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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 2323 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 302 p4p, 214 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Many Men. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
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 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Lawrence lands but Regueiro takes it in his stride.
Lawrence takes a kick to the side of the head.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Regueiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawrence.
Regueiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Regueiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Regueiro moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence feints and as Regueiro raises his hands in defense, Lawrence changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Regueiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence lands a couple of digs.
Regueiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Regueiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lawrence postures up in Regueiro's guard and throws a big left but Regueiro blocks it.
Lawrence throwing strikes from guard but Regueiro blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Regueiro holds on and takes a little breather.
Lawrence cracks Regueiro with a solid left hand.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to control but Regueiro is working from the bottom.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is looking to work some ground and pound but Regueiro has wrist control.
Lawrence working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Regueiro trying to control the position.
Lawrence controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Regueiro keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence stopping the sweep attempt from Regueiro.
Lawrence stays in close to Regueiro's body and controls the position.
Lawrence tries to free his leg and advance position but Regueiro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawrence has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Regueiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Regueiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Regueiro's head.
Lawrence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawrence keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Regueiro's head.
Lawrence cracks Regueiro with a solid left hand.
Lawrence lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Regueiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Regueiro's head.
Lawrence forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro has hold of Lawrence's hands but Lawrence slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Regueiro actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawrence lands a nice short elbow.
Regueiro taking some punishment here, with Lawrence in his half guard.
Regueiro taking some punishment here, with Lawrence in his half guard.
Lawrence is nestled in close to Regueiro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Regueiro tries to roll over but Lawrence keeps him under control.
Lawrence sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Regueiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Regueiro has hold of Lawrence's hands but Lawrence slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lawrence looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Regueiro is staying active underneath Lawrence, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawrence throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Regueiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Regueiro closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the cage.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lawrence or perhaps it was just good defense by Regueiro, which made it look bad.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regueiro throws a lazy head kick
and Lawrence counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regueiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Regueiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Regueiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combo that has Regueiro backing up. Regueiro nods at Lawrence to acknowledge the strikes.
Regueiro tries to clinch
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Regueiro digs a good hook to Lawrence's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro wants to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a series of strikes. Regueiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Regueiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawrence.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawrence is defended easily by Regueiro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Regueiro's waist but Regueiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawrence off to one side.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Lawrence was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Regueiro misses with a double jab
and Lawrence counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regueiro can do to turn this around?
Regueiro drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the cage.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Regueiro prevents it.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Regueiro prevents it.
Regueiro misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Regueiro gets underhooks to prevent Lawrence's takedown attempt.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regueiro misses with a combination
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Lawrence was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Regueiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown but Regueiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawrence's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawrence.
A right hook to the body lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Lawrence moves out of range easily.
Lawrence dodges the punch combination from Regueiro.
Lawrence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Regueiro connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Regueiro is out of range and Lawrence settles back down.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regueiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Regueiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Regueiro misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Lawrence fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
Regueiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Regueiro leaves Lawrence with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lawrence moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRegueiro.
Lawrence has a takedown stuffed.
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick from Regueiro lands but Lawrence takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Regueiro throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Regueiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Regueiro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Regueiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Regueiro working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Regueiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawrence cracks Regueiro with a solid left hand.
Regueiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lawrence engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Regueiro keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence distracts Regueiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Regueiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawrence scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lawrence distracts Regueiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Regueiro has his foot on Lawrence's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawrence works his way back into a safe position though.
Malachi Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Regueiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
Regueiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.
Lawrence lands a couple of digs.
Regueiro has momentary wrist control but Lawrence slips an elbow through the middle.
Lawrence engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lawrence with a nice head shot there.
Lawrence with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Regueiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawrence with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lawrence preventing the sweep.
Regueiro keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Regueiro trying to keep a closed guard but Lawrence is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Regueiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Regueiro has momentary wrist control but Lawrence slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawrence 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malachi Lawrence!
Malachi Lawrence decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1536 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 193 p4p, 192 weight class). Ragnaar comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - The Wave. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar dips to his left and cracks Yan with an uppercut!
Yan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ragnaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnaar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Yan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yan tries to avoid it.
Ragnaar jabs Yan right on the nose. Yan blinks but takes it well.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ragnaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yan in his tracks.
Yan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yan walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yan takes a step back to recover.
