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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 4213 p4p, 4232 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (ranked 446 p4p, 447 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hanson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Hanson is rocked!
 It looks like Rikkard Hanson has been cut.
Hanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tarlah gets to his feet and stands over Hanson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hanson felt that one! Tarlah unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hanson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
A victorious Balink Tarlah 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 22590 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 548 p4p, 314 weight class). Gaultier Girard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schrute.
Girard tries to clinch but Schrute moves out of range.
Schrute throws a shot from downtown. Girard moves away and avoids it.
Girard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schrute is fending him off so far but Girard persists. Nope, Schrute circles away and we're back to standing.
Schrute throws a lazy uppercut
and Girard counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Schrute throws a big shot that misses.
Girard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schrute drops his hands momentarily and Girard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Girard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schrute throws out a powerful jab.
Schrute missing with a left hand there. Girard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Girard lands but Schrute takes it in his stride.
Girard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girard closes the distance and clinches up with Schrute, looking for a takedown. Girard pushes Schrute against the cage but Schrute circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schrute lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard throws a body punch but Schrute moves out of range.
Schrute throws a hook but Girard blocks it.
Girard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schrute throws a lazy right hand but Girard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Girard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schrute as he jumps to the side.
Dwight Schrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaultier Girard.
Schrute throws a hook to the side of Girard's head but Girard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Girard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been informed that Girard 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.
Schrute slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Schrute.
Girard pushes Schrute up against the cage in a clinch.
Schrute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schrute is leaning against Girard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schrute jumps guard and drags Girard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Girard wants to control from the top but Schrute keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute is pulling down on Girard's head to control his posture.
Girard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schrute's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Schrute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Girard lands a jab to the nose.
Girard moves out of range as Schrute strikes.
Schrute throws out a loose jab but Girard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Girard blocks a jab.
Dwight Schrute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Girard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schrute.
Nice jab there from Schrute.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute misses with a lunging right hand
and Girard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schrute lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Girard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schrute gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Girard - that landed with a thud.
Girard jumps guard but Schrute turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schrute taking a breather.
Girard stalling against the cage.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Schrute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Girard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Schrute's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Girard takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Schrute misses.
Girard connects with a right hand. Schrute shakes it off.
Schrute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Girard counters with a straight right hand.
Girard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Girard throws a right and a left that Schrute avoids nicely.
Schrute takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schrute throws a lazy uppercut
and Girard counters with a right hand to the body.
Girard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schrute moves away.
Schrute looks to throw the jab but Girard is out of range.
Girard moves out of range of the strikes.
Schrute lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Schrute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schrute throws a big shot that misses.
Schrute misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schrute is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schrute throws out a loose jab but Girard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard moves out of range of the strikes.
Schrute avoids a punch combination nicely.
Girard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Girard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Girard takes one on the button.
Schrute misses with a hook.
Girard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Girard moves out of range as Schrute strikes.
Schrute scores with a jab to the jaw.
Girard shoots for a takedown but Schrute saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Girard slips under a jab.
Girard throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dwight Schrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaultier Girard.
Schrute misses with an uppercut.
Schrute throws a hook but Girard blocks it.
Schrute looks to land a right hand but Girard moved out of range.
Schrute looks to land a right hand but Girard moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Girard lands with a cross.
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schrute throws out the jab.
Girard closes the distance and clinches up with Schrute, looking for a takedown. Girard pushes Schrute against the cage but Schrute circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Girard pushes Schrute up against the cage in a clinch.
Girard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schrute.
Schrute throws a big shot that misses.
Girard slips a straight right by Schrute.
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Schrute misses.
A jab from Schrute misses.
Nice defenses there by Girard.
Schrute throws a hook but Girard avoids it easily.
Girard slips a jab from Schrute.
Schrute misses with a looping right.
Girard moves away from the strike by Schrute.
Girard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schrute has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Schrute misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Schrute. No joy for Girard on that attempt.
Schrute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Girard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Girard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schrute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Girard.
Girard moves away from the strike by Schrute.
Dwight Schrute is winning the standup battle so far.
Girard staying out of range there.
Gaultier Girard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Girard with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Schrute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Girard.
Schrute is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Girard can do to turn this around?
Girard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
A jab from Schrute misses.
Girard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Schrute throws the left hand but Girard avoids the punch easily.
Girard darts in and clinches Schrute up against the cage.
