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SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Erdogan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jetmir Erminus (ranked 2111 p4p, 2774 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 192 p4p, 236 weight class). Noriega has chosen MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jetmir Erminus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erminus ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
It looked like Erminus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Noriega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erminus looks for a takedown but Noriega sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Erminus checks a leg kick.
Noriega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega throws a low kick, looking for Erminus's leg but Erminus calmly moves out of range.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erminus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noriega's head.
Erminus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noriega is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega scoring well with a low kick there.
Noriega's corner calls for a 1-2. Noriega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erminus misses with a hook
and Noriega counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Noriega. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Erminus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noriega scores with a hook to the body. Erminus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega scores with a punch to the head.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Erminus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
As Noriega backs away, Erminus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. Erminus saw that one coming.
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
Noriega scores with a spinning back kick!
Erminus looks to land a combination. Noriega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Erminus takes a step back to recover.
Noriega finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erminus was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. Erminus saw that one coming.
Noriega scores with a jab. Erminus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Noriega looks to move away, Erminus throws a big counter combo but Noriega just gets out of the way.
Erminus misses with a double jab.
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Erminus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erminus throws a lazy body kick
and Noriega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Noriega.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Erminus lands a jab-cross combination.
Erminus lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid body kick from Noriega.
Erminus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus slips under a jab.
Noriega with a hook.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.
Erminus is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a straight right.
As Noriega backs away, Erminus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Noriega throws the left hand but Erminus avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Erminus misses the target.
Noriega misses with a hook to the body
and Erminus counters with a series of strikes. Noriega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Erminus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noriega.
Erminus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noriega throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body.
Erminus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Erminus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Noriega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erminus avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Erminus blocks a low kick nicely.
Noriega wants to land a leg kick but Erminus is out of range.
Erminus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erminus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erminus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Noriega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noriega throws an off balance right hand
and Erminus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Noriega.
Erminus misses with a hook
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noriega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Erminus counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Erminus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Erminus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Erminus tries for a takedown but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Erminus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noriega scores with a spinning back kick!
Noriega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A low kick from Noriega is predictable there
enabling Erminus to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Noriega tenderised Erminus's leg. Erminus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noriega throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Erminus is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erminus.
Erminus scores with a shot to the body.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Erminus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erminus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Noriega sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega connects with a body shot.
Erminus takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Noriega throws an overhand right that lands on Erminus's shoulder, as Erminus tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Erminus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Erminus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega throws a push kick but Erminus slaps the foot to one side.
Noriega scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Noriega is predictable there
and Erminus counters with a low kick, right behind Noriega 's knee.
Noriega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erminus fails with a takedown attempt.
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Erminus counters with a series of strikes. Noriega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Erminus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Erminus stands up and waves to Noriega to follow him.
Erminus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erminus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noriega on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Erminus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Noriega misses with a jab to the body
and Erminus counters with a straight right hand.
 Noriega is rocked!
A combination from Erminus does no damage.
Erminus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noriega as he jumps to the side.
Noriega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erminus.
Noriega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Erminus. Erminus obviously looking to wear him down.
Noriega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erminus's head backwards.
Erminus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Noriega is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Noriega as he checks the leg kick.
Erminus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Noriega's guard.
Erminus gets to his feet - Noriega follows without any prompting.
Erminus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noriega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Erminus somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jetmir Erminus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Noriega is predictable there
and Erminus counters with a straight right hand.
Erminus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Erminus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noriega.
Erminus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Erminus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erminus ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erminus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erminus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Noriega does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Erminus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Erminus scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jetmir Erminus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Noriega is looking to land body kicks.
Erminus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A punch combination from Erminus misses.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Erminus attempts a counter takedown but Noriega avoids it well and moves away.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Noriega misses
and Erminus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erminus 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.
Erminus gets to his feet - Noriega follows without any prompting.
A jab from Erminus misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noriega lands with an uppercut that bounces Erminus off the cage and back into range.
