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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor KillsInWater (ranked 1514 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Sour Diesel (ranked 166 p4p, 135 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor KillsInWater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sour Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel scores with a shot to the body.
KillsInWater looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
KillsInWater checks a low kick from Diesel.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diesel keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but KillsInWater was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesel.
KillsInWater throws a head kick but Diesel moves out of range.
A head kick from KillsInWater lands but Diesel takes it in his stride.
A combination from KillsInWater does no damage.
KillsInWater tries a head kick but it misses.
Diesel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but KillsInWater blocks it well.
KillsInWater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from KillsInWater misses.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
KillsInWater throws a right hand that Diesel ducks under and follows up with a left that Diesel also avoids with ease.
Diesel swats away the attempt to clinch by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater throws a big shot that misses.
Diesel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diesel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KillsInWater wants to clinch up but Diesel keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but Diesel moves out of range.
KillsInWater cracks Diesel with an open hand slap.
Diesel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KillsInWater defending well as Diesel loads up on a big left hand.
Diesel throws a leg kick but KillsInWater moved away.
KillsInWater was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from KillsInWater does no damage.
KillsInWater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diesel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. KillsInWater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diesel misses with a body shot.
Diesel gets tackled into the cage by KillsInWater. KillsInWater maintains the clinch.
KillsInWater lands a shoulder strike.
KillsInWater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel tries to break free but KillsInWater pushes him back against the cage.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diesel tries a body shot but KillsInWater blocks it.
KillsInWater misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Diesel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
KillsInWater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KillsInWater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
KillsInWater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
KillsInWater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as KillsInWater controls the action.
KillsInWater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel blocks an uppercut.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Diesel misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater wants to break free but Diesel has control.
Diesel cracks KillsInWater with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from KillsInWater.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike.
Diesel tries to throw a body punch but KillsInWater avoids it by throwing Diesel back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Diesel.
Diesel breaks the clinch.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but Diesel moves away
and Diesel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Tor KillsInWater has been cut.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KillsInWater fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater slips under a jab from Diesel.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but Diesel is having none of it.
KillsInWater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diesel on the side of the head.
KillsInWater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diesel pushes KillsInWater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
KillsInWater is breathing heavily.
KillsInWater is leaning against Diesel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diesel scores with a hook to the body.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel misses with a head kick.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diesel misses with a wild combination.
Diesel connects with a leg kick.
Diesel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from KillsInWater.
Tor KillsInWater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater scores with a head kick. Diesel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diesel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
KillsInWater sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
KillsInWater throws a combination. Diesel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
KillsInWater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel throws a chopping leg kick but KillsInWater manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diesel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diesel misses with a hook.
KillsInWater drops his hands momentarily and Diesel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diesel is looking to chop away at KillsInWater's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel throws a leg kick
enabling KillsInWater to counter with a crisp jab.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by KillsInWater.
Diesel is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor KillsInWater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
That's time! KillsInWater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
KillsInWater avoids the head kick by Diesel.
KillsInWater misses with a few strikes there.
Diesel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
KillsInWater cracks Diesel with an open hand slap.
KillsInWater's corner calls for a 1-2. KillsInWater obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diesel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diesel is trying to counter with his kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diesel.
Tor KillsInWater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diesel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - KillsInWater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel needs to keep his hands up - KillsInWater had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KillsInWater misses with a lunging right hand
and Diesel counters with a nice body kick.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diesel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel lands with a shot to the body.
Diesel cracks KillsInWater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
Diesel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract KillsInWater.
KillsInWater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
KillsInWater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
KillsInWater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
KillsInWater is looking for a counter combo.
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diesel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps KillsInWater thinking.
KillsInWater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diesel slips under a jab.
Diesel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diesel keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel is trying to counter with his kicks.
Diesel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diesel avoids the head kick by KillsInWater.
Diesel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a sloppy head kick and Diesel moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Diesel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diesel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
KillsInWater moves out of range as Diesel throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from KillsInWater misses its target.
A head kick misses from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diesel misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel throws an overhand right that lands on KillsInWater's shoulder, as KillsInWater tries to avoid the shot.
KillsInWater fails in his attempt to clinch.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diesel throws out a counter right but KillsInWater avoids it with no problem.
Diesel is looking to slow KillsInWater down with leg kicks.
KillsInWater misses the jab.
KillsInWater misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Diesel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
KillsInWater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
KillsInWater misses with a shot to the body
and Diesel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps KillsInWater thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
KillsInWater throws a sloppy head kick
and Diesel counters with a right hand to the body.
