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DMMA 277 NYE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Needno Badges (ranked 3091 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Mathieu David (ranked 360 p4p, 307 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Needno Badges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mathieu David!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badges counters with a nice uppercut.
Badges closes the distance and clinches.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badges.
David slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Badges.
David takes an elbow to the temple.
Badges swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Badges on the inside.
Badges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Badges.
Badges tries to circle away but David has him pinned against the cage.
David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badges or not.
David taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David pushes Badges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badges just leaning against David, taking a breather.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badges wants to break free but David has control.
David's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badges scores with a jab. David acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Badges misses the target.
Badges throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
Badges avoids the head kick by David.
David takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David moves in looking to clinch but Badges pushes him off.
Badges seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
David throws a hook but Badges avoids it easily.
David gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Badges lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badges manages to break the clinch.
David misses with a head kick.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Badges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and David counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David throws a hook but Badges avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Badges - just one landing.
Badges throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
Badges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Badges blocks it well.
Badges swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Badges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. David doesn't seem bothered though.
Badges takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Badges walks into a stiff left hand from David.
 It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
David closes the distance and clinches.
David working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
David lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badges tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on David - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
David tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Badges throws an elbow but misses.
David stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as David takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Badges using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
David breaks the clinch.
Badges avoids the head kick by David.
David misses with a head kick.
Badges with a jab.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badges is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from David.
Badges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by David.
David lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
David scores with a nice right hand.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badges counters with a one-two to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needno Badges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badges throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
David looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from David in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badges closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Badges.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David digs a good body shot into Badges's ribs.
Badges doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
Badges throws a lazy uppercut
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David drops his hands momentarily and Badges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Badges.
David throws a lazy head kick
and Badges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Badges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Needno Badges is winning the standup battle so far.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Badges counter with a right hand.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Badges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badges keeps the fight on the outside.
Badges misses with a hook
and David counters with a two punch combo.
Badges wants to clinch
and David counters with a left and a right that stings Badges.
Badges cracks David with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from David.
David throws a head kick that misses
and Badges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David leaning against his opponent.
David looking to throw knees to the head but Badges is blocking nicely.
David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Badges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David rushes Badges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Badges is looking to control David's arms but David gets an underhook and turns him. Now Badges has his back to the cage.
Badges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but David is keeping busy.
Badges has had enough of the clinch but David keeps him there for the moment.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badges.
David manages to break the clinch.
Badges misses the shot to the body.
Badges swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
David throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Badges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badges throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges throws a jab when David was well out of range.
David clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by David.
David throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badges blocks it with crossed arms.
David tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badges avoids it.
Badges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badges counters with a straight right hand.
Badges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badges counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mathieu David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David throws a right and a left that Badges avoids nicely.
Badges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badges misses with a body shot.
Badges avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badges swinging wildly here.
Badges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badges lands a slapping body shot.
David misses with a head kick.
As David tries to get set, Badges tries to push him back and clinch up but David manages to avoid the attempt.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badges closes the distance and clinches.
Badges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but David is keeping busy.
Badges breaks the clinch.
David rushes Badges and presses him up against the cage.
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 Needno Badges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badges tries to clinch up.
David shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
David misses with a few strikes there.
Badges lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Badges closes the distance and pushes David back into the cage.
Badges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Badges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davids head.
David is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badges is defending well for now.
Badges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from David. Those never looked like landing.
David misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Badges tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Badges.
Badges throws a big counter combination but David scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Badges - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
David misses with a knee to the head.
David presses Badges against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
David lands with a left to the head.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
David is leaning against Badges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
David lands a right hand.
David looking to throw knees to the head but Badges is blocking nicely.
David using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
David working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
David trying to control the position but instead, Badges has worked for underhooks and has pushed David into the cage.
Badges manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a head kick.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David misses with a wild combination.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by Badges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David drives through and clinches with Badges against the cage.
Badges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through David's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Badges is trying to stall.
Badges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges lands a hook that snaps the head of David backwards.
