon slips under a jab from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sunsmon.
Sunsmon takes a swing at Masunwendinghamar's ribcage but misses.
Sunsmon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sunsmon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masunwendinghamar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masunwendinghamar throws a jab when Sunsmon was well out of range.
Sunsmon misses with a hook
and Masunwendinghamar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masunwendinghamar moves out of range of the strikes.
Masunwendinghamar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slow jab from Masunwendinghamar misses its intended target.
Masunwendinghamar tests Sunsmon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Umaro Sunsmon's cut is getting worse.
Masunwendinghamar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sunsmon ducks under a wild hook from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a hook.
Sunsmon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masunwendinghamar's hands.
Sunsmon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sunsmon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sunsmon throws out a powerful jab.
Masunwendinghamar lands with an overhand left.
Masunwendinghamar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Umaro Sunsmon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheers as Sunsmon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masunwendinghamar doesn't seem phased though.
Masunwendinghamar cracks Sunsmon with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Sunsmon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masunwendinghamar counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Umaro Sunsmon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a left hand
enabling Sunsmon to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar throws a hook but Sunsmon blocks it.
Sunsmon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masunwendinghamar throws out the jab.
Sunsmon misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masunwendinghamar! But no joy.
Masunwendinghamar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sunsmon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sunsmon misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunsmon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sunsmon staying out of range there.
Masunwendinghamar drops Sunsmon with a huge uppercut! Sunsmon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Masunwendinghamar is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tau Masunwendinghamar!
In defeat, Umaro Sunsmon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Cut cut cut'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 1755 p4p, 1375 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 105 p4p, 90 weight class). Lalla comes to the cage accompanied by ЛЮБИ. Bostic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Move. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostic feints and as Lalla raises his hands in defense, Bostic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bostic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lalla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lalla has an active guard here but Bostic has managed to pass into half guard.
Bostic slips a nice elbow through Lalla's hands, connecting with Lalla's forehead.
Lalla is looking to improve his position.
Bostic wants to take a breather but Lalla is having none of it.
Bostic 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bostic pulls his head out easily.
Lalla is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bostic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bostic's back!
Lalla is persistently looking for the submission but Bostic is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lalla's arms.
Bostic is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lalla off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bostic wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lalla's guard. Nice work there by Bostic.
Bostic working some strikes from top position.
Bostic stands up over Lalla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lalla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bostic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bostic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lalla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bostic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lalla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bostic landing some decent shots from guard.
Lalla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bostic escapes and throws Lalla's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lalla takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Lalla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bostic.
Bostic drops an elbow to the side of Lalla's head.
Lalla is trying to get back to full guard.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lalla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bostic jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic scores with punches from side control.
Lalla looking for a sweep but Bostic has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lalla is looking to get to half guard.
Bostic looking to finish Lalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lalla!
Lalla can't escape the position.
Lalla is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bostic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lalla is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lalla gets back to half guard.
Lalla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bostic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lalla is keeping the position for now.
Bostic passes into half guard.
Lalla actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic winds up and cracks Lalla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bostic drops an elbow to the side of Lalla's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalla tries to get to full guard but Bostic has control of the leg.
Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
Bostic stalling.
Bostic prevents Lalla from improving his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lalla's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bostic wants to take a breather but Lalla is having none of it.
Bostic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Bostic there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bostic connects with a nice short shot to Lalla's temple.
Lalla is rocked!
Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bostic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bostic throws a front kick that sends Lalla stumbling back into the cage.
Bostic lands with a nice body punch.
Bostic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lalla momentarily.
Oh Lalla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bostic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lalla.
A shot to the liver by Bostic. Beautiful body shot.
Bostic lands a jab to Lalla's midsection.
Lalla seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic throws a good cross that connects.
Bostic throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bostic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bostic misses with a looping right.
Bostic lands with a nice body kick.
Bostic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bostic.
Bostic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lalla is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bostic lands a jab to Lalla's midsection.
Bostic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bostic drives through with a takedown into Lalla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lalla looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bostic passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic trying to control the position but Lalla is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Bostic works to advance to full mount. Lalla defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic raining down shots from the mount!
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic content just to control the position here.
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic lands a big shot there that rocks Lalla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bostic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lalla is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bostic wants to control the pace but Lalla is squirming around nicely.
Bostic looking to finish Lalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lalla!