Erminus avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Noriega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Erminus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Erminus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Noriega won't be happy with that.
Erminus decides to stand back up.
Erminus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Erminus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erminus throws a series of punches but Noriega avoids them all with ease.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Noriega looks to move away, Erminus throws a big counter combo but Noriega just gets out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Erminus.
A leg kick checked by Erminus.
Erminus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noriega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erminus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noriega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Noriega pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erminus is out of range and Noriega settles back down.
Erminus tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Noriega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noriega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erminus's hands.
Erminus fails with the takedown
and Noriega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erminus misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Erminus.
No luck for Erminus with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jetmir Erminus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Noriega.
Noriega throws a jab but it's blocked by Erminus.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Erminus is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Noriega.
Erminus slips under a jab from Noriega.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erminus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Erminus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Erminus misses with a wild combination.
Noriega takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Noriega misses.
Erminus shoots in for a takedown but Noriega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noriega circles away quickly and effectively.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Erminus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erminus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Erminus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Noriega manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega working hard to break the clinch.
Erminus avoiding damage.
Erminus breaks from the clinch.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Erminus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Erminus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Noriega, up you get!
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 Jetmir Erminus.
I think Erminus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jetmir Erminus!
Jetmir Erminus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Pablo Noriega had this to say: 'Don’t Worry Im Gonna Put A Hit On Him Ese'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 1584 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 114 p4p, 137 weight class). Kock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. Jan Sokol has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sokol closes the distance and clinches.
Kock blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kock.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kock scores with a sloppy right hand. Sokol should have avoided that one.
Sokol takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sokol circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Sokol finds it's way through Kock's defenses.
Sokol lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Kock throws a nice looking combination but Sokol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Sokol digs a good body shot into Kock's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Kock.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A swing and a miss from Sokol.
Kock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sokol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sokol looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Kock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sokol misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Sokol misses.
Sokol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sokol throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kock.
Kock 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.
Kock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sokol.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kock.
Nice body punch from Kock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sokol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sokol lands a head kick!
Kock is looking to land body kicks.
Sokol throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kock counters with a straight right hand.
Kock moves out of range of the leg kick from Sokol.
Sokol misses with a straight left.
Sokol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sokol doesn't seem bothered though.
Sokol cracks a nice hook into Kock's ribs.
A jab from Sokol misses.
Kock with a hook.
Sokol throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kock counters with a right hand to the body.
Kock clobbers Sokol with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sokol. That snapped Kock's head back.
Kock scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kock!
Sokol moves into the clinch.
Kock manages to break the clinch.
Sokol misses with a body shot
and Kock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kock.
Sokol throws a lazy head kick
and Kock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kock throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sokol misses the target.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kock blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol misses with an uppercut
and Kock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sokol throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock leaves Sokol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Kock both land. Nice combination.
Sokol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sokol throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses
and Kock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sokol throws a hook but Kock avoids it easily.
A jab from Sokol misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokol throws a head kick that Kock semi-blocks.
Sokol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sokol misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kock throws a front kick that sends Sokol stumbling back into the cage.
Kock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
Sokol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jan Sokol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kock blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Kock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sokol counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sokol.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sokol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sokol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sokol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sokol lands a couple of digs.
Kock is looking for a triangle but Sokol pushes his legs off easily.
Sokol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sokol postures up in Kock's guard and throws a big left but Kock blocks it.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sokol stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Kock has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Sokol manages to get his head free but now Kock has transitioned to an armbar! Sokol grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Kock! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Batang Kock!
Batang Kock 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Samson Buddha (ranked 1337 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 179 p4p, 256 weight class). Canizares has chosen El Loco as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha fails with a takedown attempt.
Canizares connects with a right hand. Buddha shakes it off.
 It looks like Samson Buddha has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Buddha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Canizares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buddha manages to avoid it.
Canizares lands with an uppercut that bounces Buddha off the cage and back into range.
