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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 4303 p4p, 5416 weight class) and Gee Gutsu (ranked 463 p4p, 496 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Smash Adams' Theme. The key to victory for Smash Adams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutsu has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Gutsu shrugs off.
 It looks like Gee Gutsu has been cut.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gutsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. Gutsu won't want to take too many of those.
Gutsu lands a nice elbow.
Gutsu lands with a left to the head.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gutsu is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for Gutsu to work.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gutsu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Adams to the mat. Adams regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutsu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gutsu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Gutsu throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Gutsu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gutsu stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gutsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adams dives on top into guard.
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.
Gutsu managing to control the position.
Gutsu wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu has Adams pulled in close to control his posture.
Gutsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Gutsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutsu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Gutsu dodges an elbow strike from Adams.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gutsu lands a body shot.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
Gutsu taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutsu.
Gutsu misses with the head strike.
Gutsu is stalling here.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutsu.
Adams lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Gutsu.
Gutsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Gutsu slams his shin into Adams's torso.
Gee Gutsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutsu lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Smash Adams has been cut.
Gutsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutsu.
Gutsu misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Smash Adams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Gutsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutsu is just out of range.
Adams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutsu's hands.
Gutsu sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gutsu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Gutsu wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutsu avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Gutsu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Gutsu wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Adams.
Gutsu has Adams pushed against the cage.
Gutsu managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Smash Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams lands a body shot.
Gutsu is breathing heavily.
Gutsu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Gutsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Gutsu's head.
That has opened up Gee Gutsu's cut even more.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gutsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gutsu misses with a body punch.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutsu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutsu wants to stall.
Gutsu works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gutsu backwards.
Gutsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Gutsu's head.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Gutsu takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutsu.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gutsu is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutsu can do to turn this around?
Gutsu breaks from the clinch.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Gutsu with the counter takedown but Adams avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Adams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gutsu on the side of the head.
Gutsu stalks Adams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adams's face. Adams staggers backwards, shaken.
Gutsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Gutsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutsu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Adams.
The cut above Gee Gutsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab lands there for Gutsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams slips a straight right by Gutsu.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Gutsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Gutsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams with the inside leg kick.
Smash Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Adams.
Gutsu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams throws a body punch but Gutsu moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gutsu misses.
Gee Gutsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gee Gutsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gutsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutsu tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target.
Gutsu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutsu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smash Adams dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Adams misses with a body kick.
Gutsu throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gutsu.
Adams blocks the body kick.
Gutsu misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Gutsu moves away and avoids it.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutsu moves away.
Gutsu swinging wildly here.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Gutsu's shoulder, as Gutsu tries to avoid the shot.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gutsu feints the counter takedown.
Adams looks to land a combination. Gutsu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gutsu throws the kick towards the body but Adams avoids it.
Gutsu thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutsu misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gee Gutsu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gutsu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams moves away from the strike by Gutsu.
Gutsu lands a body shot.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Gutsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutsu throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams blocks a head kick by Gutsu.
Adams avoids the head kick by Gutsu.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Gutsu tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gee Gutsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Smash Adams!
A victorious Smash Adams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Motino (ranked 2615 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 311 p4p, 450 weight class). Greg Motino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Motino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motino.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Motino moves out of range.
Motino is looking to counter punch.
Motino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Motino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
It looked like Motino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobral.
Motino throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Greg Motino has been cut.
Motino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Motino dips to his left and cracks Sobral with an uppercut!
Greg Motino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Motino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Sobral 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.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral throws a right hand that Motino ducks under and follows up with a left that Motino also avoids with ease.
Motino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Motino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Motino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral is trying to break free.
Motino misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motino connects with a nice looking jab.
Motino throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobral.
Motino lands with a straight right. Sobral didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Sobral. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motino clinches up against the cage.
Motino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Motino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Motino scores with a knee to the head.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Motino drives through and clinches with Sobral against the cage.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw.
Motino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral misses with a two punch combination.
Motino throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Sobral throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Motino is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrei Sobral!
Our winner, Andrei Sobral, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 1232 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 92 p4p, 217 weight class). Santana is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scream - OG Ron C. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana misses with a double jab
so Bogo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bogo is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bogo trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana controls Bogo momentarily but Bogo frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Bogo from controlling successfully.
