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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hernandez (ranked 4422 p4p, 5190 weight class) and Scott Voss (ranked 573 p4p, 605 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hernandez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Voss!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voss is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
Voss looks winded!
Voss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez lands a jab to Voss's midsection.
Hernandez drops Voss with a beautiful combination! Voss stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hernandez is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Scott Voss has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Hernandez moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Voss! Hernandez continues to tee off on Voss, landing with a left and a right! Hernandez connects with a right hand that leaves Voss sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Hernandez !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Hernandez !
A less than humble Ben Hernandez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 876 p4p, 847 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 49 p4p, 42 weight class). Bronte comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. De Leon has chosen Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronte bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Leon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Leon, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Leon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Leon tries to bench press Bronte off him but Bronte keeps the position.
Bronte stands up and beckons De Leon to his feet.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
Bronte feinted with a counter takedown.
Bronte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Leon finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronte's head.
De Leon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte tries to clinch up but De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
De Leon throws a fast counter high kick but Bronte manages to duck under it in time.
Bronte staying out of range there.
Bronte cracks a nice hook into De Leon's ribs.
De Leon slips under a jab from Bronte.
De Leon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronte half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bronte drives through with a takedown into De Leon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bronte stopping the sweep attempt from De Leon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronte is pushing down on De Leon's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Leon is fighting to maintain full guard but Bronte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bronte is pressing down on De Leon's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Leon is holding on for now.
De Leon wants to improve his position but Bronte is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronte frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Leon can't escape the position.
Bronte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bronte controlling from the full mount.
Bronte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Leon is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte works his way to his opponent's back.
Bronte gets his hands free as De Leon looks to control.
De Leon can't escape the position.
Bronte is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bronte is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. De Leon is defending well though. Bronte let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronte is cranking De Leon's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for De Leon! He's tightened the choke and De Leon is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Bronte!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bronte 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 4534 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Adeboye Temidare (ranked 480 p4p, 207 weight class). Adeboye Temidare 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temidare delivers a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Temidare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Temidare.
It looks like Andre Koefti has been cut.
Temidare lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koefti throws a looping overhand right but Temidare ducks down to avoid it.
Koefti moves out of range as Temidare throws a body kick.
Temidare just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKoefti.
Temidare scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Temidare looks for the body kick but Koefti saw that one coming.
Temidare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koefti in his tracks.
Koefti checks a leg kick nicely.
Koefti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Temidare connects with a single shot there.
Koefti walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Koefti limp body while Temidare jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adeboye Temidare!
A relieved looking Adeboye Temidare 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor McGregor (ranked 4649 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Hubert Zoerner (ranked 580 p4p, 593 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hubert Zoerner!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoerner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGregor!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoerner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Zoerner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McGregor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zoerner takes a little break here. McGregor wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Zoerner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Zoerner controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGregor can't escape the position.
McGregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zoerner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to reverse the position but Zoerner maintains control.
Zoerner controlling the position easily from mount.
Zoerner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Zoerner controlling the positon.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Zoerner.
It looks like Zoerner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
More stalling from Zoerner.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zoerner with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hubert Zoerner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zoerner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGregor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zoerner is proving hard to escape from.
McGregor prevents Zoerner from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zoerner is on top in guard.
McGregor is trying to keep Zoerner in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoerner tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor is retaining full guard.
McGregor trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zoerner defends well.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zoerner controls the pace.
McGregor looking for a guillotine here but Zoerner defends easily.
Zoerner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zoerner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zoerner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McGregor wants to get back to his feet but Zoerner is dominant here and he's now got McGregor's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoerner is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
McGregor trying to control the hands but Zoerner won't let him.
Zoerner has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McGregor's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to get back to his feet but Zoerner has full control of the position and if anything, McGregor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McGregor rolls, trying to escape but Zoerner keeps control of the position.
Zoerner keeps control of the position easily here as McGregor tries to buck him off.
Zoerner is not going to allow McGregor to sit and survive in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zoerner is hanging on to McGregor's back as he tries to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hubert Zoerner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McGregor throws a one two combo.
It looks like Hubert Zoerner has been cut.
McGregor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zoerner on his heels. He'll look to pass Zoerner's guard now, I'm sure.
