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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haakon Cabrera (ranked 6019 p4p, 5711 weight class) and Luke Jackson (ranked 493 p4p, 484 weight class). Haakon Cabrera has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm 21 159 0 - 1 - 1 |
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179 cm 20 162 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Good kicks Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haakon Cabrera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Cabrera needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there. Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
Cabrera misses with a looping right. Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Luke Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off. Cabrera changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off. Jackson tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson is looking to clinch. Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick. A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target. Cabrera throws a leg kick enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab. Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cabrera takes one on the button.
Cabrera is rocked! Cabrera with the inside leg kick. Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cabrera shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well. Jackson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Cabrera's defenses. It connects perfectly with Cabrera's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Jackson! An out of breath Luke Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petrus Nekongo (ranked 24531 p4p, 5005 weight class) and Toga Reyes (ranked 547 p4p, 474 weight class). Reyes has chosen Loco En El Coco by Cypress Hill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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197 cm 21 259 0 - 3 - 0 |
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196 cm 21 280 1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petrus Nekongo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toga Reyes! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes drives through and clinches with Nekongo against the cage.
Nekongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nekongo lands a shot to the body. Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nekongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nekongo.
Nekongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Nekongo avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Reyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nekongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nekongo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nekongo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reyes has closed the distance and engaged Nekongo in a clinch.
Nekongo blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Nekongo backwards. Nekongo scores with a hook to the body. Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside. Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekongo. Nekongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nekongo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nekongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nekongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight. Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. An attempted straight right counter from Nekongo misses the target. Nekongo scores with a jab. Nekongo jabs Reyes to the body, keeping him at a distance. Nekongo misses with a body shot.
Nekongo with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nekongo throws a leg kick but Reyes moved away. Reyes tries to counter by closing the distance. Nekongo tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Nekongo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes. Reyes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nekongo.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reyes moves out of range as Nekongo throws a body kick.
Reyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Nekongo should have avoided that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Nekongo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Nekongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nekongo circles away quickly and effectively. Nekongo thumps Reyes with a low kick. Nekongo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Reyes tries to counter by closing the distance. Nekongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Reyes misses with a body shot.
Nekongo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab. Nekongo thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reyes. Nekongo avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekongo controls his hands.
Nekongo tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Petrus Nekongo has been cut. Reyes lands a nice elbow. Nekongo avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes tries a body shot but Nekongo blocks it.
Nekongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nekongo takes a knee to the side of the body. Nekongo is breathing heavily. Reyes scores with a shoulder strike. Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nekongo backwards. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nekongo's brow.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nekongo's brow. Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reyes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Nekongo dodges an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nekongo takes an elbow to the forehead. Nekongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes lands with a light punch inside. Reyes misses with a body punch.
Reyes lands a vicious elbow to the side of Nekongo's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Reyes tries to finish him with strikes but Nekongo still seems able to defend himself so Reyes steps back and lets Nekongo get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Nekongo is rocked! Reyes lands an uppercut, right on the button! Nekongo tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toga Reyes! During a confident post fight interview, Toga Reyes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chrissy Moltisanti (ranked 5599 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Tobias Lakatos (ranked 382 p4p, 235 weight class). Tobias Lakatos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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176 cm 20 152 0 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm 25 145 5 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrissy Moltisanti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Lakatos! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lakatos throws a shot from downtown. Moltisanti moves away and avoids it. Tobias Lakatos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lakatos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moltisanti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lakatos scrambles back to his feet. Moltisanti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lakatos throws a hook to the side of Moltisanti's head but Moltisanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lakatos blocks a jab. A swing and a miss from Moltisanti. A nice side step and Lakatos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Moltisanti shoots and misses and Lakatos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Lakatos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moltisanti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Moltisanti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lakatos. Lakatos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moltisanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lakatos. Moltisanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Moltisanti takes one to the chin there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lakatos jabbing away but nothing is landing. Moltisanti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lakatos sprawls and moves away.
Moltisanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lakatos's guard.