Bogo is looking to stand up but Santana won't let him.
Bogo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bogo has Santana in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Bogo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bogo's closed guard. He's half up but Bogo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bogo pivots and extends the arm, Santana falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bogo! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Bogo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Piercer (ranked 2510 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 325 p4p, 384 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Piercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Piercer moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Piercer blocks it.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Piercer's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Piercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Piercer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piercer.
A little feinted left hand from Piercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tomoguchi connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the liver by Tomoguchi. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Tomoguchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Piercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi thuds a left hand into Piercer's body.
Piercer looks to land a left hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi blocks a head kick by Piercer.
Tomoguchi 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.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Piercer moved out of range nicely.
Piercer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Piercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Piercer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomoguchi feints a jab promting Piercer to slip. Tomoguchi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Piercer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Tomoguchi does no damage.
Piercer thuds a left hand into Tomoguchi's body.
Piercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Piercer scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomoguchi should have avoided that one.
Tomoguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Piercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Piercer's ribcage but misses.
Piercer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piercer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tomoguchi lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Piercer.
Piercer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tomoguchi finds it's way through Piercer's defenses.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piercer.
A head kick misses from Piercer.
Piercer throws a head kick that misses.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the side of Piercer's head but Piercer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Piercer misses the target.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piercer tries to keep at a distance but Tomoguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piercer as Tomoguchi tries to tie him up.
Piercer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Piercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Piercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piercer lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomoguchi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tomoguchi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piercer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tomoguchi trying to keep a closed guard but Piercer is proving a slippery customer.
Piercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomoguchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piercer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piercer trying to control but Tomoguchi is working from the bottom.
Tomoguchi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Piercer is defending well. Tomoguchi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Piercer has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tomoguchi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinji Tomoguchi!
In his post fight interview, Shinji Tomoguchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 1749 p4p, 2118 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 214 p4p, 255 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansour throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mansour goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt - Mansour sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Mansour shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mansour scores with the left hand. Romanow knows he should have avoided that one.
Mansour connects with a jab.
Romanow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Mansour throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow needs to keep his hands up - Mansour had a free shot at his head there.
Romanow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansour works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow throws an elbow that misses. Mansour uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romanow's guard. Nice move by Mansour!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansour is one step ahead there.
Mansour has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow looking for a guillotine here but Mansour defends easily.
Mansour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mansour has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romanow is proving hard to escape from.
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mansour can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mansour will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansour is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mansour with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mansour avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Romanow prevents Mansour from standing back up.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansour taking some punishment here, with Romanow in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mansour is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mansour keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mansour defending well though.
Romanow prevents Mansour from standing back up.
Romanow is nestled in close to Mansour, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow is pressing down on Mansour's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mansour is holding on for now.
Mansour blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mansour is looking to chop away at Romanow's legs.
Romanow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mansour.
Romanow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mansour.
Mansour swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Mansour avoids it easily.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Mansour tries to sprawl but Romanow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Mansour dodges it nicely.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansour's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Marcel Romanow has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Mansour's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansour's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Mansour's temple.
Romanow misses with a head shot. Mansour uses the momentum to regain guard.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow prevents Mansour from getting back to his feet.
Romanow stands up over Mansour, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow postures up in Mansour's guard and throws a big left but Mansour blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Mansour working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow lands a couple of digs.
Mansour on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mansour tries to get out of the position.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mansour's head.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Mansour blocks nicely.
Romanow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romanow distracts Mansour with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow throws a strike but Mansour rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romanow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
Romanow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mansour takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanow lands a slapping body shot.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansour moves away.
The fighters circling - Mansour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour connects with a body shot that sends Romanow's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mansour.
Romanow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mansour!
Romanow tries to score with some ground and pound. Mansour controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Romanow.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Mansour's head but Mansour avoids it well.
Romanow working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mansour is avoiding damage well.
Romanow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow cracks Mansour with a big right hand but Mansour just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mansour is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romanow cracks Mansour with a big right hand but Mansour just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Romanow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Romanow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Romanow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mansour is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seth Mansour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mansour sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mansour down.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Mansour on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romanow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Mansour defending against the ground and pound.
