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HFC 97: Cruz vs Mesquita PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 3698 p4p, 2052 weight class) and Victor Kherson (ranked 449 p4p, 277 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Kherson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov moves away from the strike by Kherson.
Kherson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sokolov off the cage and back into range.
Sokolov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sokolov looks to throw the jab but Kherson is out of range.
Kherson misses with a straight right.
Kherson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokolov throws a hook but Kherson blocks it.
Kherson throws a body punch but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kherson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokolov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kherson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sokolov shoots in looking for a takedown but Kherson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokolov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kherson throws a right hand that misses
and Sokolov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov prevents Kherson from standing back up.
Sokolov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sokolov is keen to just control but Kherson is a slippery customer.
Sokolov prevents Kherson from improving his position.
Sokolov working the head and body with strikes.
Kherson is looking to control Sokolov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kherson avoid being mounted?
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. Sokolov connects with a nice short shot to Kherson's temple.
Sokolov throwing shots but Kherson is blocking nicely.
Kherson wants to control but Sokolov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kherson is controlling Sokolov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kherson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kherson trying to control but Sokolov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is nestled in close to Kherson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sokolov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sokolov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kherson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sokolov trying to control the action but Kherson is working from the bottom.
Kherson wants to improve his position but Sokolov is controlling well.
Sokolov wants to take a breather but Kherson is having none of it.
Kherson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sokolov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov working over Kherson with some ground and pound. Kherson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sokolov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kherson's face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sokolov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sokolov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kherson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kherson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kherson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sokolov goes for an armbar but Kherson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kherson.
Kherson wants to stand but Sokolov is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov pulls Kherson in close to prevent any damage.
Sokolov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kherson's guard.
Sokolov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kherson is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokolov working Kherson over with strikes.
Sokolov is looking for a kimura but Kherson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sokolov to get the leverage.
Kherson is looking to improve his position.
Sokolov is trying to work for a kimura but Kherson is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov 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.
Kherson throws a right hand that misses
so Sokolov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sokolov landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov works over Kherson with some ground and pound from guard.
Sokolov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sokolov wants to control from the top but Kherson keeps moving.
Sokolov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sokolov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokolov with a nice head shot there.
Sergei Sokolov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kherson is trying to keep Sokolov in close.
Kherson keeping moving, preventing Sokolov from controlling successfully.
Kherson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kherson has momentary wrist control but Sokolov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kherson has his hands on Sokolov's head, controlling the position.
Kherson is trying to keep Sokolov in close.
Kherson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sokolov is one step ahead there.
Kherson has momentary wrist control but Sokolov slips an elbow through the middle.
Sokolov is in close to Kherson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokolov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kherson is trying to keep Sokolov in close.
Kherson wants to get back to his feet but Sokolov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kherson keeping moving, preventing Sokolov from controlling successfully.
Kherson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokolov is standing up over Kherson. Kherson looks to escape but Sokolov dives into side control.
Kherson is looking for a sweep.
Sokolov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sokolov tries to score with some ground and pound. Kherson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sokolov wants to control but Kherson is keeping him busy.
Sokolov 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov lands a nice forearm strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Sokolov.
Kherson tries to buck Sokolov off but Sokolov is having none of it.
Sokolov is trying to get an arm triangle but Kherson is defending well.
Kherson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sokolov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sokolov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kherson to see if he's OK.
Sokolov is putting a hurting on Kherson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sokolov 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.
Sokolov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kherson sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kherson is refusing to be controlled, as Sokolov sits in half guard.
Kherson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sokolov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sokolov's back!
Kherson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokolov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sokolov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kherson has the hooks in. Sokolov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kherson trying to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokolov trying to control the position but Kherson manages to sink in the hooks.
Kherson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sokolov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sokolov for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kherson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kherson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sokolov at a distance.
Kherson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kherson slips a jab from Sokolov.
Kherson misses with a body shot
and Sokolov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kherson!
