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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 3420 p4p, 5440 weight class) and Javier Pinales (ranked 437 p4p, 581 weight class). Ferreira-Alves comes to the cage accompanied by The Mountain - Jucifer. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira-Alves shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pinales napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ferreira-Alves wants to control but Pinales is keeping him busy.
Pinales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ferreira-Alves creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ferreira-Alves lands some shots froms side control.
Ferreira-Alves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ferreira-Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pinales down.
Ferreira-Alves takes a little break here. Pinales wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pinales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferreira-Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the action but Pinales is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the action but Pinales is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira-Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Pinales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales manages to get back to half guard.
Well, if Ferreira-Alves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control but Pinales is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Ferreira-Alves's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira-Alves pulls his head out easily.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira-Alves pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ferreira-Alves passes to side control.
Ferreira-Alves working the head with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Pinales with a big right hand but Pinales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pinales is looking to regain half guard here but Ferreira-Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Pinales is still trying to improve position.
Ferreira-Alves working the body and head with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferreira-Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pinales down.
Ferreira-Alves lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinales on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pinales tries to buck Ferreira-Alves off but Ferreira-Alves is having none of it.
Pinales manages to get back to half guard.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira-Alves pulls his head out easily.
Pinales actively working from the bottom here.
Ferreira-Alves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pinales is just riding it out for now. Ferreira-Alves eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferreira-Alves lands a nice short elbow.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferreira-Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ferreira-Alves lands strikes from half guard.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ferreira-Alves there.
Ferreira-Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira-Alves pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pinales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinales is refusing to be controlled, as Ferreira-Alves sits in half guard.
Pinales has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ferreira-Alves escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ferreira-Alves!
Ferreira-Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Pinales is not content to let Ferreira-Alves control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ferreira-Alves lands a few punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferreira-Alves dives in and scores a takedown into Pinales's guard.
Ferreira-Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pinales throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferreira-Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Pinales's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pinales looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Pinales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferreira-Alves defends well.
Ferreira-Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ferreira-Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pinales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferreira-Alves 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.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pinales looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferreira-Alves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ferreira-Alves working the head with strikes.
Pinales taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ferreira-Alves lands a decent elbow from side control.
 Pinales is rocked!
Ferreira-Alves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pinales will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position but Pinales is working away.
Ferreira-Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinales can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position but Pinales is working away.
Ferreira-Alves working the ground and pound.
Pinales is still in real trouble! Can Ferreira-Alves finish him?
Ferreira-Alves scores with punches from side control.
Pinales gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pinales has hold of Ferreira-Alves's hands but Ferreira-Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferreira-Alves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ferreira-Alves is nestled in close to Pinales, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferreira-Alves passes to side control.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Pinales with a big right hand but Pinales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pinales seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinales takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pinales is trying to improve his position.
Ferreira-Alves working the body and head with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Pinales with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ferreira-Alves has hold of Pinales's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pinales tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ferreira-Alves cranks the arm and Pinales screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pinales, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
Our winner, Felipe Ferreira-Alves, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 2712 p4p, 3505 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 335 p4p, 418 weight class). Cross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Folk Metal. Jeremy Cross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross.
Cross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cross drops Leal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leal looks back up at him and smiles so Cross waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leal is rocked!
 It looks like Nathan Leal has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross lands a jab to Leal's midsection.
Cross cracks Leal with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leal looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cross finish him?
Leal is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Cross knocks out Leal with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cross before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cross picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
An out of breath Jeremy Cross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bum Phillips (ranked 1829 p4p, 23430 weight class) and Jaz Moore (ranked 234 p4p, 561 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phillips is controlling Moore's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Phillips manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Phillips wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Phillips seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Phillips bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard.
Moore looking to control but Phillips passes into half guard.
Phillips keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phillips is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is staying active underneath Phillips, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Phillips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moore throws some strikes from the bottom but Phillips isn't bothered - he's working on a kimura... it looks tight... it is! Moore is tapping and screaming like a little girl! Ouch, that looks painful! Good win for Phillips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bum Phillips!
Bum Phillips decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Spice (ranked 2274 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 365 p4p, 350 weight class). Akimbo Spice 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akimbo Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versu misses with an uppercut. Spice saw that one coming.
Spice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Versu manages to avoid it.
Spice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spice 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.
Spice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Versu.
Spice slips a jab from Versu.
Versu tries to bum rush Spice with a series of wild strikes but Spice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Spice.