Mansour takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mansour defending against the ground and pound.
Mansour avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow.
Marcel Romanow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scoring with punches and elbows.
Mansour is letting Romanow control him for a moment.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Mansour takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mansour sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Romanow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Romanow prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow is putting a hurting on Mansour here, landing some big shots from side control.
Romanow controlling from side mount.
Romanow trying to control the position but Mansour is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romanow 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
A victorious Marcel Romanow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 2244 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 358 p4p, 384 weight class). Yuldashev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seven Nation Army - Dance Mix. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Yuldashev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuldashev.
Dharris 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.
Yuldashev throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuldashev misses with a few strikes there.
Dharris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dharris looks to land a left hand but Yuldashev moved out of range nicely.
Dharris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yuldashev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yuldashev.
Dharris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuldashev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yuldashev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dharris . That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuldashev lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Dharris tries to counter it with a takedown but Yuldashev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decent striking displayed by Dharris there.
Dharris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dharris throws a shot from downtown. Yuldashev moves away and avoids it.
Dharris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris wants to counter with a clinch but Yuldashev pushes him away.
Dharris throws a body punch but Yuldashev moves out of range.
Dharris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
Dharris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev scores with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dharris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yuldashev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dharris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuldashev misses with a low kick.
Dharris misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dharris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dharris misses with a body shot.
Yuldashev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dharris on the side of the head.
Yuldashev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev slips a jab from Dharris .
Yuldashev throws a series of punches but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yuldashev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dharris .
It looked like Yuldashev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Dharris as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dharris . Yuldashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dharris misses the body punch
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dharris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Dharris tries to counter it with a takedown but Yuldashev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dharris looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuldashev is just out of range.
Dharris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuldashev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yuldashev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuldashev throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuldashev throws a looping overhand right but Dharris ducks down to avoid it.
Yuldashev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yuldashev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuldashev lands a nice looking body shot.
Dharris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yuldashev's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Temirbek Yuldashev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuldashev. That's going to slow Dharris down.
Yuldashev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dharris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yuldashev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yuldashev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dharris .
Dharris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dharris throws out a loose jab but Yuldashev uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuldashev tests Dharris 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Yuldashev both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dharris with the counter takedown but Yuldashev avoids it easily.
Dharris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yuldashev counters with a leg kick.
Dharris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev is looking for a counter combo.
Yuldashev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dharris just manages to avoid it.
Yuldashev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dharris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yuldashev scrambles back to his feet.
Dharris scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris misses with a body shot.
Yuldashev tried to counter with a leg kick but Dharris avoided it.
Yuldashev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dharris can do to turn this around?
Dharris tries to move into range but Yuldashev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dharris takes one to the chin there.
Dharris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yuldashev rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Yuldashev misses.
A low kick from Yuldashev misses
and Dharris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yuldashev won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dharris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yuldashev's legs.
Dharris trying to control the action but Yuldashev is working from the bottom.
Yuldashev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yuldashev is looking to control Dharris 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yuldashev avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris is pressing down on Yuldashev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yuldashev is holding on for now.
Dharris is looking to take a break and control but Yuldashev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yuldashev trying to control here.
Yuldashev is doing well to control the position and prevent Dharris from advancing to side control.
Dharris is looking to advance position but Yuldashev won't allow it.
Yuldashev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dharris trying to control the action but Yuldashev is working from the bottom.
Dharris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dharris is thwarting Yuldashev's attempts to control the position.
Yuldashev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dharris .
Yuldashev tries to get to full guard but Dharris has control of the leg.
Yuldashev is looking to control Dharris 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yuldashev avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dharris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yuldashev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yuldashev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dharris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dharris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dharris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Temirbek Yuldashev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big right from Dharris misses.
Yuldashev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dharris 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dharris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yuldashev's head backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Yuldashev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yuldashev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dharris on the side of the head.
Hafir Dharris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dharris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris misses with a body shot
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuldashev lands a jab to Dharris 's midsection.
Yuldashev looks to land a left hand but Dharris moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dharris s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dharris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev with the inside leg kick.