Moltisanti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moltisanti drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Moltisanti as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Lakatos screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Moltisanti! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chrissy Moltisanti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 2501 p4p, 2921 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 334 p4p, 377 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jovanovic misses the jab. Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Jovanovic moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits. It seemed like Jovanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cabrera misses with a straight right. Jovanovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cabrera lands a jab to the nose. Cabrera misses with a hook. Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabrera!
Cabrera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera. Cabrera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Jovanovic throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem. Cabrera slips a straight right by Jovanovic. Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Jovanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jovanovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab. Jovanovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabrera. Cabrera obviously looking to wear him down.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab. Jovanovic tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Jovanovic misses with a straight left. A big left from Cabrera misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jovanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Jovanovic looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jovanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The fighters circle momentarily. Jovanovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jovanovic misses with a straight right. A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Jovanovic counters with a takedown into side control. Cabrera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Jovanovic throwing shots but missing, from side control. Cabrera defending against the ground and pound. Cabrera is trying to buck Jovanovic off.
Cabrera sneaks out the side door and pushes Jovanovic away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cabrera clobbers Jovanovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Cabrera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jovanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic dives in and scores a takedown into Cabrera's guard. Cabrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jovanovic. Jovanovic stops Cabrera from standing up. Jovanovic scoring with punches to the head and body. Jovanovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Cabrera being controlled here, momentarily. Jovanovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Jovanovic wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving. Jovanovic postures up in Cabrera's guard and throws a big left but Cabrera blocks it. Jovanovic works over Cabrera with some ground and pound from guard. Cabrera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Jovanovic throwing strikes from guard but Cabrera blocks nicely. Cabrera wants to stand and escape but Jovanovic is having none of it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jovanovic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Jovanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Jovanovic moves away and avoids it. Jovanovic throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease. Cabrera throws a head kick but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Heraclio Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jovanovic looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range. Cabrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Cabrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jovanovic throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook. Jovanovic fails to land the takedown. Cabrera connects with the punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cabrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jovanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Jovanovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jovanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera. Cabrera misses with a right hand and Jovanovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Jovanovic saw that one coming. Jovanovic misses the shot to the body. Cabrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jovanovic just manages to avoid it. Jovanovic blocks a jab. Jovanovic throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range. Cabrera misses with a looping left. Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jovanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Cabrera throws a head kick that misses. Cabrera lands a jab to the head.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Jovanovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Jovanovic loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jovanovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook. Cabrera motions for Jovanovic to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jovanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera. Jovanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Cabrera dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Jovanovic slaps the foot to one side. Jovanovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo. Jovanovic throws out a powerful jab. Cabrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jovanovic on the side of the head. Cabrera misses with a body kick. Heraclio Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far. Jovanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Jovanovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera kicks off Jovanovic and gets to his feet. Cabrera 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. This has been an exciting period of action! Cabrera keeps Jovanovic at a distance using the push kick. Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Cabrera throws a head kick but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a low kick, looking for Jovanovic's leg but Jovanovic calmly moves out of range. Jovanovic works the jab nicely. An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera. A leg kick checked by Jovanovic. Jovanovic throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely. Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Jovanovic off balance momentarily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Jovanovic does no damage. Jovanovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cabrera staying out of range there. Cabrera goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Cabrera swings for the body but Jovanovic moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cabrera. Jovanovic misses the jab. Jovanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Jovanovic misses its intended target. Cabrera staying out of range there. Jovanovic tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jovanovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Jovanovic. Beautiful body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jovanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jovanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jovanovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrera has one foot on Jovanovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut. Cabrera misses with a kick to the body.
Jovanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Cabrera. Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic. Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice defenses there by Cabrera. Jovanovic throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it. Jovanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
Jovanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jovanovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Jovanovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Jovanovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jovanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera. Jovanovic misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jovanovic's knee momentarily. No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jovanovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Jovanovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera. Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jovanovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera. Jovanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jovanovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Jovanovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cabrera is trying to defend but Jovanovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cabrera kicks off Jovanovic and gets to 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! Jovanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Jovanovic, before circling back to the center of the mat. Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jovanovic. Jovanovic misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming. Jovanovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera. Cabrera throws a head kick but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Jovanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Jovanovic misses with a straight right. Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jovanovic's sensitive parts. A jab from Jovanovic misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jovanovic scores with a jab. Jovanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Jovanovic throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it. Cabrera looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Nice body kick from Cabrera. Cabrera blocks a jab. 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 Heraclio Cabrera will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Jovanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gavrilo Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Heraclio Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jovanovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Jovanovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Jovanovic tries to avoid it. Jovanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Jovanovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nice shot lands for Jovanovic. Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jovanovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jovanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Jovanovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cabrera lands a nice shot that snaps Jovanovic's head back.
Jovanovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera pushes Jovanovic off and gets back to his feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jovanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jovanovic! But no joy. Jovanovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Jovanovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabrera as he avoids it easily. Cabrera cracks Jovanovic with an open hand slap. Jovanovic connects with a nice looking jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jovanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera. Jovanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Cabrera throws a front kick aimed at Jovanovic's knee but Jovanovic avoids it well. Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jovanovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jovanovic. Cabrera throws a head kick but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Cabrera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jovanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera. Jovanovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jovanovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabrera as he avoids it easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jovanovic is defended easily by Cabrera. Heraclio Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavrilo Jovanovic. Jovanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A bone on bone clash there as Jovanovic blocks the leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jovanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cabrera misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cabrera. Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic. Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick. Cabrera connects with a single shot there. Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Jovanovic misses with a looping right. Jovanovic fails with a takedown attempt. Good leg kick by Cabrera. Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around? Cabrera throws a one two combo.
Cabrera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cabrera wants it to stay on the feet. Cabrera scores with a three punch combo!
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy. It seemed like Jovanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab. Jovanovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut. Jovanovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Cabrera counters with a head kick. Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jovanovic. Jovanovic avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Jovanovic darts in looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets double underhooks and turns Jovanovic into the cage. Cabrera jabs Jovanovic right on the nose. Jovanovic blinks but takes it well. Cabrera feints and then cracks Jovanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jovanovic down. Jovanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera. Cabrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Cabrera feints and then cracks Jovanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jovanovic down. Jovanovic works Cabrera's body with a nice hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cabrera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jovanovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick. The fighters circling - Jovanovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jovanovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Jovanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cabrera lands a jab. Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jovanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jovanovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jovanovic doesn't seem bothered though. Jovanovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Cabrera. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A decent looking body kick lands there for Cabrera. Nice uppercut there from Cabrera. Nice defenses there by Cabrera. Jovanovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Heraclio Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round. Well Cabrera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heraclio Cabrera! Our winner, Heraclio Cabrera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 2181 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Space Herpes (ranked 333 p4p, 363 weight class). Herpes has chosen Herpes Two as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Space Herpes enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Space Herpes! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Herpes with a hook. Kulmunki misses with a head kick.
Herpes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulmunki is just out of range. Herpes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulmunki swinging wildly here.
Herpes misses with a wild body shot. Kulmunki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A solid leg kick lands there for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki missing with a left hand there. Herpes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kulmunki with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kulmunki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Herpes moves into range and connects with a jab. Kulmunki throws a right hand that Herpes ducks under and follows up with a left that Herpes also avoids with ease. Kulmunki misses with a hook to the body
and Herpes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kulmunki! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kulmunki is not content to let Herpes control the position. Herpes controls the position from side control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Herpes is looking to take a break and control but Kulmunki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Kulmunki prevents Herpes from moving into mount. Herpes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Herpes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kulmunki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Herpes but great work by Kulmunki. Herpes is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Herpes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Herpes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Herpes is trying to control but can't.
Herpes is trying to get back to full guard. Herpes is controlling Kulmunki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Herpes manages to get to full guard.
Herpes is looking to sweep but instead, Kulmunki has passed into half guard.
Herpes trying to control from the bottom.
Herpes tries to roll over but Kulmunki keeps him under control. Herpes gets back to full guard.