Sokolov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kherson is looking for a sweep.
Sokolov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kherson can do to turn this around?
Kherson is looking to get back to his feet here but Sokolov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kherson's back.
Sokolov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Kherson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Kherson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sokolov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kherson looks to land a strike but Sokolov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sokolov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sokolov keeping full guard, as Kherson tries to pass.
Kherson is fighting to break Sokolov's control of his arms but Sokolov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sokolov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sokolov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kherson has picked Sokolov up and slammed him! Sokolov can't keep hold of the triangle and Kherson manages to pass to side control!
Kherson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokolov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kherson easily slips into full mount!
Sokolov is looking to get to half guard.
Sokolov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kherson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kherson seems to be working for a kimura but Sokolov defends the submission attempt.
Kherson prevents Sokolov from improving his position.
Kherson wants to stand but Sokolov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sokolov manages to get to full guard.
Kherson stopping the sweep attempt from Sokolov.
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.
Sokolov trying to control the position.
Sokolov has control of Kherson's left arm, preventing Kherson from doing any damage.
Sokolov is trying to keep Kherson in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kherson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sokolov at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kherson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Victor Kherson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergei Sokolov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Sokolov misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Kherson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sokolov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Sokolov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Sokolov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Carden (ranked 3094 p4p, 3212 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 361 p4p, 366 weight class). Carden comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams prevents Carden from improving his position.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carden trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carden trying to control from the bottom.
Carden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carden wants to get back to full guard.
Carden is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Carden is retaining full guard.
Williams won't allow Carden to sweep him here.
Carden keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Carden counter with a right hand.
Carden looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Jaxon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Carden seems unphased.
Carden throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams tries for a takedown but Carden circles away easily
and Carden counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a body shot
enabling Carden to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Thomas Carden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Carden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carden misses with a body shot.
Williams slips under a jab from Carden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams jabs at Carden's body.
Carden throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Carden throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Carden keeps moving.
Williams controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Carden keeps moving.
Carden has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Carden keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carden has his hands on Williams's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thomas Carden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Carden as Williams shoots in.
Carden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Carden.
The fighters circling - Carden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carden defends it nicely.
Carden feinted with a counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carden.
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 Thomas Carden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Carden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carden connects with a body shot.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Carden's head.
Carden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams goes for a double leg but Carden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carden continues to drive forward.
Williams with a poor takedown
enabling Carden to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Carden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas Carden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Carden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Carden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Williams tries to move into range but Carden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Carden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carden.
Carden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice takedown defense from Carden. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams fails with the takedown
enabling Carden to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carden throws out the jab.
Williams slips a straight right by Carden.
Williams has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Carden to counter with a crisp jab.
Carden misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Carden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Williams misses with a hook
and Carden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carden but Carden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Carden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams misses with a hook
letting Carden counter with a right hand.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carden counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Carden catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Oooooh!!! Carden has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Carden steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Williams is rocked!
Carden lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Williams falls backwards - clearly groggy! Carden dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Carden!
An intense looking Thomas Carden took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Man that boy was talking a bunch of crap before this fight. But I came out here and showed his ass how we country boys do it. Line me up another one. Yeehaaw!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horus Egyptian (ranked 1769 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Liber Lambart (ranked 231 p4p, 254 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Lambart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian throws a low kick but Lambart moves out of range easily.
Egyptian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Egyptian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lambart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Egyptian lands a jab to Lambart's midsection.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Lambart.
Lambart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egyptian doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart takes one to the chin there.
Egyptian looks to throw the jab but Lambart is out of range.
Lambart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Lambart settles back down.
Jab by Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambart throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lambart thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambart lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lambart slips under a jab from Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambart looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lambart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egyptian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lambart! But no joy.
Egyptian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Lambart.
Lambart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lambart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lambart's sensitive parts.
Egyptian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lambart.
A little feinted left hand from Egyptian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Lambart.