Yuldashev connects with an inside leg kick.
Dharris throws a shot from downtown. Yuldashev moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Yuldashev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yuldashev swings for the body but Dharris moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Yuldashev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris drops his hands momentarily and Yuldashev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yuldashev sizes up Dharris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuldashev tries to score with a low kick but Dharris moves his leg out of the way.
Yuldashev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yuldashev lands a head kick!
Yuldashev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dharris checks a leg kick nicely.
Dharris with the counter takedown but Yuldashev avoids it easily.
Yuldashev moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris defending well as Yuldashev loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Dharris blocks the low kick.
Yuldashev with the inside leg kick.
Temirbek Yuldashev is winning the standup battle so far.
Dharris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dharris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dharris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Yuldashev there.
An inside leg kick lands from Yuldashev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris throws a lazy uppercut
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuldashev with a nice cross.
 Dharris is rocked!
and Yuldashev counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dharris ! He's just covering up as Yuldashev starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temirbek Yuldashev!
A very excited looking Temirbek Yuldashev 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 3023 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Imro Rozenblad (ranked 156 p4p, 119 weight class). Legs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walk - Pantera. Rozenblad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. They Don’t Care About Us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Crazy Legs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Imro Rozenblad!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozenblad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Legs defends it nicely.
Rozenblad fails with the takedown
and Legs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legs connects with a body shot.
Rozenblad shoots for a double leg takedown but Legs sprawls well. He's pushed Rozenblad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imro Rozenblad.
Rozenblad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legs wants to control but Rozenblad is keeping busy.
Rozenblad wants to pass to mount but Legs is defending the position.
Rozenblad wants to control but Legs is keeping him busy.
Legs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Legs.
Rozenblad postures up in Legs's guard and throws a big left but Legs blocks it.
Rozenblad preventing the sweep.
Rozenblad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Legs looking for a sweep. Not yet Legs, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rozenblad manages to get himself to full guard.
Rozenblad has a closed guard, preventing Legs from standing up.
Rozenblad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rozenblad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legs is one step ahead there.
Legs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rozenblad is proving hard to escape from.
Legs stopping the sweep attempt from Rozenblad.
Legs gets to his feet. Rozenblad looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rozenblad darts in looking for a takedown but Legs gets double underhooks and turns Rozenblad into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozenblad shoots in for a double leg but Legs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rozenblad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Legs swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Legs misses its target.
Rozenblad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Legs pinned against the cage. Legs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Legs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rozenblad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legs.
Rozenblad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Legs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Legs digs a good body shot into Rozenblad's ribs.
Legs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rozenblad misses with a takedown attempt - Legs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rozenblad shoots in looking for a takedown. Legs tries to sprawl out of it but Rozenblad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rozenblad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rozenblad has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozenblad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Rozenblad tries for a takedown but Legs circles away easily
and Legs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rozenblad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Legs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rozenblad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rozenblad somewhat.
Rozenblad fails to land the takedown.
We've been told by Legs's head coaches at Rollins Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rozenblad walks into a straight right hand from Legs.
Rozenblad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Legs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rozenblad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rozenblad looks winded!
Legs connects with the punch.
Rozenblad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Legs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rozenblad's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs with a jab.
Imro Rozenblad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozenblad darts in looking for a takedown but Legs gets double underhooks and turns Rozenblad into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozenblad shoots for a double leg takedown but Legs sprawls well. He's pushed Rozenblad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Legs jabs at Rozenblad's body.
Legs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rozenblad back to the cage. Legs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rozenblad looks for a takedown but Legs sprawls well.
Rozenblad looking to score a takedown here. Legs is defending well but Rozenblad drives through and ends up in Legs's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legs is on top in guard.
Legs wanted to stand there but Rozenblad had control of the position.
We've been informed that Rozenblad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Legs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rozenblad's guard.
Legs decides to stand and escape the position.
Rozenblad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legs circles away.
Legs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Legs misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Legs looks to land a right hand but Rozenblad moved out of range.
Rozenblad slips under a jab from Legs.
Legs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rozenblad fails to land the takedown.
Rozenblad dives in and grabs Legs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Legs pushes down on Rozenblad's head and hops out.
