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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddah Joe (ranked 1177 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 60 p4p, 142 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy stuns Joe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joe avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy lands an overhand right.
Boy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Buddah Joe has been cut.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
Boy lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Joe misses.
Boy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joe moves into full mount! Boy won't be happy about that!
Joe tries to control but Boy wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe avoids the attempt from Boy to control.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to improve his position but Joe has taken his back! Joe has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Boy tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Joe pushes Boy away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buddah Joe!
Buddah Joe retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 461 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 72 p4p, 156 weight class). McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
McIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McIntyre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
McIntyre follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McIntyre with a nice calf kick.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by McIntyre.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from McIntyre finds it's target.
McIntyre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McIntyre throws out the jab.
Petrov thuds a left hand into McIntyre's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McIntyre tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov ducks right into an uppercut from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIntyre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov slips a straight right by McIntyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped McIntyre in his tracks.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Ivan Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses the jab.
McIntyre jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
McIntyre scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. McIntyre should have avoided that one.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses the jab.
McIntyre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov staying out of range there.
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and McIntyre counters with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for McIntyre.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
McIntyre misses the jab.
McIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIntyre.
McIntyre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McIntyre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like McIntyre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
McIntyre tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrov tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McIntyre misses with the body kick
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Methodios McIntyre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
McIntyre catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McIntyre.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrov moves out of range as McIntyre strikes.
Petrov throws the left hand but McIntyre avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre dips to his left and cracks Petrov with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from McIntyre misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks McIntyre with an uppercut!
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
McIntyre throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McIntyre throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Petrov misses.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McIntyre flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
McIntyre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
McIntyre has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut there from McIntyre.
McIntyre is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre scores with a nice strike.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
McIntyre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from McIntyre tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for McIntyre.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McIntyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
McIntyre keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre 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.
Petrov misses with a combination
letting McIntyre counter with a right hand.
McIntyre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McIntyre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre tries to land a body kick
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for McIntyre.
McIntyre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throws the left hand but McIntyre avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from McIntyre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
McIntyre scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McIntyre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
McIntyre with a nice cross.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McIntyre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but McIntyre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre walks into a jab.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but McIntyre is out of range.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrov cracks McIntyre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
and Petrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McIntyre really felt that one!
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
McIntyre throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by McIntyre.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McIntyre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McIntyre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McIntyre keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
McIntyre slips under a jab.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov avoids the head kick by McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McIntyre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McIntyre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McIntyre scores with a push kick.
Petrov takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. McIntyre saw that one coming.
McIntyre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McIntyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ivan Petrov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McIntyre throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
McIntyre tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov backing away here, and McIntyre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. McIntyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Methodios McIntyre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from McIntyre misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
McIntyre slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to land a leg kick but McIntyre is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of McIntyre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and McIntyre counters with a body kick that stops Petrov in his tracks momentarily.
Petrov takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
Petrov cracks McIntyre with a good jab.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov lands a nice hook to McIntyre's body. McIntyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Petrov misses.
McIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McIntyre scores with a hook.
Petrov throws a leg kick but McIntyre sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from McIntyre misses its intended target.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov checks a low kick from McIntyre.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McIntyre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
Petrov throws a sloppy body shot
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McIntyre lands with an overhand left.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
McIntyre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice shot lands for McIntyre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre with a hook.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces McIntyre off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
McIntyre avoids the body shot from Petrov.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from McIntyre tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIntyre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIntyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
letting McIntyre counter with a right hand.
McIntyre slips a straight right by Petrov.
McIntyre throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
McIntyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McIntyre is out of range.
McIntyre blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
McIntyre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petrov will feel that in the morning.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIntyre. That's going to slow Petrov down.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov lands with a hook. McIntyre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
Petrov misses with a hook. McIntyre ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but McIntyre seems unphased.
McIntyre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
McIntyre avoids the body shot from Petrov.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov thows a leg kick but McIntyre checks it
and McIntyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McIntyre. McIntyre obviously looking to wear him down.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but McIntyre avoided it.
Petrov takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McIntyre loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McIntyre.