Egyptian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egyptian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Lambart works Egyptian's body with a nice hook.
Egyptian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Lambart blocks it.
Lambart struggles to land a body shot inside as Egyptian controls his hands.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egyptian effectively controlling the action here.
Lambart is trying to push Egyptian away but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Egyptian has Lambart pressed against the cage, preventing Lambart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Egyptian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lambart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lambart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Lambart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Egyptian darts in and clinches Lambart up against the cage.
Lambart managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Lambart.
Lambart tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Lambart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Egyptian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egyptian darts in and clinches Lambart up against the cage.
Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lambart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egyptian.
Lambart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy right hand. Lambart should have avoided that one.
Egyptian works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambart throws a hook to the side of Egyptian's head but Egyptian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambart.
Egyptian drops his hands momentarily and Lambart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Egyptian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lambart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Egyptian on the side of the head.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lambart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lambart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lambart throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Egyptian is looking to clinch.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Lambart moved out of range.
Lambart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lambart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambart throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian scores with a nice head shot.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Lambart checks it
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Egyptian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Egyptian scores with a jab to the head.
Lambart throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian is looking to counter with a body kick.
Egyptian cracks Lambart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lambart misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egyptian.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lambart's head backwards.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian thumps Lambart with a low kick.
Egyptian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egyptian throws a nice head kick!
Egyptian throws a hook to the side of Lambart's head but Lambart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egyptian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lambart misses the jab.
Egyptian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Egyptian throws a hook but Lambart blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambart misses with a body kick.
Lambart connects with a single shot there.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but Lambart pushes him off.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Lambart throws a counter combo.
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lambart.
Egyptian moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Egyptian.
Lambart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Egyptian clinches.
Lambart breaks from the clinch.
Egyptian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lambart is out of range.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised Lambart's leg. Lambart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Egyptian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lambart misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian has closed the distance and engaged Lambart in a clinch.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lambart misses with the head strike.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambart.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lambart staying out of range there.
Egyptian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lambart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambart tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Lambart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambart moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
It seemed like Lambart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian throws the left hand but Lambart avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
Lambart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
Horus Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambart can do to turn this around?
Egyptian slips a jab and a cross from Lambart.
Egyptian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Egyptian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambart. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lambart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Lambart moves forwards but Egyptian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lambart throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
A slow jab from Lambart misses its intended target.
Lambart just misses with a punch to the body.
Lambart throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
As Egyptian backs off Lambart throws a huge counter combo but Egyptian manages to avoid it all.
Egyptian thumps Lambart with a low kick.
Lambart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egyptian.
A bone on bone clash there as Lambart blocks the leg kick.
Lambart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Egyptian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambart avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambart misses with a series of wild punches.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Lambart looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
Lambart jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lambart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian missing with a left hand there. Lambart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Lambart misses.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Lambart moves out of range.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Lambart had a free shot at his head there.
Lambart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
Lambart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egyptian.
Egyptian feints and then cracks Lambart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lambart down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Egyptian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Lambart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Egyptian.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Egyptian thumps Lambart with a low kick.
Lambart lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
Lambart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lambart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lambart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lambart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Egyptian momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian has closed the distance and engaged Lambart in a clinch.
Lambart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lambart throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Lambart moves out of range easily.
Lambart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Egyptian motions for Lambart to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian scores with a kick to the body.
Lambart scores with a jab to the head.
Egyptian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lambart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lambart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lambart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lambart misses with a low kick.
Egyptian half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lambart. That's going to slow Egyptian down.
Lambart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egyptian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Egyptian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lambart unleashes a big counter combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian thuds his right hand into Lambart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambart. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian swings widly with a right hand
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lambart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lambart misses with a hook.
Egyptian lands a glancing blow to the side of Lambart's head.
Egyptian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Egyptian moves out of range as Lambart throws a body kick.
Lambart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Egyptian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Egyptian connects with an inside leg kick.