Legs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rozenblad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rozenblad closes the distance and clinches up with Legs, looking for a takedown. Rozenblad pushes Legs against the cage but Legs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imro Rozenblad.
Legs gets caught flat footed, as Rozenblad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Legs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Legs decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice shot lands for Legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rozenblad defending well as Legs loads up on a big left hand.
Legs works Rozenblad's body with a nice hook.
Rozenblad shoots in looking for a takedown. Legs tries to sprawl out of it but Rozenblad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Legs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozenblad shoots in for a takedown but Legs shows good takedown defense.
Legs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rozenblad can do to turn this around?
Legs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rozenblad misses with a takedown attempt
and Legs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rozenblad is breathing heavily.
Rozenblad fails with a takedown attempt.
Legs is looking to counter punch.
Legs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crazy Legs is winning the standup battle so far.
Rozenblad tries for a takedown but Legs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Legs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Legs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rozenblad doesn't seem phased though.
Rozenblad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rozenblad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rozenblad moves out of range as Legs strikes.
Rozenblad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Legs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Legs throws a big shot that misses.
Rozenblad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legs scores with a jab. Rozenblad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Legs throws a body punch but Rozenblad moves out of range.
A combination from Legs does no damage.
Rozenblad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs jabs at Rozenblad's body.
Rozenblad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rozenblad shoots in for a double leg but Legs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Legs gets caught napping as Rozenblad dives in and scores a takedown. Legs manages to retain guard.
Legs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rozenblad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rozenblad, not yet.
Legs wants to stand but Rozenblad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rozenblad looking to control.
Legs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Legs wants to stand but Rozenblad has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rozenblad is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rozenblad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Legs wants to stand but Rozenblad has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rozenblad controlling the position for now.
Rozenblad is trying to control but can't.
Legs escapes and gets back to his feet.
Legs cracks Rozenblad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rozenblad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Legs throws a series of punches but Rozenblad moves out of range.
Legs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legs tests Rozenblad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rozenblad goes for a double leg but Legs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Legs continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from Legs misses its target.
Rozenblad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Legs tests Rozenblad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rozenblad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legs is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozenblad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Legs takes a swing at Rozenblad's ribcage but misses.
Legs connects with the punch.
Rozenblad takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legs throws a good cross that connects.
Rozenblad fails to land the takedown.
Legs works Rozenblad's body with a nice hook.
Rozenblad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rozenblad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Legs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rozenblad.
As Rozenblad looks to move away, Legs throws a big counter combo but Rozenblad just gets out of the way.
Legs misses with a few strikes there.
Legs punishes Rozenblad's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rozenblad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Legs digs a good hook to Rozenblad's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Legs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rozenblad back to the cage. Legs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rozenblad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Legs is fending him off so far but Rozenblad persists. Nope, Legs circles away and we're back to standing.
Legs throws a hook to the side of Rozenblad's head but Rozenblad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rozenblad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rozenblad staying out of range there.
Rozenblad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Legs as he avoids it easily.
Rozenblad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Legs defends it nicely.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imro Rozenblad.
Rozenblad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legs throws a shot from downtown. Rozenblad moves away and avoids it.
Rozenblad fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs with a nice cross.
Legs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rozenblad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rozenblad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozenblad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Legs misses with an uppercut.
Rozenblad has his takedown stuffed
and Legs counters with a right hand to the body.
Rozenblad fails with a takedown attempt.
Rozenblad misses with a takedown
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
Rozenblad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Legs sprawls well. Legs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rozenblad gets slowly back to his feet.
Legs connects with a body shot.
Legs punishes Rozenblad's body with a nice straight punch.
Rozenblad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by Legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Legs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rozenblad.
Rozenblad slips a jab from Legs.
Rozenblad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozenblad.
Rozenblad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rozenblad has his takedown stuffed
and Legs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Legs catches Rozenblad right on the button with a cross.
Legs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Legs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legs wants it to stay on the feet.
Rozenblad shoots in but no luck this time.
Legs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rozenblad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rozenblad fails with the takedown
and Rozenblad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Legs.
Legs lands with an uppercut that bounces Rozenblad off the cage and back into range.
Rozenblad is rocked!