McIntyre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McIntyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
An inside leg kick from McIntyre misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a lazy head kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but McIntyre seems unphased.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov blocks a head kick by McIntyre.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from McIntyre misses its intended target.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McIntyre connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Methodios McIntyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McIntyre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ivan Petrov retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 298 p4p, 708 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 49 p4p, 105 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Me Now. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Finlay Standifer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standifer misses with a looping right.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Standifer staying out of range there.
Standifer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Standifer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John stalks Standifer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Standifer's face. Standifer staggers backwards, shaken.
Standifer throws a shot to the body.
Standifer throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Standifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Standifer loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Standifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Standifer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Standifer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but John avoids it really well and circles away.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John ducks under a wild hook from Standifer.
Standifer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Standifer. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Standifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Standifer gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Standifer moves out of range of the body kick from John.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
Standifer blocks a head kick by John.
Standifer throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Standifer.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Standifer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John misses with a body shot.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
Standifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Standifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as John sprawls well. John wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Standifer gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finlay Standifer.
John ducks under a wild hook from Standifer.
John throws a low kick but Standifer avoids it.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John moves out of range as Standifer strikes.
John throws a head kick but Standifer moves out of range.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
John missing with a left hand there. Standifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Standifer feints the counter takedown.
Standifer lands with a shot to the body.
Standifer checks the leg kick nicely there.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer misses with a few strikes there.
John is looking to clinch.
Standifer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John lands an uppercut.
John is trying to push Standifer away but Standifer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Standifer pulls guard effortlessly.
Standifer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John preventing the sweep.
Standifer has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standifer controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John trying to stand up but can't free himself from Standifer's guard.
Standifer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Standifer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John throwing strikes from guard but Standifer blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Standifer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John tries to free his leg and advance position but Standifer is retaining full guard.
John wants to stand but Standifer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Standifer working a defensive guard but John manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Standifer is just out of range.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Standifer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John takes a swing at Standifer's ribcage but misses.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Standifer scores with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Standifer.
Standifer misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Standifer.
John misses the jab.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Standifer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John connects with the punch.
John avoids the body shot from Standifer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Standifer does no damage.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts John as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Standifer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John lands a nice hook to Standifer's body. Standifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Standifer.
John walks into a straight right hand from Standifer.
John throws a leg kick but Standifer moved away.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standifer can do to turn this around?
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Standifer scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
Standifer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. John is trying to defend but Standifer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
John kicks Standifer off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standifer dodges the punch combination from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from John misses.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
John thumps Standifer with a low kick.
Standifer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John throws a low kick but Standifer moves out of range easily.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
Standifer slips a jab from John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
Standifer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Standifer digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
John blocks a jab.
Standifer scores with a jab to the head.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
Standifer throws out a powerful jab.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Standifer checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Standifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer works John's body with a nice hook.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Standifer.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John misses with a low kick.
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Standifer drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Standifer lands with a good body shot.
Standifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Standifer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Standifer moves away from the strike by John.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
 Standifer is rocked!
Standifer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but John swivels and escapes.
John is looking to counter with head kicks.
Standifer is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finlay Standifer.
John drops Standifer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Standifer! John dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Raynard (ranked 334 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 43 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Raynard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rapheal.
A shot to the liver by Rapheal. Beautiful body shot.
Raynard drives through and clinches with Rapheal against the cage.
Rapheal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rapheal.
Raynard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rapheal walks away with a smile on his face. Raynard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Raynard throws a combination that misses
letting Rapheal counter with a right hand.
It looks like Marlon Raynard has been cut.
Raynard avoids the body shot from Rapheal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard misses with a right hand
and Rapheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapheal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rapheal throws a body punch but Raynard moves out of range.
Raynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Rapheal counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard misses with an uppercut
and Rapheal counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Raynard misses
and Rapheal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raynard slips under a jab from Rapheal.
Rapheal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marlon Raynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapheal misses with a wild body shot.
Raynard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rapheal throws a jab but it's blocked by Raynard.
A jab from Rapheal misses.
Rapheal scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Raynard misses
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
Raynard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rapheal to score with a decent uppercut.
Marlon Raynard's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard sizes up Rapheal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raynard swings widly with a right hand
and Rapheal counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Rapheal lands.