Ragnaar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnaar, as that shot connected.
Yan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Yan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yan tries to avoid it.
Yan avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
Yan throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnaar misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Ragnaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yan doesn't seem phased though.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Yan's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Yan moves out of range.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Ragnaar scores with a head kick.
Ragnaar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yan throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Yan down.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
Ragnaar thows a body kick. Yan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Yan misses.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yan throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Yan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Yan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Yan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnaar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a wild body kick that Yan sees coming a mile off.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar pushes Yan away with a front kick.
Ragnaar scores with a body shot.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Yan off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnaar lands with an overhand left.
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Yan seems unphased.
Yan throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nils Ragnaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan can do to turn this around?
Ragnaar is looking to slow Yan down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ragnaar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 Yan is rocked!
Yan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnaar. Yan shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Yan down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnaar with the inside leg kick.
Ragnaar 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.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
Ragnaar with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnaar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a jab.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Ragnaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnaar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnaar lands a jab to Yan's midsection.
Yan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Ragnaar.
Yan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ragnaar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnaar catches Yan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a shot from downtown. Yan moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Yan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Ragnaar lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yan on the side of the head.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar punishes Yan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yan scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yan throws out the jab.
Yan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar throws a wild body kick that Yan sees coming a mile off.
Yan walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yan on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Yan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yan. Yan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yan's sensitive parts.
Yan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Ragnaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnaar lands a jab to the head.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Yan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Ragnaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnaar with a hook.
Ragnaar scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnaar.
Yan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar lunges at Yan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yan's hand.
Ragnaar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Ragnaar finds it's way through Yan's defenses.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnaar - the referee stops the clock and Yan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnaar. Yan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Ragnaar finds it's way through Yan's defenses.
Ragnaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnaar with a jab.
Yan blocks the body kick.
Yan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yan 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.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar thumps Yan with a low kick.
Yan takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar throws a shot to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Yan moved away.
Yan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jinjing Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnaar 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
Nils Ragnaar made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sweet Revenge, Sweet Sweet Revenge Baby'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 1880 p4p, 1847 weight class) and Samson Buddha (ranked 245 p4p, 241 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka misses with a straight right.
Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Buddha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Cejka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Buddha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha thinks about the counter body kick.
Cejka scores with a nice head shot.
Cejka lands a right hook to the body.
Cejka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buddha's head backwards.
Buddha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Cejka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Buddha slips a jab from Cejka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Cejka.
Cejka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddha moves away.
Cejka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cejka.
Cejka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buddha's hands.
Cejka lands a glancing blow to the side of Buddha's head.
Buddha moves out of range of the strikes.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Buddha is out of range.
Cejka looks to score with a jab to the body but Buddha is just out of range.
Buddha throws out a counter right but Cejka avoids it with no problem.
Cejka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Buddha.
Cejka lands with an overhand left.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Buddha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cejka jabs Buddha right on the nose. Buddha blinks but takes it well.
Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by Cejka.
Buddha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buddha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cejka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddha throws the left hand but Cejka avoids the punch easily.
Buddha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buddha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cejka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cejka swings for the body but Buddha moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buddha has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cejka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cejka misses with a hook. Buddha ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Cejka throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Buddha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buddha blocks a jab.
Cejka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cejka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buddha.
Cejka misses with an uppercut
and Buddha counters with a good low kick that Cejka was not able to check.
The crowd cheers as Cejka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buddha doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha misses with a hook. Cejka ducked under it nicely.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka throws a lazy uppercut
and Buddha counters with a right hand to the body.
Cejka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buddha throws out a counter right but Cejka avoids it with no problem.
Cejka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buddha! But no joy.
Cejka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Buddha counter with a right hand.
Cejka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buddha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cejka scores with a sloppy right hand. Buddha should have avoided that one.
Buddha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cejka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cejka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buddha circles away quickly and effectively.
Buddha moves away from the strike by Cejka.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buddha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cejka connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cejka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cejka misses with an uppercut
and Buddha counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Cejka has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samson Buddha!
Our winner, Samson Buddha, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Sadaval (ranked 989 p4p, 1290 weight class) and Long Hung Dong (ranked 133 p4p, 166 weight class). Sadaval comes to the cage accompanied by Prohibido Olvidar. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong lands a glancing blow to the side of Sadaval's head.
Dong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadaval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sadaval clinches.