Lalla flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lalla bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bostic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lalla manages to get himself to full guard.
Lalla is looking for a triangle but Bostic pushes his legs off easily.
Lalla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bostic is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bostic escapes and throws Lalla's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lalla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bostic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bostic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Bostic there.
Bostic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lalla is just riding it out for now. Bostic eventually gives up the hold.
Lalla has hold of Bostic's hands but Bostic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bostic wants to control but Lalla is keeping him busy.
Lalla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lalla.
Bostic works over Lalla with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bostic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lalla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lalla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bostic scores with a push kick.
Bostic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bostic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lalla rather than just go for the knockout.
Bostic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lalla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bostic.
Lalla lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bostic misses with a body kick.
Lalla appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic with a nice calf kick.
Bostic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bostic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Bostic.
Bostic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lalla on his heels. He'll look to pass Lalla's guard now, I'm sure.
Lalla keeping moving, preventing Bostic from controlling successfully.
Lalla has momentary wrist control but Bostic slips an elbow through the middle.
Lalla is looking to sweep but instead, Bostic has passed into half guard.
Lalla is refusing to be controlled, as Bostic sits in half guard.
Lalla tries to get to full guard but Bostic has control of the leg.
Lalla is refusing to be controlled, as Bostic sits in half guard.
Lalla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bostic lands a nice short elbow.
Lalla is in trouble now - Bostic has advanced to mount!
Bostic with good strikes from the mount here!
Bostic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lalla is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bostic blocks Lalla's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Lalla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lalla really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lalla is working hard here to advance position.
Michael Bostic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lalla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bostic pulls his head out easily.
Bostic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lalla does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bostic winds up and cracks Lalla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lalla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bostic controlling the action here.
Bostic lands with a punch from half guard.
Bostic is keen to just control but Lalla is a slippery customer.
Bostic working over Lalla with some ground and pound. Lalla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lalla missing with punches from the bottom.
Bostic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bostic is keen to just control but Lalla is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael Bostic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lalla is looking to improve his position.
Bostic stalling.
Bostic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bostic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jaro Lalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bostic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lalla!
Lalla is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bostic 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Jaro Lalla was interviewed post fight and said '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Smith (ranked 899 p4p, 804 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 117 p4p, 113 weight class). Agent Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Lee's chin.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Smith trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee is working Smith over against the cage.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Lee pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Lee tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Smith has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Lee works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks a body shot from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee working Smith over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
A jab from Lee misses.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
A low kick lands for Lee.
Smith swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith wants to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Smith misses.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Lee jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Smith looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lee gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
A short right from Lee.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Jimmy Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Agent Smith has been cut.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Agent Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Lee feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith backing away here, and Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Smith misses the jab.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Agent Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee connects with a high kick.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
A determined Jimmy Lee didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Agent Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 898 p4p, 221 weight class) and Chad Bartz (ranked 133 p4p, 32 weight class). Averyanov comes into the arena with Drago's Entrance Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Averyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz walks into a stiff left hand from Averyanov.
Averyanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Averyanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bartz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bartz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Averyanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Averyanov throws an off balance right hand
letting Bartz counter with a right hand.
Bartz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Averyanov.
Bartz thuds his right hand into Averyanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Averyanov throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Bartz digs a good hook to Averyanov's body.
Averyanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartz was well out of range. Poor timing from Averyanov.
Bartz throws a shot to the body.
Averyanov moves out of range as Bartz strikes.
Averyanov is looking to counter punch.
Averyanov moves out of range as Bartz strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bartz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bartz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Averyanov on the side of the head.
Bartz throws an overhand right that lands on Averyanov's shoulder, as Averyanov tries to avoid the shot.
Averyanov throws an off balance right hand
and Bartz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bartz.
Averyanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartz 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.
Bartz throws a chopping leg kick but Averyanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Averyanov walks into a left hand.
Averyanov motions for Bartz to come forward. Averyanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartz! But no joy.
Averyanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov looks to land a right hand but Bartz moved out of range.
Averyanov scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartz connects with a body shot that sends Averyanov's belly button to the back.
Averyanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartz counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Bartz is predictable there
and Averyanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartz lands with a nice body punch.
Averyanov throws a body kick that misses.
Bartz cracks Averyanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Averyanov misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz staying out of range there.
Averyanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bartz throws a leg kick but Averyanov checks it.
Bartz digs a good body shot into Averyanov's ribs.
