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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 1999 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 152 p4p, 133 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched as his entrance music. Adam Bogo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hasbulla Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Bogo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magomedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bogo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bogo is fending him off so far but Magomedov persists. Nope, Bogo circles away and we're back to standing.
Adam Bogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
Bogo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bogo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magomedov is defended easily by Bogo.
Bogo feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bogo as he avoids it easily.
Bogo stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bogo avoids it really well and circles away.
Bogo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bogo as he jumps to the side.
Bogo tries to counter with a takedown but Magomedov is quick to defend against it.
Magomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bogo is fending him off so far but Magomedov persists. Nope, Bogo circles away and we're back to standing.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Bogo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Magomedov won't be happy with that.
Magomedov looks winded!
Bogo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bogo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bogo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magomedov seems a little lost for a moment, as Bogo dominates the positioning.
Bogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov is trying to control Bogo's posture but Bogo avoids it.
Magomedov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogo wants to get back to full guard but Magomedov has passed into side control.
Magomedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the action but Bogo is working from the bottom.
Magomedov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bogo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Magomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magomedov lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magomedov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bogo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bogo, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bogo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magomedov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bogo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Magomedov somewhat.
Magomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bogo circles away.
Bogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Magomedov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bogo tries to bench press Magomedov off him but Magomedov keeps the position.
Magomedov is trying to get an arm triangle but Bogo is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo sneaks back into half guard.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogo keeps working.
Magomedov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Magomedov is stalling here. Bogo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Magomedov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bogo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogo works to advance to full mount. Magomedov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bogo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Magomedov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bogo prevents Magomedov from getting the reversal.
Magomedov is still trying to improve position.
Bogo working for a submission but Magomedov is keeping him at bay.
Bogo landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo looking to secure an arm triangle but Magomedov defends it well.
Magomedov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bogo blocks Magomedov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magomedov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Magomedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magomedov gets full guard.
Magomedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bogo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bogo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bogo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bogo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogo landing some decent shots from guard.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Bogo stands and throws Magomedov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magomedov is trying to improve his position.
Bogo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Magomedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bogo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bogo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bogo stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Bogo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bogo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bogo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bogo trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bogo connects with a nice short shot to Magomedov's temple.
Bogo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magomedov is just riding it out for now. Bogo eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Bogo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but Magomedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bogo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hasbulla Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bogo defends it easily.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Magomedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bogo has managed to get both his arms back between Magomedov's legs - danger averted.
Bogo advances to half guard.
Bogo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magomedov sees it coming and defends easily.
Bogo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magomedov is just riding it out for now. Bogo eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but Magomedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bogo working over Magomedov with some ground and pound. Magomedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bogo is working for a submission of some sort.
Magomedov is looking to control Bogo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magomedov avoid being mounted?
Magomedov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bogo slips a nice elbow through Magomedov's hands, connecting with Magomedov's forehead.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magomedov is pressing down on Bogo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Bogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bogo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Bogo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Serra (ranked 1387 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Laszlo (ranked 201 p4p, 0 weight class). Laszlo has chosen Medal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Laszlo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Serra misses the target.
Laszlo tries to bum rush Serra with a series of wild strikes but Serra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laszlo fails to land with a series of punches.
Serra connects with a crisp jab.
Laszlo misses with a few strikes there.
Laszlo misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laszlo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Laszlo moves away from the strike by Serra.
Laszlo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Serra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Serra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Laszlo. Those never looked like landing.
Laszlo misses with a head kick.
Serra misses with a straight left.
Laszlo throws a head kick but Serra moves out of range.
Serra throws a shot from downtown. Laszlo moves away and avoids it.
Serra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Jack Serra has been cut.
Laszlo misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laszlo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Serra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laszlo scrambles back to his feet.
Laszlo moves out of range as Serra strikes.
Some wild striking there from Laszlo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serra with a jab.
Laszlo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Serra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laszlo swinging wildly here.
Laszlo misses with a few strikes there.
Serra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Serra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laszlo backs up against the cage.
A big left from Serra misses.
Serra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laszlo moves out of range of the strikes.
