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WVT 186: Oliva v Zakharov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 2205 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 312 p4p, 490 weight class). Volkanovski has chosen 2pac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born throws a nice looking combination but Volkanovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkanovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkanovski with a hook.
 It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Volkanovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Den Born connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Den Born misses with a left hand
and Volkanovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Den Born takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Volkanovski there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Born. Volkanovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkanovski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkanovski throws out the jab.
Volkanovski works Van Den Born's body with a nice hook.
Van Den Born misses with a series of wild punches.
Volkanovski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Volkanovski throws a head kick but Van Den Born moves out of range.
Volkanovski lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Den Born clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born tries a body shot but Volkanovski blocks it.
Van Den Born lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkanovski manages to break the clinch.
Van Den Born throws a big shot that misses.
Volkanovski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Volkanovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Volkanovski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Den Born if he has to take too many more of those.
Volkanovski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Den Born takes a step back to recover.
Volkanovski takes a swing at Van Den Born's ribcage but misses.
Van Den Born looks to land a right hand but Volkanovski moved out of range.
Van Den Born tries to clinch up.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Volkanovski finds it's way through Van Den Born's defenses.
Volkanovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Den Born counters with a straight right hand.
Volkanovski staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkanovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Born.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born slips a jab and a cross from Volkanovski.
Van Den Born is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Volkanovski.
Van Den Born tests Volkanovski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volkanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkanovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Van Den Born.
Volkanovski takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Volkanovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Den Born lands a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski breaks the clinch.
Volkanovski misses with a head kick.
Ko Van Den Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Den Born as he connects with a hook.
Volkanovski jabs Van Den Born to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkanovski defending well as Van Den Born loads up on a big left hand.
Van Den Born is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Volkanovski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski thows a body kick. Van Den Born tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
Van Den Born throws a looping overhand right but Volkanovski ducks down to avoid it.
Van Den Born swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkanovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Den Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkanovski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volkanovski throws a body punch but Van Den Born moves out of range.
Volkanovski moves out of range as Van Den Born strikes.
Volkanovski misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Den Born rather than just go for the knockout.
Volkanovski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkanovski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Den Born.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski moves out of range as Van Den Born strikes.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Volkanovski avoids it easily.
Volkanovski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Den Born holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Den Born is looking to control Volkanovski's arms but Volkanovski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Den Born has his back to the cage.
Volkanovski is looking to control Van Den Born's arms but Van Den Born gets an underhook and turns him. Now Volkanovski has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Van Den Born works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Volkanovski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Den Born smiles and moves away.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Van Den Born misses its intended target.
Volkanovski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Den Born fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Volkanovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Den Born scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkanovski doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Den Born scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkanovski misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ko Van Den Born will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ko Van Den Born's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Volkanovski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkanovski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Den Born closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volkanovski counters with a straight right hand.
Volkanovski lands with a hook. Van Den Born tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Volkanovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Van Den Born misses.
Volkanovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Volkanovski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Den Born doesn't seem phased though.
Aleksandar Volkanovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Born throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born swings widly with a right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkanovski tries to clinch but Van Den Born is having none of it.
Van Den Born takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses.
Volkanovski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkanovski there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born looks to land a combination but Volkanovski avoids it well.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Den Born throws a sloppy body shot
and Volkanovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Den Born looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Den Born circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkanovski shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Den Born tries to sprawl out of it but Volkanovski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Den Born manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Born throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkanovski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Den Born has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Den Born and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkanovski dodges the punch combination from Van Den Born.
A slow jab from Van Den Born misses its intended target.
Van Den Born connects with the punch.
Volkanovski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Den Born lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkanovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volkanovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Den Born.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanovski has closed the distance and engaged Van Den Born in a clinch.
Volkanovski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Den Born swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Den Born creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Volkanovski as Van Den Born tries to tie him up.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkanovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born stalling in the clinch but Volkanovski improves position.
Volkanovski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Den Born fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Volkanovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Den Born moves away.
Van Den Born throws a series of punches but Volkanovski avoids them all with ease.
Volkanovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Van Den Born.
Volkanovski slips under a jab.
Van Den Born throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkanovski counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkanovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Van Den Born moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkanovski. That's going to slow Van Den Born down.
Van Den Born blocks a jab.
Volkanovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Den Born circles away.
Volkanovski staying out of range there.
Volkanovski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Den Born moves away from the strike by Volkanovski.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Volkanovski moves away and avoids it.
Volkanovski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Den Born takes a step back to recover.
Van Den Born cracks Volkanovski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkanovski's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkanovski dips to his left and cracks Van Den Born with an uppercut!
Volkanovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkanovski.
Van Den Born throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
Volkanovski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Den Born slips under a jab.
Van Den Born swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Den Born throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Volkanovski misses
enabling Van Den Born to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Den Born tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Den Born takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Den Born with a jab.
Volkanovski swings for the body but Van Den Born moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Volkanovski.
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 Ko Van Den Born will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ko Van Den Born's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Good leg kick by Volkanovski.
Van Den Born will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses.
Van Den Born throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Volkanovski's head but Volkanovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkanovski moves away.
Nice body kick from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski needs to keep his hands up - Van Den Born had a free shot at his head there.
Volkanovski clinches up with Van Den Born and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Den Born working aggressively here.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Den Born lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Den Born has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Den Born is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Den Born lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ko Van Den Born has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Den Born prevents Volkanovski from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkanovski backwards.
Volkanovski tries to break free but Van Den Born pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Den Born takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Volkanovski jumps guard.
Volkanovski has his hands on Van Den Born's head, controlling the position.
Van Den Born controlling from the top position.
Van Den Born throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Den Born tries to stand but Volkanovski is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Den Born doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Den Born manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkanovski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Den Born has picked Volkanovski up and slammed him! Volkanovski can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Den Born manages to pass to side control!
Volkanovski wants to control but Van Den Born postures up.
Volkanovski is looking for a sweep.
Van Den Born lands a nice forearm strike.
Van Den Born wants to control but Volkanovski is keeping him busy.
Volkanovski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Volkanovski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Den Born is trying to move to mount but Volkanovski reverses beautifully and ends up in Van Den Born's guard.
Volkanovski pushing down on Van Den Born's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Volkanovski wants to get back to his feet.
Aleksandar Volkanovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born is pressing down on Volkanovski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Volkanovski trying to move into half guard but instead Van Den Born has managed to sweep!
Van Den Born engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Born'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ko Van Den Born showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Den Born, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aleksandar Volkanovski!
Aleksandar Volkanovski 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Gregor (ranked 2329 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Will Smif (ranked 88 p4p, 111 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
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.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif throws out a counter right but Gregor avoids it with no problem.
Smif works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Will Smif has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gregor misses the target.
Gregor throws a hook to the side of Smif's head but Smif sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gregor throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Smif appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gregor misses with a looping right.
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gregor misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
Gregor looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Gregor misses the target.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gregor clinches.
Gregor blocks an uppercut.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Gregor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Gregor breaks from the clinch.
Gregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Smif.
A countering left hand to the body from Smif misses.
Gregor connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smif circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Gregor misses.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Smif.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smif looks to throw the jab but Gregor is out of range.
Gregor with a jab.
Gregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Smif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gregor throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Gregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Smif's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gregor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gregor misses with a body shot.
Gregor misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Smif releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smif can do to turn this around?
Smif moves away from the strike by Gregor.
A countering left hand to the body from Smif misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregor.
Gregor misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Gregor's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif slips a jab from Gregor.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregor misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
Smif staying out of range there.
Smif appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gregor lands with a right hand.
Gregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Will Smif's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and Smif counters with a crisp one two that drops Gregor! Smif thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gregor to his feet! Gregor is in big trouble!
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
Gregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gregor blocks a jab.
Jimbo Gregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Smif connects with a crisp jab.
Gregor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregor swings widly with a right hand
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor scores with a jab.
Gregor looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smif! But no joy.
Gregor swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
Smif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gregor looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
A nice side step and Smif releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Gregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Smif's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smif gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gregor.
Gregor throws a right hand that misses
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Gregor lands a big shot that drops Smif! Can he finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gregor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gregor trying to control but Smif is working from the bottom.
Gregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smif works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smif working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor won't allow Smif to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smif pushes Gregor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smif stuns Gregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gregor lands the left hand.
The cut above Will Smif's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smif circles away quickly and effectively.
Will Smif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a straight left.