Buddha stuns Canizares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Canizares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canizares with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Canizares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buddha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buddha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Canizares lands a nice shot to the body.
Samson Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Buddha as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canizares's sensitive parts.
Canizares tries a low kick but Buddha avoids it.
Canizares defending well as Buddha loads up on a big left hand.
Canizares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buddha.
Canizares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Canizares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Canizares checks a leg kick.
Canizares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Buddha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Canizares throws a shot from downtown. Buddha moves away and avoids it.
Canizares throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha misses with a head kick.
Ezequiel Canizares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canizares.
A big right from Buddha misses.
Buddha tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Canizares, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canizares takes a swing at Buddha's ribcage but misses.
Canizares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buddha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buddha misses with a body kick.
Buddha throws a series of punches but Canizares moves out of range.
Canizares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Canizares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Canizares leaves Buddha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canizares connects with a crisp jab.
Canizares throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.
Canizares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Canizares blocks the leg kick.
Buddha slips a straight right by Canizares.
Buddha throws the kick towards the body but Canizares avoids it.
Canizares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buddha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canizares.
Canizares avoids the head kick by Buddha.
Canizares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buddha.
Buddha throws the left hand but Canizares avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddha looks to land a right hand but Canizares moved out of range.
Canizares lands with a cross.
Buddha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buddha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canizares throws a body shot but no joy.
Buddha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Canizares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buddha misses with a straight right.
A combination from Buddha does no damage.
Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Buddha thows a leg kick but Canizares checks it
and Canizares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buddha's knee momentarily.
Canizares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buddha to score with a decent uppercut.
Buddha misses with a left hand
and Canizares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Samson Buddha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samson Buddha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buddha misses with a right hand
and Canizares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buddha lands with a kick to the temple. Canizares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Canizares scoring well with a low kick there.
Canizares throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Canizares counters with a nice uppercut.
Canizares connects with a solid leg kick.
Canizares throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha misses with a hook. Canizares ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buddha.
Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Canizares misses.
Canizares throws a series of punches but Buddha avoids them all with ease.
Buddha misses with a left hand
and Canizares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Buddha as he connects with a hook.
Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canizares misses with a straight right.
Buddha misses with an uppercut.
Buddha staying out of range there.
Buddha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Canizares's shoulder, as Canizares tries to avoid the shot.
Canizares tries to bum rush Buddha with a series of wild strikes but Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canizares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Canizares just misses with a punch to the body.
Buddha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buddha misses with a hook.
Buddha misses with a hook
and Canizares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buddha thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buddha misses with a straight left.
Buddha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Canizares as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddha throws out a loose jab but Canizares uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Canizares misses.
Canizares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Buddha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Canizares scores with a nice head shot.
Canizares blocks a head kick by Buddha.
Canizares is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buddha with a body shot.
Buddha thumps Canizares with a low kick.
Buddha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Buddha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Canizares, up you get!
Canizares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha misses with a hook
and Canizares counters with a nice uppercut.
Canizares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Buddha as he connects with a hook.
Canizares ducks under a wild hook from Buddha.
Canizares moves out of range as Buddha throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canizares.
Canizares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buddha.
Buddha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buddha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canizares counters with a straight right hand.
Buddha throws out a powerful jab.
Canizares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buddha misses with a hook.
Ezequiel Canizares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Canizares lands a really nice looking cross but Buddha seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Canizares blocks the leg kick.
Canizares throws out a counter right but Buddha avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Canizares finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Canizares as he connects with a hook.
Canizares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddha moves away.
Buddha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Canizares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buddha on the side of the head.
A big right from Buddha misses.
Canizares lands with an overhand left.
Buddha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Canizares, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buddha.
Buddha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ezequiel Canizares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samson Buddha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Canizares misses with a body shot.
Buddha is looking to counter with head kicks.
Buddha throws a push kick but Canizares slaps the foot to one side.
Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canizares.
Canizares missing with a left hand there. Buddha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buddha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canizares staying out of range there.