Raynard misses with a jab to the body
and Rapheal counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapheal cracks Raynard on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Raynard falls backwards against the cage. Rapheal follows up with more strikes that drop Raynard to his knees. Rapheal keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Raynard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Rapheal!
Mark Rapheal is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Mark Rapheal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hinto Kangee (ranked 242 p4p, 622 weight class) and Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 32 p4p, 93 weight class). Kangee's entrance music is Kalush Orchestra - Stefania. A fine choice. Chenevert has chosen A Milli as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hinto Kangee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazaire Chenevert!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chenevert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kangee scores with a nice right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Kangee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chenevert lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chenevert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kangee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chenevert's head.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kangee ducks under a wild hook from Chenevert.
Kangee misses with an uppercut. Chenevert saw that one coming.
Kangee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kangee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chenevert keeps working.
Kangee controls the position.
Kangee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chenevert's legs.
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!
Chenevert trying to remain calm as Kangee controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kangee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chenevert connects with a nice looking jab.
Kangee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chenevert counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kangee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kangee laying and praying for a moment but Chenevert takes advantage and regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kangee in particular looking to stall.
Kangee wants to work for an arm triangle but Chenevert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kangee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kangee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kangee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kangee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kangee.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chenevert catches Kangee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kangee misses with a hook. Chenevert ducked under it nicely.
Kangee slips under a jab.
Kangee throws a lazy uppercut
and Chenevert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kangee throws a lazy uppercut
and Chenevert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chenevert lands a lovely overhand right.
Kangee misses with a few strikes there.
Chenevert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kangee on the side of the head.
Kangee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinto Kangee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kangee fails with a takedown attempt.
Kangee loads up on a big right hand but Chenevert slips the punch.
Kangee shoots in for a takedown but Chenevert shows good takedown defense.
Chenevert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chenevert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kangee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chenevert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Chenevert misses.
Chenevert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kangee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chenevert throws out the jab.
Kangee tests Chenevert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chenevert throws a shot from downtown. Kangee moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee throws the left hand but Chenevert avoids the punch easily.
Kangee misses with a hook. Chenevert ducked under it nicely.
Chenevert throws a big shot that misses.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kangee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chenevert slips under a jab from Kangee.
Chenevert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kangee counters with a nice uppercut.
Kangee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chenevert can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chenevert is fending him off so far but Kangee persists. Nope, Chenevert circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hinto Kangee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Chenevert, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kangee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chenevert lands with a straight right. Kangee didn't see that one coming.
Chenevert dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kangee. That did some damage!
Chenevert looks to land a left hand but Kangee moved out of range nicely.
Kangee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chenevert.
Kangee staying out of range there.
Kangee looks to land a right hand but Chenevert moved out of range.
Chenevert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kangee tries for a takedown but Chenevert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nazaire Chenevert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kangee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kangee showed some decent athleticism there.
Kangee is looking to advance position but Chenevert won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert is trying to control but can't.
Kangee is keen to just control but Chenevert is a slippery customer.
Kangee stalling away here and it's allowed Chenevert to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenevert is trying to keep Kangee in close.
Chenevert keeping moving, preventing Kangee from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chenevert has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kangee has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee controlling the position from side mount.
Hinto Kangee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kangee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chenevert for as long as he can get away with.
Chenevert tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Kangee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kangee prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
You can see the frustration on Chenevert's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chenevert throws a body punch but Kangee moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kangee misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chenevert enables Kangee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chenevert manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kangee 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.
Kangee forces his way into half guard.
Chenevert is staying active underneath Kangee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinto Kangee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kangee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chenevert defends well and Kangee ends up having to push Chenevert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chenevert doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kangee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chenevert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chenevert throws a head punch that misses.
Chenevert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kangee backwards.
Chenevert lands with a light punch inside.
Chenevert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Chenevert.
Kangee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chenevert pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kangee shoots for a takedown but Chenevert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hinto Kangee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chenevert.
Chenevert with the inside leg kick.
Kangee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chenevert counters with a thumping low kick.
Kangee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chenevert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee throws a jab but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Kangee throws a right hand that misses
letting Chenevert counter with a right hand.
Kangee 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.
Kangee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chenevert.
No luck for Kangee with that takedown attempt.
A big right from Chenevert misses.