Badges trying to control the position but instead, David has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badges into the cage.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badges has had enough of the clinch but David keeps him there for the moment.
Badges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badges misses with a straight right.
Badges lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Badges pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces David back to the cage. Badges follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Badges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badges throws a shot to the body.
Badges checks a low kick from David.
David slips a straight right by Badges.
A left and a right from Badges both land. Nice combination.
Mathieu David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Needno Badges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David throws a right hand that Badges ducks under and follows up with a left that Badges also avoids with ease.
David throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badges counters with a lovely shot to the body.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David throws a sloppy head kick
and Badges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Badges misses its target.
David tries to clinch up
and Badges counters with a straight right hand.
David wants to clinch but Badges slips to the side
enabling Badges to counter with a crisp jab.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Badges.
Badges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mathieu David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Badges finds it's way through David's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Needno Badges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badges, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needno Badges!
Needno Badges made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 1871 p4p, 1958 weight class) and Matija Maestro (ranked 143 p4p, 151 weight class). Maestro has chosen Shortwire - Reconfig as his entrance music. Matija Maestro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matija Maestro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan Jr slips a jab and a cross from Maestro.
Keenan Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maestro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keenan Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keenan Jr.
Maestro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maestro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Keenan Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Maestro has double underhooks.
Keenan Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keenan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maestro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keenan Jr is fending him off so far but Maestro persists. Nope, Keenan Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matija Maestro.
Keenan Jr misses with a combination
and Maestro counters with a nice body shot.
Matija Maestro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maestro throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keenan Jr seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Keenan Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maestro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keenan Jr has control of Maestro's left arm, preventing Maestro from doing any damage.
Maestro trying to control but Keenan Jr is working from the bottom.
Keenan Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan Jr is controlling Maestro's posture.
Maestro advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr trying his best to control but Maestro has mounted him.
Maestro wants to control the pace but Keenan Jr is squirming around nicely.
Keenan Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Keenan Jr wants to hold on but Maestro pushes him away.
Keenan Jr is looking to improve his position but Maestro isn't that keen on the idea.
Maestro wants to control the pace but Keenan Jr is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Maestro has a good base and remains in mount.
Maestro content just to control the position here.
Keenan Jr is squirming around, avoiding Maestro's attempts to control the action.
Keenan Jr wants to hold on but Maestro pushes him away.
Keenan Jr is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maestro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maestro tries to control but Keenan Jr wriggling away.
Maestro goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Keenan Jr turns into him and now he's in Maestro's guard.
Maestro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keenan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Maestro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan Jr tries to move into range but Maestro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keenan Jr tries to clinch but Maestro moves out of range.
Keenan Jr slips under a jab from Maestro.
Keenan Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Maestro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keenan Jr or not.
Keenan Jr misses with a body punch.
Maestro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keenan Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr with a nice calf kick.
Maestro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan Jr.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keenan Jr as he jumps to the side.
Keenan Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro throws a lazy right hand but Keenan Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maestro connects with a right hand. Keenan Jr shakes it off.
Matija Maestro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keenan Jr but Keenan Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keenan Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestro cracks a nice hook into Keenan Jr's ribs.
A jab lands there for Maestro.
Keenan Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Maestro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maestro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matija Maestro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Maestro circles away.
Keenan Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan Jr drops his hands momentarily and Maestro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maestro.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maestro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr is looking to control Maestro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keenan Jr avoid being mounted?
Maestro is taking a breather. Keenan Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maestro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr tries to get to full guard but Maestro has control of the leg.
Keenan Jr is in trouble now - Maestro has advanced to mount!
Maestro with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Maestro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keenan Jr is looking to escape.
Keenan Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr wants to control but Maestro is having none of it.
Maestro controlling the pace for now.
Keenan Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matija Maestro has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maestro avoids the attempt from Keenan Jr to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Keenan Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Maestro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Maestro counters with a two punch combo.
Keenan Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keenan Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan Jr tries to clinch up.
Maestro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestro. Keenan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestro misses with an uppercut. Keenan Jr saw that one coming.
Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Maestro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro fails with the takedown
and Maestro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maestro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keenan Jr lands with a good body shot.