Rozenblad shoots in looking for a takedown but Legs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rozenblad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Legs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rozenblad.
Rozenblad is still on wobbly legs! Can Legs finish him?
Rozenblad closes the distance and clinches up with Legs, looking for a takedown. Rozenblad pushes Legs against the cage but Legs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Legs tries to bum rush Rozenblad with a series of wild strikes but Rozenblad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rozenblad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Legs but Legs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rozenblad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Legs counters with a straight right hand.
Legs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Legs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rozenblad tries for a takedown but Legs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozenblad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legs finds it's way round the side to connect with Rozenblad's head.
Rozenblad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legs lands a right hook to the body.
Crazy Legs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legs throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozenblad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Legs sprawls well. Legs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rozenblad gets slowly back to his feet.
Legs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rozenblad.
Legs throwing a counter right hand but Rozenblad manages to avoid it.
Rozenblad seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Legs.
Legs's corner calls for a 1-2. Legs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rozenblad doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
Imro Rozenblad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozenblad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rozenblad shoots for a takedown but Legs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Legs misses its target.
Legs throws a jab when Rozenblad was well out of range.
Legs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rozenblad takes one on the button.
Rozenblad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rozenblad somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Legs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Legs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Legs!
Crazy Legs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 2081 p4p, 2094 weight class) and Danny Davis (ranked 268 p4p, 269 weight class). Simo Halli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis rushes Halli and presses him up against the cage.
Halli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halli tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halli.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Halli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Halli is in Davis's guard.
Davis trying to control the position here.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halli drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Halli has Davis in his guard.
Halli looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Davis passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Halli defends it.
Halli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Halli looking for submissions off his back.
Halli moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halli is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Halli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halli can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davis is thwarting Halli's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis prevents Halli from improving his position.
Halli trying to get back to full guard but Davis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Davis avoids the attempt from Halli to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halli can't escape the position.
Halli tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halli is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis avoids the attempt from Halli to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halli.
Simo Halli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Halli.
Halli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Halli misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Halli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Halli trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli prevents Davis from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli is working for a submission of some sort.
Halli is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halli.
Well, if Halli 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.
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.
Halli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Halli trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is working for a submission of some sort.
Halli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
You get the feeling that Davis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Halli wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
Davis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Halli jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Simo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halli is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Simo Halli 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. This is the final round!
Halli feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Halli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halli passes into half guard.
Halli is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Halli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Halli is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Davis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Davis!
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Halli's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Halli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is trying to keep Halli in close.
Halli drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davis dives on top into guard.
Davis controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Halli has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Halli on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simo Halli!
Simo Halli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 1276 p4p, 2345 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 98 p4p, 152 weight class). Sterling comes into the arena with I Love blaring out of the sound system. Thibodeaux has chosen Scotty x D4L as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sterling.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thibodeaux as he avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sterling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sterling shoots in but no luck this time.
Sterling 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
Sterling throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sterling looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
A punch combination from Sterling misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thibodeaux with a jab.
Sterling throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Sterling misses with a straight right.
Sterling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibodeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Sterling avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Sterling is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sterling.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sterling moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sterlings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sterling misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux jabs Sterling right on the nose. Sterling blinks but takes it well.
Sterling throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sterling fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thibodeaux sprawls well initially but Sterling persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sterling is looking for a kimura but Thibodeaux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sterling to get the leverage.
Sterling thows a huge punch but Thibodeaux dodges it nicely.
Sterling is keen to just control but Thibodeaux is a slippery customer.
Sterling seems to be working for a kimura but Thibodeaux defends the submission attempt.
Sterling seems to be looking for submissions.
Sterling will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sterling thows a huge punch but Thibodeaux dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thibodeaux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sterling.
Sterling wants to pass to mount but Thibodeaux is defending the position.
Sterling trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Sterling is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thibodeaux defends it well.
Sterling is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thibodeaux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sterling.
Thibodeaux felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
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.
Thibodeaux keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sterling is looking for a kimura but Thibodeaux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sterling to get the leverage.
Sterling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thibodeaux is staying active underneath Sterling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaiden Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Sterling's ribs.
Sterling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux lands with a cross.