Chenevert scores with a body shot.
Chenevert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kangee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kangee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kangee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chenevert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kangee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kangee misses the jab.
Kangee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kangee tries for a takedown but Chenevert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chenevert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Chenevert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kangee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chenevert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kangee thinking.
Kangee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chenevert sprawls well initially but Kangee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kangee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chenevert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chenevert is looking for a sweep. Kangee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kangee trying to mount his opponent but Chenevert defends it.
Chenevert felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kangee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chenevert defends it well.
Kangee trying to mount his opponent but Chenevert defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee is taking a breather. Chenevert 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kangee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chenevert keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Kangee blocks the low kick.
Kangee throws a hook but Chenevert blocks it.
Chenevert throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chenevert blocks a jab.
Chenevert only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chenevert slips under a jab from Kangee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab lands there for Kangee.
Kangee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chenevert counters with a nice body kick.
Chenevert lands with an uppercut that bounces Kangee off the cage and back into range.
Kangee misses with a hook. Chenevert ducked under it nicely.
Kangee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kangee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chenevert sprawls and moves away.
Kangee darts in looking for a takedown but Chenevert gets double underhooks and turns Kangee into the cage.
Chenevert lands with a left to the head.
Chenevert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangee has Chenevert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chenevert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Kangee controls the action.
Chenevert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kangee.
Chenevert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chenevert.
Chenevert swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chenevert misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nazaire Chenevert really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chenevert stuns Kangee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kangee misses with a hook
and Chenevert counters with a body kick that stops Kangee in his tracks momentarily.
Chenevert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chenevert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kangee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chenevert misses with a body shot.
Chenevert with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
Chenevert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chenevert takes one to the chin there.
Chenevert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kangee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Chenevert misses its intended target.
Kangee ducks under a wild hook from Chenevert.
Kangee dips to his left and cracks Chenevert with an uppercut!
Kangee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chenevert connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kangee scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Kangee as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chenevert being controlled here, momentarily.
Chenevert pulls Kangee in to control the position.
Kangee trying to control the position from guard on top but Chenevert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kangee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from Kangee does no damage.
Chenevert scores with a punch to the head.
Kangee 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.
Kangee shoots in looking for a takedown. Chenevert tries to sprawl out of it but Kangee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chenevert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hinto Kangee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee misses with a hook. Chenevert ducked under it nicely.
Chenevert throws a low kick but Kangee avoids it.
Chenevert with a jab.
Chenevert scores with a leg kick.
Chenevert 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.
Kangee attempts a counter takedown but Chenevert avoids it well and moves away.
Chenevert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chenevert stuffs the takedown.
Chenevert connects with a solid leg kick.
Kangee throws out a loose jab but Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Chenevert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kangee.
Chenevert connects with a body shot that sends Kangee's belly button to the back.
Kangee throws a hook to the side of Chenevert's head but Chenevert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chenevert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kangee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kangee shoots in for a takedown but Chenevert shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kangee.
Chenevert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kangee.
Kangee throws a body shot but no joy.
Chenevert finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chenevert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chenevert connects with a jab.
Kangee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kangee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kangee wants to control from the top but Chenevert keeps moving.
Kangee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kangee trying to control the position from guard on top but Chenevert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nazaire Chenevert dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chenevert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Chenevert misses.
Kangee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Chenevert misses its intended target.
Kangee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chenevert tries to avoid it but Kangee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chenevert to the ground. Chenevert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kangee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chenevert throws out a counter right but Kangee avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Kangee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kangee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chenevert.
Kangee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chenevert throws a body punch but Kangee moves out of range.
Chenevert misses with a hook. Kangee ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee throws a series of punches but Chenevert avoids them all with ease.
Kangee misses with a straight right.
Donk. Chenevert catches Kangee right on the button with a cross.
Kangee throws a hook to the side of Chenevert's head but Chenevert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kangee drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chenevert wants to sweep here but Kangee controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chenevert has his hands on Kangee's head, controlling the position.
Kangee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chenevert pulls Kangee in close to his closed guard and prevents Kangee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Chenevert has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chenevert keeping moving, preventing Kangee from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert misses with a straight right.
Chenevert lands a head shot.
Chenevert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangee manages to avoid it.