Buddha misses with an uppercut
and Canizares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buddha loads up on a big right hand but Canizares slips the punch.
Canizares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canizares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buddha.
Canizares counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buddha.
Canizares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buddha.
Canizares scores with a hook.
Buddha tries to score with a low kick but Canizares moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha throws a hook but Canizares avoids it easily.
Buddha throws a body punch but Canizares moves out of range.
Canizares just misses with a punch to the body.
Buddha tries a head kick but it misses.
Canizares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Canizares blocks a jab.
Buddha misses with a hook
and Buddha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buddha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Canizares is out of range.
Canizares lands an overhand right.
Buddha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Canizares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Canizares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buddha throws a body kick that misses.
Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Canizares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canizares.
Canizares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canizares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buddha misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buddha swings for the body but Canizares moves out of range.
Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canizares was well out of range. Poor timing from Buddha.
Buddha throws a body shot but no joy.
Buddha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddha avoids the body shot from Canizares.
Canizares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buddha.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buddha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canizares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares throws a push kick but Buddha slaps the foot to one side.
Buddha misses with a lunging right hand
and Canizares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buddha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buddha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Buddha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Canizares throws a shot to the body.
Buddha misses with a looping left.
Canizares scores with a leg kick.
Canizares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buddha misses with a low kick as Canizares jumps back.
Buddha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Buddha.
Buddha moves out of range of the leg kick from Canizares.
A slow jab from Buddha misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha tries to land a front kick but Canizares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Canizares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buddha throws a looping overhand right but Canizares ducks down to avoid it.
Canizares scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canizares throws out a powerful jab.
Canizares lands a nice hook to Buddha's body. Buddha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Canizares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canizares cracks Buddha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buddha misses with a body kick.
Canizares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Canizares scores with a hook to the body. Buddha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Canizares moves out of range as Buddha strikes.
Buddha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canizares checks a low kick from Buddha.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezequiel Canizares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Canizares 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezequiel Canizares!
Ezequiel Canizares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manco Capac (ranked 1068 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 141 p4p, 159 weight class). Capac kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iggy Pop - The Passenger. Manco Capac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manco Capac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longabaugh.
Capac avoids the body shot from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capac feinted with a counter takedown.
Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capac.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Longabaugh sprawls and moves away.
Capac ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Capac half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capac.
Longabaugh lands a body shot.
Capac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh throws an overhand right that lands on Capac's shoulder, as Capac tries to avoid the shot.
Capac slips under a jab from Longabaugh.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Longabaugh throws a jab but it's blocked by Capac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh tests Capac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been hearing reports that Capac has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Capac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Capac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Manco Capac has been cut.
Longabaugh clinches up with Capac and pushes him back against the cage.
Capac tries a body shot but Longabaugh blocks it.
Longabaugh lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Longabaugh on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Capac fails to land.
Longabaugh lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a body shot.
Capac is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Longabaugh.
A right handed body shot lands from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh lands a shoulder strike.
Capac throws a punch but it's blocked by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Longabaugh.
Capac struggles to land a body shot inside as Longabaugh controls his hands.
Longabaugh digs a right hand into Capac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capac's gas tank.
Longabaugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Capac backwards.
Longabaugh throws a big uppercut that drops Capac! More strikes from Longabaugh and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Capac lies dazed against the cage as Longabaugh celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
Our winner, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 1129 p4p, 958 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 87 p4p, 72 weight class). Lalla comes to the cage accompanied by ЛЮБИ. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 35 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
Van Asch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Asch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lalla.
Van Asch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Van Asch as he checks the leg kick.
Jaro Lalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lalla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Asch counters with a straight right hand.
 Lalla is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaro Lalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lalla tries for a takedown but Van Asch circles away easily
and Van Asch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Lalla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Asch misses with a head kick.
Lalla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Asch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Asch 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch scores with a decent looking hook.
Lalla shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Asch sprawls well. He's pushed Lalla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Asch is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lalla avoids the head kick by Van Asch.
Lalla seems to have got his legs back now.
