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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 22171 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 514 p4p, 311 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian misses with a jab to the body
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Jab by Egyptian.
Egyptian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunter with a body shot.
Hunter throws a good cross that connects.
Egyptian blocks a low kick nicely.
Egyptian throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Egyptian does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Egyptian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian misses with a hook
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Hunter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egyptian swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egyptian misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Egyptian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Egyptian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Egyptian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Egyptian misses
and Hunter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Egyptian really felt that one!
Egyptian looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Egyptian connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter clobbers Egyptian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Hunter.
Egyptian motions for Hunter to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian 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.
Egyptian throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Egyptian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunter slips a jab from Egyptian.
Hunter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Egyptian misses with a double jab
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to move into range but Egyptian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunter throws a wild body kick that Egyptian sees coming a mile off.
Hunter connects with a single shot there.
 Egyptian is rocked!
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter misses with a hook.
Egyptian seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Egyptian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a low kick, right behind Egyptian 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunter misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Egyptian sizes up Hunter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egyptian misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut
and Hunter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Egyptian scores with a spinning back kick!
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Egyptian throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Egyptian avoids it.
Hunter working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Egyptian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Hunter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunter throws a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter tried to counter with a leg kick but Egyptian avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Egyptian misses
and Egyptian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Egyptian scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hunter counters with a crisp right hand that drops Egyptian! Hunter lets Egyptian back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hunter misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Egyptian moved away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hunter! Egyptian is out on his feet! Hunter rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Egyptian is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Egyptian is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deer Hunter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Askren (ranked 1689 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 125 p4p, 255 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noriega's choice of entrance music: MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Askren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Askren crashes against the mat.
Askren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Askren.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Askren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Askren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Noriega down.
Noriega wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from Askren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Askren lands a nice forearm strike.
Askren tries to advance to mount but Noriega denies him.
Askren working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren tries to move to mount but Noriega blocks the move with his legs.
Noriega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Noriega prevents Askren from moving into mount.
Askren in side control, throwing shots but Noriega defends.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Askren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Noriega tries to bench press Askren off him but Askren keeps the position.
Askren throwing strikes but Noriega manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Askren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Noriega wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Askren is working hard here to advance position.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega happy to just control the position for now.
Noriega is looking to take a break and control but Askren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Noriega wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Askren is trying to escape the position but Noriega is controlling the position.
Askren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Askren is trying to get back to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Noriega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren moves out of range of the body kick.
Askren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Askren dominated that round.
That's time! Askren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Askren shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Askren showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Askren there.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Askren working Noriega over with strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Askren here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Noriega won't allow Askren to pass to mount.
Noriega is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren thows a huge punch but Noriega dodges it nicely.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Noriega is defending well.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is pressing down on Noriega's thigh, looking to free his foot. Noriega is holding on for now.
Noriega trying to control but Askren postures up.
Askren passes the guard and advances to mount!
Askren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Askren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Noriega keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Askren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Askren unloading with bombs!
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren breaks from Noriega's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noriega's face.
Askren with good strikes from the mount here!
Noriega is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Noriega is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Askren! Noriega is hurt baaadly! Askren is firing away with more strikes - Noriega is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Askren!
Jake Askren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Pablo Noriega was interviewed post fight and said 'It time put down the gloves , it over. I don’t have the fire to fight anymore, time to spend with wife & kids. Only reason is escape crime & make money for family, without MMA ill be in prison'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 2160 p4p, 2004 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 250 p4p, 231 weight class). 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 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs connects with a jab.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Sole.
Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovacs darts in and clinches Sole up against the cage.
Kovacs missing with knees to the body.
Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch but Sole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sole tries a quick counter leg kick but Kovacs is wise to it.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sole counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Kovacs moves his leg out of the way.
Kovacs moves in looking to clinch but Sole pushes him off.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
Sole fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovacs in the body.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Sole. No joy for Kovacs on that attempt.
Kovacs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sole counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sole counters with a low kick, right behind Kovacs 's knee.
Kovacs throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovacs tries to clinch up
and Sole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kovacs.
Kovacs wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Kovacs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sole to the mat! Sole manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs passes Sole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kovacs working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sole's thigh. Sole counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kovacs wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovacs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovacs is fighting to break Sole's control of his arms but Sole is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sole lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovacs wants to clinch.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Kovacs steps away.
Kovacs is looking to clinch but Sole is avoiding it.
Kovacs backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacs tries to clinch up
and Sole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovacs.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Kovacs moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovacs closes the distance and clinches.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovacs blocking some punches.