 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. Herpes wants to sweep but no luck. Herpes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kulmunki manages to get himself to full guard.
Herpes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Herpes has gone for a leg lock! Kulmunki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Herpes's guard.
 The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herpes is looking for a triangle but Kulmunki pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Space Herpes dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Kulmunki finds it's way through Herpes's defenses. Kulmunki lands a jab to the head.
Kulmunki lands a body shot.
Kulmunki tries to move into range but Herpes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kulmunki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulmunki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herpes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kulmunki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kulmunki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herpes. Herpes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kulmunki defends it well. Herpes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kulmunki connects with a leg kick. A good leg kick by Kulmunki. Kulmunki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herpes. Kulmunki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Herpes just manages to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kulmunki misses the jab. Herpes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kulmunki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herpes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kulmunki throws a leg kick which misses Herpes's front leg but catches the back leg as Herpes tries to avoid it. Kulmunki throws a body shot but no joy. Kulmunki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kulmunki with a nice calf kick. Herpes misses with an uppercut. Kulmunki lands a leg kick that knocks Herpes off balance momentarily. Kulmunki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kulmunki avoids the body shot from Herpes.
Kulmunki feinted there with a counter leg kick. Kulmunki thumps Herpes with a low kick. Kulmunki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herpes throws out the jab. Herpes misses with a hook. Left hook, right uppercut from Kulmunki. Kenzo Kulmunki is winning the standup battle so far. Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Herpes sees it coming and checks it nicely. Herpes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Herpes tries to clinch but Kulmunki moves out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kulmunki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herpes. And Herpes tries to counter it with a takedown but Kulmunki pushes his down on his head and steps out. Kulmunki thows a leg kick but Herpes checks it and Herpes counters with a stiff right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herpes has Kulmunki up against the cage in a clinch.
Kulmunki prevents a body shot from Herpes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Herpes.
Kulmunki manages to break the clinch.
Herpes tries to clinch there but Kulmunki circles away.
Herpes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulmunki manages to avoid it. Herpes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kulmunki defends well and Herpes ends up having to push Kulmunki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Herpes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Herpes dives in for a single leg takedown but Kulmunki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Kulmunki throws a quick inside leg kick. Kulmunki throws a nice looking combination but Herpes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kulmunki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kulmunki connects with a body shot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kulmunki throws a leg kick which misses Herpes's front leg but catches the back leg as Herpes tries to avoid it. Kulmunki just misses with a punch to the body.
Herpes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulmunki moves away. Kulmunki is looking to slow Herpes down with leg kicks. Kulmunki throws a one two combo.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Herpes sees it coming and moves out of range. Kulmunki slips under a jab from Herpes. Sloppy strikes from Kulmunki. Those never looked like landing. Kulmunki with the inside leg kick. Herpes swings for the body but Kulmunki moves out of range.
Kulmunki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herpes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kulmunki defends it well. Kulmunki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Herpes dips to his left and cracks Kulmunki with an uppercut! Herpes lands with a right hand. Kulmunki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herpes can do to turn this around?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Herpes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kulmunki thows a leg kick but Herpes checks it
and Herpes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Herpes. Herpes's corner is telling him to maintain position. Kulmunki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Kulmunki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herpes. Herpes looking to pass the guard. Herpes controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Herpes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Herpes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kulmunki throws a right hand that Herpes ducks under and follows up with a left that Herpes also avoids with ease. Kulmunki slips a straight right by Herpes. Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Herpes checks it.
Herpes closes the distance and pushes Kulmunki back into the cage. Herpes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulmunki controls his hands.