Spice checks the leg kick.
Spice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Versu's sensitive parts.
Spice lands a head kick. Versu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spice.
Versu misses the shot to the body.
Akimbo Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Versu is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Spice.
Spice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spice misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spice.
Versu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spice misses with a head kick.
Spice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Versu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice scores with a shot to the body.
Versu misses with a straight left.
Spice throws a head kick that misses.
And Versu responds with a good body kick, but Spice manages to step out the way in time.
Versu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Spice.
A good leg kick by Spice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spice. Versu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Versu connects with an inside leg kick.
Spice lands a head kick!
Spice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Versu throws a hook to the side of Spice's head but Spice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Versu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spice throws a combination. Versu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Versu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spice tries to bum rush Versu with a series of wild strikes but Versu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Versu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Versu misses with a leg kick.
Spice throws a head kick but Versu moves out of range.
Versu misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Versu takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Versu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spice ducks under a wild hook from Versu.
Spice swings for the body but Versu moves out of range.
Versu throws a low kick, looking for Spice's leg but Spice calmly moves out of range.
Versu throws an overhand right that lands on Spice's shoulder, as Spice tries to avoid the shot.
Spice throws a head kick that misses.
Versu feints a counter leg kick.
Versu avoids the head kick by Spice.
A slow jab from Versu misses its intended target.
Spice misses with a two punch combination.
Versu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spice checks a low kick from Versu.
Spice checks a leg kick.
Spice seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spice checks a low kick from Versu.
Spice throws a head kick but Versu moves out of range.
Spice throws a big shot that misses.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Versu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Versu lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice avoids the head kick by Versu.
Spice throws a big counter combination but Versu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spice throws a head kick but Versu moves out of range.
Versu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spice misses with a series of wild punches.
Versu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spice. Spice obviously looking to wear him down.
Versu throws a low kick but Spice moves out of range easily.
Spice blocks a jab.
Spice misses with a double jab
and Versu counters with a good low kick that Spice was not able to check.
Spice throws a right hand that Versu ducks under and follows up with a left that Versu also avoids with ease.
Spice is looking to wear down Versu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Versu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spice is out of range and Versu settles back down.
Versu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Versu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Versu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Versu misses with a wild body shot.
Versu throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Spice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Versu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Versu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Versu.
Versu avoids the head kick by Spice.
Spice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Versu tries a quick counter leg kick but Spice is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Versu misses with a looping right.
Spice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Versu's head.
Versu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Versu checks a leg kick.
Spice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Versu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Versu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Versu blocks a head kick by Spice.
It seemed like Versu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spice misses with a series of wild punches.
Versu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spice misses with a left hand
and Versu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Versu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spice momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Versu throws a big shot that misses.
Spice throws a head kick but Versu moves out of range.
Versu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Versu.
Spice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Versu.
Spice misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akimbo Spice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Versu sizes up Spice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Versu needs to keep his hands up - Spice had a free shot at his head there.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Versu does it's job there.
Spice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spice throws a series of punches but Versu moves out of range.
Spice misses with a head kick.
Versu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spice.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spice moves away from the strike by Versu.
Akimbo Spice is winning the standup battle so far.
Spice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Versu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Spice. Those never looked like landing.
Versu tries a quick counter leg kick but Spice is wise to it.
Spice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Versu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spice slips a jab from Versu.
Spice has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A telegraphed right hand from Versu misses the target.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Versu throws out a counter right but Spice avoids it with no problem.
Spice throws a head kick but Versu moves out of range.
Spice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Versu can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Versu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spice was well out of range. Poor timing from Versu.
Versu ducks under a wild hook from Spice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Versu.
Versu throws out a loose jab but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
Spice ducks under a wild hook from Versu.
Versu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spice throws a leg kick
and Versu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Versu misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Versu.
Nice uppercut lands for Versu. That snapped Spice's head back.
Spice wants to slow Versu down by chopping away at his legs.
Versu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spice.
Spice tries to work over Versu's front leg with a kick but Versu checks it.
Spice throws a low kick but Versu avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Versu blocks the low kick.
Versu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Versu feints and then cracks Spice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spice down.
Spice throws a body shot but no joy.
Versu throws a series of punches but Spice moves out of range.
Akimbo Spice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Versu throws a low kick but Spice avoids it.
Spice swinging wildly here.
Spice throws a nice head kick!
Spice throws a series of punches but Versu avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Versu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spice checks a low kick from Versu.