Kangee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chenevert.
Chenevert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kangee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kangee moves out of range as Chenevert strikes.
Kangee misses with an uppercut. Chenevert saw that one coming.
Kangee lands a really nice looking cross but Chenevert seems unphased.
Kangee misses with a hook. Chenevert ducked under it nicely.
Chenevert misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Chenevert.
Chenevert throws a leg kick which misses Kangee's front leg but catches the back leg as Kangee tries to avoid it.
Kangee misses with a looping left.
Donk. Chenevert catches Kangee right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert scoring well with a low kick there.
Chenevert lands a leg kick that knocks Kangee off balance momentarily.
A jab from Chenevert misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Chenevert misses.
Chenevert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kangee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chenevert tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kangee has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chenevert tries to hold on but Kangee pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hinto Kangee.
I think Kangee 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hinto Kangee!
Hinto Kangee retains his middleweight title!
Hinto Kangee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Sage (ranked 1353 p4p, 725 weight class) and Maksim Taranin (ranked 129 p4p, 64 weight class). Devon Sage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devon Sage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sage shoots in looking for a takedown. Taranin tries to sprawl out of it but Sage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taranin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sage is defended easily by Taranin.
Taranin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sage, pushing him back against the cage.
Taranin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sage dodges an elbow strike from Taranin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage throws a punch but it's blocked by Taranin.
Taranin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sage pushes Taranin off looking to stand but Taranin dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage wants to improve his position but Taranin is controlling well.
Taranin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taranin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sage defends it well.
Taranin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sage is looking to control Taranin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sage avoid being mounted?
Taranin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taranin tries to pass to full mount but Sage defends it.
Sage is trying to maintain the position but Taranin is very close to passing his half guard.
Taranin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taranin trying to control from half guard but Sage is working away.
Sage is looking to control Taranin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sage avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taranin is keen to just control but Sage is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sage clinches with his opponent.
Sage taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage jumps guard but Taranin stands there with Sage around his waist. Sage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Sage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sage jumps into guard, dragging Taranin to the mat.
Sage seems keen to control Taranin's posture.
Taranin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taranin postures up.
Taranin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sage has escaped and now he's on top!
Sage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taranin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sage has managed to get both his arms back between Taranin's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin working for a triangle but Sage defends it easily.
Sage wants to control from the top but Taranin keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Taranin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sage enables Taranin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sage manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Taranin stopping the sweep attempt from Sage.
Sage throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taranin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sage looking to control.
Sage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin controlling from the top position.
Maksim Taranin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taranin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin wants to control from the top but Sage keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sage pulls Taranin in close to his closed guard and prevents Taranin from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sage gets caught napping as Taranin dives in and scores a takedown. Sage manages to retain guard.
Sage is wriggling around but Taranin manages to pass to half guard.
Sage actively working from the bottom here.
Sage is looking for a sweep. Taranin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Taranin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin stalling away here and it's allowed Sage to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sage keeping full guard, as Taranin tries to pass.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sage is trying to keep Taranin in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sage keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
Sage looking to control.
Taranin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taranin is one step ahead there.
Taranin wants to control from the top but Sage keeps moving.
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.
Taranin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taranin slaps away a takedown attempt from Sage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taranin. Sage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sage appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sage fails to land the takedown.
Taranin looks to land a left hand but Sage moved out of range nicely.
Sage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sage is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Taranin misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sage tries to clinch there but Taranin circles away.
Taranin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sage stops Taranin from passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Taranin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sage throws a shot from downtown. Taranin moves away and avoids it.
Taranin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sage looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Taranin has picked Sage up and slammed him! Sage can't keep hold of the triangle and Taranin manages to pass to side control!
Taranin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sage is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Taranin is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taranin wants to control but Sage is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin seems to be looking for submissions.
Taranin is looking for a kimura here.
Sage wants to control but Taranin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taranin drops an elbow to the side of Sage's head.
Sage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sage is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sage is pressing down on Taranin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taranin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sage is looking to stand up but Taranin isn't so interested in that idea.
Taranin content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sage has locked up a guillotine! Sage's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Taranin is holding on here and Sage must be using up a lot of energy. Taranin has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sage gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Devon Sage!
