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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smith (ranked 2370 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 198 p4p, 150 weight class). Le Delma has chosen Hey Oh as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Le Delma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Delma lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Le Delma ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Le Delma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a combination
and Le Delma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Delma cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le Delma lands a head shot.
Le Delma staying out of range there.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Le Delma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Delma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Le Delma ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Le Delma lands a head shot.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Le Delma's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Le Delma wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Le Delma has wrist control.
Smith wants to control from the top but Le Delma keeps moving.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Delma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Delma is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith trying to control but Le Delma is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Le Delma is keeping the position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Delma wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Le Delma lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Le Delma.
The fighters circling - Le Delma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Le Delma misses with a double jab.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses with a looping right.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Le Delma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a body punch but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Le Delma throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Delma throws a fast counter high kick but Smith manages to duck under it in time.
A combination from Le Delma does no damage.
Le Delma misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Delma misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith goes for a double leg but Le Delma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Le Delma continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Delma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Le Delma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Delma scrambles back to his feet.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Delma.
Le Delma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Le Delma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Le Delma lands with a right hand.
Le Delma throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Le Delma leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Le Delma throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Le Delma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Emanuel Le Delma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Delma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith looks for the body kick but Le Delma saw that one coming.
Le Delma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith misses with a left hand
enabling Le Delma to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Le Delma slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Delma avoids the body shot from Smith.
Le Delma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Delma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Delma misses with a looping left.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Delma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Le Delma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Le Delma throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emanuel Le Delma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Delma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Le Delma finds it's target.
 Smith is rocked!
Le Delma throws an overhand right that drops Smith like a sack of potatoes! Le Delma dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanuel Le Delma!
An out of breath Emanuel Le Delma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jake Smith had this to say: 'Get ready for the gulag, homeboy.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 2394 p4p, 2352 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 283 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinyuk 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.
Martinyuk looking to pass the guard.
Gunnarsson keeping moving, preventing Martinyuk from controlling successfully.
Martinyuk stops Gunnarsson from standing up.
Martinyuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinyuk prevents Gunnarsson from getting back to his feet.
Martinyuk sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Martinyuk trying to control but Gunnarsson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson with the counter takedown but Martinyuk avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Martinyuk.
And Gunnarsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinyuk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martinyuk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gunnarsson did well to prevent Martinyuk getting side control.
Gunnarsson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Martinyuk is on him like a limpet, forcing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Martinyuk is trying to push Gunnarsson away but Gunnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunnarsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Martinyuk is controlling him.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Gunnarsson misses
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Martinyuk slips the punch.
A lazy left from Gunnarsson finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinyuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martinyuk misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinyuk working aggressively here.
Martinyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinyuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinyuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Martinyuk misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Martinyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Martinyuk's ribs.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Martinyuk.
Gunnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinyuk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot.
Martinyuk tries to clinch up but Gunnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Gunnarsson misses.
Martinyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martinyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martinyuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magnus Gunnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson clinches up with Martinyuk and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Martinyuk blocks it.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson cracks Martinyuk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martinyuk tries to keep at a distance but Gunnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Martinyuk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gunnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Martinyuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinyuk is looking to clinch.
Martinyuk drives through and clinches with Gunnarsson against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson gets a clinch.
Martinyuk keeps control of Gunnarsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunnarsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Gunnarsson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk wants to stall.
Martinyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to break free.
Martinyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Gunnarsson on the inside.
Martinyuk blocks a body shot from Gunnarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunnarsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunnarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinyuk has him pressed against the cage.
Martinyuk taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinyuk.
Gunnarsson tries to circle away but Martinyuk has him pinned against the cage.
Martinyuk working aggressively here.
Martinyuk breaks the clinch.
Martinyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk gets tackled into the cage by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson maintains the clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid body kick from Gunnarsson.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunnarsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinyuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinyuk misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and pushes Martinyuk back into the cage.
Martinyuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinyuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gunnarsson is looking to slow Martinyuk down with leg kicks.
Gunnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson rushes Martinyuk and presses him up against the cage.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Martinyuk misses with a two punch combination.
Gunnarsson with the counter takedown but Martinyuk avoids it easily.
Martinyuk is looking to clinch.
Martinyuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinyuk connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinyuk as he connects with a hook.
Gunnarsson lands the left hand.
Martinyuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunnarsson feints the counter takedown.
Gunnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinyuk.
Gunnarsson feints the counter takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinyuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinyuk moves away from the strike by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinyuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinyuk throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Martinyuk moved out of range.
Gunnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinyuk, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinyuk lands a body shot.
Martinyuk keeps control of Gunnarsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Gunnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinyuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinyuk misses with the combination.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinyuk on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson instigates a clinch.
Martinyuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinyuk cracks Gunnarsson with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinyuk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martinyuk is staying tight to Gunnarsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gunnarsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Martinyuk controlling the position.
Gunnarsson is trying to buck Martinyuk off.
Martinyuk tries to advance to mount but Gunnarsson denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk trying to control the action but Gunnarsson is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Martinyuk's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Martinyuk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gunnarsson tries to kick Martinyuk off but Martinyuk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Gunnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Martinyuk misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Martinyuk counters with a two punch combo.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Martinyuk strikes.
Gunnarsson misses with the combination.
Gunnarsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinyuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leonid Martinyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk moves forwards but Gunnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinyuk.
And Gunnarsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinyuk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Martinyuk should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Martinyuk scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Magnus Gunnarsson has been cut.
Martinyuk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinyuk throws a sloppy head kick and Gunnarsson moves out of range easily.
Gunnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Magnus Gunnarsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinyuk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonid Martinyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
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 Leonid Martinyuk.
I think Gunnarsson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Gunnarsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 1365 p4p, 935 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 188 p4p, 130 weight class). Crow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarlet - Age of Seduction. The crowd seem to be enjoying Krawlee's choice of entrance music: Sail. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Crow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kree P Krawlee has been cut.
Krawlee misses with a hook.
Crow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krawlee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krawlee misses with a hook. Crow ducked under it nicely.
Crow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Krawlee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crow.
Krawlee takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Crow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krawlee misses with a hook. Crow ducked under it nicely.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Krawlee misses.
Crow misses with a looping left.
Krawlee lunges at Crow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crow's hand.
Crow slips a straight right by Krawlee.
Krawlee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow counters with a crisp one two that drops Krawlee! Crow thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Krawlee to his feet! Krawlee is in big trouble!
 Krawlee is rocked!
Crow walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Krawlee drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Crow swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Krawlee's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Crow!
Red Crow tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Askren (ranked 971 p4p, 954 weight class) and Paulie Greene (ranked 92 p4p, 90 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Greene's choice of entrance music: Im Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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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 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Greene.
Askren tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Greene defends well and Askren ends up having to push Greene into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Askren avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Askren gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Greene regains guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greene holds on and takes a little breather.
Greene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
Greene is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Greene has wrist control.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greene is adopting a defensive guard.
Askren postures up in Greene's guard and throws a big left but Greene blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greene utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greene pulls Askren in close to his closed guard and prevents Askren from doing any damage or advancing position.
Askren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greene has his hands on Askren's head, controlling the position.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Askren is in close to Greene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greene is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene is controlling Askren's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Askren stopping the sweep attempt from Greene.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Askren. Askren gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Greene.
Askren is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Greene. That's going to slow Askren down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren rushes Greene and presses him up against the cage.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Askren has Greene pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Greene manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Askren avoids the damage to the body.
Askren is looking to control Greene's arms but Greene gets an underhook and turns him. Now Askren has his back to the cage.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Askren's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
A nice right hand lands inside from Askren.
Askren lands a nice uppercut.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Askren is defending well for now.
Greene lands a body punch.
Askren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greene fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Askren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Greene lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Greene lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Askrens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulie Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Greene.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Askren on the side of the head.
Askren fails with the takedown.
Greene lands a jab to Askren's midsection.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene cracks a nice hook into Askren's ribs.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Greene as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Greene finds it's way through Askren's defenses.
Greene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Askren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Greene dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Greene. That snapped Askren's head back.
Greene fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Askren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greene has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Greene slaps away a takedown attempt from Askren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paulie Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Askren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greene.
Greene looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Greene scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Askren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Greene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Askren tries to clinch but Greene moves away
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Greene.
Greene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with a body kick.
Greene cracks Askren with an open hand slap.
Greene scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Greene.
Paulie Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Greene.
Askren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Greene gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
Greene misses with a body punch.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Askren. That did some damage!
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren blocks a head kick by Greene.
Askren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene looks for the body kick but Askren saw that one coming.
Greene lands a nice leg kick that just misses Askren's sensitive parts.
Greene scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Askren's front leg but catches the back leg as Askren tries to avoid it.
Greene is looking to slow Askren down with leg kicks.
Greene lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Askren backs up against the cage.