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute throws a shot from downtown. Girard moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Girard is trying to drag Schrute to the mat but Schrute just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schrute taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Schrute dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Schrute's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Schrute misses.
Girard moves away from the strike by Schrute.
Girard ducks right into an uppercut from Schrute.
Girard shoots in looking for a takedown but Schrute manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Girard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schrute swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schrute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schrute throws a looping overhand right but Girard ducks down to avoid it.
Girard rushes Schrute and presses him up against the cage.
Girard fails to pull guard.
Schrute pressing his opponent against the cage.
Girard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schrute dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Girard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schrute fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Girard on the side of the head.
Schrute throws a hook to the side of Girard's head but Girard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Girard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schrute.
Schrute pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Girard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Nice defenses there by Girard.
A telegraphed right hand from Schrute misses the target.
No luck for Girard with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Schrute wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dwight Schrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaultier Girard.
Girard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schrute.
Girard drives through and clinches with Schrute against the cage.
Girard avoiding damage as Schrute throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard is trying to pull guard but Schrute has him pressed against the cage.
Schrute prevents the takedown attempt.
Schrute wants a takedown but no success here.
Schrute has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Girard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Girard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schrute scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girard slips a jab from Schrute.
Girard raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Schrute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Girard.
Schrute looks to land a left hand but Girard moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Schrute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Schrute misses.
Schrute misses with a hook
and Girard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schrute throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Girard moves into the clinch.
Girard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schrute just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schrute tries to throw a body punch but Girard avoids it by throwing Schrute back against the cage.
Girard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Girard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schrute.
Girard rushes Schrute and presses him up against the cage.
Schrute pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schrute is on top in guard.
Girard is looking to sweep but instead, Schrute has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gaultier Girard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schrute is thwarting Girard's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Schrute seems content to control.
Girard strikes from the bottom but Schrute uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Schrute is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Schrute showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schrute, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Schrute!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwight Schrute thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 2368 p4p, 2966 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 381 p4p, 449 weight class). Benedetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Atrevete te kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veainu.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
Benedetti stalks Veainu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veainu's face. Veainu staggers backwards, shaken.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Veainu didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Veainu misses.
Benedetti throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
Veainu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti connects with a nice looking jab.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Veainu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Benedetti 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.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Veainu.
Veainu slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Veainu tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benedetti tests Veainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Claudio Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Veainu tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice combination there by Veainu.
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!
Veainu throws a right and a left that Benedetti avoids nicely.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Veainu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veainu blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Veainu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Veainu moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Benedetti misses with a two punch combination.
Benedetti blocks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu blocks a jab.
Veainu lands a jab-cross combination.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Veainu shoots in and drives through. Benedetti sprawls well.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Veainu misses.
Benedetti catches Veainu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benedetti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu closes the distance but Benedetti moves to the side
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Veainu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Veainu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Veainu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Veainu slips under a jab.
Veainu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Veainu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Veainu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti 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.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti leaves Veainu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veainu looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Veainu tries to land a leg kick but Benedetti saw it coming and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Veainu throws a big counter combination but Benedetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Veainu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Veainu misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Benedetti as he connects with a hook.
Sonatane Veainu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti feints with a jab and clips Veainu right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Veainu is sent crashing into the canvas and Benedetti leaps in for the kill! Veainu tries to get to his feet but Benedetti is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Veainu is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Segundo Garcia (ranked 2718 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Brusse Liee (ranked 340 p4p, 253 weight class). Liee has chosen Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Segundo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liee lands a left and a right that send Garcia crashing to the mat, dazed. Liee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Segundo Garcia has been cut.
Garcia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Liee on his heels. He'll look to pass Liee's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Liee is retaining full guard.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liee being controlled here, momentarily.
Liee is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia dives in and grabs Liee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liee pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liee is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Liee circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia slips a jab from Liee.
A head kick by Liee misses
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Liee stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Segundo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liee misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Liee misses.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Liee looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liee throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liee to the mat! Liee manages to get full guard.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Garcia controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Liee defends it.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Liee wants to get back to his feet.
Liee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Liee misses with a two punch combination.
Brusse Liee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia lands a high kick!
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia blocks a head kick by Liee.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Liee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Liee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liee misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liee. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Segundo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia rushes Liee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee can't break the clinch.
Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Liee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Liee from controlling successfully.
Garcia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Liee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liee trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia tries to strike from the bottom.
Liee pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Liee sits in half guard.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Liee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liee trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Liee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Liee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Liee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Segundo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Liee tries to pass.
Liee trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is controlling Liee's posture.
Liee stands up from Garcia's guard - Liee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Liee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Liee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Segundo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Liee pushes him off.
Brusse Liee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liee to keep the fight standing.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liee throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Liee throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Liee.
Liee misses with a body shot.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Liee had a free shot at his head there.
Liee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Liee catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Segundo Garcia's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liee throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brusse Liee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Liee.
Liee scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Liee drops Garcia with a beautiful combination! Garcia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liee is looking for the KO!
 Garcia is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liee grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Garcia takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Liee cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brusse Liee!
Brusse Liee made sure to mention his sponsor, Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Faolin (ranked 1428 p4p, 1618 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 222 p4p, 254 weight class). Faolin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Joey Faolin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picogram misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Picogram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Faolin finds it's way through Picogram's defenses.
Picogram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faolin throws a looping overhand right but Picogram ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Picogram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Faolin misses with a straight right.
Picogram keeps the fight on the outside.
Faolin works the jab nicely.
Faolin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faolin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picogram tries to close the distance and clinch but Faolin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Picogram.
Faolin throws a right and a left that Picogram avoids nicely.
Picogram throws a low kick but Faolin moves out of range easily.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin lands a head shot.
Faolin throws a combination. Picogram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Picogram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Picogram takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Faolin there.
Picogram is rocked!
Picogram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Picogram was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Picogram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faolin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Picogram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picogram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Picogram slows down the pace here.
Picogram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picogram avoids it.
Picogram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picogram throws an elbow but misses.
Picogram scores with a hook to the body.
Faolin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Picogram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picogram will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faolin up against the cage.
Picogram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Picogram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faolin is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Picogram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Picogram trying to control the position but instead, Faolin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picogram into the cage.
Picogram lands a good knee to the midsection. Faolin won't want to take too many of those.
Faolin takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
A short right from Faolin on the inside.
Faolin tries a body shot but Picogram blocks it.
Faolin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Picogram in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faolin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picogram avoids it.
Picogram tries to stall but Faolin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faolin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faolin lands a body shot.
Faolin crunches a lovely knee into Picogram's ribcage.
Picogram looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picogram looking to stall.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picogram.
Faolin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jonny Picogram has been cut.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Picogram is defending well for now.
A short right from Faolin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Picogram has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faolin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Picogram can turn it around.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Faolin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Picogram's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faolin slips under a jab from Picogram.
Faolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picogram only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Picogram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faolin stalks Picogram and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Picogram's face. Picogram staggers backwards, shaken.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Picogram has Faolin up against the cage in a clinch.
Picogram tries a knee to the head but Faolin blocks it.
Faolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faolin lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin managing to block the knees to the body from Picogram.
Faolin working Picogram over with knees to the body.
Faolin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Picogram can do to turn this around?
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Picogram blocks with his arms.
Faolin scores a nice knee to the body.
Picogram is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin lands a shoulder strike.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Faolin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Faolin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Picogram takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Picogram controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Faolin.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picogram avoids it.
Faolin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tries to work over Picogram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Picogram taking a breather.
Joey Faolin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Picogram controls his hands.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picogram.
Picogram managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Picogram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faolin avoiding damage as Picogram throws knees to the body.
Picogram managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Picogram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin letting Picogram take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Picogram blocks it.
Faolin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Picogram stalling the fight.
Picogram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faolin is keeping busy.
Faolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faolin lands a body shot.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Picogram blocks with his arms.
Faolin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Picogram in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picogram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Faolin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picogram.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picogram.
Faolin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faolin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Picogram managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picogram avoids it.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Picogram is defending well for now.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Faolin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Picogram's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Faolin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Faolin misses.
Picogram misses with a straight right.
Joey Faolin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faolin throws a combination. Picogram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Picogram is still on wobbly legs! Can Faolin finish him?
Faolin looks to land a right hand but Picogram moved out of range.
Picogram seems to have recovered his senses.
Picogram takes one to the side of the head.
Faolin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Picogram sprawling to the canvas! Picogram rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Faolin finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picogram throws a hook to the side of Faolin's head but Faolin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Picogram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picogram is trying to counter with his kicks.