A big left from Gregor misses.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smif connects with a looping right hand.
Gregor misses the jab.
Gregor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
Smif tries a quick counter leg kick but Gregor is wise to it.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Gregor throws the left hand but Smif avoids the punch easily.
Gregor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gregor lands a jab to Smif's midsection.
Gregor stuns Smif with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Gregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gregor, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1318 p4p, 977 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 201 p4p, 154 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Crawley's choice of entrance music: Jewelry - One More Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimoy throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley throws a push kick but Nimoy slaps the foot to one side.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
Crawley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nimoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawley scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimoy takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Nimoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.
It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Crawley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Nimoy's belly button to the back.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
Crawley is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawley.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley gets through Nimoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Nimoy.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Crawley.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Crawley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley is struggling to control the position.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Nimoy moved out of range nicely.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nimoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Nimoy moved out of range.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Nimoy.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley tries to bum rush Nimoy with a series of wild strikes but Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Nimoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Nimoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Nimoy lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
A punch combination from Nimoy misses.
Crawley is looking for the big counter here.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Crawley throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Crawley throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nimoy with a body shot.
Crawley wants to clinch up but Nimoy keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy misses the shot to the body.
Crawley throws a wild body kick that Nimoy sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Nimoy.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nimoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crawley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
Nimoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Nimoy jabs Crawley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawley with a hook.
Crawley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nimoy in his tracks.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Nimoy.
Nimoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Crawley misses.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Nimoy works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Nimoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crawley doesn't seem phased though.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy walks into a left hand.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a series of strikes. Crawley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nimoy's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Nimoy moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
A combination from Nimoy does no damage.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Nimoy avoids it with no problem.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Nimoy. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.
Nimoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nimoy misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nimoy lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nimoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nimoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crawley in his tracks.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Crawley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nimoy takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley rushes Nimoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Billy Crawley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimoy or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonard Nimoy.
I think Nimoy 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda MacLeod (ranked 1307 p4p, 1308 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 78 p4p, 79 weight class). Usko Unbelivable 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 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 Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbelivable takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacLeod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Unbelivable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Unbelivable doesn't manage to clinch there - MacLeod circles away.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacLeod sprawls well. MacLeod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Unbelivable gets slowly back to his feet.
Unbelivable tries a head kick but it misses.
Unbelivable tries for a takedown but MacLeod circles away easily
and MacLeod counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Panda MacLeod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Unbelivable blocks it.
Unbelivable has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed MacLeod clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacLeod tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable with shots to the head and body - MacLeod looks very uncomfortable down there.
MacLeod tries to hold on but Unbelivable postures up.
MacLeod is desperately trying to improve his position but Unbelivable has a good base and remains in mount.
Unbelivable landing shots from mount.
Unbelivable with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Panda MacLeod has been cut.
Unbelivable lands a heavy elbow.
Panda MacLeod's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Panda MacLeod's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Usko Unbelivable!
Usko Unbelivable made sure to mention his sponsor, Sportivité in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 596 p4p, 1050 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 96 p4p, 163 weight class). Tragedy has chosen Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son as his entrance music. Phillip Terrell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell digs a good hook to Tragedy's body.
Tragedy scores with a nice head shot.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Tragedy off the cage and back into range.
Tragedy misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tragedy is looking for the big counter here.
Terrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tragedy is just out of range.
Terrell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Terrell moves out of range of the body kick from Tragedy.
A telegraphed right hand from Tragedy misses the target.
Terrell misses with a hook. Tragedy ducked under it nicely.
Tragedy throws out a counter right but Terrell avoids it with no problem.
Tragedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Terrell lands with a straight right. Tragedy didn't see that one coming.
Tragedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Terrell blocks the body kick.
Terrell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Terrell scores with a body shot.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tragedy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tragedy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Terrell is out of range and Tragedy settles back down.
Terrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell is looking to counter the offense by Tragedy and move into the clinch.
Terrell scores with a jab to the body.
Terrell misses with a looping left.
Tragedy pushes Terrell away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Terrell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tragedy tests Terrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terrell. That's going to slow Tragedy down.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terrell. That's going to slow Tragedy down.
Terrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tragedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Tragedy does no damage.
Terrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tragedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
Tragedy throws a combination that misses
and Terrell counters with a low kick, right behind Tragedy 's knee.
Tragedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell lands with a straight right. Tragedy didn't see that one coming.
Tragedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Terrell avoids them all with ease.
Terrell slips a jab from Tragedy.
Terrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terrell throws a head kick but Tragedy moves out of range.
A big right from Tragedy misses.
Terrell with a jab.
Tragedy ducks right into an uppercut from Terrell.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that Terrell avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Tragedy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terrell lands a two punch combo.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Terrell - that will leave a mark!
Tragedy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Terrell avoids them all with ease.
Tragedy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tragedy throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.
Terrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tragedy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Terrell. Tragedy shrugs it off though.
Tragedy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Terrell. Beautiful body shot.
Terrell scores with a jab to the head.
Tragedy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Terrell's head.
Tragedy looks to land a body kick but Terrell moved away.
Terrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Terrell works over Tragedy's head and body with a nice combination.
Terrell blocks the body kick.
Tragedy throws a hook to the side of Terrell's head but Terrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tragedy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Terrell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Terrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tragedy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terrell cracks a nice hook into Tragedy's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terrell checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a wild combination.
Terrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tragedy under the eye.
Tragedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrell lands a slapping body shot.
Tragedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terrell is looking to counter the offense by Tragedy and move into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Terrell. That snapped Tragedy's head back.
Terrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tragedy momentarily.
Tragedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Terrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terrell connects with a body shot that sends Tragedy's belly button to the back.
Tragedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tragedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tragedy throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Terrell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated 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.
Terrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terrell scores with a nice right hand.
Terrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tragedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terrell tests Tragedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tragedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tragedy's sensitive parts.
Tragedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Terrell.
Tragedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tragedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
Tragedy misses with a straight left.
Terrell lands a nice hook to Tragedy's body. Tragedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tragedy misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Tragedy misses.
Terrell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Terrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick and Tragedy moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Tragedy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Terrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Terrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Tragedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terrell looks for the body kick but Tragedy saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Tragedy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrell throws a body punch but Tragedy moves out of range.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tragedy! But no joy.
Tragedy feints and then cracks Terrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terrell down.
Terrell takes a swing at Tragedy's ribcage but misses.
Terrell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terrell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Terrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tragedy slips under a jab from Terrell.
Phillip Terrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Tragedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terrell. Terrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terrell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Terrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tragedy's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrell has closed the distance and engaged Tragedy in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy misses with an elbow strike.
Terrell blocks an elbow strike from Tragedy.
Terrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Tragedy throws a head punch that misses.
Tragedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tragedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike.
Terrell tries a body shot but Tragedy blocks it.
Tragedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tragedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tragedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tragedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tragedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Tragedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Tragedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tragedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tragedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike.
Tragedy throws an elbow that misses.
Tragedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tragedy can do to turn this around?
Terrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phillip Terrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tragedy misses with some punches.
Terrell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tragedys head.
Tragedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tragedy.
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Terrell digs a right hand underneath Tragedy's ribcage. Tragedy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tragedy throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tragedy tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell pushes Tragedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Terrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Tragedy prevents the takedown attempt.
Tragedy misses with the head strike.
Terrell digs a right hand into Tragedy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tragedy's gas tank.
Tragedy is breathing heavily.
Tragedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tragedy lands a body punch.
Terrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terrell pushes Tragedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tragedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tragedy.
Terrell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Terrell works on Tragedy's body with a couple of short punches.
Terrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell tries a body shot but Tragedy blocks it.
A short right from Terrell on the inside.
Terrell cracks Tragedy with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tragedy throws a wild body kick that Terrell sees coming a mile off.
Tragedy misses with a head kick.
Terrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tragedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Terrell scores with a punch to the head.
Terrell throws a body punch but Tragedy moves out of range.
Terrell scores with a jab to the body.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tragedy.
Terrell scores with a head kick. Tragedy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tragedy throws a push kick but Terrell slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Tragedy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tragedy manages to avoid it.
Tragedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrell moves away.
Terrell scores with a nice head shot.
Terrell with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell sizes up Tragedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tragedy's sensitive parts.
Terrell has managed to clinch.
Tragedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tragedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terrell blocks it with crossed arms.
Tragedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terrell breaks the clinch.
Terrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Terrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terrell avoids a kick to the body.
Tragedy throws a leg kick but Terrell moved away.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Tragedy's front leg but catches the back leg as Tragedy tries to avoid it.