Herpes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulmunki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. That kick from Kulmunki tenderised Herpes's leg. Herpes is trying to keep his angry face on. Herpes misses with a takedown attempt - Kulmunki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Kulmunki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Herpes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulmunki ducks under a wild hook from Herpes. Kulmunki lands a jab-cross combination. Herpes connects with a nice looking jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Kulmunki. Herpes throws a hook to the side of Kulmunki's head but Kulmunki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kulmunki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Kulmunki throws a counter high kick but Herpes was just alert enough to avoid it. Kulmunki moves out of range as Herpes strikes. Kulmunki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Herpess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Kenzo Kulmunki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Herpes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulmunki finds it's way round the side to connect with Herpes's head. Kenzo Kulmunki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch lands to the side of Herpes 's head but he takes it in his stride. Kulmunki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herpes. Herpes throws a hook but Kulmunki avoids it easily. Kulmunki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulmunki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herpes moves away. Kulmunki with a nice cross. A head kick misses from Kulmunki.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Good work by Herpes as he checks the leg kick. Herpes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kulmunki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Kulmunki throws a nice outside leg kick. Kulmunki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Herpes checks a low kick from Kulmunki. Herpes throws a series of punches but Kulmunki avoids them all with ease. Herpes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kulmunki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Herpes looks to land a right hand but Kulmunki moved out of range. Herpes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Herpes misses its intended target. Kulmunki lands a jab to Herpes's midsection. Kulmunki lands with a thumping leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Herpes looks to throw the jab but Kulmunki is out of range. Kulmunki fails to land with a series of punches.
Herpes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kulmunki. Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside. Herpes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulmunki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herpes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Herpes checks it. Herpes looks like he wants to counter punch here. Herpes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Herpes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kulmunki scores with a jab. Kulmunki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herpes checks it well. Herpes fails with a takedown attempt. Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Space Herpes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kulmunki connects with a right hand. Herpes shakes it off. Herpes tries to clinch there but Kulmunki circles away.
Herpes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kulmunki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kulmunki misses with a low kick.
Herpes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Herpes is rocked! Some wild striking there from Kulmunki.
Herpes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulmunki finish him? Kulmunki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Kulmunki fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Herpes to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Herpes looks to clinch but Kulmunki throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Herpes taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenzo Kulmunki! An out of breath Kenzo Kulmunki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. The defeated Space Herpes had this to say: 'You better go to the clinic bro cause im leaking.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kamaka (ranked 2835 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Luis Palhares (ranked 335 p4p, 325 weight class). Kamaka comes to the cage accompanied by Heartwork - Carcass. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palhares's choice of entrance music: My Name Is Human. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Kamaka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Palhares! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kamaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Luis Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kamaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Kamaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palhares.
Kamaka looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range. Kamaka throws a big shot that misses. Kamaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Nice shot lands for Kamaka. Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares. A telegraphed right hand from Kamaka misses the target. Kamaka loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch. Palhares misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Palhares. Palhares misses with a few strikes there.
Kamaka checks a leg kick. Kamaka throws a leg kick but Palhares checks it. Kamaka slips under a jab from Palhares. Kamaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palhares circles away quickly and effectively. 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! Palhares misses with a straight left. A head kick by Palhares misses and Kamaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kamaka moves out of range of the strikes. It looked like Kamaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kamaka misses with an uppercut. Palhares saw that one coming. A telegraphed right hand from Kamaka misses the target. Palhares feints a counter leg kick. Palhares scores with a hook. Palhares misses with a hook
and Kamaka counters with a nice uppercut. Kamaka swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares lands with a hook. Kamaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kamaka misses with the combination.
Kamaka misses with a looping right. Kamaka tests Palhares's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kamaka ducks under a wild hook from Palhares. Palhares throws a leg kick but Kamaka checks it. Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Kamaka. Kamaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palhares in his tracks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kamaka throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range. Palhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamaka.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Palhares takes one to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palhares. Palhares misses with a looping right. Good leg kick by Palhares. Palhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A telegraphed right hand from Kamaka misses the target. Palhares moves away from the strike by Kamaka. Palhares misses the shot to the body. Palhares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe Kamaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Palhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Palhares connects with a leg kick. Kamaka throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Palhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamaka. A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Kamaka does a little dance to reset his feet. Kamaka throws a hook but Palhares blocks it. A slow jab from Kamaka misses its intended target.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Palhares throws a body punch but Kamaka moves out of range. Kamaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palhares scores with a jab to the jaw. Palhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Palhares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kamaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away. Palhares has a takedown stuffed. Kamaka throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range. Kamaka ducks under a wild hook from Palhares. Kamaka motions for Palhares to come forward. Kamaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kamaka throws a nice looking combination but Palhares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Palhares looks to land a body kick but Kamaka moved away. Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Kamaka. Kamaka thuds his right hand into Palhares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A low kick from Palhares misses enabling Kamaka to counter with a crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Palhares lands with a hook. Kamaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palhares!