Faolin looks to score with a jab to the body but Picogram is just out of range.
Picogram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Faolin with a body shot.
Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picogram.
Faolin looks to throw the jab but Picogram is out of range.
Picogram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Faolin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picogram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faolin.
A little jabbing left from Picogram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picogram slips a straight right by Faolin.
Picogram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picogram needs to keep his hands up - Faolin had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Faolin. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick lands for Picogram.
Faolin moves out of range of the body kick.
Faolin avoids the head kick by Picogram.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faolin misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Picogram.
Faolin throws a one two combo.
Picogram is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a leg kick but Picogram sees it coming and moves out of range.
Faolin throws a hook to the side of Picogram's head but Picogram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Picogram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Picogram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faolin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faolin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot lands for Faolin.
Faolin looks to throw the jab but Picogram is out of range.
Faolin wants to clinch up but Picogram keeps it at a distance.
Faolin backing away here, and Picogram unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Picogram tries to clinch but Faolin moves out of range.
Faolin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Picogram. Picogram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Faolin misses.
Picogram throws a hook but Faolin avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Picogram goes down and covers up as Faolin starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Faolin!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Faolin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 1110 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 159 p4p, 239 weight class). Llewellyn comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday. Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Llewellyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Llewellyn.
Dambullah lands a big head kick that sends Llewellyn tumbling to the mat! Dambullah takes a step backwards and waves Llewellyn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
The fighters circling - Llewellyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dambullah slips a jab from Llewellyn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dambullah! But no joy.
Llewellyn misses with a hook
and Dambullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dambullah lands a big uppercut and Llewellyn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Llewellyn looks OK. Dambullah waves Llewellyn back to his feet!
Llewellyn is rocked!
Llewellyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dambullah counters with a huge right that knocks Llewellyn out cold! Dambullah is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Papa Moosh Dambullah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 765 p4p, 1562 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 99 p4p, 205 weight class). Barbosa comes into the arena with Unfaithful blaring out of the sound system. Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa is working Hall over against the cage.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Hall working aggressively here.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch.
Hall is looking for a takedown.
Barbosa works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Hall looks winded!
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Barbosa.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Barbosa is working Hall over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Barbosa cracks Hall with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hall falls to his knees and Barbosa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldomir Barbosa!
A victorious Baldomir Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 635 p4p, 944 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 85 p4p, 135 weight class). Roussel has chosen Manau - J'ai laissé là bas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Khanna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Roussel feints the counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Khanna as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Roussel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
Khanna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick there by Khanna.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body
and Roussel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khanna thinking.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
Roussel blocks a head kick by Khanna.
Khanna fakes the leg kick and cracks Roussel in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna feints and then cracks Roussel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roussel down.
Khanna throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from Khanna misses.
Khanna looks to throw the jab but Roussel is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Khanna
and Roussel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khanna!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roussel working over Khanna with some ground and pound. Khanna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khanna tries to get to full guard but Roussel has control of the leg.
Khanna avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roussel.
Roussel drops an elbow to the side of Khanna's head.
Roussel throwing shots but Khanna is blocking nicely.
Roussel winds up and cracks Khanna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanna taking some punishment here, with Roussel in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roussel connects with a nice short shot to Khanna's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roussel connects with a nice short shot to Khanna's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel wants to pass the guard but Khanna is defending well.
Roussel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roussel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roussel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roussel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roussel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanna's head.
Khanna is looking for a sweep. Roussel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khanna taking some punishment here, with Roussel in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roussel is working away from the top position though.
Khanna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roussel working Khanna over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Roussel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
That's time! Khanna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roussel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roussel throws a hook but Khanna avoids it easily.
Roussel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
And Roussel tries to counter it with a takedown but Khanna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna scores with a jab to the head.
Raja Khanna is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
Khanna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roussel on the side of the head.
Khanna with a jab.
Khanna loads up on a big right hand but Roussel slips the punch.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna misses with an uppercut.
Khanna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel avoids a kick to the body.
Roussel feints the counter takedown.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Roussel misses.
As Roussel tries to get set, Khanna tries to push him back and clinch up but Roussel manages to avoid the attempt.
Roussel swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Roussel with the counter takedown but Khanna avoids it easily.
Khanna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws the left hand but Roussel avoids the punch easily.