Lalla darts in looking for a takedown but Van Asch gets double underhooks and turns Lalla into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
Van Asch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lalla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lalla has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Asch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch stuffs the takedown attempt from Lalla. Lalla gets slowly back to his feet.
Lalla goes for a double leg but Van Asch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Asch continues to drive forward.
Lalla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla closes the distance and clinches up with Van Asch, looking for a takedown. Lalla pushes Van Asch against the cage but Van Asch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Asch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lalla is breathing heavily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Van Asch! Lalla is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koos Van Asch!
During a confident post fight interview, Koos Van Asch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Jaro Lalla had this to say: '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 660 p4p, 613 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 92 p4p, 85 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rios throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Diego Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall jabs at Rios's body.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rios misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall moves out of range as Rios strikes.
Rios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rios uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rios misses with a low kick.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rios throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Rios connects with the punch.
Rios throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Rios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Rios off the cage and back into range.
Hall slips a jab from Rios.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios swings widly with a right hand
and Rios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego Rios's cut is getting worse.
Hall scores with a head kick.
Rios throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall avoids the body shot from Rios.
Rios lands with a good body shot.
Rios tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Rios with a hook.
Hall throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Rios loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Hall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rios there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four 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!
Hall misses with a head kick.
Rios misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rios.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rios.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Rios slips the punch.
Hall scores with a jab. Rios acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diego Rios's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rios lands a body shot.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Rios blocks a jab.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 Diego Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Rios throws a head kick that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rios misses with a combination
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios slips a jab from Hall.
Rios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rios swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Diego Rios's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rios misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios misses the body punch
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diego Rios's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Hall!
A victorious Henry Hall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 827 p4p, 844 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). Torsten's entrance music is Temple of Odin. A fine choice. Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Central Cee - 6 for 6 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Torsten throws a counter high kick but Thomas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Torsten 's knee.
Torsten tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Torsten is wise to it.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torsten. That one must have hurt.
Torsten with the inside leg kick.
Torsten scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Torsten misses
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torsten throws out the jab.
Torsten scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Torsten's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Torsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torsten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Torsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Torsten misses with an uppercut
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas cracks Torsten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Torsten.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Torsten tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Torsten.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torsten.
Torsten throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Torsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Torsten's head but Torsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torsten throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Torsten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torsten connects with a solid leg kick.
Torsten throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Torsten counters with a quick kick to the body but Thomas blocks it.
Torsten swings widly with a right hand
and Torsten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torsten throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torsten lands with a nice body punch.
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 Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Torsten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torsten.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Torsten as he connects with a hook.
Torsten throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Torsten.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torsten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Torsten connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas 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.
Torsten fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Torsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torsten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Torsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torsten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torsten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torsten.
Torsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Torsten.
Torsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Torsten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Torsten blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Torsten fails to land.
Torsten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torsten has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Torsten takes a shot to the head.
Torsten pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Torsten throws an elbow but misses.
Torsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Torsten is working Thomas over against the cage.
Torsten lands a body punch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas tries to work over Torsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Torsten lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas blocking some punches.
A short right from Torsten on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Torsten.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Torsten.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torsten's brow.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten blocking some punches.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torsten digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Torsten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baldur Torsten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torsten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Torsten tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torsten leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Torsten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's time! Torsten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Torsten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Torsten counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torsten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Torsten throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Torsten throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torsten. Thomas shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten motions for Thomas to come forward. Torsten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Torsten.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torsten lands with a good body shot.
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torsten is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Torsten throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torsten.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a nice leg kick.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Torsten throws a good cross that connects.
Torsten moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Torsten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baldur Torsten is winning the standup battle so far.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torsten looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torsten throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Torsten looks to throw a body kick
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Torsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Torsten misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torsten scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torsten under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten scores with a nice head shot.
Torsten jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baldur Torsten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Torsten.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torsten.