Palhares blocks a jab. Palhares connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamaka staying out of range there. Kamaka throws a body shot but no joy. Palhares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kamaka. Kamaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Palhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamaka is out of range. Palhares missing with a left hand there. Kamaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Palhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Palhares throws a leg kick but Kamaka sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kamaka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kamaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Palhares looks to land a combination. Kamaka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Palhares misses with a looping right. Kamaka with a hook. Palhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Kamaka will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Palhares misses with a wild body shot. Palhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kamaka misses with a wild body shot. Kamaka missing with a left hand there. Palhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kamaka jabbing away but nothing is landing. Palhares moves out of range of the strikes. Kamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares. Palhares throws a head kick that half lands.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Palhares scores with a decent looking hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Palhares moves out of range of the strikes. Nice body punch from Palhares. Palhares lands with an overhand left. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Palhares slips under a jab from Kamaka. Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Palhares shoots in for a double leg but Kamaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Palhares misses with a wild body shot. Kamaka throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range. Palhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kamaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares. Kamaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Palhares misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamaka misses with a low kick.
Kamaka lands with a nice combination. Palhares backs away looking to recover. Palhares throws a series of punches but Kamaka avoids them all with ease. An attempted straight right counter from Kamaka misses the target. Palhares throws a low kick but Kamaka avoids it. Kamaka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Palhares missing with a left hand there. Kamaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kamaka throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease. Palhares throws a nice inside leg kick. Palhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamaka. That did some damage!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jab by Palhares. Palhares moves away from the strike by Kamaka. Kamaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares looks to throw the jab but Kamaka is out of range. Kamaka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Kamaka throws a hook but Palhares avoids it easily. Kamaka loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palhares! But no joy. Kamaka loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch. Palhares with the counter takedown but Kamaka avoids it easily. Palhares lands a leg kick that knocks Kamaka off balance momentarily. Kamaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palhares. Palhares obviously looking to wear him down.
Palhares throws a nice inside leg kick. Palhares misses with an uppercut. Kamaka saw that one coming. A punch combination from Kamaka misses. Palhares feints a counter leg kick. Kamaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares. A slapping leg kick lands for Palhares.
Kamaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kamaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kamaka throws a big shot that misses. Kamaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
 The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Palhares scores with a takedown into Kamaka's guard. Kamaka pulls Palhares in close to prevent any damage. Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamaka is keeping the position for now. Kamaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamaka tries to get out of the position. Kamaka being controlled here, momentarily. Palhares trying to control but Kamaka is working from the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamaka is keeping the position for now. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Palhares is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Palhares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Palhares slips a straight right by Kamaka. Kamaka throws a good cross that connects.
Kamaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Palhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kamaka misses with a straight left. Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Palhares will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Palhares. Kamaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Kamaka throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range. Palhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Palhares scores with a nice head shot. Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kamaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Palhares trying to control but Kamaka is working from the bottom. Palhares is stalling in the full guard. Kamaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamaka, not yet.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palhares gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Palhares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kamaka. Kamaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Palhares slips under a jab. Palhares throws out a powerful jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Palhares motions for Kamaka to come forward. Palhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kamaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Palhares blocks a jab. Palhares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamaka if he has to take too many more of those.
Palhares wants to land a leg kick but Kamaka is out of range. Kamaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Palhares counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Palhares.
Palhares lands a slapping body shot.