And Roussel tries to counter it with a takedown but Khanna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khanna lands a jab.
Khanna looks to land a body kick but Roussel moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roussel. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Roussel backs away, Khanna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khanna tries to score with a low kick but Roussel moves his leg out of the way.
Khanna tries to bum rush Roussel with a series of wild strikes but Roussel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roussel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Khanna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna can't find room to land a body shot as Roussel controls the action.
Khanna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roussel walks away with a smile on his face. Khanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khanna throws a body kick that misses
and Roussel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khanna trying to hold on to Roussel's head to control him but Roussel postures up.
Khanna taking some punishment here, with Roussel in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Khanna dips to his left and cracks Roussel with an uppercut!
That has opened up Dexter Roussel's cut even more.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna looks to land a body kick but Roussel moved away.
Roussel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No joy there for Khanna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roussel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Roussel's shoulder, as Roussel tries to avoid the shot.
Roussel with the counter takedown but Khanna avoids it easily.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Roussel digs a good body shot into Khanna's ribs.
Khanna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khanna misses with a hook. Roussel ducked under it nicely.
Roussel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khanna defends it well.
Raja Khanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Khanna misses with a looping right.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Roussel moves away and avoids it.
Roussel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khanna defends it well.
Roussel lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Khanna misses its target.
Roussel throws an off balance right hand
and Khanna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khanna 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.
Roussel throws out a counter right but Khanna avoids it with no problem.
Roussel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Roussel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roussel moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanna closes the distance but Roussel moves to the side
and Roussel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel blocks a jab.
Roussel with the counter takedown but Khanna avoids it easily.
Roussel staying out of range there.
Roussel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanna.
Roussel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roussel throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khanna throws a jab when Roussel was well out of range.
Roussel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khanna 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 153 p4p, 185 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 22 p4p, 28 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
Robson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boma.
Boma misses with an uppercut
letting Robson counter with a right hand.
Boma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Robson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Robson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boma circles away quickly and effectively.
Robson slips under a jab.
Boma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson misses with a left hand
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
Robson blocks a jab.
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!
A big left from Robson misses.
Robson looks to land a combination but Boma avoids it well.
A big right from Robson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Boma looks to land a body kick but Robson moved away.
Robson tries to clinch but Boma is having none of it.
Boma moves away from the strike by Robson.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Boma misses.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma moves away from the strike by Robson.
Boma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Boma is out of range.
Boma scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Robson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Boma throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson cracks Boma with an open hand slap.
Robson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Boma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robson fails with a takedown attempt.
Boma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
Boma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson tries to move into range but Boma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boma.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boma.
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Boma misses the target.
Boma throws a right hand that misses
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boma throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boma misses with a right hand
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boma moves away from the strike by Robson.
Boma throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Boma throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Boma misses with a hook. Robson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Boma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Robson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooh!!! Robson has knocked Boma down with a huge combo! Robson steps away and waves a wobbly Boma back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Boma is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Boma.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robson darts in and clinches Boma up against the cage.
Robson pushes Boma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson breaks from the clinch.
Robson cracks Boma on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Boma falls backwards against the cage. Robson follows up with more strikes that drop Boma to his knees. Robson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Boma! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Robson!
A relieved looking Oliver Robson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 65 p4p, 826 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 11 p4p, 118 weight class). Kruschev comes to the cage accompanied by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Kneeland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung Fu FIghting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wally Kruschev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev scores with a body shot.
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kruschev there.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruschev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kneeland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kneeland throws a nice looking combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kneeland looks to land a combination but Kruschev avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneeland.
Kneeland throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Kruschev avoids them all with ease.
Kruschev lands a nice shot that snaps Kneeland's head back.
Kneeland slips a jab and a cross from Kruschev.
Kneeland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kruschev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kneeland if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruschev forces Kneeland back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneeland.
Kneeland stops a takedown attempt from Kruschev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kruschev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeland prevents the takedown attempt.
Kruschev has Kneeland pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kneeland manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally Kruschev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev has had enough of the clinch but Kneeland keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruschev manages to break the clinch.
Kneeland 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.
Kneeland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruschev on the side of the head.
Kneeland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kneeland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kneeland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneeland checks a leg kick.
Kneeland misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruschev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland clinches up with Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeland misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kruschev.
Kruschev dodges an elbow strike from Kneeland.