Maestro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick
so Maestro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maestro passes Keenan Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maestro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Keenan Jr defends it well.
Maestro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keenan Jr keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro is looking for a kimura but Keenan Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maestro to get the leverage.
Keenan Jr trying to hold on to Maestro's head to control him but Maestro postures up.
Maestro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maestro is trying to control. Keenan Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maestro content to control rather than advance.
Keenan Jr tries to roll over but Maestro keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Keenan Jr keeping full guard, as Maestro tries to pass.
Maestro preventing the sweep.
Maestro wants to control from the top but Keenan Jr keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maestro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Maestro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matija Maestro.
Maestro feints and as Keenan Jr raises his hands in defense, Maestro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keenan Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keenan Jr is working for a kimura but Maestro is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maestro trying to hold on to Keenan Jr's head to control him but Keenan Jr postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matija Maestro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maestro 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matija Maestro!
A very excited looking Matija Maestro 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 1761 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Lucas McCain (ranked 245 p4p, 199 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain scores with a kick to the body.
McCain drops Lalime with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lalime looks back up at him and smiles so McCain waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Lalime is rocked!
McCain Throws a clean left jab. McCain Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lalime's chin! Lalime crumbles to the ground and McCain follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by McCain !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lucas McCain !
Lucas McCain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Riley (ranked 2192 p4p, 2367 weight class) and Ken Vrjalya (ranked 247 p4p, 262 weight class). Ken Vrjalya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Vrjalya!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a right hand that Vrjalya ducks under and follows up with a left that Vrjalya also avoids with ease.
Vrjalya moves out of range of the strikes.
Vrjalya staying out of range there.
Vrjalya feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Riley.
 It looks like Ken Vrjalya has been cut.
Vrjalya moves out of range as Riley strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
Vrjalya with the counter takedown but Riley avoids it easily.
Vrjalya looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vrjalya in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Riley tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vrjalya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Vrjalya!
After the big win, Ken Vrjalya made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fantasy Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Billy Riley spoke after the fight, saying 'Shiiiiiit'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Doomsday (ranked 1026 p4p, 921 weight class) and Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 132 p4p, 116 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday drives through and clinches with Cabrera against the cage.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera struggles to land a body shot inside as Doomsday controls his hands.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Cabrera lands a hook that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
A short right from Cabrera on the inside.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Doomsday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Doomsday is rocked!
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doomsday clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Doomsday lands with a left to the head.
Cabrera has hold of one of Doomsday's legs. Doomsday is fighting the takedown attempt but Cabrera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Doomsday wants to stand up but Cabrera is controlling him.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doomsday seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cabrera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Doomsday haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera won't allow Doomsday to get back to his feet.
Doomsday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Doomsday is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Doomsday lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the body
and Doomsday counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doomsday's guard.
Doomsday is pulling down on Cabrera's head to control his posture.
Cabrera trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
Doomsday is pulling down on Cabrera's head. It's preventing any offense from Cabrera, at least for the moment.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
Cabrera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Doomsday tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Cabrera is looking to land body kicks.
Doomsday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Doomsday backs off Cabrera throws a huge counter combo but Doomsday manages to avoid it all.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doomsday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cabrera manages to circle out of the way.
Doomsday takes the fight into the clinch.
Doomsday leaning his opponent against the cage.
Doomsday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hendrix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cabrera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doomsday counters with a stiff right hand.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera throws a jab when Doomsday was well out of range.
It looked like Doomsday wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Doomsday counters with a straight right hand.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Cabrera throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Doomsday shows good takedown defense.
Cabrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Doomsday takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Doomsday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Doomsday seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Cabrera tried to score with a low kick but Doomsday checks it.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Doomsday.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
Cabrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doomsday is looking to clinch.
Doomsday bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Hendrix Cabrera's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Cabrera moves out of range as Doomsday strikes.
Doomsday has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Doomsday throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doomsday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cabrera pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at FF Forever inform us that Cabrera has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Doomsday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabrera trying to control the position.
Cabrera has Doomsday pulled in close to control his posture.