Sour Diesel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel connects with a nice looking jab.
KillsInWater lands a high kick!
KillsInWater looks to land a left hand but Diesel moved out of range nicely.
KillsInWater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel scores with a push kick.
Sour Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diesel wants to land a leg kick but KillsInWater is out of range.
Diesel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diesel scores with a shot to the body.
Diesel avoids the head kick by KillsInWater.
Diesel scores with a kick to the midsection.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diesel throws out a loose jab but KillsInWater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel moves away from the strike by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater slips under a jab from Diesel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diesel to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but KillsInWater ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel lands a big uppercut and KillsInWater crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but KillsInWater looks OK. Diesel waves KillsInWater back to his feet!
 KillsInWater is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Diesel.
Oh KillsInWater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
KillsInWater switches off momentarily and Diesel cracks him with a monster right hand! KillsInWater topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Diesel dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Diesel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sour Diesel!
An out of breath Sour Diesel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leg Day (ranked 947 p4p, 620 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 122 p4p, 83 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rios lands the left hand.
Day closes the distance and pushes Rios back into the cage.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Rios avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Rios avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rios avoids it.
Rios tries to break the clinch but Day is controlling the position.
Rios wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Day with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Day with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Rios working hard to break the clinch.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rios.
Day missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries a knee to the head but Rios blocks it.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rios.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Day's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rios tries to circle away but Day has him pinned against the cage.
Rios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is trying to break free.
Rios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Rios has had enough of the clinch but Day keeps him there for the moment.
Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Rios on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Day tries to land a body kick
and Rios counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Rios.
Day misses with a body kick.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Rios off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Day!
Day is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day clinches up with Rios and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rios chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Day can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Day.
Good work by Day as he checks the leg kick.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Rios fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Day checks it well.
Day looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day misses with a head kick.
Rios appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Day closes the distance and clinches.
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
Day moves into the clinch successfully.
Day lands a knee to the head.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Rios blocks with his arms.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Rios wants to get back to striking at distance but Day won't allow it.
Rios breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Rios counters with a three punch combo that has Day backing up. Day nods at Rios to acknowledge the strikes.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Day backs off Rios throws a huge counter combo but Day manages to avoid it all.
Day tries to clinch but Rios moves away
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Rios.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios with a nice cross.
Leg Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day throws a head kick that Rios semi-blocks.
Nice body kick there by Day.
Diego Rios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Day throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rios flicks out a counter leg kick but Day steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Day looks to throw a body kick
and Rios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rios tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Day takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rios has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rios misses with a lunging right hand
and Day counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Day forces Rios back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios working hard to break the clinch.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rios is defending well for now.
Leg Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rios breaks the clinch.
Day misses with a low kick.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rios is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Day with a body shot.
Day looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Leg Day will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Day moves into range and clinches up with Rios.
Rios is trying to break the clinch but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Day prevents Rios from breaking the clinch.
Rios has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Rios avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rios wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rios avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Rios avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Rios avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Rios manages to break the clinch.
Day connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Day misses
and Rios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Day finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rios scores with a crisp jab that stopped Day in his tracks.
Rios takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rios is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Day with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Rios blocks the low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Day!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws out a powerful jab.
Day lands a nice looking body kick.
Rios swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Day
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Rios.
Rios blocks the body kick.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Day.
Day looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Day tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Leg Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Day throws a leg kick
and Rios counters with a left and a right that stings Day.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Day wants to clinch but Rios slips to the side
and Rios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Rios.
I think Day has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leg Day!
An out of breath Leg Day thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 1036 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Keenwah Granes (ranked 79 p4p, 78 weight class). Granes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ζ’δΈζ’. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keenwah Granes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodrigues scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Granes doesn't seem bothered though.
Granes misses with the combination.
Rodrigues jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Granes works over Rodrigues's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Granes ducks under and follows up with a left that Granes also avoids with ease.
Granes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodrigues tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Granes is able to avoid easily.
Granes lands with a straight right. Rodrigues didn't see that one coming.
Rodrigues looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Granes fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues misses with a right hand
and Granes counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodrigues thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Granes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodrigues defends well and Granes ends up having to push Rodrigues into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Granes backs away, Rodrigues returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Rodrigues catches Granes right on the button with a cross.
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Granes.
Rodrigues thumps Granes with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues lands a jab.
Granes wants to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot that snaps Granes's head back.
Granes shoots in for a double leg but Rodrigues sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jake Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenwah Granes.