Bartz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bartz.
Averyanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartz! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Bartz.
Averyanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Bartz catches Averyanov right on the button with a cross.
Averyanov throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
A big right from Averyanov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov looks to land a right hand but Bartz moved out of range.
Bartz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartz with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Averyanov throws out the jab.
Averyanov dodges the punch combination from Bartz.
Averyanov misses with a hook
and Bartz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bartz lands with a nice body punch.
Averyanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bartz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bartz cracks Averyanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bartz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Averyanov checks it well.
Bartz with a nice calf kick.
Chad Bartz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Averyanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartz is looking to slow Averyanov down with leg kicks.
Averyanov misses with a hook
and Bartz counters with a low kick, right behind Averyanov 's knee.
Averyanov misses with a hook
and Bartz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz throws out a loose jab but Averyanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Averyanov throws a right hand that Bartz ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartz also avoids with ease.
Bartz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Averyanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Averyanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Averyanov's knee momentarily.
Bartz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Averyanov counters with a straight right hand.
Bartz tried to score with a low kick but Averyanov checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Averyanov misses the target.
Averyanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz counters with a right hand to the body.
Averyanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartz.
Averyanov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Averyanov throws a wild body kick that Bartz sees coming a mile off.
Bartz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Averyanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Averyanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartz. Averyanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Averyanov appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Averyanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Averyanov throws an off balance right hand
and Bartz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bartz jabs Averyanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Averyanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Averyanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Averyanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Averyanov misses with an uppercut.
Bartz throws a lazy right hand but Averyanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Averyanov throwing a counter right hand but Bartz manages to avoid it.
Bartz checks a leg kick.
Bartz flicks out a counter leg kick but Averyanov steps away.
Averyanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bartz scores with a decent looking hook.
Averyanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Averyanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Averyanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Averyanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz counters with a right hand to the body.
Bartz staying out of range there.
Bartz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bartz lands with a shot to the body.
Bartz lands a nice shot to the body.
Bartz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Averyanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Averyanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Averyanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Bartz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartz is looking to score with low kicks.
Averyanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartz.
Bartz scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Bartz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartz moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bartz lands a glancing blow to the side of Averyanov's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bartz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrei Averyanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Averyanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Bartz.
Bartz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Averyanov has time to react.
Bartz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Averyanov swings widly with a right hand
and Bartz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz avoids the body shot from Averyanov.
Averyanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartz.
Bartz flicks out a counter leg kick but Averyanov steps away.
Averyanov looks to land a body kick but Bartz moved away.
Bartz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bartz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averyanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartz tries to work over Averyanov's front leg with a kick but Averyanov checks it.
Bartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartz sizes up Averyanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Averyanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Averyanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Averyanov throws a combination that misses
and Bartz counters with a two punch combo.
Bartz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov misses with a jab to the body
and Bartz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Averyanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartz throws a series of punches but Averyanov avoids them all with ease.
Averyanov misses with a double jab
and Bartz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Averyanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartz.
Averyanov is rocked!
and Bartz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Averyanov! He's just covering up as Bartz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Bartz!
Our winner, Chad Bartz, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wayne (ranked 405 p4p, 920 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 53 p4p, 110 weight class). Wayne comes into the arena with Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Dankovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
We've been informed that Dankovich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dankovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wayne swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dankovich counter with a right hand.
It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dankovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Wayne.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Dankovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dankovich throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Dankovich blocks a head kick by Wayne.
It seemed like Dankovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dankovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Nice body kick there by Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne sizes up Dankovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dankovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dankovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dankovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Anzor Dankovich's cut even more.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne cracks Dankovich with a big right hand and Dankovich goes down!
Dankovich is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne is stalling in the full guard.
Dankovich is still in real trouble! Can Wayne finish him?
Dankovich keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Dankovich seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stands and steps away. Dankovich gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wayne throws a sloppy body shot
and Dankovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dankovich jabs at Wayne's body.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above Anzor Dankovich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dankovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dankovich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dankovich.
Dankovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
Anthony Wayne's cut is getting worse.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dankovich moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dankovich ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne jabs Dankovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dankovich on the side of the head.
Anzor Dankovich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dankovich moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Dankovich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Dankovich blocks a jab.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Dankovich.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankovich is just out of range.