Tragedy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Terrell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tragedy if he has to take too many more of those.
Terrell lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell with a hook.
Terrell misses with a body kick.
Tragedy throws a jab when Terrell was well out of range.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tragedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terrell connects with a leg kick.
Terrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tragedy throws a shot from downtown. Terrell moves away and avoids it.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Tragedy off the cage and back into range.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terrell lands a really nice looking cross but Tragedy seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tragedy.
A combination from Terrell does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Terrell as he connects with a hook.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tragedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tragedy misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy takes one on the button.
Terrell punishes Tragedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Tragedy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Terrell.
Terrell works Tragedy's body with a nice hook.
Terrell cracks Tragedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trage Tragedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell lands with a nice body punch.
Tragedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terrell. Terrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terrell slips under a jab.
Tragedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terrell scores with a punch to the head.
Tragedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrell.
Terrell clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tragedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Tragedy.
Tragedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tragedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tragedy throws a head punch that misses.
Tragedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrell controls his hands.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Tragedy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tragedy throws an elbow but misses.
Terrell is leaning against Tragedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tragedy has a couple of punches blocked by Terrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tragedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tragedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terrell.
Tragedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Terrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Terrell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Terrell 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 Macca Outback (ranked 677 p4p, 918 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 111 p4p, 146 weight class). Paulo Blikstein acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein scores with a kick to the body.
Blikstein throws a low kick but Outback moves out of range easily.
It looked like Outback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Outback.
Blikstein throws a head kick but Outback moves out of range.
Blikstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Outback, right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback misses with a few strikes there.
Outback avoids the body shot from Blikstein.
An attempted straight right counter from Outback misses the target.
Paulo Blikstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blikstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Blikstein throws a big shot that misses.
Blikstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blikstein lands with a kick to the temple. Outback shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Outback misses its intended target.
Blikstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blikstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Outback manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blikstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Outback.
Blikstein gets a clinch.
Outback blocks a body shot from Blikstein.
Nice body punch from Blikstein.
Blikstein throws a head punch that misses.
Blikstein leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blikstein misses with some punches.
Outback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Outback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Outback breaks from the clinch.
Blikstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Outback.
Blikstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Outback lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blikstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Outback.
Outback with the inside leg kick.
Blikstein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Outback on his heels. He'll look to pass Outback's guard now, I'm sure.
Blikstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Outback wants to sweep here but Blikstein controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback is adopting a defensive guard.
Blikstein lands a couple of digs.
Blikstein throws a strike but Outback rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blikstein wants to stand but Outback is controlling the position.
Blikstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Outback is fighting to break Blikstein's control of his arms but Blikstein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Outback wants to control from the top but Blikstein keeps moving.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Outback engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blikstein is pulling down on Outback's head. It's preventing any offense from Outback, at least for the moment.
Outback has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Outback slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Blikstein will probably get the nod.
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.
Blikstein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Outback.
Outback blocks a head kick by Blikstein.
Outback lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Blikstein misses
and Outback counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Outback avoids the head kick by Blikstein.
Blikstein looks to land a right hand but Outback moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein staying out of range there.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Blikstein moved out of range.
Blikstein throws a hook to the side of Outback's head but Outback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outback connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Outback.
Blikstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Outback misses with a looping left.
Outback is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blikstein.
Blikstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Outback wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blikstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Outback swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blikstein.
Blikstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Outback!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Outback defending against the ground and pound.
Blikstein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Outback sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Outback manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blikstein misses with a head shot. Outback uses the momentum to regain guard.
Blikstein throwing strikes from guard but Outback blocks nicely.
Blikstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blikstein trying to control but Outback is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein with a nice head shot there.
Blikstein chips away with some ground and pound.
Outback on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Outback tries to get out of the position.
Outback controlling the position.
Outback utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blikstein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Macca Outback is winning the standup battle so far.
Blikstein throws a head kick that misses.
Blikstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Outback.
Jab from Blikstein.
Outback takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blikstein misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Blikstein swinging wildly here.
Blikstein misses with a takedown attempt
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Outback on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Macca Outback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blikstein misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outback takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Outback stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Outback wants it to stay on the feet.
Macca Outback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Blikstein.
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Outback sprawls well. Outback wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blikstein gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Blikstein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Outback throws a body shot but no joy.
Blikstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Outback is just out of range.