A good leg kick by Rodrigues.
Granes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granes.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granes throws an overhand right that lands on Rodrigues's shoulder, as Rodrigues tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigues appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodrigues throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rodrigues scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that misses
and Granes counters with an outside leg kick.
Granes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigues sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Granes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Granes tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodrigues pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Granes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
It looks like Keenwah Granes has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granes.
Rodrigues loads up on a big right hand but Granes slips the punch.
Rodrigues chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Granes.
Rodrigues needs to keep his hands up - Granes had a free shot at his head there.
Granes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodrigues looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Granes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodrigues to see if he's OK.
Rodrigues is not content to let Granes control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Granes working the ground and pound but Rodrigues is defending the strikes.
Granes working the strikes but Rodrigues uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rodrigues blocking the ground and pound attempt from Granes.
Granes slips a nice elbow through Rodrigues's hands, connecting with Rodrigues's forehead.
Granes trying to pass the guard but Rodrigues defending well.
Rodrigues on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodrigues tries to get out of the position.
Rodrigues controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Granes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
Granes works his way into side control.
Granes is chipping away with strikes.
Granes misses with the ground and pound.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Granes on the ground.
Granes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Granes with the ground and pound but Rodrigues regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Granes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keenwah Granes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keenwah Granes's cut.
That's time! Rodrigues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Granes lands a leg kick that knocks Rodrigues off balance momentarily.
Granes throws a low kick but Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Granes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodrigues avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodrigues misses the target.
Granes ducks right into an uppercut from Rodrigues.
Granes throws a leg kick which misses Rodrigues's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodrigues tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes looks to throw the jab but Rodrigues is out of range.
Rodrigues defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Granes.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Granes throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodrigues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Granes off the cage and back into range.
Granes throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues lunges at Granes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Granes's hand.
Rodrigues misses with a right hand
and Granes counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granes's head.
 Granes is rocked!
Rodrigues lands an uppercut, right on the button! Granes tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 1351 p4p, 576 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 84 p4p, 33 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley throws a shot to the body.
Beardsley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beardsley throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Beardsley connects with a single shot there.
Mountain needs to keep his hands up - Beardsley had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Beardsley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beardsley lands a nice looking body shot.
Beardsley thuds his right hand into Mountain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mountain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
Beardsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mountain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beardsley swings widly with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a big head kick but Beardsley shrugs it off.
Beardsley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beardsley misses with a left hand
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with an uppercut
and Mountain counters with a crisp one two that drops Beardsley! Mountain thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beardsley to his feet! Beardsley is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beardsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mountain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mountain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beardsley throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mountain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beardsley misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mountain slips under a jab from Beardsley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley closes the distance but Mountain moves to the side
and Mountain counters with a thumping low kick.
Beardsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Beardsley clinches with his opponent.
Mountain blocking some punches.
Mountain lands a nice uppercut.
Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beardsley misses with an uppercut
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley wants to clinch.
Beardsley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beardsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Peter Beardsley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Beardsley pushes Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Beardsley does it's job there.
Beardsley swings widly with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beardsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tauski Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beardsley misses with a few strikes there.
Mountain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beardsley with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mountain slips a straight right by Beardsley.
Beardsley wants to clinch.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beardsley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beardsley tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mountain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beardsley with a body shot.
Beardsley throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beardsley closes the distance and clinches.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beardsley closes the distance but Mountain moves to the side
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Peter Beardsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with a looping right.
Mountain has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beardsley tries to clinch but Mountain moves away
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beardsley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountain feints a counter leg kick.
Beardsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beardsley misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley darts in and clinches Mountain up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mountain is looking to break free of the clinch but Beardsley has double underhooks.
Beardsley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mountain blocks a body shot from Beardsley.
The referee calls for Mountain to work.
Beardsley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mountain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beardsley jumps guard but Mountain stands there with Beardsley around his waist. Beardsley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mountain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beardsley has him pressed against the cage.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beardsley closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beardsley lands a left hand.
Mountain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beardsley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Beardsley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Beardsley tries to bum rush Mountain with a series of wild strikes but Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beardsley misses with a straight right.
Beardsley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mountain.
Beardsley is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
Mountain is looking for the big counter here.
Beardsley lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mountain's hands.
Nice shot lands for Beardsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley throws a hook but Mountain blocks it.
Beardsley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mountain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Beardsley misses.
A cross from Beardsley lands.
Beardsley moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Mountain is looking for the big counter here.
Beardsley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beardsley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Beardsley with a hook.