And Laszlo responds with a good body kick, but Serra manages to step out the way in time.
Laszlo misses the body punch
and Serra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laszlo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Laszlo moved out of range.
Serra moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serra swings wildly with an uppercut but Laszlo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laszlo.
Serra has Laszlo pressed against the cage, preventing Laszlo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laszlo blocks an uppercut.
Serra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serra works on Laszlo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Laszlo on the inside.
Laszlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serra misses with a body punch.
Serra lands a nice shot to the body.
Serra working aggressively here.
Serra tries to throw a body punch but Laszlo avoids it by throwing Serra back against the cage.
Serra lands a hook that snaps the head of Laszlo backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Laszlo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Serra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Laszlo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Serra tries to throw a body punch but Laszlo avoids it by throwing Serra back against the cage.
Serra lands a hook that snaps the head of Laszlo backwards.
Laszlo tries to break the clinch but Serra is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laszlo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Serra misses.
Serra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laszlo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laszlo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laszlo throws a counter combo.
Laszlo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serra.
A head kick misses from Laszlo.
No joy there for Laszlo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Serra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Laszlo looks to score with a jab to the body but Serra is just out of range.
Serra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serra lands a head shot.
Serra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Serra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laszlo circles away quickly and effectively.
Jason Laszlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laszlo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laszlo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laszlo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serra.
Laszlo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra throws a shot from downtown. Laszlo moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Laszlo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Serra slips a jab and a cross from Laszlo.
Laszlo misses with a wild combination.
Laszlo slips a straight right by Serra.
Laszlo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Serra throws a hook to the side of Laszlo's head but Laszlo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Serra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laszlo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laszlo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laszlo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serra tries to clinch but Laszlo moves out of range.
Laszlo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laszlo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laszlo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Serra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laszlo blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Laszlo.
Serra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Laszlo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Serra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Serra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Serra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laszlo.
A lazy left from Serra finds it's target.
Serra blocks a head kick by Laszlo.
Serra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Serra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Serra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laszlo on the side of the head.
Laszlo works the jab nicely.
Serra looks to land a left hand but Laszlo moved out of range nicely.
Serra slips a jab and a cross from Laszlo.
Jason Laszlo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laszlo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laszlo throws an overhand right that lands on Serra's shoulder, as Serra tries to avoid the shot.
Laszlo moves away from the strike by Serra.
Laszlo throws a head kick but Serra moves out of range.
Laszlo drops his hands momentarily and Serra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Laszlo. Those never looked like landing.
Serra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laszlo.
Laszlo misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra moves out of range of the strikes.
Serra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Serra throws the left hand but Laszlo avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Serra.
Laszlo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Serra finds it's way through Laszlo's defenses.
A slow jab from Serra misses its intended target.
Serra digs a good hook to Laszlo's body.
Serra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laszlo.
Serra with a nice cross.
Serra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Serra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serra scores with a shot to the body.
Serra throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Laszlo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serra lands a jab to Laszlo's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laszlo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Serra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Serra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laszlo scores with a hook to the body. Serra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Serra misses with a hook. Laszlo ducked under it nicely.
Serra avoids a kick to the body.
Serra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Serra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laszlo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack Serra is winning the standup battle so far.
Serra lands with a good body shot.
Serra misses with a hook. Laszlo ducked under it nicely.
Laszlo throws a right and a left that Serra avoids nicely.
Laszlo slips a straight right by Serra.
Laszlo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Serra counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Laszlo fails to land.
Laszlo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Laszlo blocks a body shot from Serra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serra.
A short uppercut from Serra.
Laszlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laszlo fails to land.
Serra presses Laszlo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Serra working aggressively here.
Serra works on Laszlo's body with a couple of short punches.
Laszlo is breathing heavily.
Laszlo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Serra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laszlo's elbow.
Laszlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Serra.
Serra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laszlo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laszlo misses with a body punch.
Serra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Serra.
Laszlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Serra tries to throw a body punch but Laszlo avoids it by throwing Serra back against the cage.
Laszlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Serra.