Versu throws a wild body kick that Spice sees coming a mile off.
Versu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
Spice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Versu slips a jab and a cross from Spice.
Versu missing with a left hand there. Spice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Versu misses.
Versu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice is looking to slow Versu down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Versu misses its intended target.
Spice misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Versu misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Versu.
Spice works over Versu's head and body with a nice combination.
Versu misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Spice.
Versu blocks a head kick by Spice.
Versu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Spice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Versu circles away quickly and effectively.
Versu misses with a body shot.
Versu connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Versu.
Spice throws an overhand right that lands on Versu's shoulder, as Versu tries to avoid the shot.
Versu throws a low kick, looking for Spice's leg but Spice calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu lands a leg kick that knocks Spice off balance momentarily.
Versu throws the kick towards the body but Spice avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spice 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 Versu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Versu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Versu looks for the body kick but Spice saw that one coming.
Spice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Versu can pounce on him.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab lands there for Versu.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
Versu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spice appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Spice.
Versu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice throws a series of punches but Versu moves out of range.
Versu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Spice tenderised Versu's leg. Versu is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geo Versu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Versu throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spice. That's going to slow Versu down.
Nice defenses there by Spice.
Spice throws a series of punches but Versu moves out of range.
Spice misses with a head kick.
Versu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spice.
Spice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Versu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
Spice throws a hook but Versu avoids it easily.
Spice checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Spice misses.
Spice slips under a jab.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
Versu tries to score with a low kick but Spice moves his leg out of the way.
Versu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Versu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Versu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Versu.
Spice throws a sloppy head kick and Versu moves out of range easily.
Versu throws a lazy right hand but Spice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spice throws a sloppy head kick
and Versu counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Versu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Spice.
Versu with a nice cross.
Spice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spice tries to bum rush Versu with a series of wild strikes but Versu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Versu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spice misses with a body shot.
Versu pushes Spice away with a front kick.
Good work by Versu as he checks the leg kick.
Spice looks to land a combination but Versu avoids it well.
Spice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Versu checks it well.
Versu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Versu. Versu obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Versu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spice throws a chopping leg kick but Versu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Versu is out of range.
Versu checks the leg kick.
Spice checks a leg kick.
Spice throws a leg kick but Versu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Versu throws an overhand right that lands on Spice's shoulder, as Spice tries to avoid the shot.
Spice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Versu on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Versu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spice doesn't seem phased though.
That kick from Versu tenderised Spice's leg. Spice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Versu misses with a low kick.
Versu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Versu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Versu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu throws a chopping leg kick but Spice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Versu checks a leg kick nicely.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Versu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Versu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Versu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spice misses with a low kick.
Versu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Versu thuds his shin into the meat of Spice's side.
A leg kick checked by Versu.
Versu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Versu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Versu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spice swings for the body but Versu moves out of range.
Spice scores with a head kick. Versu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spice moves out of range of the body kick from Versu.
Spice blocks a jab.
Spice drops down looking for a counter takedown but Versu sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu swings for the body but Spice moves out of range.
Versu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Versu misses.
Spice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spice misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Versu checks a leg kick.
Versu throws a head kick that misses.
Spice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spice throws a sloppy head kick
and Versu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Versu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Versu misses.
Spice throws a head kick but Versu moves out of range.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Versu counters with a body kick.
Spice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Versu throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spice. That's going to slow Versu down.
Versu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Geo Versu.
I think Versu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 2117 p4p, 2325 weight class) and Rutger Petrov (ranked 255 p4p, 287 weight class). The key to victory for Spinning Fire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger Petrov !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov fails with the takedown.
Fire tries to counter with a takedown but Petrov is quick to defend against it.
Petrov dives in and scores a takedown into Fire's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov has gone for a leg lock! Fire slips out almost immediately though and dives into Petrov 's guard.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Fire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fire.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrov has his foot on Fire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fire works his way back into a safe position though.
Fire trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov working for a triangle but Fire defends it easily.
Fire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fire is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fire lands a couple of digs.
Fire cracks Petrov with a solid left hand.
Fire wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Fire looking to sit in guard and control but Petrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Petrov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fire wants to improve his position but Petrov is controlling well.
Petrov wants to work for an arm triangle but Fire is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking for a kimura but Fire is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petrov to get the leverage.
Fire is defending against the submission attempts here by Petrov .
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fire is trying to control but can't.
Fire moves into full guard.
Fire 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.