Beardsley misses with a left hand
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peter Beardsley's cut is getting worse.
Beardsley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beardsley with a body shot.
Beardsley works Mountain's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beardsley is looking to clinch.
Beardsley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountain can do to turn this around?
Beardsley forces Mountain back against the cage and clinches.
Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountain slips a straight right by Beardsley.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Beardsley misses.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beardsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beardsley.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley clinches up against the cage.
Beardsley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beardsley moves into range and clinches up with Mountain.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mountain taking a breather.
Mountain manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Mountain replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Beardsley blocks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Beardsley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beardsley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Beardsley!
Peter Beardsley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deepen Cider (ranked 1703 p4p, 1188 weight class) and Santino Cabal (ranked 236 p4p, 172 weight class). Deepen Cider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider throws a one two combo.
Cider throws a series of punches but Cabal moves out of range.
Cabal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabal. That's going to slow Cider down.
A low kick from Cider is predictable there
and Cabal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Cider is just out of range.
Cider 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.
Sloppy strikes from Cider. Those never looked like landing.
Cabal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider tries to bum rush Cabal with a series of wild strikes but Cabal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabal can pounce on him.
Cabal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabal misses with a leg kick
and Cider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cider throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabal lands a nice hook to Cider's body. Cider takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cider gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cider tries to move into range but Cabal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cider misses with a head kick.
Cider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabal.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
Cider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cider misses with an uppercut. Cabal saw that one coming.
Cider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Cabal.
Cabal throws a series of strikes that have Cider backpedaling.
Cabal throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cider stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Cabal follows into mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider wants to hold on but Cabal pushes him away.
Cabal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cabal looking to ground and pound but Cider is blocking nicely.
Cabal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cider because Cabal loaded up on that one.
Cabal thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal punching from mount but Cider doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cabal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cabal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cider wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cabal.
Cabal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cider avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cabal.
Cabal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cabal thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal thowing shots but they're missing.
Cider is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cabal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cider is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cabal misses with a head shot.
Cabal punching from mount but Cider doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cabal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cabal thowing shots but they're missing.
Cabal looking to finish with strikes here!
Cabal thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal looking to control but Cider is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cider blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cider because Cabal loaded up on that one.
Cabal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabal thowing shots but they're missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal throws some wild stikes that Cider manages to avoid easily.
Cabal wants to control the pace but Cider is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cider missing with a left hand there. Cabal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Cabal misses.
Cider takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabal lands with a straight right. Cider didn't see that one coming.
Cabal lands a nice shot that snaps Cider's head back.
Cabal knocks Cider to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Cabal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cabal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cabal in side control, throwing shots but Cider defends.
Cabal decides to stand back up. Cabal steps back and let's Cider get back to his feet.
Cabal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Cider
and Cabal counters with a good, hard body kick but Cider shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Cabal misses its intended target.
Cider lands with a nice combination. Cabal backs away looking to recover.
Cabal wants to slow Cider down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal works Cider's body with a nice hook.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Cider throws a big counter combination but Cabal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cider is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Cabal moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Cabal!
Santino Cabal spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Greene (ranked 697 p4p, 796 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 95 p4p, 113 weight class). Greene's entrance music is Tokyo Drifting - Glass Animals & Denzel Curry. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harry Alonzo Longabaugh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene slips a straight right by Longabaugh.
Greene throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Marcus Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Longabaugh misses with a wild body shot.
Longabaugh blocks a jab.
Longabaugh ducks right into an uppercut from Greene.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Greene swinging wildly here.
Greene doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longabaugh.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene lands a nice hook to Longabaugh's body. Longabaugh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
A nice side step and Longabaugh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Greene there.
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Greene finds it's way through Longabaugh's defenses.
Longabaugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Longabaugh.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh misses with a few strikes there.
Longabaugh slips a jab from Greene.
It seemed like Longabaugh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Longabaugh swings widly with a right hand
letting Greene counter with a right hand.
Greene stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Longabaugh ducks down to avoid it.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Greene looks to land a combination but Longabaugh avoids it well.
Greene lands with an uppercut that bounces Longabaugh off the cage and back into range.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Longabaugh moved out of range nicely.
Greene thuds his right hand into Longabaugh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longabaugh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene stuns Longabaugh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greene feints a jab promting Longabaugh to slip. Greene then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Longabaugh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Longabaugh throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Greene misses.
Greene moves away from the strike by Longabaugh.
Greene throwing a counter right hand but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Longabaugh moves forwards but Greene connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Greene slips a jab from Longabaugh.