A combination from Torsten does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldur Torsten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torsten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Torsten!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kay (ranked 444 p4p, 260 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 41 p4p, 23 weight class). Demenok is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Moby Dick Speech. Lars Kay had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kay's head backwards.
Kay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demenok's waist but Demenok gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kay off to one side.
Kay moves away from the strike by Demenok.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demenok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kay momentarily.
Kay lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Kay.
Demenok 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.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay throws a body punch but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
Kay misses with an uppercut
and Demenok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rukter Demenok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Kay sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Kay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demenok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Kay scores with a hook to the body. Demenok takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kay is looking to wear down Demenok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kay shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demenok is trying to defend but Kay finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Demenok tries to roll over but Kay keeps him under control.
Kay lands strikes from half guard.
Demenok is looking for a sweep. Kay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kay.
Kay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Demenok makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Demenok.
Demenok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok is pulling down on Kay's head to control his posture.
Demenok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Demenok trying to keep a closed guard but Kay is proving a slippery customer.
Kay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demenok has his hands on Kay's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws an elbow that misses. Demenok uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kay's guard. Nice move by Demenok!
Demenok trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Demenok works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kay is trying to maintain the position but Demenok is very close to passing his half guard.
Demenok content to control rather than advance.
Kay wants to improve his position but Demenok is controlling well.
Kay is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Demenok pulls his head out easily.
Kay wants to get back to full guard.
Demenok controlling the action here.
Demenok is continuing to stall.
Kay is looking for a sweep. Demenok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kay is staying active underneath Demenok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rukter Demenok will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demenok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Kay misses.
Demenok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Kay misses with a body shot.
Kay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demenok throws a lazy uppercut
and Kay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok misses with a left hand
and Kay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demenok avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay takes one to the chin there.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Kay misses.
Demenok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demenok throws a lazy uppercut
and Kay counters with a left to the body.
Kay lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kay misses with an uppercut.
Kay swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok takes one on the button.
Demenok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kay drops his hands momentarily and Demenok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kay misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay gets the takedown into side control.
Kay looks up at the clock and then as Demenok takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kay smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kay working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok is looking for a sweep.
Demenok is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kay off and has taken his back!
Kay is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Demenok wants to control but Kay is keeping busy.
Demenok misses with an elbow to the head.
Kay is in bad spot here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The adventures of Demenok the control monster continue. Boring.
I really don't envy Kay right now.
Demenok struggling to keep hold of the position.
Demenok trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kay doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay tries to break free.
Demenok slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kay is trying to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Demenok keeps control of the position as Kay tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rukter Demenok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demenok loads up on a big right hand but Kay slips the punch.
Kay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Demenok throws a hook but Kay blocks it.
Demenok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demenok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kay looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Demenok misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay misses with a straight left.
Kay slips a jab from Demenok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok throws a hook but Kay blocks it.
Kay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kay works the jab nicely.
Kay scores with a decent looking hook.
Demenok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Demenok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demenok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Demenok misses with a hook
and Kay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kay.
Demenok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demenok connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay throws a jab but it's blocked by Demenok.
Kay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Demenok coming out on top.
Kay thuds a left hand into Demenok's body.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Demenok lunges at Kay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kay's hand.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Kay misses with a hook
and Demenok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kay loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Demenok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Demenok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Rukter Demenok has been cut.
Demenok misses with a double jab
and Kay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demenok but Demenok pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demenok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch but Demenok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Demenok as he connects with a hook.
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 Lars Kay.
I think Demenok 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 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lars Kay!
In his post fight interview, Lars Kay started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 121 p4p, 281 weight class) and Wille Thai (ranked 21 p4p, 47 weight class). Taneyev comes into the arena with Demolisher - Slaughter to Prevail blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Valentin Taneyev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Taneyev misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Taneyev.
Thai closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taneyev has one foot on Thai's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Thai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taneyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Taneyev.
Thai looking to score a takedown here. Taneyev is defending well but Thai drives through and ends up in Taneyev's guard.