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Doomsday controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Doomsday is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four 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.
Cabrera looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Doomsday puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cabrera wants to sweep but Doomsday has passed to side control!
Doomsday stands up and beckons Cabrera to his feet.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doomsday tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doomsday wants to clinch but Cabrera slips to the side
and Cabrera counters with a left and a right that stings Doomsday.
Cabrera tries to keep at a distance but Doomsday has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Doomsday dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Doomsday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Doomsday drives through and clinches with Cabrera against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doomsday.
A knee to the head by Doomsday.
Cabrera gets control of Doomsday's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cabrera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hendrix Cabrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabrera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doomsday defends well.
Doomsday got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doomsday has managed to get both his arms back between Cabrera's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cabrera working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doomsday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cabrera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Doomsday uses it to pass to side control.
Cabrera trying to remain calm as Doomsday controls from the top position.
Doomsday wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cabrera, who protects the arm well.
Cabrera is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doomsday trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Cabrera is trying to get back to half guard.
Doomsday is looking to take a break and control but Cabrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doomsday has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Doomsday tries to clinch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doomsday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrera counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thanos Doomsday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Cabrera catches Doomsday right on the button with a cross.
Doomsday looks to clinch
and Cabrera counters with a good, hard body kick but Doomsday shrugs it off.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Doomsday is looking to counter punch.
Doomsday clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A body shot lands from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
Doomsday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doomsday trying to land knees to the body.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thanos Doomsday.
I think Doomsday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thanos Doomsday!
After winning the bout, Thanos Doomsday thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexus Argento (ranked 1312 p4p, 1007 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 136 p4p, 109 weight class). Argento comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexus Argento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Argento was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Argento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kearney.
Kearney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Argento has Kearney up against the cage in a clinch.
Kearney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kearney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kearney 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.
Argento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Argento throws a shot from downtown. Kearney moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kearney misses.
Kearney misses with a wild body shot.
Argento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Argento misses with a kick to the body
and Kearney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.
That kick from Argento tenderised Kearney's leg. Kearney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kearney blocks a jab.
Argento throws a head kick that misses.
Kearney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Argento to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argento trying to control but Kearney is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Argento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kearney is pulling down on Argento's head to control his posture.
Kearney keeping moving, preventing Argento from controlling successfully.
Argento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kearney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Argento postures up in Kearney's guard and throws a big left but Kearney blocks it.
Argento wants to control from the top but Kearney keeps moving.
Kearney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Argento slips nicely into half guard.
Argento is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Argento throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kearney because Argento loaded up on that one.
Argento lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Argento working for a guillotine from mount but Kearney is in no mood to give up.
Argento can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kearney is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kearney hang on?
Argento wants to control the pace but Kearney is squirming around nicely.
Argento is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kearney has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kearney!
Argento escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kearney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Argento looking for subs off his back but Kearney has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argento is looking for a sweep. Kearney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Argento gets back to full guard.
Kearney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Argento is keeping the position for now.
Argento is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kearney looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexus Argento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Argento cracks Kearney with a good jab.
Argento connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Argento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kearney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Kearney. No joy for Argento on that attempt.
Kearney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Argento tries to clinch but Kearney moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kearney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Argento scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kearney won't allow Argento to pass to mount.
Argento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney wants to get back to full guard.
Argento landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kearney is holding on to half guard well.
Kearney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney has hold of Argento's hands but Argento slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Argento works his way into full mount!
Argento scoring with strikes but Kearney is staying in there.
Argento scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kearney?
Kearney tries to reverse the position but Argento maintains control.
Kearney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
 Kearney is rocked!
Argento postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kearney bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Argento and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexus Argento!
A victorious Alexus Argento 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 363 p4p, 638 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 30 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
Ekaku connects with a jab.
Rahamies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahamies thuds his right hand into Ekaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahamies swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses
and Rahamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and Rahamies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekaku throws a front kick that sends Rahamies stumbling back into the cage.
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Rahamies appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ekaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rahamies counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rahamies takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Satoshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Ekaku misses
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rahamies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rahamies's head.
Ekaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Rahamies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Ekaku.
A short right from Ekaku on the inside.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahamies.
Rahamies lands with a left to the head.
Ekaku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahamies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ekaku.
Rahamies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahamies can't find room to land a body shot as Ekaku controls the action.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rahamies.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku presses Rahamies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ekaku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahamies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rahamies lands with a left to the head.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rahamies.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahamies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rahamies.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.
Rahamies lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahamies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahamies controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Ekaku.
Rahamies misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ekaku.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekaku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahamiess head.
Ekaku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Rahamies presses Ekaku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahamies tries a body shot but Ekaku blocks it.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ekaku.
Rahamies misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahamies.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rahamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekaku effectively controlling the action here.
Ekaku lands with a light punch inside.
Ekaku lands a body punch.
Ekaku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Ekaku lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.
Ekaku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rahamies seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ekaku can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Ekaku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku is leaning against Rahamies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rahamies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekakus head.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ekaku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rahamies or not.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Satoshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku misses with a hook.
Ekaku cracks a nice hook into Rahamies's ribs.
Ekaku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Ekaku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Ekaku stuns Rahamies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rahamies lands a head kick. Ekaku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies walks into a straight right hand from Ekaku.
Rahamies tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ekaku.
Ekaku takes the fight into the clinch.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku prevents a body shot from Rahamies.
Rahamies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekaku looking to stall.
Ekaku is working Rahamies over against the cage.
Ekaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahamies.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a left to the head.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satoshi Ekaku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahamies blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Rahamies.
Ekaku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rahamies up against the cage.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
Rahamies pushes Ekaku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Ekaku lands a nice uppercut.
Rahamies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahamies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahamies tries a body shot but Ekaku blocks it.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahamies misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahamies.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Ekaku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rahamies is keeping busy.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Rahamies lands a right hand.
Rahamies digs a right hand into Ekaku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ekaku's gas tank.
Rahamies pushes Ekaku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ekaku.
Ekaku pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahamies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ekaku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.
Ekaku lands a body punch.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahamies lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rahamies or not.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rahamies.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku takes a shot to the head.
Rahamies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahamies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
Nice body punch from Rahamies - that landed with a thud.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Rahamies controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ekaku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rahamies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rahamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Satoshi Ekaku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekaku.
Ilari Rahamies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rahamies misses with a right hand
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rahamies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Rahamies moved out of range.
It looked like Rahamies wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ekaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ekaku lands with a nice body kick.
Ekaku connects with a body shot.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
Rahamies half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ekaku looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies misses with a hook.
Rahamies fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Rahamies misses its intended target.
Ekaku lands a really nice looking cross but Rahamies seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rahamies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies needs to keep his hands up - Ekaku had a free shot at his head there.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body
and Rahamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahamies closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekaku lands a jab to the head.
Rahamies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekaku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ekaku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rahamies.
A big right from Ekaku misses.
Rahamies throwing a counter right hand but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Satoshi Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahamies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ekaku throws a jab when Rahamies was well out of range.
Rahamies blocks the body kick.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Ekaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ekaku lands a nice looking body shot.
Rahamies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ekaku lands a jab to the nose.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and Rahamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Rahamies was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rahamies throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a front kick that sends Rahamies stumbling back into the cage.
Rahamies moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Ekaku.
Ekaku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ekaku sizes up Rahamies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ekaku throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rahamies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahamies throws out the jab.
Rahamies takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Rahamies is looking for a counter combo.
Ekaku with the inside leg kick.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Ekaku thinks about the counter body kick.
Ekaku digs a good body shot into Rahamies's ribs.
Ekaku connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ekaku with a nice cross.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku cracks Rahamies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rahamies swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Ekaku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ekaku works the jab nicely.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ekaku.
Satoshi Ekaku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ekaku checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Ekaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ekaku has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Satoshi Ekaku, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 1196 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 73 p4p, 70 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. On his way into the cage it seems that JD Drake has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JD Drake seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with an uppercut. Ubereem saw that one coming.