Outback throws a hook to the side of Blikstein's head but Blikstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blikstein throws a sloppy head kick and Outback moves out of range easily.
Blikstein fails with the takedown
and Outback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blikstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand.
Blikstein shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Outback counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blikstein thinking.
Blikstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Outback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Outback scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Outback connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blikstein scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Paulo Blikstein has been cut.
Outback lands a nice shot that snaps Blikstein's head back.
Whack! Outback lands a heavy head kick that drops Blikstein. The ref tackles Outback to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Blikstein was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Macca Outback!
A very excited looking Macca Outback rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 858 p4p, 848 weight class) and Hao Qiang (ranked 50 p4p, 49 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Qiang moves forwards but Oren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oren lands with a nice combination. Qiang backs away looking to recover.
Qiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oren's head.
Oren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Qiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oren. Qiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qiang looks for the body kick but Oren saw that one coming.
Oren throws a head kick that Qiang semi-blocks.
Oren wants to clinch
and Qiang counters with a solid body kick.
Oren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qiang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of Oren's head but Oren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oren throws a big shot that misses.
Oren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oren.
Oren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oren has Qiang up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oren is trying to break free.
Qiang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oren presses Qiang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oren breaks the clinch.
Oren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oren slips under a jab from Qiang.
Qiang throws a wild body kick that Oren sees coming a mile off.
Qiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oren.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oren moves away.
Qiang misses with a wild body shot.
Oren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oren takes the fight into the clinch.
Qiang working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qiang.
A short right from Qiang on the inside.
It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Oren manages to break the clinch.
Qiang throws a leg kick which misses Oren's front leg but catches the back leg as Oren tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qiang scores with the left hand. Oren knows he should have avoided that one.
Qiang throws a looping overhand right but Oren ducks down to avoid it.
Oren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oren throws a head kick that misses.
Oren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qiang tries to keep at a distance but Oren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Qiang prevents a body shot from Oren.
Oren misses with a punch on the inside.
Oren manages to break the clinch.
Qiang connects with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Oren.
Oren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Oren tries a head kick but it misses.
Oren throws a body punch but Qiang moves out of range.
Qiang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qiang.
Nice shot by Qiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren ducks right into an uppercut from Qiang.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Oren blocks the leg kick.
Qiang misses with a low kick.
It looked like Oren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Qiang misses its intended target.
It looked like Oren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Qiang.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Qiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Qiang moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Oren as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Oren. Those never looked like landing.
Qiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oren closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Qiang.
Oren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Qiang.
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!
Oren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Qiang moves out of range easily.
Qiang throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Qiang throws a hook but Oren blocks it.
Jab by Qiang.
 Oren is rocked!
Qiang wants to clinch
and Oren counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Oren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oren avoids a kick to the body.
Oren seems to have got his legs back now.
Oren tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Oren misses.
Qiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oren misses with the combination.
Oren scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oren looks to score with a jab to the body but Qiang is just out of range.
Oren throws a head kick that misses.
Oren moves into the clinch.
Qiang lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hao Qiang will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Qiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oren.
Tarik Oren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Oren moved out of range nicely.
Qiang 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.
Qiang looks for the body kick but Oren saw that one coming.
Qiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Oren.
Oren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Qiang misses the body punch
enabling Oren to counter with a crisp jab.
Oren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Qiang lands a right hand.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang misses with a body punch.
Qiang tries to work over Oren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qiang keeps control of Oren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oren has had enough of the clinch but Qiang keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Qiang.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Oren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren is looking to break free of the clinch but Qiang has double underhooks.
Qiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hao Qiang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Oren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Oren.
Oren tries a head kick but it misses.
Qiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hao Qiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Qiang lands an overhand right.
Qiang throws a jab when Oren was well out of range.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Oren is out of range.
Qiang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qiang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oren tries to clinch up.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Qiang moves out of range easily.
Qiang misses with a hook
and Oren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qiang blocks a jab.
Qiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oren moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Qiang missing with a left hand there. Oren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qiang drops Oren with a naaaaasty hook - Oren is in real trouble here! Qiang dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hao Qiang!
Our winner, Hao Qiang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 1157 p4p, 1073 weight class) and Tony Luciano (ranked 70 p4p, 47 weight class). Fisticuffs comes to the cage accompanied by All Eyez On Me - Tupac. Torraso Fisticuffs has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torraso Fisticuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Luciano!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Luciano.