Kruschev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev with a hook.
Kruschev connects with a crisp jab.
Kneeland tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruschev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Kruschev.
Kneeland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
As Kruschev backs off Kneeland throws a huge counter combo but Kruschev manages to avoid it all.
Kruschev forces Kneeland back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeland lands a nice elbow.
Kneeland is trying to push Kruschev away but Kruschev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruschev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kruschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev cracks Kneeland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kneeland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruschev.
Kruschev connects with a nice looking jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kruschev - that will leave a mark!
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruschev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kruschev takes a swing at Kneeland's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruschev. Kruschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Kneeland circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kneeland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland misses with a two punch combination.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Kneeland's shoulder, as Kneeland tries to avoid the shot.
Kneeland digs a good body shot into Kruschev's ribs.
Kneeland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kneeland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruschev catches Kneeland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kneeland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruschev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Kneeland off the cage and back into range.
Kneeland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Kneeland ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruschev tries to work over Kneeland's front leg with a kick but Kneeland checks it.
Kruschev has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kneeland has managed to clinch.
Kruschev breaks from the clinch.
Kneeland has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruschev finds it's way round the side to connect with Kneeland's head.
Kruschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kneeland. That did some damage!
Kneeland connects with a solid leg kick.
Kneeland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kruschev looks to land a right hand but Kneeland moved out of range.
Kruschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kneeland with a jab.
Kneeland's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kneeland duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneeland.
Kneeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Kruschev feints and then cracks Kneeland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kneeland down.
Kneeland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kneeland scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kruschev is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oh Kruschev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruschev jabs Kneeland right on the nose. Kneeland blinks but takes it well.
Kruschev seems to have got his legs back now.
Kneeland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruschev wants to clinch.
Kruschev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kneeland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kruschev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. Kneeland moves away and avoids it.
Kneeland tries to work over Kruschev's front leg with a kick but Kruschev checks it.
Kneeland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Kneeland is out of range.
Nice shot by Kruschev.
Kneeland scores with a jab. Kruschev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kneeland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruschev is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a low kick.
Kneeland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kneeland tries to clinch up.
Kneeland swinging wildly here.
It looked like Kruschev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kneeland closes the distance but Kruschev moves to the side
and Kruschev counters with a right hand to the body.
Skillz Kneeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneeland.
Kruschev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kneeland.
Crunch! Kruschev slams his shin into Kneeland's torso.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Kneeland. Those never looked like landing.
Kruschev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice combination there by Kruschev.
Kruschev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kneeland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kruschev.
Kneeland swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruschev.
Kneeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruschev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kruschev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kneeland in his tracks.
Kneeland stalks Kruschev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kruschev's face. Kruschev staggers backwards, shaken.
Kneeland misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kneeland. Those never looked like landing.
Kneeland takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kruschev lands with an overhand left.
Kneeland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruschev takes a swing at Kneeland's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev moves into the clinch successfully.
Kruschev trying to land knees to the body.
Kruschev lands a right hand.
Kneeland has had enough of the clinch but Kruschev keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeland stalling in the clinch but Kruschev improves position.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev throws a body kick that misses.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Kruschev scores with a kick to the body.
Kneeland tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kneeland takes one to the side of the head.
Kneeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruschev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kneeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kneeland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kneeland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kneeland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruschev lands the left hand.
Kruschev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kneeland doesn't seem bothered though.
Kneeland misses with a leg kick.
Kruschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kneeland checks it well.
Kruschev scores with a push kick.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kneeland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kneeland blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev moves into the clinch.
Kruschev lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeland has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kruschev is trying to pull guard but Kneeland turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruschevs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kruschev scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev working aggressively here.
Kneeland stalling.
Kruschev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kruschev takes a shot to the head.
Kneeland tries to stall but Kruschev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kruschev lands with a right to the head.
Kneeland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kneeland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kneeland blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruschev. That's going to slow Kneeland down.
Kruschev cracks Kneeland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kneeland has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruschev.
Kruschev connects with the punch.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Kneeland on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kruschev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev misses with a kick to the body.
Kneeland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kneeland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kneeland wants to clinch.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kneeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Kneeland off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Kruschev tries to work over Kneeland's front leg with a kick but Kneeland checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
Kruschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kneeland's hands.
Kruschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kneeland can do to turn this around?