Dong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sadavals head.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Sadaval scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sadaval blocking some punches.
Dong tries to pull guard but Sadaval won't allow it.
Sadaval misses with a punch to the body.
Sadaval jumps into guard, dragging Dong to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sadaval is looking to stand up but Dong isn't so interested in that idea.
Dong wants to control from the top but Sadaval keeps moving.
Dong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong prevents Sadaval from getting back to his feet.
Dong trying to control but Sadaval is working from the bottom.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet but Dong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dong looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Long Hung Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sadaval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadaval drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sadaval throws a big right hand that misses.
Sadaval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sadaval avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong is trying to control the position but Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sadaval not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dong looking for a guillotine here but Sadaval defends easily.
Dong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sadaval escapes and throws Dong's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval controls the position from side control.
Dong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dong is trying to get back to half guard.
Dong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sadaval's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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.
Dong is trying to control but can't.
Dong is looking for a sweep. Sadaval is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dong wants to control but Sadaval is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sadaval lands with a punch from half guard.
Dong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sadaval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dong tries to get to full guard but Sadaval has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadaval is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sadaval working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Sadaval dominated that round.
That's time! Sadaval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sadaval scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sadaval tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dong's legs.
Sadaval is trying to ground and pound but Dong uses the momentary lack of control by Sadaval to regain half guard.
Dong is trying to control but can't.
Sadaval keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sadaval seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Horacio Sadaval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sadaval lands a nice short elbow.
Sadaval wants to take a breather but Dong is having none of it.
Sadaval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dong trying to control but Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sadaval scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sadaval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Sadaval not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sadaval thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dong has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 020 Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sadaval trying to control from half guard but Dong is working away.
Dong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sadaval scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sadaval jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval lands an elbow.
Sadaval trying to control the position but Dong is working away.
Sadaval lands an elbow.
Dong struggling a bit here.
Dong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sadaval looks up at the clock and then as Dong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sadaval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sadaval lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dong down.
We've been hearing that Sadaval has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dong is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Dong gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to control but Sadaval postures up.
Dong works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sadaval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sadaval is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sadaval with a nice head shot there.
Dong looking for a guillotine here but Sadaval defends easily.
Sadaval is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadaval throws an elbow that misses. Dong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sadaval's guard. Nice move by Dong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Sadaval 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!
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sadaval is just out of range.
Dong lands with a straight right. Sadaval didn't see that one coming.
Sadaval closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dong's guard.
Dong is looking for a triangle but Sadaval pushes his legs off easily.
Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sadaval gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sadaval distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong 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.
Sadaval distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval postures up and lands a big shot to Dong's brow.
Sadaval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sadaval works over Dong with some ground and pound from guard.
Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sadaval can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sadaval working some strikes from top position.
Sadaval trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sadaval stays in close to Dong's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sadaval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sadaval has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Sadaval throwing strikes from guard but Dong blocks nicely.
Dong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sadaval is aware though and is defending well.
Sadaval not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sadaval keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dong's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sadaval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sadaval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sadaval postures up.
Dong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sadaval defends it easily.
Dong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sadaval working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dong's head.
Dong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sadaval lands a couple of elbows.
Sadaval working some strikes from top position.
Dong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sadaval passes into half guard.
Sadaval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadaval prevents Dong from improving his position.
Horacio Sadaval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadaval lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Sadaval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sadaval, 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Sadaval!
Horacio Sadaval decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bosanac (ranked 974 p4p, 461 weight class) and Eric Osiris (ranked 132 p4p, 59 weight class). Bosanac comes to the cage accompanied by Bobnoxious-Big Cannons. Osiris has chosen Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosanac takes a swing at Osiris's ribcage but misses.
Osiris checks a low kick from Bosanac.
It seemed like Osiris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bosanac throws a right hand that misses
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Leo Bosanac has been cut.
Osiris 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.
Osiris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osiris moves out of range as Bosanac throws a body kick.
Bosanac throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bosanac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Osiris checks a low kick from Bosanac.
Bosanac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Osiris, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiris lands with a short shot to the head.
Osiris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosanac's elbow.
Bosanac looking to slow down the pace here.
Bosanac misses with the head strike.
Osiris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris lands a hook that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Osiris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Bosanac has Osiris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Osiris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bosanac tries to throw a body punch but Osiris avoids it by throwing Bosanac back against the cage.