Luciano 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.
Fisticuffs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fisticuffs misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisticuffs blocks a jab.
A big right from Fisticuffs misses.
Luciano throws a counter combo.
Fisticuffs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luciano, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisticuffs.
It looks like Tony Luciano has been cut.
Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisticuffs lands a hook that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisticuffs backwards.
A short body shot lands from Luciano as the two fighters clinch.
Fisticuffs is breathing heavily.
Fisticuffs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luciano.
A body shot lands from Luciano.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Fisticuffs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisticuffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisticuffs avoids it.
Fisticuffs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Fisticuffs struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Fisticuffs.
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
Luciano lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
Fisticuffs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisticuffs 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.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fisticuffs backwards.
Fisticuffs is rocked!
Luciano pushes Fisticuffs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisticuffs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Fisticuffs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luciano digs a right hand underneath Fisticuffs's ribcage. Fisticuffs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fisticuffs seems to have got his legs back now.
Luciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisticuffs is defending well for now.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Luciano creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fisticuffs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fisticuffs drops to his knees and Luciano pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Luciano!
Our winner, Tony Luciano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Cervenka (ranked 345 p4p, 355 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 49 p4p, 51 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervenka moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Cervenka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cervenka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jiang's head.
Cervenka throws a big right hand that misses.
Cervenka throwing strikes but missing.
Cervenka wants to control from the top but Jiang keeps moving.
Cervenka slips nicely into half guard.
Cervenka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cervenka thows a huge punch but Jiang dodges it nicely.
Jiang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cervenka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cervenka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Cervenka seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang is trying to stand up here but Cervenka is controlling him well.
Cervenka not doing much here.
Jiang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jiang wants to get back to his feet.
Cervenka thows a huge punch but Jiang dodges it nicely.
Cervenka wants to work for an arm triangle but Jiang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cervenka trying to control from half guard but Jiang is working away.
Still in half guard, Cervenka seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jiang is refusing to be controlled, as Cervenka sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jiang dips to his left and cracks Cervenka with an uppercut!
Jiang rushes Cervenka and presses him up against the cage.
Cervenka has Jiang pressed against the cage, preventing Jiang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Cervenka.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cervenka landing knees to the head.
Jiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cervenka backwards.
Jiang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cervenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Cervenka back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Cervenka has clasped his hands together around Jiang's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jiang is trying to get back to his feet.
Cervenka working the strikes but Jiang uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Cervenka there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cervenka in particular looking to stall.
Cervenka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cervenka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cervenka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cervenka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jiang is refusing to be controlled, as Cervenka sits in half guard.
Cervenka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cervenka winds up and cracks Jiang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cervenka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jiang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cervenka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cervenka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jiang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cervenka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cervenka lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervenka wants to control but Jiang is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Cervenka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cervenka misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cervenka!
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cervenka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jiang lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jiang with a hook.
Jiang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Cervenka's ribs.
Cervenka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cervenka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jiang pushes Cervenka off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cervenka lands a nice shot that snaps Jiang's head back.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervenka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jiang is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cervenka presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cervenka or not.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Cervenka controls the action.
Jiang presses Cervenka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cervenka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jiang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cervenka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jiang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cervenka.
Marek Cervenka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jiang wants to get back to his feet.
Cervenka thows a huge punch but Jiang dodges it nicely.
Jiang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cervenka trying to control from half guard but Jiang is working away.
Cervenka misses with a head shot. Jiang uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cervenka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jiang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jiang has escaped and now he's on top!
Cervenka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cervenka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiang is one step ahead there.
Cervenka working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jiang tries to stand but Cervenka is controlling from the bottom.
Jiang preventing the sweep.
Jiang stands and steps away. Cervenka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Cervenka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four 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.
Cervenka misses with a few strikes there.
Jiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cervenka checks it well.
Jiang slips a jab from Cervenka.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cervenka.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiang tries to keep at a distance but Cervenka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cervenka connects with a knee to the head.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Cervenka controls the action.
Cervenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jiang lands with a right to the head.
Jiang lands with a light punch inside.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cervenka avoids it.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but Jiang blocks it.
A body shot lands from Jiang.