Egyptian tries to work over Lambart's front leg with a kick but Lambart checks it.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Lambart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian scores with the left hand. Lambart knows he should have avoided that one.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Egyptian takes the fight into the clinch.
Horus Egyptian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lambart just leaning against Egyptian, taking a breather.
Lambart tries to break free but Egyptian pushes him back against the cage.
Lambart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lambart is trying to break the clinch but Egyptian is controlling him.
Lambart throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Horus Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Lambart fails to land.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Lambart.
Lambart lands a shoulder strike.
Lambart digs a right hand into Egyptian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egyptian's gas tank.
Lambart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Lambart's shoulder, as Lambart tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Lambart.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lambart's head.
Egyptian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Egyptian tries to clinch up
and Lambart counters with a body kick.
Egyptian moves out of range as Lambart throws a body kick.
It appears Egyptian was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lambart misses with a looping left.
Lambart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Donk. Egyptian catches Lambart right on the button with a cross.
Horus Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lambart misses.
Lambart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Egyptian moves out of range of the body kick.
Lambart jabs at Egyptian's body.
Liber Lambart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lambart looks to throw a body kick
and Egyptian counters with a good low kick that Lambart was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liber Lambart.
Well Egyptian 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horus Egyptian!
During a confident post fight interview, Horus Egyptian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Avila (ranked 2154 p4p, 1736 weight class) and Gunnar Murphy (ranked 287 p4p, 230 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avila.
Avila fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Avila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Avila feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Avila swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Avila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Avila blocks with his arms.
Avila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
A short right from Avila.
Avila swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avila blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Avila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avila lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Avila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Avila lands an uppercut.
Avila lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Avila shrugs off.
 It looks like Julian Avila has been cut.
Avila misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avila.
Avila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avila.
Avila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Avila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avila landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Avila tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working Avila over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Avila.
Avila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murphy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Avila.
Avila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murphy avoiding damage as Avila throws knees to the body.
Avila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Avila lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Avila.
Avila is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy tries to work over Avila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avila gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Avila as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avila.
Avila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila crunches a lovely knee into Murphy's ribcage.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Avila controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Avila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Avila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Avila controls the action.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Avila avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Avila pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Avila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A short right from Avila.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avila working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Murphy looks winded!
Avila misses with a knee to the head.
Avila scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Avila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Avila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avila lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Avila avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila lands a nice uppercut.
Avila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Avila.
Avila works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Avila lands with a short shot to the head.
Avila lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Avila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Avila.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
Avila tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Avila moved out of range.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Avila's body.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Avila connects with a leg kick.
Avila lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy slips a jab from Avila.
Avila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Avila swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Avila knows he should have avoided that one.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avila on the side of the head.
Murphy misses the jab.
Avila jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Avila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Avila throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Avila dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Avila misses the jab.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Avila has time to react.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Avila counters with a body kick that stops Murphy in his tracks momentarily.
Avila lands the left hand.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Avila quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Avila slips the punch.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Avila counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Avila.
Avila with a nice calf kick.
Avila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Avila lands a big uppercut and Murphy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Murphy looks OK. Avila waves Murphy back to his feet!
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Avila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Avila finish him?
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avila is stalking Murphy. Murphy circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Avila, and it's lights out! Murphy really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julian Avila!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1331 p4p, 1423 weight class) and Soren Hansen (ranked 186 p4p, 194 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Hansen has chosen If I had a heart as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165
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164
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soren Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades tries to land a body kick
so Hansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blades wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hansen manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but Blades is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hansen looks to land a strike but Blades avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen stops Blades from standing up.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
Blades definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Blades has wrist control.
Blades wants to get back to his feet but Hansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Blades's brow.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blades wants to get back to his feet but Hansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blades misses with a combination
and Hansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blades throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blades's guard.
Hansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
Hansen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Blades keeps moving.
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blades preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
Hansen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blades is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blades has escaped and now he's on top!