Laszlo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
Laszlo swings wildly with an uppercut but Serra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serra cracks Laszlo with a nice body shot.
Laszlo breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Serra does no damage.
Laszlo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Serra.
Sloppy strikes from Laszlo. Those never looked like landing.
Laszlo moves out of range as Serra strikes.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laszlo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laszlo tries a head kick but it misses.
Serra misses with a straight left.
As Serra backs off Laszlo throws a huge counter combo but Serra manages to avoid it all.
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 Jack Serra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Serra'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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Serra.
Serra checks a low kick from Laszlo.
Serra moves out of range of the body kick.
Serra connects with a single shot there.
Laszlo misses the jab.
Laszlo slips a jab from Serra.
Serra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laszlo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Serra.
Serra misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Laszlo. Those never looked like landing.
Serra is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laszlo throws a hook but Serra avoids it easily.
Laszlo throws a lazy right hand but Serra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Serra. That snapped Laszlo's head back.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Laszlo moved out of range.
Serra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laszlo under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Serra misses the target.
Serra throws a shot from downtown. Laszlo moves away and avoids it.
Laszlo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laszlo throws a combination. Serra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Laszlo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Serra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Serra blocks a head kick by Laszlo.
Serra throwing a counter right hand but Laszlo manages to avoid it.
Serra with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Laszlo misses its intended target.
Serra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Laszlo.
Serra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laszlo throws a head kick that misses.
Laszlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Serra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 Laszlo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laszlo throws a hook to the side of Serra's head but Serra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laszlo is still on wobbly legs! Can Serra finish him?
Serra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra drops Laszlo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Laszlo! Serra dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Serra!
Jason Laszlo spoke after the fight, saying 'I am an all-american, treat me like it.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 1279 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Dragon Li Chai (ranked 95 p4p, 97 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. Dragon Li Chai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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40
146
28 - 18 - 1 |
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25
145
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Hackett takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai throws a sloppy body shot
and Hackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Hackett throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Hackett lands with a nice body punch.
Chai throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai throws a series of punches but Hackett avoids them all with ease.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai stuns Hackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Hackett lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hackett has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai misses with some punches.
Hackett tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hackett misses with a knee strike.
Hackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
Hackett lands a right hand.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Hackett is trying to stall.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Hackett.
Hackett throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hackett throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Hackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a right and a left that Hackett avoids nicely.
Hackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Chai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chai takes a swing at Hackett's ribcage but misses.
Hackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
James Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Hackett.
Chai avoids the head kick by Hackett.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett cracks Chai with a good jab.
Hackett misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Chai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hackett throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Hackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Hackett throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Hackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 James Hackett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Hackett's torso.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Hackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett connects with a right hand. Chai shakes it off.
Chai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai blocks a head kick by Hackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Hackett is out of range.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hackett cracks Chai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chai scores with a nice body kick.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai counters with a series of strikes. Hackett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chai slips under a jab.
Hackett avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Hackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Chai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hackett.
Hackett lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hackett, as that shot connected.
Hackett misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a series of strikes. Hackett will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai cracks Hackett with a good jab.
Hackett tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett is looking to counter punch.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChai.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chai looks to land a combination but Hackett avoids it well.
As Chai backs away, Hackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hackett can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackett.
Chai misses with a hook.
Hackett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackett.
Hackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hackett.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hackett blocks the body kick.
Hackett throws a counter high kick but Chai was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackett misses the target.
Hackett misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Hackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Li Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hackett. That one must have hurt.
Hackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai tries a quick counter leg kick but Hackett is wise to it.
Hackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hackett taking a breather.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tries a body shot but Hackett blocks it.
Hackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tries to break free but Hackett pushes him back against the cage.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chai.
Hackett looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Hackett misses with a head kick.
Hackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Hackett lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Chai.
Hackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hackett. That's going to slow Chai down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hackett, as that shot connected.
Hackett blocks a head kick by Chai.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackett looking to stall.
Chai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Hackett's ribcage. Hackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett stalling in the clinch.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hackett pushes Chai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Hackett misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with some punches.
Hackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
Hackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Li Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Li Chai!
Dragon Li Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 1052 p4p, 258 weight class) and Komedor DKasada (ranked 159 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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43
215
29 - 18 - 0 |
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34
211
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as DKasada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edmond doesn't seem phased though.
DKasada throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmond counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DKasada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edmond moves in looking to clinch but DKasada pushes him off.
A jab from DKasada misses.
Edmond throws a big counter combination but DKasada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
DKasada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DKasada has Edmond up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DKasada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
DKasada swings wildly with an uppercut but Edmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Edmond prevents a body shot from DKasada.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Komedor DKasada has been cut.
DKasada's coach down at Copes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on DKasada's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
DKasada being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Edmond for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Edmond looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Edmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
DKasada stuns Edmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DKasada connects with a nice looking jab.
DKasada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmond.
Edmond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
DKasada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as DKasada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edmond doesn't seem phased though.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DKasada.
DKasada 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.
DKasada lands a head shot.
Edmond darts in and clinches DKasada up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from DKasada.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
DKasada misses with a punch on the inside.
DKasada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DKasada misses with some punches.
Edmond stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Edmond.
Edmond tries to stall but DKasada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edmond is pushing DKasada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Edmond is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
DKasada scores with a jab. Edmond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DKasada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DKasada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DKasada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
DKasada's corner calls for a 1-2. DKasada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DKasada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DKasada swats away the attempt to clinch by Edmond.
DKasada misses with a wild body shot.
Edmond looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DKasada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edmond.
DKasada misses with a few strikes there.
Edmond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmond tries to clinch but DKasada moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edmond misses with the head strike.
DKasada is working Edmond over against the cage.
DKasada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DKasada as Edmond tries to tie him up.
DKasada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Komedor DKasada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Komedor DKasada's cut.
That's time! Edmond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DKasada works Edmond's body with a nice hook.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DKasada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DKasada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edmond manages to avoid it.
Edmond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from DKasada misses.
DKasada throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from DKasada finds it's target.
DKasada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edmond's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond tries to clinch up.
Edmond wants to clinch up but DKasada keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like DKasada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edmond doesn't manage to clinch there - DKasada circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DKasada! But no joy.
Komedor DKasada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DKasada throws a sloppy body shot
and Edmond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DKasada lands with a hook. Edmond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DKasada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Komedor DKasada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DKasada misses with a hook.
Edmond throws a big counter combination but DKasada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good exchange - DKasada coming out on top.
Edmond doesn't manage to clinch there - DKasada circles away.
DKasada throws an off balance right hand
and Edmond counters with a two punch combo.
DKasada scores with a decent looking hook.
Edmond avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DKasada misses with a straight right.
Edmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
DKasada throws a big shot that misses.
DKasada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edmond at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DKasada jabs at Edmond's body.
DKasada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DKasada throws a jab but it's blocked by Edmond.
Edmond is looking to counter punch.
Edmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
DKasada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edmonds head.
Edmond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DKasada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmond trying to stall but DKasada improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Edmond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
DKasada taking a breather.
DKasada misses with a body punch.
DKasada misses with the head strike.
Edmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DKasada struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Edmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
DKasada gets through Edmond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DKasada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmond taking a breather.
DKasada stalling in the clinch but Edmond improves position.
DKasada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from DKasada.
DKasada lands with a light punch inside.
DKasada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmond is pushing DKasada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Edmond lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DKasada backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DKasada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DKasada as Edmond tries to tie him up.
DKasada misses with some punches.
Edmond is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
DKasada has a couple of punches blocked by Edmond.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DKasada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edmond.
Edmond tries to stall but DKasada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
DKasada misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Edmond to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Edmond is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Jab from DKasada.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Komedor DKasada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Komedor DKasada's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
DKasada looks to land a right hand but Edmond moved out of range.
DKasada throws an off balance right hand
and Edmond counters with a nice uppercut.
DKasada throws a lazy uppercut
and Edmond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edmond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DKasada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edmond tries to clinch up but DKasada circles away and keeps his distance.