 Zoerner is rocked!
McGregor wants to control from the top but Zoerner keeps moving.
Zoerner is still in real trouble! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor is fighting to break Zoerner's control of his arms but Zoerner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zoerner seems to have recovered his senses.
McGregor trying to control but Zoerner is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoerner is pulling down on McGregor's head to control his posture.
Zoerner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGregor manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoerner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McGregor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zoerner defends well.
McGregor wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zoerner is now in half guard.
Zoerner is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zoerner is continuing to stall.
McGregor is trying to maintain the position but Zoerner is very close to passing his half guard.
Zoerner stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoerner is thwarting McGregor's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zoerner misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Zoerner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McGregor is trying to defend but Zoerner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McGregor is looking to escape.
Zoerner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zoerner prevents McGregor from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Zoerner seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoerner tries to stand but can't do so whilst McGregor controls his leg.
McGregor wants to get back to full guard.
Zoerner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sandor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hubert Zoerner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGregor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zoerner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McGregor keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hubert Zoerner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zoerner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hubert Zoerner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Asakura (ranked 1536 p4p, 1322 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 101 p4p, 89 weight class). Asakura comes to the cage accompanied by Venom by $ B. Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotaro Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
Asakura tests Roberto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberto instigates a clinch.
Asakura blocks an uppercut.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Asakura fails to land.
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto drives through and clinches with Asakura against the cage.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto lands a left hand.
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Asakura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberto takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Roberto as the two fighters clinch.
Asakura misses with an elbow over the top.
Roberto tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Asakura gets tackled into the cage by Roberto. Roberto maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Roberto.
Asakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura.
Asakura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberto clinches up against the cage.
Asakura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
Asakura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberto moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberto! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
Roberto rushes Asakura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Roberto there.
Roberto is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
Roberto gets a clinch.
Roberto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberto throws an elbow but misses.
Roberto throws an elbow but it misses.
Asakura avoids the elbow strike from Roberto, against the cage.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Roberto.
Roberto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Asakura blocking some punches.
Roberto struggles to land a body shot inside as Asakura controls his hands.
Asakura lands a left hand.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Asakura misses with some punches.
Asakura blocking some punches.
Roberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberto lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kotaro Asakura'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.
Asakura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Asakura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asakura lands a jab to the nose.
Asakura keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberto is looking to clinch.
Roberto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Asakura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Asakura.
Roberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Roberto darts in trying to clinch
and Asakura counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura.
Asakura appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Roberto slips the punch.
Asakura drops Roberto with a naaaaasty hook - Roberto is in real trouble here! Asakura dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Asakura!
A relieved looking Kotaro Asakura 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 114 p4p, 572 weight class) and Nero Hardy (ranked 18 p4p, 76 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nero Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy drives through with a takedown into Romero 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Romero .
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to control.
Romero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Romero passes Hardy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Romero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Romero continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Well, if Romero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Romero '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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is trying to control but can't.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Romero trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
Romero is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy is not content to let Romero control the position.
Hardy wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Romero throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Romero 's body.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Romero .
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
We've been told by Romero 's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romero misses the jab.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Hardy scores with a hook.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero .
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.
 Romero is rocked!
Hardy dives in and scores a takedown into Romero 's guard.
Oh Romero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nero Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Romero slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Romero .
Hardy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hardy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romero 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardy is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.
Hardy seems to be looking for submissions.
Hardy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hardy is stalling here. Romero is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hardy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Romero has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Hardy wants to control but Romero postures up.
Nero Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hardy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Romero wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Romero in particular looking to stall.
Romero is pressing down on Hardy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardy is holding on for now.
Romero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romero moves into full mount! Hardy won't be happy about that!
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hardy regains half guard.
Romero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardy gets full guard.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Romero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Hardy is pulling down on Romero 's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero '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.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy slips a jab from Romero .
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rock Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Hardy.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero .
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Nero Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Romero .
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Romero .
Hardy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Romero defends it well.
Hardy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romero to the ground. Hardy is now in Romero 's guard.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Romero trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardy is still trying to improve position.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into Romero 's guard.
Hardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero , not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romero taking some punishment here, with Hardy in his half guard.