Cervenka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Da Jiang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cervenka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jiang moves in looking to clinch but Cervenka pushes him off.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Cervenka avoids a kick to the body.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Jiang rushes Cervenka and presses him up against the cage.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cervenka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Cervenka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cervenka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jiang blocks it with crossed arms.
Jiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jiang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cervenka.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang gets through Cervenka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cervenka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang lands a shot to the body.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jiang lands a hook that snaps the head of Cervenka backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
Da Jiang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang lands a right hand.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cervenka stumbling backwards into the cage! Cervenka bounces back off the cage towards Jiang, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jiang lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jiang celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Da Jiang!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 52 p4p, 160 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 6 p4p, 8 weight class). Oliva comes to the cage accompanied by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
255
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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 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliva misses with a leg kick
and Zakharov counters with a straight right hand.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zakharov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zakharov checks a low kick from Oliva.
Zakharov blocks a low kick nicely.
Zakharov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Oliva.
Zakharov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Zakharov's leg but Zakharov calmly moves out of range.
Zakharov tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zakharov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliva.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zakharov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zakharov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a body shot.
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Zakharov.
Oliva thumps Zakharov with a low kick.
Zakharov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zakharov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva moves in looking to clinch but Zakharov pushes him off.
Nice cross by Oliva.
Oliva moves out of range of the body kick from Zakharov.
Oliva throwing a counter right hand but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
Oliva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zakharov avoids it really well and circles away.
Zakharov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva tries to work over Zakharov's front leg with a kick but Zakharov checks it.
A leg kick checked by Zakharov.
Oliva has a takedown stuffed.
Zakharov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zakharov throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Zakharov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zakharov swings widly with a right hand
and Oliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zakharov. That did some damage!
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zakharov.
Zakharov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oliva's head backwards.
Oliva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zakharov finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliva's head.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zakharov thuds his right hand into Oliva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov misses with a body shot
and Oliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Oliva connects with a jab.
Oliva lands with a shot to the body.
Zakharov looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Zakharov throws a one two combo.
Zakharov blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zakharov checks a leg kick.
A jab from Zakharov does it's job there.
Zakharov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zakharov checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliva cracks a nice hook into Zakharov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Zakharov is out of range.
Good shot there by Oliva.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
letting Zakharov counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zakharov. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zakharov lands with a shot to the body.
Zakharov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Oliva misses its target.
Zakharov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva shoots and misses
and Zakharov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biscuit Oliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zakharov throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Oliva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zakharov misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zakharov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Oliva there.
Oliva with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Zakharov moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Zakharov misses.
Zakharov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zakharov is out of range.
Zakharov lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliva's head.
Oliva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zakharov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Zakharov's leg but Zakharov calmly moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Zakharov misses.
Oliva connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliva with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliva under the eye.
Zakharov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Zakharov.
Zakharov misses with a body kick.
A big left from Oliva misses.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zakharov checks it well.
Oliva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zakharov's head.
Oliva misses with a left hand
and Zakharov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zakharov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliva scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Zakharov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zakharov misses with a looping right.
Zakharov throws a big shot that misses.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Zakharov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Zakharov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Zakharov moves away and avoids it.
Oliva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva misses with a body kick.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zakharov.
Zakharov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Zakharov moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Zakharov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Zakharov's legs.
A cross from Oliva lands.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zakharov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonid Zakharov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zakharov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zakharov punishes Oliva's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliva slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva cracks Zakharov with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oliva.
Oliva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zakharov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zakharov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oliva tries to move into range but Zakharov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Zakharov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zakharov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliva tests Zakharov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zakharov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zakharov. That did some damage!
Zakharov walks into a left hand.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Zakharov ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zakharov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zakharov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva throws a poor cross that misses
and Zakharov counters with a nice uppercut.
Biscuit Oliva's cut is getting worse.
Oliva lands a jab to the head.
Zakharov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oliva checks it well.
Zakharov checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Zakharov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Zakharov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zakharov checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Zakharov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliva wants to slow Zakharov down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zakharov.
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 Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zakharov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Zakharov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oliva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zakharov scores with a jab to the head.
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Zakharov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zakharov tries to avoid it.
Zakharov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands a brutal head kick. Oliva looks out on his feet and Zakharov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Leonid Zakharov!
Leonid Zakharov 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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