Thai wants to pass the guard but Taneyev is keeping the position.
Thai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Taneyev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taneyev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taneyev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taneyev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taneyev defends it easily.
Thai has his feet on Taneyev's thighs here. He's pushed Taneyev off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Taneyev screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wille Thai!
In defeat, Valentin Taneyev stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is Number one Bullshit'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 91 p4p, 203 weight class) and Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 13 p4p, 29 weight class). Michał Kowalkiewicz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalkiewicz throws out a powerful jab.
Erdogan slips under a jab.
A combination from Kowalkiewicz does no damage.
Erdogan tried to score with a low kick but Kowalkiewicz checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erdogan.
Kowalkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Erdogan counters with a nice leg kick.
Erdogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Erdogan throws a leg kick which misses Kowalkiewicz's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalkiewicz tries to avoid it.
Erdogan lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Erdogan misses with a kick to the body.
Kowalkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kowalkiewicz throws a shot from downtown. Erdogan moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan throws the kick towards the body but Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Erdogan lands a nice hook to Kowalkiewicz's body. Kowalkiewicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Erdogan lands a head shot.
Erdogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erdogan throws a leg kick that misses.
Erdogan cracks a nice hook into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
Erdogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erdogan cracks a nice hook into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
Erdogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalkiewicz.
Erdogan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erdogan connects with a body shot that sends Kowalkiewicz's belly button to the back.
A big left from Kowalkiewicz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz misses the shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erdogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Kowalkiewicz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kowalkiewicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erdogan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Erdogan misses with a body kick.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the body
letting Kowalkiewicz counter with a right hand.
Erdogan misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Kowalkiewicz dips to his left and cracks Erdogan with an uppercut!
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erdogan.
Kowalkiewicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with a kick to the body.
As Erdogan tries to get set, Kowalkiewicz tries to push him back and clinch up but Erdogan manages to avoid the attempt.
Erdogan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kowalkiewicz will feel that in the morning.
Erdogan cracks Kowalkiewicz with an open hand slap.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kowalkiewicz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Erdogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Erdogan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Erdogan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kowalkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Erdogan counters with a solid body kick.
Kowalkiewicz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erdogan lands a nice hook to Kowalkiewicz's body. Kowalkiewicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erdogan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kowalkiewicz's head.
Erdogan with a jab.
Kowalkiewicz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Erdogan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erdogan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Erdogan.
Kowalkiewicz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kowalkiewicz with a nice cross.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kowalkiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body. Kowalkiewicz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erdogan lands with a shot to the body.
Erdogan jabs at Kowalkiewicz's body.
Erdogan throws a front kick that sends Kowalkiewicz stumbling back into the cage.
Kowalkiewicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erdogan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erdogan.
Kowalkiewicz takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook.
Kowalkiewicz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Erdogan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kowalkiewicz is out of range.
Kowalkiewicz thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Erdogan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erdogan lands a leg kick that knocks Kowalkiewicz off balance momentarily.
Kowalkiewicz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Erdogan.
Erdogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalkiewicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erdogan, pushing him back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz working aggressively here.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
Erdogan lands a nice uppercut.
Erdogan is trying to stall.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Erdogan backwards.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdogan controls his hands.
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kowalkiewicz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Erdogan can turn it around.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan leaning against his opponent.
Erdogan pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Erdogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Kowalkiewicz 's eye.
Kowalkiewicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kowalkiewicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Erdogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Erdogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalkiewicz.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Kowalkiewicz shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erdogan.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz cracks Erdogan with a nice body shot.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Erdogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Erdogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erdogan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erdogan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz is rocked!
Erdogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Oh Kowalkiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erdogan cracks Kowalkiewicz with a nice body shot.
Kowalkiewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Erdogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan is leaning against Kowalkiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Erdogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erdogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Erdogan stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Erdogan pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erdogan backwards.
Erdogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erdogan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kowalkiewicz to his knees! Erdogan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mustafa Erdogan thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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