Blades trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hansen is looking to sweep but instead, Blades has passed into half guard.
Hansen wants to control but Blades passes into side.
Hansen tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blades tries to move to mount but Hansen blocks the move with his legs.
Hansen is trying to control Blades's posture but Blades avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Hansen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blades scores with a hook.
 It looks like Soren Hansen has been cut.
Blades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blades throws a push kick but Hansen slaps the foot to one side.
Blades looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blades defends it well.
Blades throws an off balance right hand
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blades rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blades's guard.
Blades wants to stand up but Hansen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen is stalling in the full guard.
Blades pushes Hansen off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hansen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been informed that Hansen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blades missing with a left hand there. Hansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blades misses with a body kick.
Hansen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blades falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hansen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Blades keeps moving.
Hansen throws an elbow that misses. Blades uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hansen's guard. Nice move by Blades!
Blades knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hansen on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hansen seems keen to control Blades's posture.
Blades stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Blades stays in close to Hansen's body and controls the position.
Blades trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Soren Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen wants to sweep here but Blades controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blades manages to get himself to full guard.
Blades is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Blades blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen won't allow Blades to get back to his feet.
Blades on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blades tries to get out of the position.
Hansen throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Pablo Blades will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soren Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blades throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansen.
Hansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Hansen.
Blades misses with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blades kicks Hansen off and gets back to his feet.
Hansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Blades catches Hansen right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Blades.
Hansen takes one on the button.
Blades looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blades throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades throws a lazy head kick
and Hansen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
Hansen postures up in Blades's guard and throws a big left but Blades blocks it.
Hansen is stalling in the full guard.
Hansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hansen trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hansen is stalling in the full guard.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Blades keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pablo Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blades misses with a combination
so Hansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Blades keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Blades keeps moving.
Hansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blades is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blades throws a leg kick
so Hansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blades is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hansen, into his guard.
Hansen seems keen to control Blades's posture.
Hansen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blades doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blades manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blades is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Blades.
I think Blades has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Blades!
A victorious Pablo Blades thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 2102 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Mertis Falandas (ranked 281 p4p, 156 weight class). Falandas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feed the Machine. Mertis Falandas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Falandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strauss.
Falandas rushes Strauss and presses him up against the cage.
Falandas pushes Strauss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strauss tries to work over Falandas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas jumps into guard, dragging Strauss to the mat.
Strauss won't allow Falandas to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Strauss continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss won't allow Falandas to sweep him here.
Strauss is posturing up here but Falandas has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Strauss tries to roll out but it's too tight and Strauss has to tap! Slick submission there by Falandas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mertis Falandas!
A victorious Mertis Falandas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 913 p4p, 927 weight class) and Heung Min Choi (ranked 83 p4p, 87 weight class). Choi has chosen Black Eyed Bruiser as his entrance music. Heung Min Choi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic clobbers Choi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Choi looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Choi connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Choi misses.
It looked like Ivanovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Choi.
Choi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ivanovic blocks a jab.
Ivanovic lands with a nice body punch.
Choi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Ivanovic does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Choi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choi. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivanovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Heung Min Choi has been cut.
Choi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanovic.
Ivanovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Choi misses.
Ivanovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Choi throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanovic's shoulder, as Ivanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Choi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ivor Ivanovic has been cut.
Choi misses with a hook. Ivanovic ducked under it nicely.
Ivanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choi slips a jab from Ivanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot.
Choi slips under a jab.
Jab from Ivanovic.
Choi looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Choi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivanovic momentarily.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi throws a counter combo.
Ivanovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Choi's head.
Choi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanovic circles away.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Ivanovic slips the punch.
Choi walks into a straight right hand from Ivanovic.
Good exchange - Ivanovic coming out on top.
Ivanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
Ivanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Choi tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws out a leg kick but Choi moves out of range and Ivanovic only half commits.
Ivanovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Choi back to the cage. Ivanovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choi throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivanovic. Choi shrugs it off though.
Ivanovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Choi finds it's way round the side to connect with Ivanovic's head.
Ivanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Choi misses with a left hand
and Ivanovic counters with a leg kick.
Ivanovic connects with a crisp jab.
Ivanovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Choi clinches.
Ivanovic leaning against his opponent.
Ivanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ivanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
Choi looks to land a right hand but Ivanovic moved out of range.
Choi 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.
Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Choi walks into a jab.
Choi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Choi throws a hook but Ivanovic avoids it easily.
Ivanovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Choi avoided it.
Choi throws a right hand that Ivanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanovic also avoids with ease.
Choi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic misses with a straight right.
Ivanovic sizes up Choi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic scores with a body shot.
Ivanovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ivanovic.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Ivanovic moves away and avoids it.
Ivor Ivanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Choi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ivanovic misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Ivanovic misses.
Choi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Ivanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choi keeps control of Ivanovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanovic manages to break the clinch.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Choi throws a series of strikes that have Ivanovic backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanovic.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanovic throws out the jab.
Choi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovic moves away.
Ivanovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ivanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Choi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ivanovic throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Choi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic connects with a right hand. Choi shakes it off.
Choi throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanovic's shoulder, as Ivanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Choi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Choi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ivanovic misses with a hook
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
Choi looks to land a combination but Ivanovic avoids it well.
Choi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Choi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic is looking for a counter combo.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovic scores with a jab. Choi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choi.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanovic throws out the jab.
Choi throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanovic's shoulder, as Ivanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivanovic works Choi's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ivanovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Choi lunges at Ivanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ivanovic's hand.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Ivanovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi checks a leg kick nicely.
Choi misses with a jab to the body
and Ivanovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivanovic looks to throw a body kick
and Choi counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Ivanovic. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic lands with a hook. Choi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Choi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanovic. That's going to slow Choi down.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Choi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Choi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi moves into the clinch.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Choi.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovic staying out of range there.
Ivanovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Choi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Choi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ivanovic on the side of the head.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Choi misses with a looping left.
Choi moves out of range as Ivanovic throws a body kick.
Choi tries to clinch but Ivanovic is having none of it.
Ivanovic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Choi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choi misses with a combination
and Ivanovic counters with a good low kick that Choi was not able to check.
Ivanovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Choi's head.
Choi throws a shot to the body.
Choi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Choi finds it's way round the side to connect with Ivanovic's head.
Ivanovic lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanovic throws a body punch but Choi moves out of range.
Choi misses with an uppercut. Ivanovic saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
Ivanovic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ivanovic connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Choi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Choi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ivor Ivanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanovic moves away from the strike by Choi.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Ivanovic slips the punch.
It looked like Ivanovic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivor Ivanovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanovic, 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Ivanovic!
A relieved looking Ivor Ivanovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adriel Nayati (ranked 552 p4p, 425 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 88 p4p, 66 weight class). Nayati's entrance music is Indian Calling - At War. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pandeya's choice of entrance music: Clan In Da Front. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Saurabh Pandeya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but Nayati moved out of range.
Nayati half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pandeya throws a leg kick
and Nayati counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nayati postures up.
Pandeya seems keen to control Nayati's posture.
Nayati is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nayati in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pandeya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nayati is working Pandeya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pandeya keeping moving, preventing Nayati from controlling successfully.
Nayati has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pandeya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nayati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya trying to control the position here.
Pandeya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nayati is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pandeya is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pandeya has escaped and now he's on top!
Nayati is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pandeya defends well.
Pandeya showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nayati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pandeya manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nayati throws a big right hand that misses.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
Pandeya controlling the position.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pandeya is keeping the position for now.
Pandeya wants to sweep here but Nayati controlling him for the moment.
Nayati trying to control but Pandeya is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayati throws a big elbow that misses.