Petrov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fire looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fire looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fire!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fire scoring with punches and elbows.
Fire lands an elbow.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Fire works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Petrov tries to bench press Fire off him but Fire keeps the position.
Fire connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Petrov some visible discomfort.
Fire is chipping away with strikes.
Fire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fire is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Petrov 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Petrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fire drops Petrov with a big left hand and mounts him. Petrov is in big trouble!
Petrov is rocked!
It looks like Rutger Petrov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire prevents Petrov from getting the reversal.
Petrov is still in real trouble! Can Fire finish him?
Fire postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Petrov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Fire and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spinning Fire!
Spinning Fire thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 810 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Rulla Kebab (ranked 132 p4p, 166 weight class). Clinch King Smash Machine 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 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebab slips under a jab from Smash Machine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kebab! But no joy.
Smash Machine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Kebab releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Smash Machine.
Smash Machine feints and then cracks Kebab's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kebab down.
Smash Machine tries to work over Kebab's front leg with a kick but Kebab checks it.
Smash Machine misses with a looping right.
We've been hearing reports that Smash Machine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smash Machine fakes the leg kick and cracks Kebab in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash Machine tries to bum rush Kebab with a series of wild strikes but Kebab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kebab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smash Machine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kebab.
Smash Machine looking to score a takedown here. Kebab is defending well but Smash Machine drives through and ends up in Kebab's guard.
Smash Machine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Machine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smash Machine is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kebab to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Smash Machine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kebab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smash Machine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kebab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smash Machine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smash Machine won't allow Kebab to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kebab has his hands on Smash Machine's head, controlling the position.
Kebab keeping full guard, as Smash Machine tries to pass.
Kebab controlling Smash Machine's posture.
Smash Machine trying to control but Kebab is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smash Machine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smash Machine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smash Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kebab.
Kebab swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab 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.
Smash Machine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smash Machine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kebab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Clinch King Smash Machine has been cut.
Smash Machine shoots in but Kebab avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smash Machine throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kebab to counter with a crisp jab.
Smash Machine misses with an uppercut
and Kebab counters with a nice body kick.
Rulla Kebab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smash Machine shoots in for a takedown but Kebab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kebab looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinch King Smash Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kebab lands a big right hand that sends Smash Machine crashing to the mat! Kebab stays standing though and waves Smash Machine back to his feet!
 Smash Machine is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kebab misses with a lunging right hand
and Smash Machine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kebab thinking.
Oh Smash Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab ducks under a wild hook from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Smash Machine misses with a takedown attempt
and Kebab counters with a left to the body.
Smash Machine is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Kebab misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Smash Machine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smash Machine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kebab avoids it really well and circles away.
Kebab throws a big counter head kick but Smash Machine avoids it with no problem.
Smash Machine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kebab swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Kebab on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smash Machine misses with a takedown attempt
and Kebab counters with a nice uppercut.
Clinch King Smash Machine's cut is getting worse.
Kebab throws an overhand right that lands on Smash Machine's shoulder, as Smash Machine tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Smash Machine misses its target.
Smash Machine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kebab takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clinch King Smash Machine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smash Machine misses with a takedown
and Kebab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smash Machine motions for Kebab to come forward. Smash Machine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kebab was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Smash Machine misses.
Good leg kick by Smash Machine.
Smash Machine looks to throw the jab but Kebab is out of range.
Smash Machine takes a swing at Kebab's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash Machine misses with a takedown
and Kebab counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smash Machine! Kebab lets Smash Machine back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kebab might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kebab gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kebab working for a triangle but Smash Machine defends it easily.
Smash Machine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smash Machine throwing strikes from guard but Kebab blocks nicely.
Smash Machine throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smash Machine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kebab holds on and takes a little breather.
Kebab controls Smash Machine momentarily but Smash Machine frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kebab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smash Machine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kebab circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinch King Smash Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kebab bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clinch King Smash Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kebab slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clinch King Smash Machine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smash Machine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kebab avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smash Machine. Smash Machine obviously looking to wear him down.
Smash Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Kebab moves out of range easily.
Kebab walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smash Machine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kebab counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Clinch King Smash Machine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smash Machine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smash Machine backing away here, and Kebab unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smash Machine lands with a nice body punch.
Kebab has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Rulla Kebab has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash Machine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kebab momentarily.
Smash Machine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kebab swivels and escapes.
Smash Machine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smash Machine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kebab pushes Smash Machine off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Kebab avoids the head kick by Smash Machine.