Bosanac throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bosanac lands with a light punch inside.
Osiris managing to block the knees to the body from Bosanac.
Osiris tries to work over Bosanac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris lands with a left to the head.
Osiris tries to throw a body punch but Bosanac avoids it by throwing Osiris back against the cage.
Osiris tries to work over Bosanac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bosanac lands an elbow just above Osiris 's eye.
 It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Osiris is leaning against Bosanac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Osiris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Osiris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osiris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osiris pushes Bosanac back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bosanac is breathing heavily.
Bosanac has Osiris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Osiris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Osiris lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosanac throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bosanac.
Osiris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osiris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Osiris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Osiris struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosanac controls his hands.
Osiris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Osiris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bosanac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bosanac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bosanac looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Osiris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Osiris finds Bosanac's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Bosanac flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Osiris lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Bosanac will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Osiris!
Eric Osiris tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Merel (ranked 519 p4p, 663 weight class) and Adrian Sterling (ranked 42 p4p, 58 weight class). Sterling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snake by Lil Keed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anthony Merel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adrian Sterling's chin.
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152
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8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling shoots in and drives through. Merel sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Merel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Merel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sterling.
Sterling closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Merel's guard.
Sterling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merel keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel keeping full guard, as Sterling tries to pass.
Merel wants to sweep but no luck.
Sterling is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Merel wants to sweep here but Sterling controlling him for the moment.
Merel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sterling controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Merel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sterling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sterling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Merel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anthony Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Merel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling shoots in for a double leg but Merel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anthony Merel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sterling.
Merel blocks a low kick nicely.
Merel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sterling.
Merel tries to bench press Sterling off him but Sterling keeps the position.
Merel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sterling's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sterling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Merel can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling moves to the back position.
Merel is in bad spot here.
Sterling is looking to control Merel but Merel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Merel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling biding his time, controlling Merel.
Sterling tries to keep control of the position but Merel is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Merel right now.
Sterling really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Merel.
Sterling's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sterling keeps control of the position as Merel tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterling trying to control.
Merel turns into Sterling and is now in his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Sterling dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Merel, as that shot connected.
Merel throws a looping overhand right but Sterling ducks down to avoid it.
Sterling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sterling misses with a takedown
and Merel counters with a nice uppercut.
Merel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sterling feints the counter takedown.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merel as he jumps to the side.
Merel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merel throws a poor cross that misses
and Sterling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sterling stopping the sweep attempt from Merel.
Merel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sterling controls the pace.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Merel keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Merel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Merel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sterling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Merel keeps moving.
Merel has his foot on Sterling's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sterling works his way back into a safe position though.
Sterling pushes down on Merel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sterling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sterling wants to control but Merel is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sterling is taking a breather. Merel 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.
Sterling is looking to advance position but Merel won't allow it.
Merel wants to get back to full guard.
Sterling slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Merel misses with a looping left.
Merel gets caught flat footed, as Sterling shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Merel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sterling wants to control but Merel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Merel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sterling is just riding it out for now. Merel eventually gives up the hold.
Sterling is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel is taking a breather. Sterling 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.
Merel is trying to control the action in half guard but Sterling is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Merel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sterling wants to improve his position but Merel is controlling well.
Sterling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Merel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sterling regains full guard. Nicely done.
Merel stands up over Sterling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adrian Sterling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Merel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sterling has an active guard here but Merel has managed to pass into half guard.
Merel is working for a submission of some sort.
Merel seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterling is trying to maintain the position but Merel is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Merel throws a jab when Sterling was well out of range.
Sterling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merel.
It seemed like Sterling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sterling shoots in and gets a takedown into Merel's guard.
Merel wants to sweep here but Sterling controlling him for the moment.
Sterling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sterling controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
Merel working for a triangle but Sterling defends it easily.
Merel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sterling looking to pass the guard.
Sterling is pushing down on Merel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Merel is fighting to maintain full guard but Sterling has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sterling controlling the action here.
Sterling seems to be looking for submissions.
Sterling looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merel wants to get back to full guard.
Sterling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sterling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Merel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Merel throws a hook to the side of Sterling's head but Sterling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sterling shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Merel defends it nicely.
Merel cracks Sterling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Merel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Merel's corner calls for a 1-2. Merel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling moves out of range as Merel strikes.
Sterling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Merel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sterling with a poor takedown
and Merel counters with a left to the body.