Drake misses the body punch
and Ubereem counters with a head kick. That will keep Drake thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Ubereem counters with a body kick.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Ubereem counters with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Ubereem has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ubereem! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Ubereem!
A victorious Alistair Ubereem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, JD Drake stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's Miller Time'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 243 p4p, 120 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 39 p4p, 17 weight class). Doomsday has chosen Main Theme - Doom Eternal as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday cracks About Don with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doomsday. About Don does a little dance to reset his feet.
About Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
About Don lands the left hand.
About Don connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
About Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from About Don.
Doomsday slips under a jab.
And Doomsday tries to counter it with a takedown but About Don pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doomsday misses with a body punch
and About Don counters with a straight right hand.
About Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
Doomsday defending well as About Don loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from About Don misses the target.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says About Don as he avoids it easily.
Doomsday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doomsday misses with a body shot.
About Don misses the jab.
About Don waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doomsday.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
About Don keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a body punch but About Don moves out of range.
About Don misses with a straight right.
Doomsday with the counter takedown but About Don avoids it easily.
Doomsday misses the shot to the body.
Get Wet About Don is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doomsday throws a right hand that misses
and About Don makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
About Don is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doomsday's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doomsday's back!
About Don trying to control momentarily.
About Don looking for the RNC.
About Don is looking for the choke from the back position but Doomsday is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to control his opponent's hands but About Don gets his hands free.
About Don tries to get the hooks in deep but Doomsday pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Doomsday's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
About Don is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
About Don throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
About Don is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
About Don is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doomsday bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in About Don's guard.
Doomsday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. About Don is keeping the position for now.
Doomsday wants to control from the top but About Don keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
About Don looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
About Don is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doomsday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doomsday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
About Don has his hands on Doomsday's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from About Don misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from About Don. Doomsday does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Get Wet About Don dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
About Don lands with a nice body punch.
Doomsday lands with a good body shot.
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
About Don moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doomsday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
About Don connects with a right hand. Doomsday shakes it off.
About Don jabs Doomsday right on the nose. Doomsday blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
A big right from Doomsday misses.
About Don misses with a hook. Doomsday ducked under it nicely.
Get Wet About Don is winning the standup battle so far.
Doomsday misses with a jab to the body
letting About Don counter with a right hand.
About Don swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as About Don throws out the jab.
About Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doomsday can do to turn this around?
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday lands a right hook to the body.
Doomsday has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
About Don tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from About Don.
Doomsday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
About Don lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doomsday or not.
Doomsday tries to score a body lock takedown but About Don shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from About Don.
About Don pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doomsday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
About Don with a hook.
About Don takes a swing at Doomsday's ribcage but misses.
About Don throws a hook but Doomsday blocks it.
Doomsday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from About Don.
Doomsday swings away with a body shot that misses
and About Don counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by About Don.
About Don dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
About Don leaves Doomsday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
About Don misses with a straight left.
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!
About Don looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday throws an off balance right hand
and About Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
About Don thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from About Don.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
About Don looks to score with a jab to the body but Doomsday is just out of range.
About Don throws a nice looking combination but Doomsday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but About Don defends it well.
About Don swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
About Don getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doomsday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by About Don.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but About Don defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don cracks a nice hook into Doomsday's ribs.
About Don moves away from the strike by Doomsday.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but About Don is just out of range.
About Don lands a really nice looking cross but Doomsday seems unphased.
Doomsday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down About Don rather than just go for the knockout.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
About Don with a hook.
Doomsday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
About Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Doomsday misses with an uppercut. About Don saw that one coming.
About Don throws the left hand but Doomsday avoids the punch easily.
About Don cracks Doomsday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doomsday misses with a hook.
Doomsday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don gets caught napping as Doomsday dives in and scores a takedown. About Don manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
About Don controls Doomsday momentarily but Doomsday frees himself.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Doomsday from controlling successfully.
My spies in House of 1000 Corpses inform me that Doomsday has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Doomsday postures up in About Don's guard and throws a big left but About Don blocks it.