Kebab doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smash Machine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kebab let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smash Machine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kebab! But no joy.
Kebab uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smash Machine.
Kebab avoids the body shot from Smash Machine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rulla Kebab will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Smash Machine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smash Machine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kebab counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kebab lands a big uppercut and Smash Machine crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smash Machine looks OK. Kebab waves Smash Machine back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clinch King Smash Machine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rulla Kebab!
Rulla Kebab seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Clinch King Smash Machine had this to say: 'I want to thank the fans for the support! We'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 713 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Andrew Clay (ranked 97 p4p, 151 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Pick up man blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson darts in looking for a takedown but Clay gets double underhooks and turns Anderson into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Clay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Anderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clay lands an uppercut.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clay struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson drags the fight down to the ground.
Anderson pulls Clay in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clay defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pulls Clay in to control the position.
Clay postures up.
Clay won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson darts in and clinches Clay up against the cage.
Clay stalling the fight.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Clay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Clay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clay has his hands clasped together around Anderson's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson not doing much here.
Clay is trying to control but can't.
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.
Clay keeping hold of Anderson's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clay did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Anderson controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clay as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Clay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clay's head backwards.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Clay. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clay lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Clay tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Clay back against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Clay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is working for takedown but Clay is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Clay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clay stalls.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Clay trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Clay won't allow it.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clay stalling.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Anderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Clay letting Anderson take a breather here.
Clay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sparky Anderson.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Clay's head.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clay's hands.
It looks like Andrew Clay has been cut.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Clay back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Clay breaks the clinch.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Clay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clay.
Clay missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson tries to clinch but Clay moves away
and Clay counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Clay lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay misses the jab.
Anderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Clay.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrew Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Clay drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Clay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Some bone on bone action there as Clay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clay is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Clay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Clay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Clay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Clay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Clay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Clay's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clay duly obliges.
Clay avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Clay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in Clay's guard.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay is trying to hold Anderson in close to prevent damage but Anderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Anderson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Clay's thigh. Clay counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Clay keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling Clay's posture.
Anderson wants to improve his position but instead Clay has moved into half guard.
Clay controlling the pace.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clay is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sparky Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clay circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Clay blocks the leg kick.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Clay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clay continues to drive forward.
Anderson pulls Clay into guard.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
Anderson is pulling down on Clay's head. It's preventing any offense from Clay, at least for the moment.
Clay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Clay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Clay!
After the fight, Andrew Clay was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 610 p4p, 944 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 93 p4p, 135 weight class). Vercetti comes to the cage accompanied by Vice City. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Vercetti off balance momentarily.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Karter.
We've been informed that Karter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vercetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vercetti misses with a double jab.
Karter throws out a counter right but Vercetti avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vercetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Karter goes for a double leg but Vercetti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vercetti continues to drive forward.
Karter is looking to chop away at Vercetti's legs.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Karter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vercetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Karter jabs Vercetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Vercetti moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karter walks into a left hand.
Vercetti scores with a nice right hand.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Vercetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vercetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karter.
Karter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vercetti defends it well.
Karter misses with a body shot
and Vercetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vercetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vercetti moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Vercetti checks the leg kick.
Karter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vercetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter misses with a body kick.
A combination from Vercetti does no damage.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Vercetti's shoulder, as Vercetti tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti moved away.
Vercetti lunges at Karter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karter's hand.
Vercetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vercetti cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Karter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter has closed the distance and engaged Vercetti in a clinch.
Karter blocking some punches.
Karter jumps guard but Vercetti stands there with Karter around his waist. Karter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Karter fails to land.
Karter lands a nice uppercut.
Karter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vercetti walks away with a smile on his face. Karter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tommy Vercetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Vercetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Vercetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Karter. That snapped Vercetti's head back.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti scores with a jab.
Karter slips a jab from Vercetti.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Vercetti moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karter misses with a body shot.
A big left from Karter misses.
Vercetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Vercetti's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with the combination.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Vercetti throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Vercetti scores with a nice right hand.
Karter slips a jab and a cross from Vercetti.
Karter moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti misses with a body shot.
Karter tries to clinch but Vercetti moves out of range.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter slips under a jab.
Karter misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti throws a series of strikes that have Karter backpedaling.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter shoots in but Vercetti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tommy Vercetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vercetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Karter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Vercetti does no damage.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Karter.