Anthony Merel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sterling.
Merel throws out a powerful jab.
Merel swings for the body but Sterling moves out of range.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown but Merel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sterling fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Merel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anthony Merel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sterling looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anthony Merel is winning the standup battle so far.
Merel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Merel misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling with a lazy takedown attempt
and Merel counters with a straight right hand.
Sterling is rocked!
Merel swings for the body but Sterling moves out of range.
Sterling is still on wobbly legs! Can Merel finish him?
Merel jabs at Sterling's body.
Sterling seems to have recovered his senses.
Merel avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Merel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sterling.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown but Merel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sterling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Merel throwing a counter right hand but Sterling manages to avoid it.
Sterling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Merel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Merel.
Sterling dives in for a single leg takedown but Merel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Merel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Merel cracks Sterling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sterling ducks under a wild hook from Merel.
A slow jab from Merel misses its intended target.
Merel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Merel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Merel 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Merel!
A very excited looking Anthony Merel 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 Valentin Taneyev (ranked 246 p4p, 631 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 39 p4p, 97 weight class). Taneyev comes to the cage accompanied by Demolisher - Slaughter to Prevail. Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33 - 19 - 0 |
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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 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taneyev throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Taneyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taneyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torsten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taneyev lands a glancing blow to the side of Torsten's head.
Torsten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taneyev.
Taneyev closes the distance and clinches.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Taneyev controls his hands.
Torsten throws a punch but it's blocked by Taneyev.
Torsten misses with a punch to the body.
Taneyev looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taneyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torsten's brow.
We've been informed that Torsten 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten avoiding damage as Taneyev throws knees to the body.
Torsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
Taneyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torsten backwards.
Torsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torsten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taneyev or not.
Torsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Taneyev.
Torsten can't find room to land a body shot as Taneyev controls the action.
Torsten lands a nice uppercut.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Taneyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Taneyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taneyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taneyev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torsten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taneyev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Taneyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torsten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
Taneyev drives through and clinches with Torsten against the cage.
Nice body punch from Torsten - that landed with a thud.
Taneyev taking a breather.
Torsten lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Torsten.
Taneyev prevents a body shot from Torsten.
Torsten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taneyevs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torsten.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Torsten.
Taneyev tries a body shot but Torsten blocks it.
Taneyev manages to break the clinch.
Torsten throws a jab when Taneyev was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Taneyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taneyev moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taneyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by Taneyev.
Taneyev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taneyev.
Taneyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Taneyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut. Torsten saw that one coming.
Taneyev moves out of range as Torsten strikes.
Taneyev misses the shot to the body.
And Torsten responds with a good body kick, but Taneyev manages to step out the way in time.
Taneyev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Taneyev.
Taneyev throws a poor cross that misses
and Torsten counters with a left to the body.
Taneyev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten lands a nice looking body shot.
Torsten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taneyev's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taneyev walks into a left hand.
Taneyev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torsten counters with a nice right hand that sends Taneyev toppling to the canvas! Taneyev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Torsten finish him?!
 Taneyev is rocked!
Taneyev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torsten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torsten there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Baldur Torsten's cut even more.
Torsten misses with a wild body shot.
Taneyev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torsten counters with a nice body shot.
Valentin Taneyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taneyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Torsten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torsten lands with an overhand left.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut.
Taneyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torsten counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taneyev.
Nice straight punches there by Taneyev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taneyev.
Taneyev lands an overhand right.
Taneyev lands a jab to Torsten's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taneyev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torsten lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Torsten lands.
Baldur Torsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev moves out of range of the leg kick from Torsten.
Taneyev throws a quick counter head kick but Torsten was just out of range.
Torsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taneyev throws out the jab.
Taneyev fails with the takedown
and Torsten counters with a crisp right hand that drops Taneyev! Torsten lets Taneyev back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Taneyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taneyev throws a jab when Torsten was well out of range.
Taneyev seems to have got his legs back now.
Torsten feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Taneyev sprawling to the canvas! Taneyev rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torsten finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torsten throws a front kick that sends Taneyev stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taneyev misses with a left hand
and Torsten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torsten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torsten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a straight right hand.
Taneyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Torsten is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a hook but Torsten blocks it.
Torsten tries a quick counter leg kick but Taneyev is wise to it.
Torsten steps in with a hook that catches Taneyev right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Torsten follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Taneyev looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Torsten!