Jake Askren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greene is trying to defend but Askren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Greene has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Askren is on him like a limpet, forcing Greene back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Greene.
Paulie Greene seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Askren looking to slow down the pace here.
Greene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greene tries a body shot but Askren blocks it.
Greene gets underhooks to prevent Askren's takedown attempt.
Greene lands a shoulder strike.
Greene working aggressively here.
Askren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Greene gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Greene is working Askren over against the cage.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Greene lands a knee to the head.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
Greene tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Askren blocks a body shot from Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene pushes Askren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
Askren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Askren is defending well for now.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Askren is defending well for now.
Askren lands a takedown into guard.
Greene has his feet on Askren's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Greene scores with a nice head shot.
Greene scores with a shot to the body.
Askren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Greene scores with a push kick.
Greene lets loose with a powerful body kick. Askren will feel that in the morning.
Askren with a poor takedown
and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greene connects with a leg kick.
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
Askren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greene works the jab nicely.
Greene lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Greene.
Askren is rocked!
Greene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Askren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greene wants it to stay on the feet.
Askren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Greene. That snapped Askren's head back.
The crowd cheers as Greene lands an impressive looking overhand right. Askren doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Greene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
Greene scores with the left hand. Askren knows he should have avoided that one.
Askren misses with a takedown
and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Greene tenderised Askren's leg. Askren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Greene lands the left hand.
Greene scores with a nice strike.
Askren blocks a jab.
Greene leaves Askren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greene throws out a counter right but Askren avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Nice defenses there by Askren.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene lands a leg kick that knocks Askren off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Askren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Greene.
Askren blocks the body kick.
Askren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Askren tries to move into range but Greene moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Greene releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Greene scores with a body shot.
Greene throws a shot to the body.
Askren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greene lands a slapping body shot.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Askren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Askren ducks right into an uppercut from Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Askren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Greene.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Askren moved out of range.
Askren misses with a few strikes there.
Askren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greene circles away.
Askren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Greene.
Greene connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene works Askren's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Greene.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greene sprawls well. Greene wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Askren gets slowly back to his feet.
Greene lands with an uppercut that bounces Askren off the cage and back into range.
Jake Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askren 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.
Greene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greene.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Greene.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Greene winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Greene!
A very excited looking Paulie Greene rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 1107 p4p, 1095 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 158 p4p, 153 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirk counters with a series of strikes. Sole will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirk lands with an uppercut that bounces Sole off the cage and back into range.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Sole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole misses the jab.
Kirk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
A jab from Sole misses.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Kirk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick from Kirk, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Kirk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sole.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole cracks Kirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Sole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirk's head backwards.
Kirk pushes Sole up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kirk jabs at Sole's body.
Kirk moves out of range as Sole strikes.
Sole misses with a hook
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Kirk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirk takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirk moves out of range as Sole strikes.
A big left from Sole misses.
Kirk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirk scrambles back to his feet.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirk scores with a nice strike.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.
Sole cracks Kirk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sole has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kirk to stand back up!
Kirk is rocked!
Sole misses with the combination.
Kirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Sole finish him?
Sole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Kirk seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirk slips a straight right by Sole.
Sole takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kirk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sole misses with a hook
and Kirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kirk.
Sole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sole misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kirk scores with a hook to the body. Sole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirk moves out of range as Sole strikes.
A left lands for Kirk.
Sole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Kirk ducks down to avoid it.
Sole throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole takes one on the button.
Kirk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk slips under a jab from Sole.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Sole misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Kirk saw that one coming.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole takes one to the chin there.
Kirk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Sole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kirk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sole takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirk slips a jab from Sole.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirk slips a jab from Sole.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirk.
Kirk lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
Sole misses with an uppercut
and Kirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Kirk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirk.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk throws a body shot but no joy.
James Kirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Sole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirk.
Sole misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Sole misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirk cracks Sole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Kirk.
Sole misses with a wild combination.
Kirk throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk connects with a right hand. Sole shakes it off.
Sole has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sole misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Sole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Kirk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Sole swings widly with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Kirk.
Sole misses the jab.
Sole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirk finds it's way round the side to connect with Sole's head.
Kirk scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kirk scores with a shot to the body.
Sole misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donk. Kirk catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Sole throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Sole throws a series of punches but Kirk moves out of range.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirk.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Kirk tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Sole backing away here, and Kirk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirk moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sole.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Kirk pushes Sole away with a front kick.
Kirk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kirk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kirk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirk misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Sole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirk. Kirk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirk tries a quick counter leg kick but Sole is wise to it.
Kirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk pushes Sole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk is leaning against Sole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Kirk lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kirk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk scores with a hook to the body.
Kirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sole takes a shot to the head.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Sole misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Kirk.
Kirk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirk cracks Sole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Sole misses.
Kirk lands an overhand right.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Sole.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Kirk missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Kirk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk slips a straight right by Sole.
Nice body punch from Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Kirk slips a straight right by Sole.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole misses with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk with a hook.
Kirk slips under a jab from Sole.
Kirk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirk takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirk.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirk.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Kirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk breaks from the clinch.
Kirk defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Kirk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kirk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirk raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sole misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kirk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirk is just out of range.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole misses with an uppercut
and Kirk counters with a good low kick that Sole was not able to check.
Kirk scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirk.
Kirk cracks Sole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kirk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kirk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kirk scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Kirk counters with a left to the body.
Sole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirk scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James Kirk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sole thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sole, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirk lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirk.
Kirk takes a shot to the head.
Kirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sole is rocked!
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Oh Sole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sole lands an uppercut.
Sole misses with a punch on the inside.
Sole seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Sole misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kirk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!
A relieved looking James Kirk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 579 p4p, 609 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 52 p4p, 54 weight class). Kitjakarn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dancing Drums. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
Shredder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
Shredder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shredder lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Kitjakarn.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kitjakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Kitjakarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kitjakarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Kitjakarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
Kitjakarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike.
Shredder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Kitjakarn.
Shredder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Kitjakarn.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
Kitjakarn lands a left hand.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
A shot in the inside from Shredder.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
Shredder tries to work over Kitjakarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitjakarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Kitjakarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Shredder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Shredder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder tries to work over Kitjakarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitjakarn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shredder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kitjakarn or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Shredder working aggressively here.
Shredder works on Kitjakarn's body with a couple of short punches.
Kitjakarn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitjakarn controls his hands.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitjakarn works on Shredder's body with a couple of short punches.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Kitjakarn back against the cage.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Shredder lands with a short shot to the head.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
A nice left hand lands by Shredder.
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shredder misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Kitjakarn.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch.
Shredder presses Kitjakarn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitjakarn controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder cracks Kitjakarn with a nice body shot.
Shredder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shredder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shredder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kitjakarn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slash Shredder will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitjakarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
A big right from Shredder misses.
Shredder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kitjakarn lands with a kick to the temple. Shredder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kitjakarn takes a swing at Shredder's ribcage but misses.
Shredder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shredder blocks the body kick.
Kitjakarn slips a straight right by Shredder.
Kitjakarn clinches with his opponent.
Shredder is working Kitjakarn over against the cage.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
A right handed body shot lands from Shredder.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn digs a right hand into Shredder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shredder's gas tank.
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!
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitjakarn lands a left hand.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
Shredder lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shredder has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Shredder lands a nice shot to the body.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Shredder pushes Kitjakarn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slash Shredder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kitjakarn lands a body shot.
Kitjakarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Kitjakarn has a couple of punches blocked by Shredder.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Kitjakarn scores with a shot to the side of Shredder's head.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Shredder misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Shredder.
A right hand to the body from Kitjakarn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shredder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kitjakarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitjakarn controls his hands.
Kitjakarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shredder misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
Shredder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Shredder working aggressively here.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Kitjakarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Kitjakarn.
Shredder lands a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kitjakarn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitjakarn controls his hands.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
Kitjakarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Shredder blocking some punches.
Kitjakarn can't find room to land a body shot as Shredder controls the action.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kitjakarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shredder.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitjakarn lands with a left to the head.
Shredder blocking some punches.
Shredder lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Biabas Kitjakarn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Shredder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shredder misses with a straight right.
Kitjakarn defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kitjakarn on the side of the head.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Kitjakarn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kitjakarn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder takes a swing at Kitjakarn's ribcage but misses.
Kitjakarn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kitjakarn throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder throws a hook but Kitjakarn avoids it easily.
Kitjakarn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kitjakarn connects with a leg kick.
Kitjakarn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shredder, pushing him back against the cage.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Kitjakarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Kitjakarn.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn lands a nice uppercut.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Kitjakarn tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Kitjakarn back against the cage.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder lands a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn tries a body shot but Shredder blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shredder.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Shredder digs a right hand underneath Kitjakarn's ribcage. Kitjakarn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kitjakarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kitjakarn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
Kitjakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Shredder.