Greene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longabaugh just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Longabaugh.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh darts in and clinches Greene up against the cage.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longabaugh's elbow.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Longabaugh.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longabaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Longabaugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene misses with some punches.
Longabaugh can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
A short right from Greene on the inside.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Longabaugh controls the action.
Longabaugh throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longabaugh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
Longabaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Longabaugh tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Longabaugh back against the cage.
Longabaugh lands a nice shot to the body.
Greene tries to break free but Longabaugh pushes him back against the cage.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh blocks an uppercut.
Longabaugh lands a hook that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
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!
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
Longabaugh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greenes head.
A short right from Greene on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
Longabaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Greene.
Greene tries to work over Longabaugh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene blocks a body shot from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands an uppercut.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Longabaugh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Greene dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Greene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longabaugh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greene scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greene moves forwards but Longabaugh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Greene on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greene is rocked!
Greene scores with a sloppy right hand. Longabaugh should have avoided that one.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longabaugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Greene misses with a body punch
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp right that sends Greene to the canvas! Longabaugh follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
A victorious Harry Alonzo Longabaugh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Sven (ranked 179 p4p, 195 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 24 p4p, 29 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayden Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Sven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Sven misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sven takes one on the button.
Sven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Sven saw that one coming.
Sven was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sven's head back.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee throws a body punch but Sven moves out of range.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Sven throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy body kick
and Sven counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a head kick but Sven moves out of range.
Sven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sven.
Sven slips under a jab.
It looked like Sven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sven swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Sven swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sven's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Sven is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Sven won't want to take too many of those.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sven's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Sven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Sven moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Sven tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Sven's head back.
Sven seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sven is looking to counter punch.
Lee stuns Sven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sven defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Sven was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sven is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee takes a swing at Sven's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Sven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Sven moves his leg out of the way.
Sven throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee scores with the left hand. Sven knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Sven counters with a straight right hand.
Sven throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sven.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sven blocks the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sven misses its target.
Lee throws a body punch but Sven moves out of range.
Sven feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sven was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Sven seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Sven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sven.
Sven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sven takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Sven avoids a kick to the body.
Sven was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee moves out of range as Sven strikes.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Sven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sven swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Sven thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee slips a jab from Sven.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Sven steps away.
Lee clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sven blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sven avoids it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Sven blocks it.
Sven manages to break the clinch.
Lee gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sven manages to break the clinch.
Sven avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a hook but Sven avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Sven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee avoids the body shot from Sven.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Sven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sven.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Sven's front leg but catches the back leg as Sven tries to avoid it.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid body kick from Lee.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Sven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sven ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Sven counters with a head kick.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Sven breaks from the clinch.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sven throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sven.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Sven avoids it.
Lee wants to slow Sven down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Sven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee takes a swing at Sven's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Lee.
Sven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Sven blocks a jab.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
letting Sven counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sven checks a leg kick.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Sven saw it coming and moves away.
Lee cracks Sven with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Sven.
Sven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sven thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Sven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sven lands with a right hand.
A big right from Sven misses.
Sven dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee misses with a hook
and Sven counters with a thumping low kick.
Sven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Jayden Sven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sven is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Sven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Lee backs away, Sven returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Sven misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Sven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sven misses its target.
Sven moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee pushes Sven up against the cage in a clinch.
Sven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Sven counters with a straight right hand.
Sven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Sven slips the punch.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.
Sven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee cracks Sven with an open hand slap.
Sven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee looks for the body kick but Sven saw that one coming.
Sven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Sven counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Sven's front leg but catches the back leg as Sven tries to avoid it.
Sven misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sven.
Nice cross by Sven.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sven misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Sven misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sven clinches.
Sven throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sven.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Sven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee rushes Sven and presses him up against the cage.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Lee.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 185 p4p, 222 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 16 p4p, 19 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kay scores with a nice right hand.
Kay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marcus was covering up waiting for the punch and Kay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kay.
Marcus has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kay is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kay swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Marcus on the inside.
Marcus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kay closes the distance and clinches up with Marcus, looking for a takedown. Kay pushes Marcus against the cage but Marcus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay throws out a loose jab but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay scores with a sloppy right hand. Marcus should have avoided that one.
Marcus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcus in his tracks.
Jab from Marcus.
Kay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marcus's head backwards.
Kay throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcus.
Kay misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kay's knee momentarily.