Devon Sage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malig Mferi (ranked 324 p4p, 554 weight class) and Dave Handerson (ranked 48 p4p, 79 weight class). Handerson has chosen America - A Horse With No Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Mferi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mferi on his heels. He'll look to pass Mferi's guard now, I'm sure.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mferi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mferi, not yet.
Handerson is in close to Mferi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mferi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handerson.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mferi is controlling Handerson's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson lands a couple of elbows.
Handerson throws a big elbow that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Handerson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Handerson wants to pass the guard but Mferi is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi pulls Handerson in close to his closed guard and prevents Handerson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Handerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mferi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handerson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two 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.
Handerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mferi is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Handerson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mferi but Mferi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mferi missing with a left hand there. Handerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mferi lands with an overhand left.
Handerson missing with a left hand there. Mferi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handerson shoots in and drives through. Mferi sprawls well.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
Handerson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mferi defends well and Handerson ends up having to push Mferi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Malig Mferi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Handerson.
Mferi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handerson manages to avoid it.
A cross from Mferi lands.
Handerson avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Handerson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mferi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handerson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Handerson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mferi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mferi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mferi swings for the body but Handerson moves out of range.
Mferi misses the jab.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mferi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mferi missing with a left hand there. Handerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mferi.
Mferi misses with a hook.
Mferi throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mferi throws a lazy right hand but Handerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handerson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mferi.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mferi takes one to the side of the head.
Mferi lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson connects with the punch.
Mferi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handerson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mferi is defending against the submission attempts here by Handerson.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mferi defending well though.
Handerson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but Mferi defending well.
Handerson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Mferi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Handerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mferi scores with a nice right hand.
Mferi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mferi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handerson can do to turn this around?
Handerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mferi on his heels. He'll look to pass Mferi's guard now, I'm sure.
Handerson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Handerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Handerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handerson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Mferi keeps moving.
Handerson cracks Mferi with a solid left hand.
Handerson postures up in Mferi's guard and throws a big left but Mferi blocks it.
Handerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mferi has wrist control.
Mferi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handerson.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Handerson trying to control but Mferi is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Handerson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Handerson stands up over Mferi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mferi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handerson looking to pass the guard.
Handerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Handerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mferi throws out the jab.
Handerson lands a jab to Mferi's midsection.
Handerson scores with a hook.
Handerson moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Mferi scores with a body shot.
Mferi throws the left hand but Handerson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson lands with an overhand left.
Handerson throws a hook but Mferi avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mferi as Handerson shoots in.
Handerson misses with a body shot.
Malig Mferi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handerson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mferi misses its target.
Handerson dives in for a single leg takedown but Mferi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Handerson looks to throw the jab but Mferi is out of range.
Mferi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malig Mferi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handerson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mferi.
Handerson needs to keep his hands up - Mferi had a free shot at his head there.
Mferi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Handerson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mferi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Handerson.
Malig Mferi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Handerson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mferi misses with a body shot.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Handerson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mferi to the mat! Mferi manages to get full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Handerson throws an elbow that misses. Mferi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Handerson's guard. Nice move by Mferi!
Handerson is looking for a triangle but Mferi pushes his legs off easily.
Handerson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Handerson working for a triangle but Mferi defends it easily.
Mferi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Handerson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Handerson is defended easily by Mferi.
Mferi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mferi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handerson slips under a jab.
Mferi throws a looping overhand right but Handerson ducks down to avoid it.
Handerson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Handerson avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Handerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mferi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mferi misses with a body shot.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Handerson ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Handerson with the counter takedown but Mferi avoids it easily.
Mferi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Handerson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mferi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Malig Mferi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi throws a body shot but no joy.
Handerson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mferi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Handerson somewhat.
Mferi just misses with a punch to the body.
Handerson shoots in and bounces Mferi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mferi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mferi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Handerson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson takes a shot to the head.
Handerson is trying to pull guard but Mferi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malig Mferi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Handerson.
Mferi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mferi misses with a looping left.
Handerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Handerson throws a shot from downtown. Mferi moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handerson shoots in but Mferi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mferi lands a slapping body shot.
Mferi just misses with a punch to the body.
Handerson ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Mferi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Handersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Mferi misses.
Mferi lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson connects with a jab.
Mferi throws a looping overhand right but Handerson ducks down to avoid it.