Kitjakarn presses Shredder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shredder takes a shot to the head.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder pushes Kitjakarn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
Kitjakarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shredder lands a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder tries to work over Kitjakarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Kitjakarn pushes Shredder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Kitjakarn on the inside.
A short right from Kitjakarn on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kitjakarn.
Still in the clinch, Shredder scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Kitjakarn misses with some punches.
Shredder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitjakarn lands a right hand.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
Kitjakarn presses Shredder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
A short left from Kitjakarn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitjakarn.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Kitjakarn has a couple of punches blocked by Shredder.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Kitjakarn blocks an uppercut.
Kitjakarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shredder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Kitjakarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biabas Kitjakarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kitjakarn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Biabas Kitjakarn!
During a confident post fight interview, Biabas Kitjakarn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 2211 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Calvin Green (ranked 115 p4p, 107 weight class). Green is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kingslayer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Green!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Ringnes .
Nice defenses there by Ringnes .
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ringnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green throws a series of punches but Ringnes avoids them all with ease.
Ringnes blocks a jab.
Ringnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Calvin Green has been cut.
Green misses the jab.
Ringnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Green has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green misses with the combination.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ringnes .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ringnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ringnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ringnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ringnes misses with the body kick
and Ringnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ringnes with a nice calf kick.
Ringnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green throws a series of punches but Ringnes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ringnes counters with a good low kick that Green was not able to check.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ringnes connects with a crisp jab.
Ringnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green looks winded!
Ringnes sends Green crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ringnes is motioning to the referee to let Green up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Calvin Green's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Ringnes .
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ringnes counters with a huge left! Green is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ringnes isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Green from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ringnes !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arild Ringnes !
An out of breath and clearly excited Arild Ringnes thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 250 p4p, 350 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 30 p4p, 46 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Erdogan's head.
Erdogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Erdogan.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan blocks a leg kick.
Erdogan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Erdogan is out of range.
Erdogan lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Erdogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Erdogan manages to break the clinch.
Erdogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Erdogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erdogan misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Erdogan.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Erdogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erdogan throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Erdogan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Erdogan throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee sizes up Erdogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Erdogan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Erdogan throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Erdogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Erdogan off balance momentarily.
Erdogan scores with a leg kick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Erdogan.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erdogan doesn't seem bothered though.
Erdogan misses with an uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Erdogan to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erdogan.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Erdogan.
A punch lands to the side of Erdogan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erdogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erdogan's head backwards.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erdogan loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Erdogan's ribcage but misses.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan is looking to counter punch.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Erdogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erdogan throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erdogan throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee looks for the body kick but Erdogan saw that one coming.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Erdogan moved out of range nicely.
Erdogan half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee motions for Erdogan to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erdogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee moves out of range as Erdogan strikes.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Erdogan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Erdogan throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Erdogan.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Erdogan avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Erdogan moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Erdogan.
Erdogan tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Erdogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee tries a low kick but Erdogan avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erdogan throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Erdogan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee stuns Erdogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erdogan slips under a jab from Lee.
Erdogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erdogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee connects with a jab.
Erdogan slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erdogan slips a jab from Lee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Erdogan's knee but Erdogan avoids it well.
Erdogan loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erdogan misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Erdogan should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erdogan avoids the body shot from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Erdogan misses the target.
Erdogan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Erdogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Erdogan saw that one coming.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erdogan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Erdogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Erdogan checks a leg kick.
Erdogan ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Erdogan works the jab nicely.
Erdogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
Erdogan has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Erdogan tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Erdogan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Erdogan is just out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Erdogan moves away and avoids it.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice cross by Lee.
Erdogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erdogan lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Erdogan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
A swing and a miss from Erdogan.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Erdogan.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Erdogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the body
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee slips a jab from Erdogan.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erdogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Erdogan takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Erdogan misses with a leg kick.
Lee works Erdogan's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Erdogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erdogan.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Erdogan avoids it.
As Lee backs away, Erdogan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Erdogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Erdogan moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Erdogan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a straight right. Erdogan didn't see that one coming.
Erdogan misses with a body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erdogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Erdogan counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Erdogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Erdogan tries to avoid it.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erdogan drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Erdogan avoids it.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Erdogan avoids it.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike.
Erdogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Erdogan pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Erdogan.
Mustafa Erdogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
It looks like Jimmy Lee has been cut.
Erdogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Erdogan breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee moves away from the strike by Erdogan.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erdogan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erdogan slips under a jab from Lee.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Erdogan and Lee goes tumbling to the canvas! Erdogan follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Lee is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erdogan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?
Erdogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Lee's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Erdogan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boomer (ranked 262 p4p, 489 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 40 p4p, 65 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Boomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomer swings for the body but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
And Tryastsyn tries to counter it with a takedown but Boomer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tryastsyn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boomer scores with a spinning back kick!
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot
and Boomer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike Boomer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boomer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn slips under a jab from Boomer.
Tryastsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boomer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tryastsyn! But no joy.
Boomer throws a hook to the side of Tryastsyn's head but Tryastsyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boomer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tryastsyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boomer throws a push kick but Tryastsyn slaps the foot to one side.
Boomer dodges the punch combination from Tryastsyn.
Boomer cracks a nice hook into Tryastsyn's ribs.
Boomer misses with a body punch
and Tryastsyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tryastsyn.
Boomer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boomer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boomer needs to keep his hands up - Tryastsyn had a free shot at his head there.
Boomer swings widly with a right hand
and Tryastsyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Tryastsyn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boomer tries to buck Tryastsyn off but Tryastsyn is having none of it.
Boomer isn't going anywhere.
Tryastsyn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryastsyn scoring with punches from side control.
Tryastsyn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boomer some visible discomfort.
Boomer prevents Tryastsyn from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boomer struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Tryastsyn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boomer is trying to get back to half guard.
Tryastsyn is putting a hurting on Boomer here, landing some big shots from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tryastsyn working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ground and pound from Tryastsyn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boomer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tryastsyn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boomer some visible discomfort.
Boomer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boomer is looking to improve his position.
Tryastsyn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tryastsyn throwing shots but Boomer is blocking nicely.
Tryastsyn drops an elbow to the side of Boomer's head.
Boomer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomer trying to hold on to Tryastsyn's head to control him but Tryastsyn postures up.
Tryastsyn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tryastsyn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boomer wants to control but Tryastsyn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boomer is not content to let Tryastsyn control the position.
Boomer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tryastsyn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boomer wants to improve his position but Tryastsyn is controlling well.
Tryastsyn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tryastsyn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tryastsyn is nestled in close to Boomer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tryastsyn lands a nice short elbow.
Boomer wants to get back to full guard.
Boomer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tryastsyn is working away from the top position though.
Tryastsyn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tryastsyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tryastsyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boomer keeps working.
Tryastsyn is thwarting Boomer's attempts to control the position.
Boomer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tryastsyn is keen to just control but Boomer is a slippery customer.
Tryastsyn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boomer defending well though.
Boomer tries to roll over but Tryastsyn keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tryastsyn connects with a nice short shot to Boomer's temple.
Tryastsyn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boomer taking some punishment here, with Tryastsyn in his half guard.
Boomer is trying to get back to 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!
Tryastsyn is working for a kimura but Boomer is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crunch! Boomer slams his shin into Tryastsyn's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tryastsyn. Boomer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tryastsyn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boomer sprawls well initially but Tryastsyn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boomer is looking to improve his position.
Tryastsyn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tryastsyn lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn throwing shots but Boomer is blocking nicely.
Tryastsyn winds up and cracks Boomer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boomer is controlling Tryastsyn's trapped leg to prevent Tryastsyn from advancing to side control.
Boomer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tryastsyn jumps into side control!
The strikes coming from Tryastsyn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer is trying to control Tryastsyn's posture but Tryastsyn avoids it.
An elbow from Tryastsyn crashes against the mat.
Boomer is looking for a sweep.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tryastsyn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boomer, who protects the arm well.
Tryastsyn working away.
Tryastsyn working the ground and pound.
Boomer struggling a bit here.
Tryastsyn working the ground and pound.
Boomer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tryastsyn.
Boomer is trying to improve his position.
Tryastsyn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boomer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tryastsyn working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn landing a few strikes.
Tryastsyn scoring with punches and elbows.
Boomer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boomer struggling a bit here.
Tryastsyn landing a few strikes.
Tryastsyn in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boomer is looking for a sweep.
Boomer is trying to control Tryastsyn's posture but Tryastsyn avoids it.
Boomer tries to escape but Tryastsyn is in control.
Tryastsyn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boomer to see if he's OK.
Tryastsyn lands a nice forearm strike.
Tryastsyn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boomer is rocked!
A big shot lands for Tryastsyn! That's hurt Boomer! Will he recover? Tryastsyn fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
A victorious Eugeniy Tryastsyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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pop
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RATING
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