Kovacs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sole tries to break the clinch but Kovacs is controlling the position.
Kovacs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovacs lands with a short shot to the head.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sole gets through Kovacs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sole.
Sole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovacs has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Sole breaks from the clinch.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kovacs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole stuffs the takedown.
Kovacs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sole circles away.
Sole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovacs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sole momentarily.
Kovacs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kovacs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovacs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Sole counter with a right hand.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sole counters with a right hand to the body.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Kovacs's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovacs tries to avoid it.
Kovacs moves in looking to clinch but Sole pushes him off.
Sole throws out a counter right but Kovacs avoids it with no problem.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacs misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sole misses.
Kovacs forces Sole back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sole scores with a hook.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kovacs managing to block the knees to the body from Sole.
Sole lands an uppercut.
Kovacs lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sole! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kovacs.
It seemed like Sole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole tries to keep at a distance but Kovacs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovacs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sole's efforts to push away.
Sole manages to break the clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves away
enabling Sole to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Andor Kovacs has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Kovacs steps away.
Kovacs is looking to clinch but Sole is avoiding it.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.
Kovacs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sole, pushing him back against the cage.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kovacs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Kovacs is rocked!
Kovacs slips a jab from Sole.
Oh Kovacs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovacs tries to clinch
and Sole counters with a crisp right that sends Kovacs to the canvas! Sole follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
A relieved looking Jacks Sole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 1634 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Caelan Aengus (ranked 209 p4p, 192 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mexican Sun. Felix Suarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Suarez lands the left hand.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felix Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Aengus moved out of range.
Suarez lands with a right hand.
Suarez connects with a body shot that sends Aengus's belly button to the back.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Suarez.
Suarez wants to control but Aengus is keeping him busy.
Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aengus to see if he's OK.
Suarez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus parries the strikes from Suarez easily there. Suarez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aengus to escape.
Suarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suarez tries for a kimura but Aengus is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is looking to take a break and control but Aengus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aengus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aengus wants to control but Suarez postures up.
Aengus tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Suarez easily slips into full mount!
Aengus wants to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suarez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aengus tries to hold on but Suarez postures up.
Suarez controlling from the full mount.
Aengus taking shots to the head.
Aengus tries to lock up and control but Suarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aengus is squirming around, avoiding Suarez's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suarez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Suarez wants to finish this one by submission but Aengus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suarez.
Suarez controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Suarez.
Suarez trying to control but Aengus is having none of it.
Aengus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Suarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez with shots to the head and body - Aengus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suarez avoids the attempt from Aengus to control.
Suarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aengus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aengus tries to lock up and control but Suarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez lands a big shot there that rocks Aengus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Suarez has hold of Aengus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Aengus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Suarez tries to control but Aengus wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Suarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suarez defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez punishes Aengus's body with a nice straight punch.
Suarez throws the left hand but Aengus avoids the punch easily.
Suarez walks into a jab.
Aengus misses with a looping right.
A big right from Aengus misses.
It looked like Suarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aengus can do to turn this around?
A big left from Aengus misses.
It looked like Suarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aengus.
Suarez closes the distance and pushes Aengus back into the cage.
Suarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aengus wants to break free but Suarez has control.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aengus backwards.
Suarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aengus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aengus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez tightens his grip and picks Aengus up, before dumping him to the ground. Aengus manages to land in guard.
Aengus is pulling down on Suarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Suarez, at least for the moment.
Aengus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Aengus looking for a guillotine here but Suarez defends easily.
Suarez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aengus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suarez, into his guard.
Suarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aengus's guard.
Aengus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suarez controls the pace.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aengus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aengus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aengus!
Suarez regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control but Aengus postures up.
Suarez is controlling Aengus's trapped leg to prevent Aengus from advancing to side control.
Suarez wants to control but Aengus is keeping busy.
Suarez has his hands clasped together around Aengus's back. He's all about the action.
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aengus keeps working.
Suarez is working for a kimura but Aengus is defending it quite comfortably.
Suarez is looking to advance position but Aengus won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Suarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Suarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Suarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aengus to the mat! Aengus manages to get full guard.
Aengus is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aengus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Aengus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aengus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aengus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throwing strikes from guard but Aengus blocks nicely.
Aengus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aengus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Aengus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aengus is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Suarez is pushing down on Aengus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aengus is fighting to maintain full guard but Suarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aengus is trying to stand back up but Suarez is controlling him
Aengus wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Aengus wants to get back to his feet.