Dankovich moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
A left hand lands to the body for Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dankovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Wayne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wayne throws a hook but Dankovich avoids it easily.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dankovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oooh a lovely combination from Wayne sends Dankovich down but not out. Wayne dives into side control looking to finish.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anzor Dankovich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Wayne!
After the fight, Anthony Wayne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 44 p4p, 151 weight class) and Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a nice body shot.
Menezes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Menezes checks a low kick from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile drives through and clinches with Menezes against the cage.
Bizihwaile struggles to land a body shot inside as Menezes controls his hands.
Menezes scores with a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaile content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bizihwaile pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bizihwaile.
Menezes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Menezes tries to pull guard but Bizihwaile forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Menezes prevents a body shot from Bizihwaile.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Menezes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bizihwaile manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Menezes. Menezes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bizihwaile avoids the body shot from Menezes.
Bizihwaile slips a straight right by Menezes.
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!
Menezes lands a nice looking body shot.
Bizihwaile 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.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaile.
Menezes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Penkosip Bizihwaile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bizihwaile, pushing him back against the cage.
Menezes successfully pulls guard.
Bizihwaile tries to free his leg and advance position but Menezes is retaining full guard.
Bizihwaile must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Menezes looking for a guillotine here but Bizihwaile defends easily.
Bizihwaile tries to free his leg and advance position but Menezes is retaining full guard.
Bizihwaile is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bizihwaile avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bizihwaile preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile trying to control the position from guard on top but Menezes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes keeping full guard, as Bizihwaile tries to pass.
Menezes looking for a guillotine here but Bizihwaile defends easily.
Menezes is looking for a triangle but Bizihwaile pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Menezes is on top in guard.
Menezes trying to control but Bizihwaile is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but Bizihwaile is retaining full guard.
Menezes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizihwaile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bizihwaile looking to hit a scissor sweep but Menezes is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Menezes looking to sit in guard and control but Bizihwaile gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Menezes wants to sweep here but Bizihwaile controlling him for the moment.
Bizihwaile got a little sloppy there for a moment and Menezes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bizihwaile has managed to get both his arms back between Menezes's legs - danger averted.
Bizihwaile controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Penkosip Bizihwaile will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bizihwaile misses the jab.
Menezes checks a leg kick nicely.
Menezes digs a good hook to Bizihwaile's body.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menezes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Menezes moved away.
Menezes stuns Bizihwaile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown but Bizihwaile shows good takedown defense.
Bizihwaile slips a straight right by Menezes.
Menezes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Menezes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaile moves away.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut.
Bizihwaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menezes is looking to wear down Bizihwaile with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Menezes drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaile wants to sweep here but Menezes controlling him for the moment.
Menezes forces his way into half guard.
Menezes wants to free his trapped foot but Bizihwaile is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes wants to advance to full mount but Bizihwaile doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Menezes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bizihwaile swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bizihwaile controls Menezes momentarily but Menezes frees himself.
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but Bizihwaile is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Menezes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizihwaile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menezes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but Bizihwaile is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bizihwaile keeping moving, preventing Menezes from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up but Menezes circles away and keeps his distance.
Menezes attempts a counter takedown but Bizihwaile avoids it well and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Menezes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bizihwaile walks away with a smile on his face. Menezes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a hook but Menezes avoids it easily.
Menezes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bizihwaile sprawls and moves away.
Menezes cracks Bizihwaile with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Menezes cracks a nice hook into Bizihwaile's ribs.
Menezes avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Menezes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bizihwaile momentarily.
Menezes connects with a body shot.
Bizihwaile throws a big shot that misses.
Menezes connects with a nice looking jab.
Menezes shoots for a double leg takedown but Bizihwaile sprawls well. He's pushed Menezes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bizihwaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
Menezes tests Bizihwaile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Menezes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bizihwaile missing with a left hand there. Menezes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Menezes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is trying to work for a kimura but Bizihwaile is defending well.
Menezes throwing shots but Bizihwaile is blocking nicely.
Menezes seems to be looking for submissions.
Bizihwaile is looking for a sweep. Menezes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Menezes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Menezes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bizihwaile misses with a head kick.
Menezes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bizihwaile!
The ground and pound from Menezes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bizihwaile tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Menezes has knee on belly momentarily but Bizihwaile bucks him off and regains half guard.
Arthur Menezes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bizihwaile is not content to let Menezes control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bizihwaile sees it coming and defends easily.
Menezes is looking for a kimura here.