DKasada looks to land a right hand but Edmond moved out of range.
Edmond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
DKasada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DKasada scores with a hook.
DKasada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edmond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond defending well as DKasada loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. DKasada catches Edmond right on the button with a cross.
DKasada misses with a left hand
and Edmond counters with a thumping low kick.
DKasada throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmond counters with a stiff right hand.
Edmond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edmond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by DKasada there.
A lazy left from DKasada finds it's target.
Edmond wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DKasada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edmond takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DKasada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DKasada misses with a looping right.
Edmond tries to clinch up.
DKasada throws a counter combo.
Edmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DKasada misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DKasada misses with a hook to the body
and Edmond counters with a straight right hand.
DKasada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmond.
It looked like Edmond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edmond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
DKasada cracks Edmond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
DKasada throws out a counter right but Edmond avoids it with no problem.
DKasada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DKasada lands a jab to Edmond's midsection.
Edmond tries to clinch but DKasada is having none of it.
Edmond misses with a body shot
and DKasada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edmond staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada connects with a jab.
DKasada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rayful Edmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DKasada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from DKasada.
DKasada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and DKasada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DKasada just misses with a punch to the body.
Edmond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmond tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DKasada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmond wants to clinch but DKasada slips to the side
letting DKasada counter with a right hand.
DKasada stuns Edmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Edmond misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Komedor DKasada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DKasada 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Komedor DKasada!
An out of breath Komedor DKasada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kay (ranked 924 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 65 p4p, 85 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamamoto on the side of the head.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kay lands a jab to Yamamoto's midsection.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Kay keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kay is having none of it.
Yamamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kay fails with a takedown attempt.
Kay stuns Yamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kay takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Kay avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Kay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kay throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kay's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kay's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kay's brow.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kay's elbow.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Kay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kay.
Kay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamamoto after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Kay.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Kay.
Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kay is looking to wear down Yamamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kay moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Yamamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kay, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kay.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Kay.
Kay goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rogerio Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kay lands with a right hand.
Kay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Kay isn't so interested in that idea.
Kay throws a big elbow that misses.
Kay won't allow Yamamoto to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Kay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kay distracts Yamamoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kay is working Yamamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kay looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto pushes Kay off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay scores with a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Kay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamamoto has wrist control.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamamoto has wrist control.
Kay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kay dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Kay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Kay lands a takedown into guard.
Yamamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamamoto's head.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Yamamoto manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kay blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Kay avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Kay wants a takedown.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Kay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamamoto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kay lands an overhand right.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Kay misses with a body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kay avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Kay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Kay connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Kay throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay throws a shot to the body.
Kay misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kay throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Kay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Kay backing away here, and Yamamoto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto throws a fast counter high kick but Kay manages to duck under it in time.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kay manages to break the clinch.
Kay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamamoto has time to react.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Kay in a clinch.
Kay dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to work over Kay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Kay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kay blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Kay prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Kay is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kay is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Kay misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kay.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Kay blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kay blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto pushes Kay up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kay breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kay shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Kay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Kay misses with a looping right.
Kay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Kay.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamamoto defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kay shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Kay misses.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kay moves away
and Kay counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kay asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kay 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Kay.
Yamamoto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yamamoto is trying to buck Kay off.
Kay working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay landing strikes.
Yamamoto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kay scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Kay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yamamoto is trying to buck Kay off.
Kay landing strikes.
Kay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yamamoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kay working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kay is controlling him well.
Kay working the body and head with strikes.
Yamamoto is pushing Kay's head away, looking to escape. Kay manages to hold on to the position though.
Kay lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Kay are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lars Kay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay taking a breather here.
Lars Kay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kay content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Yamamoto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face as Kay controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
Yamamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kay cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto gets caught flat footed, as Kay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Kay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kay, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Kay!
A very excited looking Lars Kay rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 925 p4p, 379 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 143 p4p, 57 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Hood - Undefeated kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal misses with a hook
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown tries to circle away but Cabal has him pinned against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch.