Aengus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suarez.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but Aengus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suarez to get the leverage.
Aengus actively working from the bottom here.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Aengus is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Aengus avoids it well and moves away.
Suarez feints and as Aengus raises his hands in defense, Suarez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus trying to control the position here.
Suarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Aengus keeps moving.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Aengus is retaining full guard.
Aengus seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Suarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aengus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aengus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aengus!
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aengus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aengus staying calm.
Suarez looks to move to half guard but instead Aengus has passed into mount! Damn!
Caelan Aengus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aengus throwing strikes here but Suarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felix Suarez.
Well Suarez 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 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Suarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Suarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 705 p4p, 1050 weight class) and Paulie Greene (ranked 56 p4p, 92 weight class). Greene has chosen Im Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Greene misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greene.
Shredder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shredder moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Greene tries to land a leg kick but Shredder saw it coming and moves away.
Shredder throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Greene throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Shredder misses.
Shredder lands with a right hand.
Greene getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greene throws a low kick but Shredder moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Greene missing with a left hand there. Shredder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Greene slams his shin into Shredder's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shredder 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.
Shredder throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Greene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Greene throws a jab when Shredder was well out of range.
Greene connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shredder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greene on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greene takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Greene slips a jab from Shredder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder digs a good hook to Greene's body.
Shredder misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Greene lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shredder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shredder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shredder throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greene throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shredder on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Shredder coming out on top.
Greene staying out of range there.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Shredder is just out of range.
Shredder throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Greene lands.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Shredder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
Shredder takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Greene drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shredder moves away from the strike by Greene.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shredder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene counters with a low kick, right behind Shredder 's knee.
Greene throws the left hand but Shredder avoids the punch easily.
Shredder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Greene does it's job there.
Shredder throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greene! But no joy.
Greene avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder defending well as Greene loads up on a big left hand.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Greene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shredder moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking to slow Shredder down with leg kicks.
Shredder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shredder checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shredder throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Shredder sizes up Greene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene takes a swing at Shredder's ribcage but misses.
Shredder scores with a sloppy right hand. Greene should have avoided that one.
Greene pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greene throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene throws the kick towards the body but Shredder avoids it.
Greene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shredder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Shredder.
Shredder avoids the head kick by Greene.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Shredder ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Shredder with a nice cross.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slash Shredder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shredder throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Shredder scores with a shot to the body.
Shredder throws an off balance right hand
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greene looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
Shredder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Greene flicks out a counter leg kick but Shredder steps away.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
Shredder throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene scores with a nice strike.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shredder is out of range and Greene settles back down.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slash Shredder is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene throws out a powerful jab.
Shredder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greene.
Greene takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shredder has time to react.
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Greene is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shredder swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Greene counter with a right hand.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a good, hard body kick but Shredder shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shredder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Greene paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greene misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Shredder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shredder takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a hook to the body
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
Shredder ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shredder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shredder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Greene throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shredder misses the target.
Greene goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shredder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder lands a jab to Greene's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shredder manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with an attempted mid kick.
Greene has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shredder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greene stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Greene misses.
Greene has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Greene feints and then cracks Shredder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shredder down.
Greene fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shredder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Greene needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Shredder.
Shredder blocks the body kick.
Greene walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shredder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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!
Shredder misses the jab.
Greene slips a straight right by Shredder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
letting Greene counter with a right hand.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Shredder slips the punch.
Shredder takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Shredder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Greene lands the left hand.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder slips under a jab from Greene.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Greene finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulie Greene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shredder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greene misses with a looping right.
Shredder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shredder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shredder scores with a body shot.
Shredder takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Shredder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greene stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greene defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene tries to score with a low kick but Shredder moves his leg out of the way.
Shredder cracks Greene with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shredder.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder avoids the head kick by Greene.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greene throws a front kick aimed at Shredder's knee but Shredder avoids it well.
Shredder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Shredder swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Shredder blocks a jab.
Greene throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
Shredder misses the body punch
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shredder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Shredder coming out on top.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene tries a quick counter leg kick but Shredder is wise to it.
Shredder tests Greene's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shredder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greene momentarily.
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!
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene feints a counter leg kick.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick lands for Greene.
Greene pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder scores with a nice strike.
Greene misses with a body kick.
Greene throws a series of punches but Shredder avoids them all with ease.
Shredder slips a jab from Greene.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shredder. Shredder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Shredder lands a nice hook to Greene's body. Greene takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shredder.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Shredder lands.