A very excited looking Baldur Torsten 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.
Valentin Taneyev spoke after the fight, saying 'This is Number one Bullshit'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 192 p4p, 193 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 26 p4p, 27 weight class). Tenryu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. piri & tommy - on & on kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Penkosip Bizihwaile has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaile misses with a head kick.
Tenryu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tenryu gets tackled into the cage by Bizihwaile. Bizihwaile maintains the clinch.
Tenryu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bizihwaile up against the cage.
Tenryu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bizihwaile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bizihwaile breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Bizihwaile's head coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bizihwaile has Tenryu up against the cage in a clinch.
Bizihwaile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenryu misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tenryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaile has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bizihwaile misses with a body punch.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick and Tenryu moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Tenryu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tenryu counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Tenryu as he checks the leg kick.
Bizihwaile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tenryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tenryu lands the left hand.
Bizihwaile drives through and clinches with Tenryu against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bizihwaile has time to react.
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!
An inside leg kick from Bizihwaile misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses
and Tenryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizihwaile defending well as Tenryu loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaile misses with a body kick.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick which misses Tenryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Tenryu tries to avoid it.
A big right from Bizihwaile misses.
Tenryu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bizihwaile's head backwards.
Bizihwaile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tenryu needs to keep his hands up - Bizihwaile had a free shot at his head there.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick but Tenryu moves out of range.
Bizihwaile throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tenryu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bizihwaile attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaile takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bizihwaile throws an overhand right that lands on Tenryu's shoulder, as Tenryu tries to avoid the shot.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tenryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bizihwaile is predictable there
and Tenryu counters with a nice right hand that sends Bizihwaile toppling to the canvas! Bizihwaile scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tenryu finish him?!
Bizihwaile is rocked!
Bizihwaile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Bizihwaile is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tenryu tries to move into range but Bizihwaile moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bizihwaile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bizihwaile seems to have got his legs back now.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tenryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick but Tenryu moves out of range.
Tenryu misses with a looping right.
A jab from Tenryu misses.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaile throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Bizihwaile misses.
Bizihwaile drives through and clinches with Tenryu against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tenryu.
Bizihwaile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaile blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizihwaile blocking some punches.
Bizihwaile throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaile lands a left hand.
Tenryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenryu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bizihwaile is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu is trying to stall.
Tenryu presses Bizihwaile against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaile fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Bizihwaile blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Bizihwaile misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tenryu on the inside.
Bizihwaile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gen Tenryu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Tenryu blocks the low kick.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick, looking for Tenryu's leg but Tenryu calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Tenryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tenryu misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Bizihwaile misses
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tenryu misses with an uppercut.
Bizihwaile lands with a slapping head kick.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses
and Tenryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu drops Bizihwaile with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bizihwaile looks back up at him and smiles so Tenryu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Tenryu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tenryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Tenryu checks it.
Bizihwaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gen Tenryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaile scores with a head kick. Tenryu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bizihwaile lands a leg kick that knocks Tenryu off balance momentarily.
Tenryu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tenryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tenryu throws a hook but Bizihwaile avoids it easily.
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
and Tenryu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bizihwaile thows a leg kick but Tenryu checks it
and Tenryu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bizihwaile! Tenryu lets Bizihwaile back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a left hand
and Tenryu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bizihwaile thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaile.
Tenryu 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.
Bizihwaile darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tenryu throws a hook to the side of Bizihwaile's head but Bizihwaile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaile takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenryu. Bizihwaile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tenryu loads up on a big right hand but Bizihwaile slips the punch.
Tenryu blocks a low kick nicely.
Bizihwaile misses with a kick to the body.
Bizihwaile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenryu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tenryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bizihwaile lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaile listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tenryu throws an overhand right that lands on Bizihwaile's shoulder, as Bizihwaile tries to avoid the shot.
Tenryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bizihwaile misses.
Tenryu checks a low kick from Bizihwaile.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tenryu! But no joy.
Bizihwaile throws a combination that misses
enabling Tenryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile thumps Tenryu with a low kick.
Tenryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bizihwaile has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Bizihwaile. Those never looked like landing.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses
and Tenryu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bizihwaile doesn't manage to clinch there - Tenryu circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenryu misses the target.
Bizihwaile misses with a double jab
and Tenryu counters with a nice body shot.