Cabal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabal looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabal blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Cabal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocking some punches.
Cabal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabal slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabal is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Cabal throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Cabal misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot.
It looked like Cabal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabal misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Cabal defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Cabal misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabal manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Cabal pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabal prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown looking to stall.
Cabal blocks a body shot from Brown.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Cabal misses with a head kick.
Cabal thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Cabal fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Cabal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Cabal. Cabal maintains the clinch.
Cabal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Cabal controls the action.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabal misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabal's knee momentarily.
Cabal misses with a body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal checks the leg kick.
Cabal throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Cabal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Cabal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Cabal throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Cabal moved out of range nicely.
Cabal throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabal.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Cabal throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Cabal misses.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cabal scores with a nice strike.
Cabal throws a big shot that misses.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabal has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown takes a swing at Cabal's ribcage but misses.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown moves out of range as Cabal throws a body kick.
Cabal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Cabal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Cabal slips under a jab from Brown.
Cabal throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabal misses with an uppercut.
Cabal lands a jab.
Brown cracks Cabal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabal takes one to the chin there.
Cabal misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Cabal misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
AJ Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabal can pounce on him.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabal is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabal swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Cabal settles back down.
Brown misses with a body shot
enabling Cabal to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown throws a body punch but Cabal moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cabal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabal thinking.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Cabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabal. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabal with a body shot.
No joy there for Cabal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown throws out a counter right but Cabal avoids it with no problem.
Brown throws a hook but Cabal avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a hook.
Cabal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabal just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Brown.
Cabal throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cabal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown feints and then cracks Cabal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabal down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Cabal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabal throws a leg kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Cabal ducks down to avoid it.
Cabal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cabal tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Cabal throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a hook but Cabal blocks it.
Cabal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabal cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Decent striking displayed by Cabal there.
Cabal throws out a powerful jab.
Cabal is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cabal misses.
Cabal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Cabal moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Cabal tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabal backwards.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabal throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabal throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cabal.
Cabal throws a leg kick
and Cabal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Cabal seems unphased.
Cabal swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Cabal misses with a wild combination.
Cabal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Cabal slips a straight right by Brown.
Cabal misses with a head kick.
Brown slips a straight right by Cabal.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabal has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Cabal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabal.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabal throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Cabal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Santino Cabal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabal throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Cabal shrugs it off.
Brown throws a hook but Cabal blocks it.
Cabal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cabal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabal misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabal.
Cabal misses with a leg kick.
Cabal misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown scores with the left hand. Cabal knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cabal.
Cabal throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown scores with a jab. Cabal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
After winning the bout, AJ Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 697 p4p, 578 weight class) and David Eagle (ranked 91 p4p, 75 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Attila Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Attila Hun has been cut.
Eagle clinches with his opponent.
Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hun.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Hun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle lands a jab to the head.
We've been informed that Eagle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eagle has managed to clinch.
Hun lands a left hand.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Hun controls his hands.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hun breaks from the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eagle wants to clinch.
Hun is looking to counter punch.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hun manages to avoid it.
Eagle scores with a nice head shot.
Eagle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Eagle.
Hun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eagle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eagle swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle misses with the combination.
Eagle connects with the punch.
Eagle lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eagle misses with an uppercut
and Hun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eagle scores with a sloppy right hand. Hun should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Hun.
Eagle tries to clinch but Hun is having none of it.
Hun is looking to counter with a body kick.
Eagle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been told by Hun's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eagle misses with a looping left.
Eagle slips a jab from Hun.
Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Eagle tries to work over Hun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hun is looking to break free of the clinch but Eagle has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Eagle trying to stall but Hun improves his position.
Hun working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Hun.
Eagle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Hun.
A body shot lands from Eagle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
Hun breaks the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hun gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Eagle counter with a right hand.
Attila Hun's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hun.
Hun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eagle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hun counters with a two punch combo.
Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
Hun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hun manages to break the clinch.