Karter moves away from the strike by Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Vercetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter lands with a good body shot.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Vercetti.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Vercetti saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Karter.
Vercetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter throws a body punch but Vercetti moves out of range.
Good exchange - Vercetti coming out on top.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Karter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vercetti throws a big shot that misses.
Karter darts in and clinches Vercetti up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vercetti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut.
Karter scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vercetti'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.
Karter controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
Karter with the ground and pound but Vercetti regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti trying to control here.
Karter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
Still in half guard, Karter seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercetti.
Karter avoids the body shot from Vercetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Karter.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tommy Vercetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter throws a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
Vercetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter lands a right hook to the body.
Vercetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karter.
Vercetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Vercetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vercetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Vercetti.
Karter is looking to land body kicks.
Karter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karter tries a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vercetti.
Karter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vercetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Vercetti saw it coming and moves away.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Vercetti's head but Vercetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vercetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karter scrambles back to his feet.
Vercetti lands a jab to the nose.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karter misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti checks the leg kick.
Vercetti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karter connects with a body shot that sends Vercetti's belly button to the back.
Vercetti works over Karter's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vercetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Vercetti backing away here, and Karter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karter lands with a nice body punch.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karter scores with a punch to the head.
Vercetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vercetti takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Vercetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Vercetti cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
A head kick misses from Karter.
Vercetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Vercetti misses the target.
Karter slips under a jab.
Karter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
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 Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karter shoots in looking for a takedown but Vercetti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karter lands a head shot.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karter finds it's way round the side to connect with Vercetti's head.
Vercetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
Karter lands with a shot to the body.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karter tries to land a front kick but Vercetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karter lands a jab to Vercetti's midsection.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vercetti throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vercetti misses with a hook.
Karter tries a quick counter leg kick but Vercetti is wise to it.
Karter scores with a nice body kick.
Vercetti walks into a stiff left hand from Karter.
Karter tries to clinch up.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Vercetti moved out of range nicely.
Karter fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vercetti moves away from the strike by Karter.
Karter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karter connects with a body shot.
Karter scores with a jab. Vercetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Vercetti had a free shot at his head there.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vercetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karter in his tracks.
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Karter.
Vercetti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vercetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Vercetti throws a series of strikes that have Karter backpedaling.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vercetti as he jumps to the side.
Vercetti defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Vercetti is looking to counter punch.
Vercetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vercetti sizes up Karter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vercetti looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Vercetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vercetti lands with an overhand left.
Vercetti cracks Karter with an open hand slap.
Karter misses the jab.
Karter clobbers Vercetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vercetti dips to his left and cracks Karter with an uppercut!
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with the combination.
Vercetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vercetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vercetti throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Karter staying out of range there.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karter throws a hook but Vercetti avoids it easily.
Karter defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Karter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karter slips a straight right by Vercetti.
Vercetti scores with a punch to the head.
Karter misses with a takedown attempt
and Vercetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tommy Vercetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
A jab from Karter misses.
Karter throws the left hand but Vercetti avoids the punch easily.
Vercetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Karter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Karter thuds a left hand into Vercetti's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vercetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Karter tries a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Karter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Karter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Vercetti saw that one coming.
Vercetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Karter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vercetti with a body shot.
Karter slips a straight right by Vercetti.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Vercetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Christ Karter.
I think Vercetti 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Christ Karter!
Jesus Christ Karter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 384 p4p, 882 weight class) and Bobby Minnagh (ranked 56 p4p, 110 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Bobby Minnagh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Minnagh!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minnagh.
Minnagh gets a clinch.
Minnagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minnagh tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Minnagh.
Minnagh effectively controlling the action here.
Tiger tries to stall but Minnagh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Minnagh digs a right hand underneath Tiger's ribcage. Tiger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Minnagh up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Minnagh.
Minnagh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Minnagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiger is trying to push Minnagh away but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Minnagh manages to avoid it.
Bobby Minnagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Minnagh 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.
Minnagh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Minnagh.
Minnagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minnagh closes the distance and clinches.
Minnagh misses with a punch to the body.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
A short body shot lands from Minnagh as the two fighters clinch.
Minnagh tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Minnagh back against the cage.
Minnagh is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Minnagh fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger being controlled against the cage.
Minnagh has Tiger pressed against the cage, preventing Tiger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minnagh lands with a light punch inside.
Minnagh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minnagh avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Minnagh fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh misses with some punches.
Minnagh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tiger is trying to break the clinch but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Minnagh as the two fighters clinch.
Minnagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Minnagh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Minnagh dominated that round.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
Tiger misses with a hook.
Minnagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiger circles away.
As Minnagh looks to move away, Tiger throws a big counter combo but Minnagh just gets out of the way.
Minnagh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minnagh instigates a clinch.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger is trying to push Minnagh away but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiger tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Minnagh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minnagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Minnagh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Bobby Minnagh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiger.
Minnagh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minnagh gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Minnagh throws a head punch that misses.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger blocking some punches.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger is pushing Minnagh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Minnagh.
Minnagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger working hard to break the clinch.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiger tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh misses with some punches.
Tiger wants to break free but Minnagh has control.
Minnagh stalling.
Minnagh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Minnagh tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Minnagh back against the cage.
Minnagh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiger up against the cage.
Tiger is trying to force a seperation but Minnagh has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger tries to move into range but Minnagh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Minnagh wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Minnagh misses the shot to the body.
Minnagh clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Tiger.
Minnagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minnagh just leaning against Tiger, taking a breather.
Minnagh tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Minnagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Minnagh.
Lion Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Minnagh tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Minnagh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minnagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Minnagh. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minnagh drives through and clinches with Tiger against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minnagh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Minnagh clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Minnagh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minnagh tries to clinch up.
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minnagh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Minnagh misses with a looping right.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Minnagh manages to avoid it.
Minnagh tries to clinch up but Tiger circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Minnagh misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Bobby Minnagh's cut even more.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minnagh.
Minnagh rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Tiger tries to break free but Minnagh pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Tiger is trying to force a seperation but Minnagh has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
A shot in the inside from Minnagh.
Minnagh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Minnagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minnagh avoiding damage.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Minnagh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tiger can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Minnagh to work.
Tiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Tiger is trying to force a seperation but Minnagh has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Minnagh is struggling to control the position.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Lion Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Minnagh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Minnagh is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Minnagh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minnagh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Minnagh!
A very excited looking Bobby Minnagh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 60 p4p, 274 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 10 p4p, 45 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kruschev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turcotte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turcotte checks a low kick from Kruschev.
Turcotte misses with a few strikes there.
Kruschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turcotte scores with a hook.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschev.
Kruschev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Kruschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kruschev throws a push kick but Turcotte slaps the foot to one side.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Turcotte ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kruschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Turcotte misses.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Kruschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Kruschev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turcotte takes one to the side of the head.
Turcotte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kruschev misses with a left hand
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Turcotte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Kruschev misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Kruschev.
Turcotte connects with a looping right hand.
Turcotte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Kruschev tenderised Turcotte's leg. Turcotte is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Kruschev moved out of range nicely.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
Turcotte unleashes a big counter combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruschev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruschev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschev.
Kruschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruschev slips under a jab.
Kruschev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kruschev misses with a low kick.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Turcotte as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Kruschev tenderised Turcotte's leg. Turcotte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruschev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from Kruschev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
Turcotte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turcotte walks into a left hand.
Kruschev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte blocks a leg kick.
Kruschev lands a jab.
Good exchange - Turcotte coming out on top.
Turcotte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruschev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Kruschev misses
and Turcotte counters with a one-two to the body.
Kruschev misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kruschev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kruschev tries a low kick but Turcotte avoids it.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruschev manages to avoid it.
Turcotte throws a good cross that connects.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruschev misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice body shot.
Turcotte tries to bum rush Kruschev with a series of wild strikes but Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Turcotte takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Kruschev scores with a hook.
Kruschev throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte throws a counter combo.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kruschev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kruschev defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Kruschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruschev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruschev 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.
Kruschev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kruschev tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev misses with a low kick.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev is looking to counter punch.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turcotte throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Kruschev - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Kruschev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turcotte to score with a decent uppercut.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
Turcotte lands a jab to Kruschev's midsection.
Turcotte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruschev scores with a shot to the body.
Kruschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte moves out of range of the body kick.
Turcotte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruschev lands a leg kick that knocks Turcotte off balance momentarily.
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kruschev.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruschev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruschev motions for Turcotte to come forward. Kruschev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruschev as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKruschev.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turcotte walks into a straight right hand from Kruschev.
Kruschev walks into a left hand.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruschev misses with a kick to the body
and Turcotte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kruschev scores with a decent looking hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kruschev.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Kruschev ducks right into an uppercut from Turcotte.