Sterling misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sterling misses with a hook
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Kaiden Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sterling fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Thibodeaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sterling fails with the takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Sterling's ribs.
Thibodeaux lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sterling looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaiden Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sterling loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sterling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sterling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Sterling's head.
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux works Sterling's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Sterling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux dodges the punch combination from Sterling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thibodeaux sprawls well. Thibodeaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thibodeaux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sterling drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thibodeaux tries to bench press Sterling off him but Sterling keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sterling's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to his feet.
Sterling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thibodeaux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sterling is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Thibodeaux still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Thibodeaux has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sterling sneaks back into half guard.
Sterling looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sterling trying to hold on to Thibodeaux's head to control him but Thibodeaux postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sterling.
Sterling cracks Thibodeaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sterling cracks Thibodeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sterling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thibodeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sterling on the side of the head.
Sterling throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sterling to score with a decent uppercut.
Thibodeaux stuffs the takedown.
Sterling thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses.
Sterling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thibodeaux tries to avoid it but Sterling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thibodeaux to the ground. Thibodeaux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sterling.
Thibodeaux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Sterling ducks down to avoid it.
Sterling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown but Thibodeaux manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sterling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Sterling misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thibodeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Thibodeaux - just one landing.
Sterling looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Sterling's head.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sterling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Sterling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterling throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Sterling's ribcage but misses.
Sterling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sterling misses with an uppercut.
Sterling shoots in for a double leg but Thibodeaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux dips to his left and cracks Sterling with an uppercut!
Aljamain Sterling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sterling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sterling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thibodeaux's waist but Thibodeaux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sterling off to one side.
A big right from Sterling misses.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Thibodeaux finds it's target.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sterling.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Sterling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
Sterling throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
Sterling swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaiden Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sterling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Sterling throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Sterling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thibodeaux connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Sterling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sterling misses with a wild body shot.
Sterling throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Thibodeaux does it's job there.
Sterling takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aljamain Sterling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sterling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sterling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sterling on the side of the head.
Thibodeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sterling at a distance.
Sterling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiden Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thibodeaux 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Kaiden Thibodeaux tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Aljamain Sterling stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nord Licht (ranked 232 p4p, 413 weight class) and Nino Babel (ranked 38 p4p, 55 weight class). Nord Licht has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nord Licht!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licht slips under a jab.
Babel fails with a takedown attempt.
Licht throwing a counter right hand but Babel manages to avoid it.
Babel darts in and clinches Licht up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel gets control of Licht's arms and successfully pulls guard. Babel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Babel looking to control.
Licht is looking to stand up but Babel won't let him.
Licht has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Babel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Licht can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel trying to keep a closed guard but Licht is proving a slippery customer.
Babel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Licht defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licht has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Babel is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Licht stands up and waves to Babel to follow him.
Nino Babel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babel rushes Licht and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Licht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Licht to keep the fight standing.
Babel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Licht just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nord Licht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Babel.
Licht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Licht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Licht just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Licht walks away with a smile on his face. Babel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babel lands with an uppercut that bounces Licht off the cage and back into range.
Licht scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel pushes Licht up against the cage in a clinch.
Licht tries to throw a body punch but Babel avoids it by throwing Licht back against the cage.
Babel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Licht walks away with a smile on his face. Babel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babel tries to clinch up but Licht circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Licht tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babel slips a jab from Licht.
Babel shoots and misses
and Licht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Licht was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Babel shoots in looking for a takedown but Licht manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Babel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nord Licht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babel slips a jab and a cross from Licht.
Babel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht throws the left hand but Babel avoids the punch easily.
Licht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babel manages to avoid it.
Licht fails to land with a series of punches.
Babel feints the counter takedown.
A head kick by Licht misses
and Babel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licht keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
Babel tries to free his leg and advance position but Licht is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel wants to control from the top but Licht keeps moving.
Babel wants to pass the guard but Licht is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nord Licht 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.
Nice shot lands for Licht.
Babel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Licht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Licht connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Licht defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babel.
Licht quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel tries for a takedown but Licht sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Licht looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Licht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babel moves away.
Babel misses with a takedown attempt - Licht sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Licht misses the target.