Hardy throwing shots but Romero is blocking nicely.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Hardy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hardy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romero to the mat! Romero manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Romero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hardy has Romero in his guard.
Romero trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Romero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy is pulling down on Romero 's head. It's preventing any offense from Romero , at least for the moment.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy working for a triangle but Romero defends it easily.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romero !
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Romero keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardy is being controlled here.
Hardy tries to bench press Romero off him but Romero keeps the position.
Romero trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Romero is really struggling to control Hardy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero taking a breather here.
Hardy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romero happy to just control the position for now.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
Romero controls the position.
More hug and hope from Romero .
Hardy is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romero tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Romero wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy wants to control but Romero postures up.
Who's going to make the next move?
Romero taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rock Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero .
Romero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romero leaves Hardy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero 's head.
Hardy defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hardy slips a jab from Romero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Romero is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Hardy there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Hardy wants to work for an arm triangle but Romero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Hardy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is stalling here. Romero is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hardy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Romero has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Romero controlling the position.
Romero trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Hardy being controlled for a moment.
Hardy tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy struggling a bit here.
Romero slows the pace down.
Hardy is not content to let Romero control the position.
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.
Romero is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hardy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hardy tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
Hardy is trying to control Romero 's posture but Romero avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy is trying to get back to half guard.
Romero trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Hardy!
Nero Hardy is the new welterweight champion!
Nero Hardy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 67 p4p, 337 weight class) and Tommy Vercetti (ranked 13 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khalidovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Зима-мама 25/17. Vercetti has chosen Vice City as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Vercetti circles away.
We've been informed that Vercetti 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.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic rushes Vercetti and presses him up against the cage.
Vercetti blocks an uppercut.
Vercetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khalidovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic breaks from the clinch.
Khalidovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khalidovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalidovic looks to land a body kick but Vercetti moved away.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vercetti swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Vercetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vercetti.
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic dips to his left and cracks Vercetti with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vercetti defends it nicely.
Khalidovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Vercetti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vercetti wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti needs to keep his hands up - Khalidovic had a free shot at his head there.
Vercetti lunges at Khalidovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khalidovic's hand.
Vercetti ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalidovic.
Vercetti walks into a straight right hand from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vercetti moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Vercetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Vercetti misses.
Khalidovic appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vercetti misses with a double jab.
Khalidovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vercetti just manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic closes the distance and clinches.
Khalidovic jumps guard.
Khalidovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Vercetti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic has his foot on Vercetti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vercetti works his way back into a safe position though.
Vercetti content to stall in guard here.
Vercetti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khalidovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vercetti has managed to get both his arms back between Khalidovic's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidovic wants to control the position but Vercetti says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Khalidovic trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vercetti preventing the sweep.
Vercetti wants to pass the guard but Khalidovic is keeping the position.
Khalidovic pulls Vercetti in to control the position.
Vercetti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalidovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khalidovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Khalidovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khalidovic drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vercetti manages to get himself to full guard.
Khalidovic wants to pass the guard but Vercetti is keeping the position.
Khalidovic wants to control from the top but Vercetti keeps moving.
Vercetti wants to improve his position but instead Khalidovic has moved into half guard.
Khalidovic is keen to just control but Vercetti is a slippery customer.
Khalidovic wants to pass the guard but Vercetti is defending well.
Khalidovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vercetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Vercetti.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalidovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Vercetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vercetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vercetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalidovic 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.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic wants to clinch up but Vercetti keeps it at a distance.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidovic.
Vercetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khalidovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Vercetti.
Vercetti looks to land a combination but Khalidovic avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalidovic. That's going to slow Vercetti down.
Vercetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vercetti.
Khalidovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
Vercetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalidovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khalidovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vercetti.
Khalidovic jabs Vercetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khalidovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Vercetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Vercetti tries to avoid it.
Khalidovic thumps Vercetti with a low kick.
Vercetti throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic is looking to counter punch.
Vercetti misses with a hook.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Khalidovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Vercetti.
Khalidovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Vercetti misses its intended target.
A jab from Vercetti does it's job there.
Khalidovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Vercetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercetti 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.
Khalidovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vercetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Khalidovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalidovic rushes Vercetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khalidovic as Vercetti tries to tie him up.
Vercetti working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vercetti.
Khalidovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tommy Vercetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Vercetti.
Khalidovic is looking to slow Vercetti down with leg kicks.
Vercetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidovic.
Vercetti lands a jab-cross combination.
Vercetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic scores with a body shot.
Vercetti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khalidovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Vercetti misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalidovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vercetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khalidovic clinches up with Vercetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Khalidovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vercetti's sensitive parts.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Vercetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vercetti throws a series of punches but Khalidovic avoids them all with ease.
Vercetti moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Khalidovic slams his shin into Vercetti's torso.
Khalidovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidovic with a nice cross.
Vercetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalidovic counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vercetti ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vercetti in his tracks.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidovic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vercetti misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic tries to move into range but Vercetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khalidovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vercetti throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic lands with a nice body kick.
Vercetti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khalidovic delivers a nice body kick.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vercetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Vercetti's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Vercetti is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovic stands and throws Vercetti's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khalidovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalidovic wants to control for a moment but Vercetti uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Well, if Khalidovic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Khalidovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
Khalidovic prevents Vercetti from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic works his way into full mount!
Vercetti is squirming around, avoiding Khalidovic's attempts to control the action.
Khalidovic looking to take Vercetti's back but Vercetti rolls and after a scramble, Vercetti ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Vercetti to escape a tricky position.
Mamed Khalidovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalidovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Vercetti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khalidovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Vercetti misses its intended target.
A big left from Vercetti misses.
Khalidovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vercetti is trying to defend but Khalidovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Khalidovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khalidovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vercetti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercetti is staying active underneath Khalidovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti is trying is best to control the position here.
Khalidovic trying to control the action but Vercetti is working from the bottom.
Khalidovic wants to pass to mount but Vercetti is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khalidovic dodges the punch combination from Vercetti.
Khalidovic moves in looking to clinch but Vercetti pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vercetti! But no joy.
Khalidovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vercetti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vercetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khalidovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vercetti keeping moving, preventing Khalidovic from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khalidovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vercetti.
Khalidovic connects with a crisp jab.
Vercetti throws an off balance right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Vercetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vercetti misses with a double jab.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vercetti.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vercetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalidovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Vercetti.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Vercetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vercetti thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Vercetti finds it's way through Khalidovic's defenses.
Vercetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Vercetti staying out of range there.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Vercetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Vercetti.
Vercetti throws an off balance right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Vercetti.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Vercetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic had his way with Tommy Vercetti in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khalidovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vercetti connects with a jab.
A big right from Vercetti misses.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Khalidovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Vercetti.
Khalidovic lands a slapping body shot.
Vercetti ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Khalidovic defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vercetti is out of range.
Vercetti tests Khalidovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalidovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vercetti's head.
No joy there for Khalidovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Vercetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vercetti gets caught flat footed, as Khalidovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Khalidovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Khalidovic is trying to work for a kimura but Vercetti is defending well.
Khalidovic controlling the pace.
Khalidovic trying to control from half guard but Vercetti is working away.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khalidovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khalidovic shoots in and drives through. Vercetti sprawls well.
Vercetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vercetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalidovic.
Vercetti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vercetti scores with a jab.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Khalidovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vercetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vercetti throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vercetti tries to avoid it but Khalidovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vercetti to the ground. Vercetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
Vercetti throws a series of punches but Khalidovic avoids them all with ease.
Vercetti stuffs the takedown.
Vercetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Vercetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vercetti at a distance.
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 combination from Khalidovic does no damage.
Vercetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vercetti blocks the leg kick.
Vercetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercetti.
Khalidovic throwing a counter right hand but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Vercetti.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Vercetti throws out a counter right but Khalidovic avoids it with no problem.
Vercetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Khalidovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tommy Vercetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
Vercetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic needs to keep his hands up - Vercetti had a free shot at his head there.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalidovic, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
Mamed Khalidovic retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mamed Khalidovic 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 Oscar Gage (ranked 364 p4p, 513 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 57 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage fails with a takedown attempt.
Bainbridge gets caught napping as Gage dives in and scores a takedown. Bainbridge manages to retain guard.