Philip Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Kay swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Marcus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Kay misses the target.
Marcus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kay staying out of range there.
Kay misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kay lands a jab.
Good shot there by Kay.
Kay has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marcus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Kay connects with a body shot that sends Marcus's belly button to the back.
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
and Marcus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a right hand that misses
and Marcus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marcus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kay misses with an uppercut. Marcus saw that one coming.
Marcus is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcus tests Kay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcus misses the jab.
Marcus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Kay.
Marcus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marcus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus regains half guard, as Kay was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kay prevents Marcus from improving his position.
Marcus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcus's head.
Marcus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Kay will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marcus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kay throws out the jab.
Kay lunges at Marcus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marcus's hand.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus.
Kay throws a series of punches but Marcus moves out of range.
A cross from Kay lands.
Kay throws a hook but Marcus blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus tries a head kick but it misses.
Kay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Marcus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Kay with that takedown attempt.
Marcus is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kay.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kay.
Philip Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kay throws out the jab.
Kay throws the left hand but Marcus avoids the punch easily.
Marcus tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kay there.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kay finds it's way through Marcus's defenses.
Marcus throws a leg kick but Kay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marcus scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marcus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marcus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kay off and has taken his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Marcus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay tries to roll but Marcus sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcus is riding his opponent, not letting Kay buck him off.
Kay prevents Marcus from getting a body triangle.
Kay is in bad spot here.
Marcus controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lars Kay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marcus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kay trying to stall but Marcus improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Marcus.
Nice body punch from Marcus.
Marcus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marcus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Lars Kay has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Kay.
Kay shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kay showed some decent athleticism there.
Marcus manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kay dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kay loads up on a big right hand but Marcus slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay throws out a loose jab but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Marcus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay connects with a right hand. Marcus shakes it off.
Kay throws a shot from downtown. Marcus moves away and avoids it.
Kay checks a leg kick nicely.
Kay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kay avoids the head kick by Marcus.
Kay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcus tried to counter with a leg kick but Kay avoided it.
Kay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcus pinned against the cage. Marcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from Marcus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philip Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Marcus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lars Kay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throws a jab but it's blocked by Kay.
Marcus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcus ducks right into an uppercut from Kay.
Marcus tries to sprawl but Kay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Marcus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcus wants to clinch.
Marcus slips under a jab.
Marcus tries to land a leg kick but Kay saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kay misses the target.
Marcus lands a jab to Kay's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Marcus. No joy for Kay on that attempt.
Kay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kay misses the jab.
Marcus throws a hook but Kay avoids it easily.
Marcus gets a clinch.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by Kay.
Kay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marcus after a bit of a struggle.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kay prevents a body shot from Marcus.
Kay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus throws a punch but it's blocked by Kay.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by Kay.
Marcus lands with a right to the head.
Marcus misses with a punch to the body.
Kay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marcus is defending well.
Kay breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay misses with a body shot
and Marcus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kay's knee momentarily.
Kay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kay throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcus counters with an inside leg kick.
Marcus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kay's head.
Kay takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Kay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcus counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Kay. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Marcus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Kay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Kay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Marcus is out of range.
Kay misses with a right hand
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Kay.
Kay shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kay showed some decent athleticism there.
Marcus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marcus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marcus defends well and Kay ends up having to push Marcus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Philip Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Kay closes the distance and clinches up with Marcus, looking for a takedown. Kay pushes Marcus against the cage but Marcus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kay is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Marcus misses with a looping right.
Marcus slips under a jab.
Kay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Kay with that takedown attempt.
Kay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcus but Marcus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kay looks to land a left hand but Marcus moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus scores with a leg kick.
Kay misses with a body shot.
Marcus tries to clinch but Kay moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Marcus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kay checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kay.
A telegraphed right hand from Kay misses the target.
Marcus tries to clinch but Kay is having none of it.
Marcus defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus loads up on a big right hand but Kay slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kay catches Marcus right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Marcus. That snapped Kay's head back.
Marcus lands a jab to the head.
Kay circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Marcus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marcus defends it nicely.
Kay moves forwards but Marcus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kay throws a hook but Marcus avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus slips a straight right by Kay.
Marcus lands with a right hand.
Marcus thuds a left hand into Kay's body.
Kay defending well as Marcus loads up on a big left hand.
Kay looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
Marcus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kay works Marcus's body with a nice hook.
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!
Kay with a nice cross.
Kay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Marcus counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Marcus had his way with Lars Kay in that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Kay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Marcus.