Palhares connects with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kamaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares. Kamaka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palhares eats them both and turns towards Kamaka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. A slow jab from Kamaka misses its intended target. Palhares connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamaka misses with an uppercut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kamaka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Palhares slips under a jab from Kamaka. Palhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
and Kamaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Palhares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Kamaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Palhares flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamaka steps away. Joe Kamaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Kamaka's shoulder, as Kamaka tries to avoid the shot. Palhares slips under a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Kamaka does a little dance to reset his feet. Kamaka needs to keep his hands up - Palhares had a free shot at his head there. An inside leg kick lands from Palhares. Kamaka throws a leg kick but Palhares sees it coming and moves out of range. Palhares feints the counter takedown. Kamaka throws a right hand that misses
and Palhares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Kamaka checks the leg kick. Kamaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palhares checks it well. Kamaka avoids the head kick by Palhares.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Palhares cracks Kamaka with a right hand to the side of the head. Luis Palhares seems to be getting the better of the standup. Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamaka throws out the jab. Kamaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palhares throws a low kick, looking for Kamaka's leg but Kamaka calmly moves out of range. Kamaka throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Palhares cracks Kamaka with a right hand to the side of the head. Palhares looks to land a left hand but Kamaka moved out of range nicely. Kamaka throws a low kick but Palhares moves out of range easily. A telegraphed right hand from Palhares misses the target. Kamaka's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamaka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Palhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Kamaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kamaka is rocked! A nice leg kick from Palhares, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Kamaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Palhares throws a leg kick and Kamaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palhares is rocked! Kamaka throws a hook but Palhares avoids it easily. Kamaka seems to have got his legs back now. Palhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamaka finish him? Kamaka throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Luis Palhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Palhares 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Palhares! Luis Palhares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. The defeated Joe Kamaka had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregoire Aebersold (ranked 2032 p4p, 2159 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 314 p4p, 329 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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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregoire Aebersold! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aebersold wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Knox connects with a right hand. Aebersold shakes it off.
Knox drops Aebersold with a beautiful combination! Aebersold stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knox is looking for the KO!
Aebersold is rocked!
It looks like Gregoire Aebersold has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Knox has cracked Aebersold with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Knox lands another huge swinging hook and Aebersold tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Aebersold, before Knox can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Knox! After the fight, John Knox was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Leilua (ranked 2394 p4p, 2654 weight class) and Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 321 p4p, 348 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 welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Leilua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nagatsuki Hideki! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hideki throws a hook but Leilua blocks it. Hideki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leilua under the eye.
It looks like Kai Leilua has been cut.
Leilua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hideki lands an elbow inside. Hideki lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hideki scores with a shot to the side of Leilua's head. Hideki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Leilua misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Leilua fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideki. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hideki. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideki. Hideki throws a head punch that misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hideki swings wildly with an uppercut but Leilua uses good head movement to avoid it. Hideki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hideki lands a hook to the side of the head. Hideki blocking some punches.
Leilua lands an elbow inside. Hideki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Leilua controls his hands.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leilua struggles to land a body shot inside as Hideki controls his hands.
Hideki working aggressively here.
Leilua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hideki avoids it. Hideki working aggressively here.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside. Leilua looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hideki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside. Hideki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leilua backwards. Leilua scores with a hook to the body. Leilua throws an elbow that misses.
Hideki lands a damaging elbow.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hideki misses with a looping right. Leilua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leilua takes one to the side of the head.
Leilua is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hideki connects with a body shot. Hideki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Oh Leilua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai Leilua's cut is getting worse. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hideki engages and cracks Leilua with a massive lead left hook - Leilua tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hideki is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nagatsuki Hideki! A very excited looking Nagatsuki Hideki 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Herio Lupsaka (ranked 2740 p4p, 2879 weight class) and Convicted Kelly (ranked 358 p4p, 372 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: Bump and grind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Convicted Kelly! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupsaka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelly quickly recovers to half guard. Lupsaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Ground and pound from Lupsaka. Lupsaka scoring with strikes to the body and head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lupsaka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Lupsaka controlling the position easily from mount. Lupsaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Lupsaka looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lupsaka looking to finish Kelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kelly! The referee warns Kelly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots 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! Lupsaka dominating with strikes here.
Kelly is rocked! Lupsaka postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kelly out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Lupsaka goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka! Our winner, Herio Lupsaka, 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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