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. Kneeland moves away and avoids it.
Kruschev throws the left hand but Kneeland avoids the punch easily.
Kneeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruschev lands a leg kick that knocks Kneeland off balance momentarily.
Kruschev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Kneeland ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a body kick that misses.
Kruschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kneeland's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland lands a leg kick that knocks Kruschev off balance momentarily.
Kneeland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kruschev throws a jab when Kneeland was well out of range.
Kneeland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeland staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Kneeland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kneeland takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kruschev throws a hook but Kneeland avoids it easily.
Kneeland looks to land a combination but Kruschev avoids it well.
Kruschev feints and then cracks Kneeland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kneeland down.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Kneeland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneeland.
Kneeland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruschev motions for Kneeland to come forward. Kruschev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kneeland throws a nice looking combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kneeland misses with a combination
and Kruschev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kneeland checks it well.
Kruschev scores with a nice strike.
Kruschev misses with a low kick.
Kruschev moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeland looking to stall.
Kruschev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kneeland just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kneeland looks to land a combination but Kruschev avoids it well.
Kneeland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Kneeland ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kneeland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kneeland throws the kick towards the body but Kruschev avoids it.
Kruschev throwing a counter right hand but Kneeland manages to avoid it.
Kneeland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kneeland wants to clinch.
Kneeland throws a one two combo.
Kneeland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev pushes Kneeland up against the cage in a clinch.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruschev is looking to land body kicks.
Kneeland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a wild body kick that Kneeland sees coming a mile off.
Kruschev pushes Kneeland up against the cage in a clinch.
Kruschev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruschev lands a hook that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev tries to work over Kneeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruschev breaks from the clinch.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
Kneeland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kruschev!
Kruschev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kneeland in his tracks.
Kneeland swinging wildly here.
Kruschev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kneeland just manages to avoid it.
Kruschev dips to his left and cracks Kneeland with an uppercut!
Kneeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruschev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kneeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruschev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Kruschev.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneeland.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Kneeland sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kneeland tries to land a front kick but Kruschev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kneeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Kruschev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruschev lands an overhand right.
Kneeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruschev. Kruschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruschev throws a hook but Kneeland avoids it easily.
Kruschev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruschev clinches with his opponent.
Kruschev pushes Kneeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kneeland.
Kneeland takes a shot to the head.
Kruschev manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kneeland.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Kneeland's shoulder, as Kneeland tries to avoid the shot.
Kneeland takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Kneeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Kneeland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kneeland misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev had his way with Skillz Kneeland in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kneeland lands with a kick to the temple. Kruschev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kneeland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kneeland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruschev. Kruschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruschev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kneeland is out of range.
Kneeland misses with a low kick.
Kruschev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kneeland staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev closes the distance and clinches.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kneeland tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kneeland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland throws a head kick but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kneeland throws a low kick but Kruschev avoids it.
Kruschev misses with a looping left.
Kneeland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
Kruschev lunges at Kneeland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kneeland's hand.
Kruschev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kneeland's head backwards.
Kneeland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Kruschev avoids them all with ease.
Kneeland moves into the clinch.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
Wally Kruschev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev connects with a right hand. Kneeland shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruschev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kneeland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kneeland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kruschev is out of range.
It appears Kruschev was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kneeland wants to clinch.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kneeland steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruschev. That one must have hurt.
Kneeland moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Kruschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Kneeland tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Kruschev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Kneeland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and Kneeland counters with a left and a right that stings Kruschev.
Kruschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kneeland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kneeland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kneeland ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kneeland lands a two punch combo.
Kruschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kneeland blocks the body kick.
Kruschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kneeland.
Kneeland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruschev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeland tries to bum rush Kruschev with a series of wild strikes but Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kneeland takes one to the side of the head.
Kneeland moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev motions for Kneeland to come forward. Kruschev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kruschev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kruschev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kruschev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloppy strikes from Kruschev. Those never looked like landing.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Kneeland's head but Kneeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Kneeland's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skillz Kneeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruschev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kneeland checks a low kick from Kruschev.
A punch combination from Kneeland misses.
Kruschev cracks Kneeland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kneeland gets tackled into the cage by Kruschev. Kruschev maintains the clinch.
Kneeland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruschev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
Wally Kruschev retains his lightweight title!
Wally Kruschev very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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