Marcus misses the shot to the body.
Kay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marcus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcus is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kay presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kay wants a takedown but no success here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marcus lands a shoulder strike.
Marcus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kay controls his hands.
Marcus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcus circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kay, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marcus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kay might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marcus clinches with his opponent.
Marcus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kay throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kay tries to stall but Marcus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kay tries to work over Marcus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus misses with a low kick as Kay jumps back.
Kay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marcus enables Kay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marcus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marcus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kay loads up on a big right hand but Marcus slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcus.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marcus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcus throws a quick counter head kick but Kay was just out of range.
Kay misses with a right hand
and Marcus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kay is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kay checks a low kick from Marcus.
Marcus slips a straight right by Kay.
Marcus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kay misses with an uppercut.
Kay fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Philip Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay blocks a head kick by Marcus.
Philip Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay misses with a hook
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kay throws a jab when Marcus was well out of range.
Kay lands a nice shot that snaps Marcus's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kay.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcus is looking to counter punch.
Marcus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kay.
Kay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marcus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay blocks a head kick by Marcus.
Kay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marcus sneaks out the side door and pushes Kay away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Marcus.
Kay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kay connects with a right hand. Marcus shakes it off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kay or perhaps it was just good defense by Marcus, which made it look bad.
Kay checks a leg kick.
Kay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Marcus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marcus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Marcus!
Philip Marcus is the new featherweight champion!
Philip Marcus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 235 p4p, 227 weight class) and Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 31 p4p, 28 weight class). Ganz has chosen Adam and Eve as his entrance music. Bartolomeu Ganz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Ganz coming out on top.
Tryastsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganz was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryastsyn.
Ganz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tryastsyn dives in for a single leg takedown but Ganz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ganz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganz lands a body shot.
Tryastsyn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ganz is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Ganz.
Ganz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tryastsyn.
Ganz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ganz misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn is working for takedown but Ganz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tryastsyn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ganz lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ganz.
Ganz lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ganz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ganz.
Ganz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tryastsyn backwards.
Ganz lands a left hand.
Tryastsyn is breathing heavily.
Ganz lands with a right to the head.
Ganz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tryastsyns head.
A short uppercut from Ganz.
Ganz pushes Tryastsyn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tryastsyn fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugeniy Tryastsyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Ganz.
Tryastsyn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ganz prevents it.
Ganz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ganz.
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!
Ganz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ganz moves forwards but Tryastsyn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganz missing with a left hand there. Tryastsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ganz misses with a hook. Tryastsyn ducked under it nicely.
Ganz throws a big shot that misses.
Ganz lands with a good body shot.
Ganz defending well as Tryastsyn loads up on a big left hand.
Ganz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Ganz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Tryastsyn with that takedown attempt.
Ganz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tryastsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Ganz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganz throws a series of punches but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ganz. Those never looked like landing.
Ganz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganz digs a good body shot into Tryastsyn's ribs.
A jab from Tryastsyn misses.
Ganz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ganz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ganz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ganz throws an overhand right that lands on Tryastsyn's shoulder, as Tryastsyn tries to avoid the shot.
Ganz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn scores with a takedown into Ganz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ganz pulls Tryastsyn in close to prevent any damage.
Tryastsyn is looking to work some ground and pound but Ganz has wrist control.
We've been hearing that Tryastsyn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tryastsyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tryastsyn 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.
Ganz pulls Tryastsyn in close to prevent any damage.
Ganz looking to control.
Ganz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tryastsyn wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Tryastsyn preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartolomeu Ganz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Ganz misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Tryastsyn - just one landing.
Ganz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tryastsyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Ganz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tryastsyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Tryastsyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ganz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tryastsyn misses with an uppercut. Ganz saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganz tries to sprawl but Tryastsyn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ganz tries to roll over but Tryastsyn keeps him under control.
Ganz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tryastsyn won't allow Ganz to sweep him here.
Tryastsyn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of digs.
Tryastsyn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tryastsyn is fighting to break Ganz's control of his arms but Ganz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of digs.
Tryastsyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tryastsyn drops back looking for a leg! Ganz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ganz manages to kick Tryastsyn off! Tryastsyn jumps back into Ganz's guard.
Tryastsyn wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Ganz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn wants to pass the guard but Ganz is keeping the position.
Tryastsyn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tryastsyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Ganz is working from the bottom.
Ganz looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ganz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tryastsyn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tryastsyn wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Tryastsyn is working Ganz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of elbows.
Tryastsyn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ganz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tryastsyn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tryastsyn landing with the ground and pound.