Nayati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nayati being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pandeya has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pandeya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nayati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pandeya is trying to keep Nayati in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nayati wants to control from the top but Pandeya keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nayati is defended easily by Pandeya.
Pandeya drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nayati defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pandeya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nayati.
Pandeya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandeya misses with a shot to the body
and Nayati counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pandeya!
Pandeya tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pandeya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pandeya is looking for a sweep.
Pandeya gets back to half guard.
Pandeya wants to control but Nayati is keeping busy.
Pandeya gets back to full guard.
Nayati with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nayati trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandeya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pandeya has Nayati pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pandeya lands a really nice looking cross but Nayati seems unphased.
Nayati misses the jab.
Nayati blocks a leg kick.
Nayati appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pandeya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nayati.
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
Pandeya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandeya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nayati decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pandeya's guard.
Nayati stands up over Pandeya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati throwing strikes from guard but Pandeya blocks nicely.
Pandeya working a defensive guard here.
Nayati content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pandeya holds on and takes a little breather.
Nayati lands a couple of digs.
Pandeya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pandeya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nayati moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nayati has his feet on Pandeya's thighs here. He's pushed Pandeya off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pandeya screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adriel Nayati!
A victorious Adriel Nayati thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Karhu (ranked 900 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Gatot Kaca (ranked 140 p4p, 203 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gatot Kaca!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kaca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaca throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Kaca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A cross from Kaca lands.
Kaca lands a nice hook to Karhu's body. Karhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Kaca slips a jab from Karhu.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaca.
Kaca looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kaca misses the target.
Kaca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rasmus Karhu has been cut.
Karhu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Kaca.
Kaca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaca moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Kaca catches Karhu right on the button with a cross.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaca.
Kaca misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Karhu tries to clinch there but Kaca circles away.
Gatot Kaca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaca was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Karhu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karhu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karhu.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaca.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Kaca avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
Karhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu lands a left hand.
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Kaca avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kaca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karhu digs a right hand into Kaca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaca's gas tank.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaca controls his hands.
Kaca tries to break the clinch but Karhu is controlling the position.
Kaca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Kaca swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Kaca.
Kaca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karhu thuds his right hand into Kaca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaca misses the target.
Kaca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaca scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Karhu misses.
Kaca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu throws a jab when Kaca was well out of range.
Kaca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karhu.
Karhu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Kaca ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. Kaca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Kaca.
Nice body punch from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaca doesn't seem bothered though.
Karhu punishes Kaca's body with a nice straight punch.
Karhu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaca scores with the left hand. Karhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaca ducks right into an uppercut from Karhu.
Kaca misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaca looks winded!
A lazy left from Karhu finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kaca's jaw. Kaca's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Karhu does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rasmus Karhu!
After winning the bout, Rasmus Karhu 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 195 p4p, 277 weight class) and Hugo Mesquita (ranked 14 p4p, 19 weight class). Cruz comes into the arena with FEEL SOMETHING blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz misses with the body kick
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Mesquita controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mesquita's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mesquita wants to work for an arm triangle but Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Mesquita is working for a kimura but Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz's coaches at Convicted Fight Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mesquita wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mesquita working Cruz over with strikes.
Mesquita wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mesquita 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.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
Mesquita changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mesquita darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita jumps guard and drags Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita trying to strike off his back.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Hugo Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mesquita is trying to hold Cruz in close to prevent damage but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Mesquita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mesquita trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Danny Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Mesquita won't want to take too many of those.
Mesquita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Mesquita tightens his grip and picks Cruz up, before dumping him to the ground. Cruz manages to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz digs a good hook to Mesquita's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cruz enables Mesquita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz catches Mesquita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mesquita scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a left and a right that send Mesquita crashing to the mat, dazed. Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mesquita is rocked!
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mesquita is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a crisp right that sends Mesquita to the canvas! Cruz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cruz!
Danny Cruz retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Danny Cruz 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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