About Don tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doomsday controls from within his opponent's guard.
Doomsday is in close to About Don's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Get Wet About Don dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Doomsday misses with a hook
and About Don counters with a stiff right hand.
Kronos Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doomsday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
About Don slips a straight right by Doomsday.
A counter left hand to the body from About Don misses its target.
Doomsday thuds a left hand into About Don's body.
About Don throws a poor cross that misses
and Doomsday counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for About Don!
About Don struggling a bit here.
Doomsday throws an elbow but About Don slips to the side and avoids it well.
About Don is looking to reverse the position.
About Don managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Doomsday.
Doomsday in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kronos Doomsday has got the better of the ground game so far.
About Don is looking for a sweep.
Doomsday sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but About Don is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday looking to punish the body of his opponent here but About Don is avoiding damage well.
Doomsday tries to score with some ground and pound. About Don controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Doomsday lands a decent elbow from side control.
Doomsday remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
About Don wants to control but Doomsday postures up.
Doomsday wants to lay and pray for a moment but About Don keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Doomsday.
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.
About Don sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doomsday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doomsday with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
About Don wants to control but Doomsday is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomsday.
Doomsday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doomsday defending well as About Don loads up on a big left hand.
About Don throws a body punch but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Get Wet About Don is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
About Don throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
About Don clobbers Doomsday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
About Don stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from About Don misses its intended target.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
About Don is looking to counter punch.
About Don misses with a hook. Doomsday ducked under it nicely.
About Don lands a nice shot to the body.
Doomsday takes one to the chin there.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
About Don throws a right and a left that Doomsday avoids nicely.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by About Don as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from About Don. Doomsday does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
About Don connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doomsday's hands.
Doomsday throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for About Don.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
Doomsday has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doomsday throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
About Don connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doomsday. Doomsday circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
About Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from About Don as Doomsday shoots in.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
About Don wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doomsday misses with a straight right.
Doomsday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
About Don scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Get Wet About Don.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for About Don, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Get Wet About Don!
Get Wet About Don took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 2 p4p, 118 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 1 p4p, 16 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by WEED & MEMORIES. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Klimenko misses with a few strikes there.
Nurmagomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Klimenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurmagomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klimenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Klimenko connects with a high kick.
Nurmagomedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klimenko swivels and escapes.
Klimenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Klimenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klimenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Klimenko misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been informed that Nurmagomedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Klimenko gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Zachary Klimenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Klimenko scores with a hook.
Klimenko moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Klimenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Klimenko's ribcage but misses.
Klimenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Klimenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klimenko with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko stuffs the takedown.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Klimenko loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses.
Klimenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nurmagomedov's hands.
Klimenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut even more.
Nurmagomedov avoids a kick to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Klimenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klimenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klimenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klimenko throws out a loose jab but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimenko manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Klimenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hook to the body.
Klimenko looks to throw a body kick
and Klimenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimenko.
Zachary Klimenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot that sends Klimenko's belly button to the back.
Klimenko swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimenko.
Klimenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klimenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klimenko as he avoids it easily.
Klimenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zachary Klimenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Klimenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimenko.
Nurmagomedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klimenko on the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Klimenko blocks it.
Zachary Klimenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Klimenko's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Klimenko.
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown but Klimenko sprawls well.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Klimenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Klimenko loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Nurmagomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimenko.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Klimenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klimenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Klimenko as Nurmagomedov shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
Klimenko thuds his shin into the meat of Nurmagomedov's side.
Klimenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Klimenko avoids it with no problem.
Klimenko sizes up Nurmagomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klimenko throws a push kick but Nurmagomedov slaps the foot to one side.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov misses with the combination.
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 Zachary Klimenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nurmagomedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klimenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Nurmagomedov toppling to the canvas! Nurmagomedov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Klimenko finish him?!
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Klimenko lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Nurmagomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimenko is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Nurmagomedov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nurmagomedov is out cold! Klimenko holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his middleweight title!
Zachary Klimenko 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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