Ganz controls Tryastsyn momentarily but Tryastsyn frees himself.
Tryastsyn connects with a couple of short punches.
Ganz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tryastsyn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tryastsyn being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ganz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tryastsyn stopping the sweep attempt from Ganz.
Ganz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tryastsyn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tryastsyn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ganz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Tryastsyn throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tryastsyn being controlled here momentarily.
Tryastsyn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tryastsyn slips a jab from Ganz.
Ganz misses with a leg kick
and Tryastsyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ganz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tryastsyn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tryastsyn goes for a double leg but Ganz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ganz continues to drive forward.
Ganz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ganz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tryastsyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ganz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tryastsyn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tryastsyn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ganz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tryastsyn chips away with some ground and pound.
Tryastsyn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ganz wants to sweep here but Tryastsyn controlling him for the moment.
Ganz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Ganz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ganz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of elbows.
Ganz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tryastsyn is one step ahead there.
Ganz trying to keep a closed guard but Tryastsyn is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Tryastsyn stopping the sweep attempt from Ganz.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tryastsyn chips away with some ground and pound.
Ganz keeping moving, preventing Tryastsyn from controlling successfully.
Tryastsyn landing with the ground and pound.
Tryastsyn chips away with some ground and pound.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ganz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn scoring with some ground and pound.
Ganz trying to keep a closed guard but Tryastsyn is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tryastsyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tryastsyn chips away with some ground and pound.
Tryastsyn postures up in Ganz's guard and throws a big left but Ganz blocks it.
Ganz has momentary wrist control but Tryastsyn slips an elbow through the middle.
Tryastsyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tryastsyn has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ganz. Oh but Tryastsyn has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ganz goes limp - he's gone! Tryastsyn jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
A victorious Eugeniy Tryastsyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 32 p4p, 106 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 5 p4p, 13 weight class). Khan has chosen Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalkiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kowalkiewicz rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Kowalkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalkiewicz or not.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalkiewiczs head.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Khan works on Kowalkiewicz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalkiewicz's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
A short left from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a body shot from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a left to the head.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan is leaning against Kowalkiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan gets through Kowalkiewicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalkiewicz or not.
Khan 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 tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz is breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab.
Khan misses with a hook
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a one-two to the body.
Kowalkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan lands the left hand.
Michał Kowalkiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan defending well as Kowalkiewicz loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan lands with a hook. Kowalkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz strikes.
That kick from Khan tenderised Kowalkiewicz's leg. Kowalkiewicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalkiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the body shot from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Khan takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalkiewicz misses the target.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a leg kick.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Kowalkiewicz throws a counter high kick but Khan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan digs a good hook to Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kowalkiewicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a left hand
letting Kowalkiewicz counter with a right hand.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Kowalkiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Kowalkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz throws an off balance right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Kowalkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalkiewicz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalkiewicz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kowalkiewicz throws a leg kick that misses.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the button.
Kowalkiewicz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz slips under a jab.
Kowalkiewicz lands a head shot.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan misses the jab.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalkiewicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Khan catches Kowalkiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a straight left.
Khan works Kowalkiewicz's body with a nice hook.
Khan blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan digs a good body shot into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kowalkiewicz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a body shot from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalkiewicz controls the action.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz working aggressively here.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalkiewicz.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Khan blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalkiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khan manages to circle out of the way.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan swings for the body but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
A cross from Khan lands.
Kowalkiewicz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bora Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan tries a body shot but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan cracks a nice hook into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan cracks Kowalkiewicz with an open hand slap.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan thuds a left hand into Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan lands a jab to Kowalkiewicz's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowalkiewicz throws a counter high kick but Khan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kowalkiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalkiewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Kowalkiewicz down.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Kowalkiewicz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalkiewicz's shoulder, as Kowalkiewicz tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalkiewicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan moves forwards but Kowalkiewicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan tests Kowalkiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalkiewicz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalkiewicz is working Khan over against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up
and Kowalkiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalkiewicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalkiewicz. That did some damage!
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan slips under a jab from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan with the inside leg kick.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan avoids the head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Khan tries a low kick but Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Kowalkiewicz throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kowalkiewicz slips the punch.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Khan backs away, Kowalkiewicz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Khan catches Kowalkiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Khan moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz strikes.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalkiewicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalkiewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kowalkiewicz throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Kowalkiewicz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Kowalkiewicz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan thuds a left hand into Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalkiewicz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalkiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan digs a good hook to Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalkiewicz. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalkiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kowalkiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan is the new middleweight champion!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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