Menezes wants to take a breather but Bizihwaile is having none of it.
Menezes is really struggling to control Bizihwaile but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Menezes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bizihwaile doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Menezes.
Menezes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Menezes is keen to just control but Bizihwaile is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bizihwaile fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menezes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bizihwaile's hands.
Menezes connects with a right hand. Bizihwaile shakes it off.
Bizihwaile closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bizihwaile tries a body shot but Menezes blocks it.
Menezes works on Bizihwaile's body with a couple of short punches.
Menezes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bizihwaile smiles and moves away.
Menezes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaile can do to turn this around?
Bizihwaile tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaile explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Menezes misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bizihwaile tries a head kick but it misses.
Bizihwaile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Menezes works the jab nicely.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick and Menezes moves out of range easily.
Menezes attempts a counter takedown but Bizihwaile avoids it well and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bizihwaile. That's going to slow Menezes down.
Menezes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menezes goes for a double leg but Bizihwaile avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bizihwaile continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bizihwaile is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Menezes is keeping busy.
Menezes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaile uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bizihwaile.
Menezes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Menezes pulls Bizihwaile into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes looking for subs off his back but Bizihwaile has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bizihwaile prevents Menezes from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Arthur Menezes did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bizihwaile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Menezes. That did some damage!
Menezes misses with an uppercut. Bizihwaile saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a wild body shot.
Menezes scores with a jab. Bizihwaile acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bizihwaile darts in and clinches Menezes up against the cage.
Menezes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaile controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Menezes.
Menezes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bizihwaile is keeping busy.
Menezes drags the fight down to the ground.
Menezes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes working for a triangle but Bizihwaile defends it easily.
Bizihwaile controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bizihwaile's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Menezes has an active guard here but Bizihwaile has managed to pass into half guard.
Menezes gets back to full guard.
Menezes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Menezes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bizihwaile uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes can't do much from the bottom here.
Bizihwaile wants to control but Menezes is keeping him busy.
Bizihwaile taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Menezes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bizihwaile pulls his head out easily.
Bizihwaile is thwarting Menezes's attempts to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Menezes is looking for a sweep. Bizihwaile is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab, jab by Menezes - just one landing.
Menezes connects with a right hand. Bizihwaile shakes it off.
Bizihwaile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menezes throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Menezes had his way with Penkosip Bizihwaile in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bizihwaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
Bizihwaile counters with a body kick.
Menezes blocks a low kick nicely.
Bizihwaile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Menezes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bizihwaile 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.
Bizihwaile displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Menezes.
Bizihwaile slips a straight right by Menezes.
Bizihwaile throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Menezes's head.
Menezes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bizihwaile darts in and clinches Menezes up against the cage.
Bizihwaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menezes lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile lands a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaile stalling in the clinch.
Bizihwaile manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaile throws a hook but Menezes avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Menezes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Menezes tries to clinch but Bizihwaile is having none of it.
Bizihwaile appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Bizihwaile.
Menezes avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Menezes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bizihwaile momentarily.
Bizihwaile lands with a kick to the temple. Menezes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Menezes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Menezes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bizihwaile defends it well.
Bizihwaile trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is looking to take a break and control but Bizihwaile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Menezes is working for a submission of some sort.
Menezes is looking to take a break and control but Bizihwaile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bizihwaile is trying to maintain the position but Menezes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Menezes wants to work for an arm triangle but Bizihwaile is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Menezes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bizihwaile knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Menezes lands a nice hook to Bizihwaile's body. Bizihwaile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bizihwaile wants to slow Menezes down by chopping away at his legs.
Menezes shoots in looking for a takedown but Bizihwaile manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Menezes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menezes misses with a hook. Bizihwaile ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Menezes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Menezes moved away.
Menezes feinted with a counter takedown.
Penkosip Bizihwaile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menezes lands a jab-cross combination.
Bizihwaile dodges the punch combination from Menezes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bizihwaile.
Arthur Menezes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menezes connects with a right hand. Bizihwaile shakes it off.
Bizihwaile takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bizihwaile's half guard.
Bizihwaile wants to get back to full guard.
Menezes is thwarting Bizihwaile's attempts to control the position.
Menezes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Menezes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Menezes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Menezes!
Arthur Menezes retains his middleweight title!
Penkosip Bizihwaile spoke after the fight, saying 'Time to rethink my career.'.
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