Nord Licht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Babel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Babel dodges the punch combination from Licht.
Licht is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babel.
Licht stuffs the takedown.
Babel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Licht tries to avoid it but Babel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Licht to the ground. Licht escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babel shoots in and gets a takedown into Licht's guard.
Licht is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Babel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Licht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Licht's waist but Licht gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Babel off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Licht counters with an inside leg kick.
Babel shoots in but no luck this time.
Babel is looking to clinch.
Nord Licht is winning the standup battle so far.
Licht clobbers Babel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Babel prevents Licht from standing back up.
Babel trying to control the pace.
Babel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel prevents Licht from standing back up.
Nino Babel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Licht has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Babel is on him like a limpet, forcing Licht back against the cage.
Babel fails to pull guard.
Licht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babel backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Licht.
Licht struggles to land a body shot inside as Babel controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nord Licht dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Babel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Licht on his heels. He'll look to pass Licht's guard now, I'm sure.
Licht pushes Babel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Babel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Licht counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel tries to clinch up.
Babel clinches up with Licht and pushes him back against the cage.
Licht is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babel can do to turn this around?
Licht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licht misses with a body punch.
Licht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Licht lands with a left to the head.
Licht is stalling here.
Babel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Licht to keep the fight standing.
Nord Licht has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Licht smiles and moves away.
Nord Licht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Babel.
Licht scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babel gets a double leg takedown into Licht's guard.
Licht has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Babel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Licht avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Licht counters with a quick kick to the body but Babel blocks it.
Babel instigates a clinch.
Licht tries a body shot but Babel blocks it.
Babel tries to pull guard but Licht won't allow it.
Babel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Licht.
Licht scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Licht's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babel ducks under a wild hook from Licht.
And Babel tries to counter it with a takedown but Licht pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel tries to clinch up but Licht circles away and keeps his distance.
Babel tries to clinch but Licht moves out of range.
Licht is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Babel closes the distance and clinches.
Licht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Licht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Licht trying to stall but Babel improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Licht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babel tries to pull guard but Licht holds him up against the cage and eventually Babel drops back down to his feet.
Babel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Licht.
Licht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht connects with a crisp jab.
Licht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babel tries to clinch there but Licht circles away.
Babel shoots in for a double leg but Licht sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Babel tries to close the distance and clinch but Licht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Licht lands a nice looking body kick.
Licht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Licht throws a wild body kick that Babel sees coming a mile off.
Babel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nord Licht clearly takes 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.
Licht tries to land a front kick but Babel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Babel doesn't manage to clinch there - Licht circles away.
Babel tries to clinch but Licht is having none of it.
Babel moves to clinch but Licht breaks away
letting Licht counter with a right hand.
Babel wants to clinch
and Licht counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel fails with a takedown attempt.
Licht is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Licht wants to get back to his feet but Babel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Licht has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Babel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Babel tries to pull guard but Licht holds him up against the cage and eventually Babel drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babel prevents a body shot from Licht.
Babel is trying to pull guard but Licht turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nord Licht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Babel.
Licht trying to control the position but instead, Babel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Licht into the cage.
Babel jumps guard but Licht turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Licht lands a shot to the body.
Babel tries to pull guard but Licht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Licht makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babel jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Babel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Licht stands up and waves to Babel to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licht misses with a two punch combination.
Licht tries to land a body kick
and Babel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Licht!
Licht wants to get back to his feet but Babel is dominant here and he's now got Licht's back!
Licht is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Licht showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Babel on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Licht is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Babel is looking for the choke from the back position but Licht is controlling his hands well.
Babel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Licht knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Licht for a finish.
Licht trying to get back to his feet but Babel is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nord Licht had his way with Nino Babel in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Babel closes the distance but Licht moves to the side
and Licht counters with a nice uppercut.
Licht connects with an inside leg kick.
Babel lands a two punch combo.
Babel fails with the takedown
and Babel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Licht counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Babel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Licht drops Babel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Babel looks back up at him and smiles so Licht waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Babel is rocked!
Licht flashes Babel a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Babel's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Babel crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Licht punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nord Licht!
Nord Licht retains his heavyweight title!
Nord Licht decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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