Greene takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Greene lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shredder lands a nice looking body shot.
Shredder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Shredder.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene tries to work over Shredder's front leg with a kick but Shredder checks it.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Shredder misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Greene scores with a nice right hand.
Greene swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shredder works Greene's body with a nice hook.
Shredder lands with a nice body punch.
Greene swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Greene throws a big shot that misses.
Shredder throws a poor cross that misses
letting Greene counter with a right hand.
Greene finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shredder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shredder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Greene moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
A jab lands there for Greene.
Shredder checks a low kick from Greene.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Shredder misses its target.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shredder backing away here, and Greene unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Greene lands a leg kick that knocks Shredder off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slash Shredder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shredder 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Slash Shredder!
Paulie Greene was interviewed post fight and said 'Im Sorry Everyone, I’m Disappointed '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Boltzmann (ranked 1691 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Turner Meeks (ranked 190 p4p, 160 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludwig Boltzmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turner Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boltzmann sizes up Meeks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Meeks moves out of range as Boltzmann strikes.
Meeks moves forwards but Boltzmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boltzmann.
Boltzmann throws a hook to the side of Meeks's head but Meeks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boltzmann takes a swing at Meeks's ribcage but misses.
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Boltzmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meeks throws a hook to the side of Boltzmann's head but Boltzmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meeks lands a nice looking body shot.
Boltzmann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meeks defending well as Boltzmann loads up on a big left hand.
Meeks moves out of range as Boltzmann strikes.
Meeks tries to clinch but Boltzmann is having none of it.
Boltzmann 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.
Boltzmann lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks darts in and clinches Boltzmann up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Boltzmann.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boltzmann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boltzmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Meeks fails to land.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boltzmann blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boltzmann's brow.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ludwig Boltzmann has been cut.
Boltzmann breaks the clinch.
BOOM! Boltzmann lands a beautiful left hook that drops Meeks. Meeks tries to recover but Boltzmann is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Meeks lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Boltzmann!
Ludwig Boltzmann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Turner Meeks stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 648 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 92 p4p, 155 weight class). Krawlee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sail. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krawlee looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov slips under a jab from Krawlee.
Krawlee misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krawlee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov tries to bum rush Krawlee with a series of wild strikes but Krawlee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krawlee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krawlee checks a leg kick.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krawlee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Krawlee.
Krawlee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrov jabs at Krawlee's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Krawlee's head.
Krawlee misses with a hook
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krawlee slips a jab from Petrov.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krawlee, as that shot connected.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krawlee throws out the jab.
Krawlee swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slips a jab from Krawlee.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Krawlee moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Krawlee saw that one coming.
Petrov swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
Petrov slips a jab from Krawlee.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Petrov swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krawlee.
Krawlee misses with a left hand
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krawlee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Petrov throws a hook but Krawlee avoids it easily.
Krawlee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Krawlee misses with a body shot.
Petrov moves out of range as Krawlee strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov moves out of range as Krawlee strikes.
Petrov lands with a cross.
Krawlee throws a good cross that connects.
Krawlee throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Krawlee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krawlee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krawlee back to the cage. Petrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krawlee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Krawlee blocks the low kick.
Krawlee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Krawlee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Krawlee checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Krawlee throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Petrov tries to bum rush Krawlee with a series of wild strikes but Krawlee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Krawlee scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krawlee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Both fighters circling a little - Petrov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krawlee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov slips under a jab from Krawlee.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrov cracks Krawlee with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Krawlee misses.
Krawlee misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krawlee misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Krawlee moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Krawlee down.
Krawlee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krawlee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov takes a swing at Krawlee's ribcage but misses.
Petrov lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Krawlee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krawlee just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Krawlee misses.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Krawlee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov slips a jab from Krawlee.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krawlee's sensitive parts.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krawlee throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Krawlee misses with a straight right.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Krawlee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
A big left from Krawlee misses.
Krawlee throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krawlee can do to turn this around?
Krawlee throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrov. Krawlee shrugs it off though.
Krawlee swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Krawlee's head back.
Krawlee moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krawlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
Krawlee lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krawlee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Petrov throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
Jab, jab by Krawlee - just one landing.
Kree P Krawlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krawlee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Krawlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Krawlee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krawlee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krawlee's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Krawlee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krawlee swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Petrov throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Krawlee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Krawlee's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Krawlee's belly button to the back.