Mferi misses with a hook. Handerson ducked under it nicely.
Handerson with the counter takedown but Mferi avoids it easily.
Mferi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handerson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Handerson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mferi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Mferi misses.
Handerson slips a jab from Mferi.
Handerson shoots in for a double leg but Mferi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Handerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handerson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mferi enables Handerson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mferi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mferi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mferi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mferi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mferi misses.
A jab from Mferi misses.
Mferi throws an overhand right that lands on Handerson's shoulder, as Handerson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Mferi.
Handerson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mferi!
Mferi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mferi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Handerson is controlling him well.
Handerson misses with the ground and pound.
Handerson in side control, throwing shots but Mferi defends.
Mferi can't do much from the bottom here.
Mferi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Mferi clearly takes 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.
Mferi throws a looping overhand right but Handerson ducks down to avoid it.
Handerson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Handerson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mferi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mferi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mferi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mferi pulls Handerson in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mferi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mferi keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Mferi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Handerson is defended easily by Mferi.
Handerson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mferi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handerson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handerson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi is not content to let Handerson control the position.
Handerson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Handerson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mferi is not content to let Handerson control the position.
Handerson misses with the ground and pound.
Handerson throws an elbow but Mferi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mferi tries to bench press Handerson off him but Handerson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mferi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Handerson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mferi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Handerson trying to control the action but Mferi is working from the bottom.
Mferi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Handerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Handerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mferi taking some punishment here, with Handerson in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handerson lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mferi defending well though.
Handerson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mferi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Handerson.
Mferi tries to get to full guard but Handerson has control of the leg.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mferi is staying active underneath Handerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Handerson working over Mferi with some ground and pound. Mferi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mferi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handerson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Handerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handerson misses the shot to the body.
Handerson ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mferi throws a lazy right hand but Handerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Mferi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Handerson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Handerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mferi's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mferi has hold of Handerson's hands but Handerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dave Handerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mferi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handerson.
Mferi pushes Handerson off looking to stand but Handerson dives back in and keeps control.
Handerson wants to free his trapped foot but Mferi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mferi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handerson.
Handerson throwing shots but Mferi is blocking nicely.
Handerson wants to pass the guard but Mferi is defending well.
Mferi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handerson.
Handerson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Handerson is nestled in close to Mferi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mferi wants to get back to full guard.
Handerson controlling the action here.
Handerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Handerson lands strikes from half guard.
Handerson trying to advance position but Mferi counters by regaining guard.
Handerson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mferi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handerson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mferi.
Mferi leaves Handerson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Handerson gets the takedown into side control.
Mferi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Handerson wants to pass to mount but Mferi is defending the position.
Handerson 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.
Handerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Mferi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mferi taking some punishment here, with Handerson in his half guard.
Handerson wants to take a breather but Mferi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Mferi dodges it nicely.
Handerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handerson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Handerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mferi's head.
Handerson is working for a kimura but Mferi is defending it quite comfortably.
Handerson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Handerson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Handerson!
Dave Handerson is the new heavyweight champion!
Dave Handerson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Romero (ranked 264 p4p, 512 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 21 p4p, 44 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to clinch but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Yamasaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamasaki looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero rushes Yamasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero gets through Yamasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Yamasaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romero after a bit of a struggle.
Yamasaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamasaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yamasaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yamasaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.
Yamasaki trying to control the position.
Yamasaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yamasaki is tightening it up a little... Romero has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Romero reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Romero taps out! Nice BJJ there by Yamasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Katsu Yamasaki!
Katsu Yamasaki is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Katsu Yamasaki took to the microphone: 'Giving thanks to Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu! Also family, friends,and fans!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 303 p4p, 1211 weight class) and Patrice Devereaux (ranked 20 p4p, 82 weight class). Mogh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gimme The Loot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrice Devereaux!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devereaux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mogh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Devereaux wants to clinch
and Mogh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mogh cracks Devereaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devereaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Mogh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Devereaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Mogh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Devereaux closes the distance but Mogh moves to the side
and Mogh counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devereaux tries to clinch up.
Mogh leaves Devereaux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Mogh misses the target.
Devereaux wants to counter with a clinch but Mogh pushes him away.