Gage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bainbridge is keeping the position for now.
Gage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bainbridge keeping moving, preventing Gage from controlling successfully.
Bainbridge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gage is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gage is one step ahead there.
Bainbridge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage trying to control but Bainbridge postures up.
Gage tries to roll over but Bainbridge keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gage is working hard here to advance position.
Gage gets full guard.
Gage looking for a sweep. Not yet Gage, not yet.
Gage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bainbridge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bainbridge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gage is proving hard to escape from.
Gage is working an open guard so Bainbridge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A big right from Bainbridge misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a looping overhand right but Gage ducks down to avoid it.
Gage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bainbridge.
Gage blocks the body kick.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Bainbridge tenderised Gage's leg. Gage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Gage moves out of range easily.
Gage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bainbridge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Bainbridge misses.
Nice shot by Bainbridge.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bainbridge is fending him off so far but Gage persists. Nope, Bainbridge circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bainbridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gage backing away here, and Bainbridge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gage slips under a jab from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge misses with an uppercut
and Gage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bainbridge managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge wants to stand but Gage is controlling the position.
Gage pushes down on Bainbridge's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bainbridge keeps working.
Gage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bainbridge is staying active underneath Gage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Bainbridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Gage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bainbridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gage tries to clinch there but Bainbridge circles away.
Bainbridge cracks Gage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gage moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bainbridge.
Gage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bainbridge after a bit of a struggle.
Bainbridge lands with a left to the head.
Bainbridge can't find room to land a body shot as Gage controls the action.
Gage blocking some punches.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Bainbridge's ribcage. Bainbridge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bainbridge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bainbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Gage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bainbridge to keep the fight standing.
Bainbridge tries to throw a body punch but Gage avoids it by throwing Bainbridge back against the cage.
Gage digs a right hand into Bainbridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bainbridge's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bainbridge gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bainbridge lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge gets through Gage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bainbridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bainbridge gets underhooks to prevent Gage's takedown attempt.
Gage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bainbridge fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Bainbridge. No joy for Gage on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Gage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bainbridge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gage drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bainbridge sprawls and moves away.
Bainbridge is looking to slow Gage down with leg kicks.
Gage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gage slips under a jab from Bainbridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bartholomew Bainbridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bainbridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gage.
Gage tries to counter with a takedown but Bainbridge is quick to defend against it.
Bainbridge throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Bainbridge. Beautiful body shot.
Gage misses with a left hand
and Bainbridge counters with a low kick, right behind Gage 's knee.
Gage tries for a takedown but Bainbridge circles away easily
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Gage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bainbridge manages to circle out of the way.
Nice sprawl there from Bainbridge as Gage shoots in.
The fighters circling - Bainbridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bainbridge sprawls well. Bainbridge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gage gets slowly back to his feet.
Gage moves out of range of the body kick.
Gage fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Bainbridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage dives in for a single leg takedown but Bainbridge sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bainbridge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bainbridge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gage blocks a body shot from Bainbridge.
Gage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bainbridge pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bainbridge lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gage takes a step back to recover.
Bainbridge blocks a jab.
Bainbridge thumps Gage with a low kick.
Bainbridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Bainbridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oscar Gage'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.
Bainbridge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bainbridge swings for the body but Gage moves out of range.
Bainbridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bainbridge! But no joy.
Bainbridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gage at a distance.
No luck for Gage with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gage slips under a jab from Bainbridge.
It looked like Gage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage pushes Bainbridge up against the cage in a clinch.
Bainbridge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bainbridge prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gage is trying to drag Bainbridge to the mat but Bainbridge just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bainbridge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bainbridge pushes Gage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bainbridge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oscar Gage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bainbridge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gage on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage is looking to clinch but Bainbridge is avoiding it.
Gage throws a big shot that misses.
Gage looks to land a right hand but Bainbridge moved out of range.
Bainbridge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage tries to clinch up but Bainbridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Gage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bainbridge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gage is rocked!
Bainbridge pounces like a tiger and cracks Gage with a vicious hook! Gage is down but not out! Bainbridge follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bartholomew Bainbridge!
Bartholomew Bainbridge is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bartholomew Bainbridge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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