Krawlee defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krawlee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Krawlee.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee scores with a jab.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Krawlee missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Krawlee misses with a body shot.
Krawlee lands a slapping body shot.
Petrov defending well as Krawlee loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Krawlee's head back.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a hook but Krawlee avoids it easily.
Petrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krawlee back to the cage. Petrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Krawlee throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krawlee moves away from the strike by Petrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krawlee. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krawlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee misses with a wild body shot.
Krawlee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabs Krawlee right on the nose. Krawlee blinks but takes it well.
Petrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krawlee.
Krawlee misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a low kick, right behind Krawlee 's knee.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook but Krawlee avoids it easily.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Krawlee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Petrov slips a straight right by Krawlee.
Krawlee drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Petrov thumps Krawlee with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krawlee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krawlee scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Krawlee misses.
Petrov digs a good hook to Krawlee's body.
Krawlee throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Krawlee moves away and avoids it.
Krawlee throws an off balance right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Krawlee.
The fighters circling - Krawlee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krawlee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Krawlee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krawlee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Krawlee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Krawlee throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and Krawlee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Krawlee - just one landing.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Krawlee.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krawlee.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krawlee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov ducks right into an uppercut from Krawlee.
Petrov punishes Krawlee's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a leg kick.
Krawlee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Krawlee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov works Krawlee's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Krawlee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kree P Krawlee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Krawlee.
Krawlee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Krawlee looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Krawlee ducked under it nicely.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Krawlee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
A jab from Krawlee misses.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krawlee's head.
Krawlee ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Krawlee is just out of range.
Krawlee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Petrov defends it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Krawlee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Krawlee misses with a hook.
Krawlee lands a slapping body shot.
Krawlee takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krawlee to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov lands with a kick to the temple. Krawlee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Krawlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krawlee jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Krawlee throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krawlee throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krawlee misses with a straight left.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krawlee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Krawlee misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Krawlee misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Krawlee scores with a punch to the head.
Krawlee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krawlee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krawlee 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.
Krawlee avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Krawlee's head back.
Krawlee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Krawlee's leg. Krawlee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krawlee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krawlee's knee momentarily.
Krawlee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krawlee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krawlee doesn't seem bothered though.
Krawlee dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
A victorious Grigoriy Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 124 p4p, 459 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 12 p4p, 54 weight class). Hakekia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, FE!N. 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 37 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven has Hakekia up against the cage in a clinch.
Hakekia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hakekia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sven scores with a shoulder strike.
Hakekia tries a body shot but Sven blocks it.
Hakekia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sven blocks a body shot from Hakekia.
Sven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sven lands with a light punch inside.
Sven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hakekia backwards.
Sven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hakekia lands a shot to the body.
Hakekia misses with a knee strike.
Hakekia misses with some punches.
Sven prevents a body shot from Hakekia.
Sven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Sven can't find room to land a body shot as Hakekia controls the action.
A short uppercut from Hakekia.
Sven pushes Hakekia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven gets through Hakekia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hakekia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sven avoids it.
Sven is leaning against Hakekia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hakekia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hakekia throws an elbow that misses.
Hakekia tries a body shot but Sven blocks it.
Hakekia tries to throw a body punch but Sven avoids it by throwing Hakekia back against the cage.
A short right from Hakekia on the inside.
Hakekia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sven blocks an uppercut.
Hakekia working aggressively here.
Sven misses with a punch to the body.
Sven is working Hakekia over against the cage.
Sven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hakekia backwards.
Hakekia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sven misses with a looping left.
Hakekia lands with a right hand.
Sven jabs Hakekia right on the nose. Hakekia blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hakekia throws the kick towards the body but Sven avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia scores with a shot to the body.
Hakekia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sven pushes Hakekia up against the cage in a clinch.
Sven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hakekia letting Sven take a breather here.
Sven misses with a punch on the inside.
Sven throws a head punch that misses.
Hakekia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sven lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hakekia.
Hakekia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sven avoids it.
Hakekia lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sven.
Sven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hakekia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sven can turn it around.
Sven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hakekia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sven avoids it.
Sven avoids a wild elbow strike from Hakekia.
Sven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia tries to land knees in the clinch but Sven avoids the damage to the body.
Sven misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia lands an elbow just above Sven 's eye.
Hakekia tries to land a knee to the head but Sven blocks with his arms.
Sven lands an uppercut.
Sven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hakekia misses with a body punch.
Sven leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sven misses with a punch to the body.
Sven misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sven.
Hakekia digs a right hand underneath Sven's ribcage. Sven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Sven.