Kruschev defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Kruschev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a combination. Kruschev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruschev.
Turcotte lands a jab to the head.
Kruschev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Kruschev misses with a body punch
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Turcotte avoids the head kick by Kruschev.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Kruschev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kruschev duly obliges.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruschev thows a body kick. Turcotte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kruschev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Kruschev's shoulder, as Kruschev tries to avoid the shot.
Kruschev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruschev off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turcotte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruschev scores with a hook to the body. Turcotte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turcotte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turcotte works the jab nicely.
Kruschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turcotte. That did some damage!
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Kruschev lands a slapping body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kruschev. Turcotte shrugs it off though.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Turcotte moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turcotte works Kruschev's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruschev.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Turcotte is looking for the big counter here.
Turcotte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruschev. Kruschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turcotte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruschev throws a nice head kick!
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
Kruschev scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turcotte throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
Kruschev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
Kruschev's corner calls for a 1-2. Kruschev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kruschev lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruschev misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Turcotte ducks right into an uppercut from Kruschev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
Kruschev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Turcotte.
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruschev throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Turcotte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a kick to the body.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev cracks Turcotte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte lands a jab to the head.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Turcotte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turcotte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Nice cross by Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
No joy there for Turcotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruschev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte slips a jab from Kruschev.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
And Kruschev counters with a quick kick to the body but Turcotte blocks it.
Kruschev swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Turcotte avoids it.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Turcotte moves out of range easily.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Kruschev takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Kruschev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruschev scores with a hook.
Kruschev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruschev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
Turcotte misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruschev scores with the left hand. Turcotte knows he should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Turcotte blocks the low kick.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruschev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruschev punishes Turcotte's body with a nice straight punch.
Turcotte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruschev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruschev misses with a hook
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Turcotte lands a body shot.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Kruschev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruschev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turcotte throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
Kruschev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turcotte just manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Turcotte.
Kruschev throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turcotte avoids it.
Turcotte has managed to clinch.
Kruschev prevents a body shot from Turcotte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruschev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruschev jumps guard and drags Turcotte to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kruschev is looking for a triangle but Turcotte pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev controls Turcotte momentarily but Turcotte frees himself.
Kruschev has control of Turcotte's left arm, preventing Turcotte from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turcotte is aware though and is defending well.
Kruschev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turcotte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kruschev trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Kruschev moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruschev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruschev with a jab.
Turcotte misses with a two punch combination.
Turcotte scores with a three punch combo!
Kruschev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turcotte's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Kruschev misses.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruschev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turcotte slips under a jab.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Kruschev's shoulder, as Kruschev tries to avoid the shot.
Kruschev moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Kruschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Turcotte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Kruschev avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Kruschev moved out of range nicely.
Kruschev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruschev connects with a nice looking jab.
Kruschev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turcotte scores with a body shot.
Turcotte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turcotte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turcotte lands the left hand.
Kruschev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Turcotte moved away.
Kruschev connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte lands with a cross.
Kruschev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turcotte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turcotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Turcotte jabs Kruschev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turcotte's hands.
Kruschev throws a leg kick that misses.
Kruschev tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a body kick.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Kruschev.
Turcotte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
Turcotte unleashes a big counter combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turcotte throws a hook but Kruschev blocks it.
Kruschev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Turcotte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruschev throws a body kick that misses
enabling Turcotte to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruschev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Kruschev.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev ducks right into an uppercut from Turcotte.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruschev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a nice head shot.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
Kruschev misses with a body punch
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Kruschev takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Turcotte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turcotte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruschev.
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschev on the side of the head.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Kruschev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte slips a straight right by Kruschev.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Turcotte lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruschev's head.
Kruschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turcotte.
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruschev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Good work by Turcotte as he checks the leg kick.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Kruschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turcotte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruschev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turcotte throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Kruschev's shoulder, as Kruschev tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Kruschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruschev half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruschev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Kruschev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruschev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turcotte doesn't seem bothered though.
Kruschev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turcotte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruschev as he connects with a hook.
Kruschev throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Turcotte.
Danga de danga de dang - Turcotte scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruschev.
Turcotte connects with a body shot.
Turcotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Kruschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Turcotte throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Turcotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Kruschev moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Turcotte.
I think Turcotte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacques Turcotte!
Jacques Turcotte is the new lightweight champion!
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