Tenryu lands with an overhand left.
Tenryu lands a big right hand that sends Bizihwaile crashing to the mat! Tenryu stays standing though and waves Bizihwaile back to his feet!
That's four 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!
Bizihwaile scores with the left hand. Tenryu knows he should have avoided that one.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bizihwaile misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Tenryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bizihwaile drives through and clinches with Tenryu against the cage.
Bizihwaile lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenryu or not.
Tenryu working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaile.
Tenryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaile takes a shot to the head.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizihwaile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bizihwaile stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaile.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bizihwaile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses
and Tenryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tenryu.
Bizihwaile lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bizihwaile tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tenryu.
Bizihwaile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenryu.
Bizihwaile gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tenryu is keeping busy.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaile controls his hands.
Bizihwaile gets through Tenryu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Bizihwaile prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Penkosip Bizihwaile has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu working aggressively here.
Bizihwaile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tenryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bizihwaile missing with a left hand there. Tenryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaile rushes Tenryu and presses him up against the cage.
Bizihwaile is trying to push Tenryu away but Tenryu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaile.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile breaks the clinch.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Tenryu.
Bizihwaile lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tenryu walks into a straight right hand from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tenryu throws a right hand that misses
and Bizihwaile counters with an outside leg kick.
Bizihwaile wants to clinch
and Tenryu counters with a nice body shot.
Penkosip Bizihwaile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile wants to clinch but Tenryu slips to the side
and Tenryu counters with a nice right hand that sends Bizihwaile toppling to the canvas! Bizihwaile scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tenryu finish him?!
Tenryu avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tenryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bizihwaile lands a leg kick that knocks Tenryu off balance momentarily.
Bizihwaile misses with a left hand
enabling Tenryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bizihwaile tried to score with a low kick but Tenryu checks it.
Tenryu throws out a counter right but Bizihwaile avoids it with no problem.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick
and Tenryu counters with a crisp right that sends Bizihwaile to the canvas! Tenryu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gen Tenryu!
A very excited looking Gen Tenryu 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.
Penkosip Bizihwaile was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to rethink my career.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 99 p4p, 394 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 17 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Erdogan slips a straight right by Hall.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall takes a swing at Erdogan's ribcage but misses.
Erdogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erdogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erdogan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
letting Erdogan counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erdogan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Erdogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Erdogan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Erdogan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Erdogan.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with an outside leg kick.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Erdogan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Erdogan tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Erdogan tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Hall misses.
Erdogan is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
Erdogan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Erdogan.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall flicks out a counter leg kick but Erdogan steps away.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Erdogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall tries to move into range but Erdogan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Hall.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Erdogan misses with some punches.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erdogan.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan jabs at Hall's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erdogan.
Erdogan clinches.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall gets through Erdogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall working aggressively here.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Erdogan working aggressively here.
Erdogan cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Erdogan tries to tie him up.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Erdogan lands a left hand.
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!
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Erdogan missing with knees to the body.
Hall avoiding damage as Erdogan throws knees to the body.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Erdogan as the two fighters clinch.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
A short left from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws an elbow that misses.
Erdogan lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Erdogan pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Erdogan.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erdogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erdogan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erdogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Mustafa Erdogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erdogan.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erdogan.
Erdogan scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Erdogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Erdogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erdogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Erdogan presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erdogan lands with a left to the head.
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!
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
Hall misses with some punches.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Henry Hall's cut even more.
Erdogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Hall misses with some punches.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Erdogan keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Erdogan lands with a left to the head.
Erdogan blocks an uppercut.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Erdogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall tries to stall but Erdogan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Erdogan lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Erdogan's head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Erdogan, against the cage.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Henry Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Erdogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erdogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Henry Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Hall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erdogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erdogan is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Erdogan has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
A short right from Erdogan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erdogan misses with a body punch.
Erdogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Erdogan.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Erdogan moves out of range easily.
Erdogan darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Erdogan scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
Erdogan tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Erdogan backwards.
Hall misses with some punches.
Erdogan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Erdogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Hall.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erdogan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Erdogan.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Erdogan.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Erdogan lands a knee to the body.
Erdogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Erdogan has Hall pressed against the cage.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Erdogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erdogan.
Erdogan pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Erdogan works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan leaning against his opponent.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan retains his middleweight title!
Mustafa Erdogan very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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