Hakekia has had enough of the clinch but Sven keeps him there for the moment.
Sven tries to throw a body punch but Hakekia avoids it by throwing Sven back against the cage.
Sven misses with a punch to the body.
Sven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sven scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia can't find room to land a body shot as Sven controls the action.
Sven prevents a body shot from Hakekia.
Hakekia working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hakekia.
Sven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sven lands with a light punch inside.
Hakekia wants to get back to striking at distance but Sven won't allow it.
Sven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hakekia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sven has a couple of punches blocked by Hakekia.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hakekia's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia is trying to break free.
Sven blocks an uppercut.
Sven digs a right hand underneath Hakekia's ribcage. Hakekia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hakekia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hakekia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Sven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hakekia is looking to counter punch.
Sven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hakekia.
A little jabbing left from Sven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hakekia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses
and Sven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sven throws a lazy right hand but Hakekia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hakekia wants to land a leg kick but Sven is out of range.
Hakekia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hakekia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sven. Sven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hakekia keeps the fight on the outside.
Hakekia throws an off balance right hand
and Sven counters with a nice right hand that sends Hakekia toppling to the canvas! Hakekia scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sven finish him?!
Hakekia is rocked!
It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sven knocks out Hakekia with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Sven before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Sven picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayden Sven!
The defeated Alika Hakekia had this to say: 'Im Sorry Uso'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 411 p4p, 214 weight class) and Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 51 p4p, 25 weight class). 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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Lee tenderised Kowalkiewicz's leg. Kowalkiewicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Kowalkiewicz moves his leg out of the way.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kowalkiewiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kowalkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee thumps Kowalkiewicz with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Kowalkiewicz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kowalkiewicz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kowalkiewicz blocks the leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Lee throws the left hand but Kowalkiewicz avoids the punch easily.
Kowalkiewicz defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalkiewicz! But no joy.
Kowalkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalkiewicz.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kowalkiewicz. Kowalkiewicz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kowalkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee feints a jab promting Kowalkiewicz to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kowalkiewicz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalkiewicz.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee slips a straight right by Kowalkiewicz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Kowalkiewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Kowalkiewicz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lee blocks it well.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKowalkiewicz.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kowalkiewicz avoids a kick to the body.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Kowalkiewicz off the cage and back into range.
Kowalkiewicz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalkiewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalkiewicz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kowalkiewicz can turn it around.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kowalkiewicz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalkiewicz blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalkiewicz! But no joy.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a push kick but Kowalkiewicz slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalkiewicz can do to turn this around?
Kowalkiewicz lands a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Michał Kowalkiewicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalkiewicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
A hook to the body from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalkiewicz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Kowalkiewicz is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kowalkiewicz is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee is looking to slow Kowalkiewicz down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kowalkiewicz.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalkiewicz.
As Lee backs off Kowalkiewicz throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Kowalkiewicz lands a slapping body shot.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Lee wants to slow Kowalkiewicz down by chopping away at his legs.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee lands with a cross.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Kowalkiewicz tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz staying out of range there.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body shot.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
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!
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee keeps Kowalkiewicz at a distance using the push kick.
Lee throws a head kick but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalkiewicz! But no joy.
Kowalkiewicz thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lee throws a lazy body kick
and Kowalkiewicz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michał Kowalkiewicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalkiewicz throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalkiewicz.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Kowalkiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalkiewicz looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Kowalkiewicz checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kowalkiewicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalkiewicz! But no joy.
Kowalkiewicz has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalkiewicz's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalkiewicz is defending well for now.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalkiewicz is defending well for now.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalkiewicz.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Kowalkiewicz's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kowalkiewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Lee is rocked!
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body shot.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalkiewicz is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michał Kowalkiewicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalkiewicz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michał Kowalkiewicz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 97 p4p, 104 weight class) and Wille Thai (ranked 12 p4p, 14 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz connects with the punch.
It looks like Wille Thai has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartz. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thai counters with a shoot takedown. Bartz fights it but they end up in guard.
Thai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thai advances to half guard.
Thai is working for a kimura but Bartz is defending it quite comfortably.
Thai looking for a submission but Bartz manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai wants to pass the guard but Bartz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz has Thai pulled in close to control his posture.
Bartz keeping full guard, as Thai tries to pass.
Thai is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bartz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thai, into his guard.
Thai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bartz defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai has his feet on Bartz's thighs here. He's pushed Bartz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bartz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wille Thai!
Wille Thai is the new light heavyweight champion!
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