Devereaux's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Devereaux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devereaux defending well as Mogh loads up on a big left hand.
Devereaux wants to counter the offense by Mogh and move into the clinch position.
Devereaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mogh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devereaux tries to move into range but Mogh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mogh. Devereaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Devereaux.
A left lands for Mogh.
Mogh throws a hook but Devereaux avoids it easily.
Devereaux takes one to the side of the head.
Devereaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mogh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Devereaux shoots in but Mogh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Devereaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mogh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogh lands a nice hook to Devereaux's body. Devereaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mogh connects with a body shot.
Devereaux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mogh misses with a straight left.
Devereaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mogh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Mogh misses.
Devereaux tries to clinch up.
Mogh scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh lands with a good body shot.
Devereaux tries to clinch but Mogh is having none of it.
Mogh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mogh swings for the body but Devereaux moves out of range.
Devereaux moves to clinch but Mogh breaks away
and Mogh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devereaux tries to clinch up.
Devereaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mogh to score with a decent uppercut.
Devereaux has Mogh up against the cage in a clinch.
Devereaux jumps guard but Mogh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Worf Mogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrice Devereaux.
Devereaux jumps guard but Mogh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mogh lands a body shot.
Devereaux jumps guard but Mogh stands there with Devereaux around his waist. Devereaux gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devereaux tries to pull guard but Mogh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mogh breaks from the clinch.
Devereaux moves to clinch but Mogh breaks away
and Mogh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab from Mogh.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Devereaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mogh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Devereaux moves away.
Devereaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mogh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worf Mogh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mogh throws a shot to the body.
Mogh connects with a crisp jab.
Devereaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Worf Mogh 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.
Devereaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mogh misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Mogh.
Mogh misses the jab.
Mogh throws a lazy right hand but Devereaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devereaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mogh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mogh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Mogh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Devereaux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mogh throws a big shot that misses.
Devereaux wants to clinch up but Mogh keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devereaux ducks under a wild hook from Mogh.
Devereaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mogh misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Devereaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mogh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Devereaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mogh lands a nice looking body shot.
Devereaux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mogh is fending him off so far but Devereaux persists. Nope, Mogh circles away and we're back to standing.
Devereaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Mogh.
A left lands for Mogh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devereaux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mogh throws a jab when Devereaux was well out of range.
Mogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mogh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devereaux slips under a jab from Mogh.
Nice straight punches there by Mogh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mogh.
Devereaux tries to clinch but Mogh is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Mogh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devereaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devereaux closes the distance and clinches.
Mogh misses with a punch to the body.
Devereaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Devereaux blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devereaux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Devereaux fails to pull guard.
Worf Mogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrice Devereaux.
Devereaux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mogh walks away with a smile on his face. Devereaux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mogh looks to score with a jab to the body but Devereaux is just out of range.
Mogh lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Mogh.
Devereaux is looking to clinch.
Devereaux slips a jab from Mogh.
Nice defenses there by Devereaux.
Devereaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mogh lands with an uppercut that bounces Devereaux off the cage and back into range.
Devereaux is rocked!
Devereaux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Devereaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Mogh finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogh fails to land with a series of punches.
Devereaux seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Mogh misses.
Devereaux tries to counter with a clinch but Mogh shakes him off and moves away.
Patrice Devereaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Devereaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Mogh circles away.
Devereaux tries to clinch up
and Mogh counters with a nice uppercut.
Devereaux tries to clinch but Mogh moves out of range.
Devereaux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mogh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devereaux moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Worf Mogh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Devereaux moves in looking to clinch but Mogh pushes him off.
Mogh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devereaux can do to turn this around?
Devereaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mogh.
Devereaux tries to clinch but Mogh moves out of range.
Mogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Devereaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mogh drops Devereaux with a beautiful combination! Devereaux stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mogh is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Patrice Devereaux has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mogh misses the target.
Devereaux tries to clinch up but Mogh circles away and keeps his distance.
Devereaux moves to clinch but Mogh breaks away
and Mogh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Devereaux darts in trying to clinch
and Mogh scores with a counter punch that sends Devereaux to the canvas! Mogh smells blood - he's punishing Devereaux with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Devereaux has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Worf Mogh!
Worf Mogh retains his bantamweight title!
Worf Mogh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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