Hun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hun throwing a counter right hand but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Eagle closes the distance but Hun moves to the side
and Eagle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eagle tries to clinch but Hun moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eagle moves to clinch but Hun breaks away
enabling Hun to counter with a crisp jab.
Eagle clobbers Hun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attila Hun'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.
A combination from Eagle does no damage.
Eagle cracks a nice hook into Hun's ribs.
Eagle looks to clinch
and Hun counters with a left and a right that stings Eagle.
David Eagle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hun counters with a straight right hand.
Eagle is rocked!
Hun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eagle is still on wobbly legs! Can Hun finish him?
Hun walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Eagle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hun swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Eagle's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Attila Hun!
Our winner, Attila Hun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 276 p4p, 256 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 21 p4p, 19 weight class). Kock has chosen I will axe kick you, and I am not careful. as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kock sprawls well initially but Hohenthal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kock trying to control from the bottom.
Kock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hohenthal passes Kock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kock trying to control from the bottom.
Hohenthal is looking to take a break and control but Kock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kock actively working from the bottom here.
Kock is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hohenthal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands with a punch from half guard.
Hohenthal lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock looking for submissions off his back.
Hohenthal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kock is looking to improve his position.
Kock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hohenthal is working away from the top position though.
Hohenthal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kock is staying active underneath Hohenthal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kock trying to control but Hohenthal postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kock reverses the position - he's now on top in Hohenthal's guard.
Kock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hohenthal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hohenthal is pulling down on Kock's head to control his posture.
Kock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hohenthal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kock is one step ahead there.
Kock throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock is looking to advance position but Hohenthal has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kock is squirming around, avoiding Hohenthal's attempts to control the action.
Hohenthal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hohenthal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kock is looking to improve his position but Hohenthal isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries to hold on but Hohenthal postures up.
Kock is trying desperately to improve position.
Hohenthal content just to control the position here.
Hohenthal looking to control but Kock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound effectively.
Kock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hohenthal cracks Kock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kock is looking to score with low kicks.
Hohenthal darts in trying to clinch
and Hohenthal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hohenthal moves away from the strike by Kock.
Kock connects with a body shot that sends Hohenthal's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock pushes Hohenthal away with a front kick.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kock lands a leg kick that knocks Hohenthal off balance momentarily.
Kock connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock lands a right hook to the body.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hohenthal momentarily.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Hohenthal slips the punch.
That kick from Kock tenderised Hohenthal's leg. Hohenthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hohenthal lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kock, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Kock.
Kock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hohenthal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hohenthal finds it's way round the side to connect with Kock's head.
Kock lands with a nice body kick.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohenthal moves away.
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Kock catches Hohenthal right on the button with a cross.
Hohenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
An attempted straight right counter from Hohenthal misses the target.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hohenthal throws a jab but it's blocked by Kock.
Hohenthal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kock misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock lands with a right hand.
Hohenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock slips a straight right by Hohenthal.
Kock lands a head kick. Hohenthal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hohenthal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hohenthal's hands.
Kock lands with a good body shot.
Kock throws a hook but Hohenthal blocks it.
Kock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hohenthal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Hohenthal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hohenthal with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Kock throws a big shot that misses.
Kock looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohenthal is just out of range.
Kock drops his hands momentarily and Hohenthal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kock is rocked!
Hohenthal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kock is still on wobbly legs! Can Hohenthal finish him?
Batang Kock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hohenthal staying out of range there.
Kock seems to have recovered his senses.
Kock throws an off balance right hand
and Hohenthal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hohenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kock looks to land a combination. Hohenthal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hohenthal connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kock - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lennart Hohenthal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 88 p4p, 284 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 9 p4p, 33 weight class). Drago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drago Theme. Oscar Gustafsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Drago misses.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson walks into a jab.
Gustafsson lunges at Drago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drago's hand.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gustafsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago is rocked!
Drago misses with a hook to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Drago badly! He tries to strike back but Gustafsson puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Drago out cold! Oh man, Drago will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Gustafsson!
A relieved looking Oscar Gustafsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ivan Drago spoke after the fight, saying 'If I die....I die'.
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