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SYN 1014 Kilo vs Drax PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Quessy (ranked 2517 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 344 p4p, 416 weight class). Quessy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NTM - Ma Benz. Zaadha has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177
39 - 34 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Quessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quessy instigates a clinch.
Quessy dodges an elbow strike from Zaadha.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Quessy controls the action.
Quessy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quessy digs a right hand into Zaadha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaadha's gas tank.
Quessy pulls guard.
Zaadha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quessy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zaadha is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Quessy moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Quessy as he connects with a hook.
Zaadha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quessy misses with a body shot.
Zaadha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Zaadha misses.
Quessy attempts a counter takedown but Zaadha avoids it well and moves away.
Quessy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zaadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quessy feinted with a counter takedown.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Quessy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quessy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Quessy misses with a jab to the body
and Zaadha counters with a left to the body.
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quessy.
Quessy moves out of range as Zaadha strikes.
Zaadha connects with a body shot.
Quessy throws the left hand but Zaadha avoids the punch easily.
Quessy scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quessy lands a body shot.
Quessy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Zaadha.
Quessy misses the shot to the body.
Quessy defending well as Zaadha loads up on a big left hand.
Quessy scores with a decent looking hook.
Quessy slips under a jab.
Quessy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaadha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quessy throws a body punch but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quessy manages to avoid it.
Zaadha swings for the body but Quessy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quessy tries to clinch there but Zaadha circles away.
Zaadha gets caught flat footed, as Quessy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zaadha is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Quessy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Zaadha manages to break the clinch.
Quessy loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Quessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaadha moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quessy.
A nice side step and Zaadha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quessy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaadha as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Quessy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Zaadha.
The fighters circling - Zaadha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaadha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Quessy avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaadha is just out of range.
Quessy slips under a jab.
Zaadha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaadha wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaadha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quessys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quessy swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Quessy misses with a looping right.
Zaadha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quessy scores with a jab to the head.
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quessy.
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Quessy is out of range.
Ri Zaadha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaadha misses with a looping left.
Quessy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zaadha sprawls and moves away.
Quessy throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
A little jabbing left from Zaadha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quessy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaadha throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zaadha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaadha wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaadha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Quessy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quessy scores with a jab to the head.
Zaadha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quessy is out of range and Zaadha settles back down.
Zaadha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaadha walks into a jab.
Quessy misses with a body shot.
Zaadha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quessy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quessy connects with the punch.
Quessy jabs at Zaadha's body.
Quessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Quessy with a hook.
Quessy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaadha.
Zaadha slips under a jab from Quessy.
Quessy lands with a good body shot.
Zaadha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quessy has time to react.
Quessy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zaadha is looking to regain half guard here but Quessy keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaadha is trying to control Quessy's posture but Quessy avoids it.
Quessy working the ground and pound.
Quessy is trying to get an arm triangle but Zaadha is defending well.
Zaadha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Quessy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quessy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quessy is looking for a kimura but Zaadha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quessy to get the leverage.
Thomas Quessy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quessy trying to control the action but Zaadha is working from the bottom.
Quessy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zaadha sees it coming and defends easily.
Quessy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quessy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaadha is trying to maintain the position but Quessy is very close to passing his half guard.
Zaadha controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha is looking to improve his position.
Quessy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zaadha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quessy avoids the attempt from Zaadha to control.
The referee warns Zaadha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quessy punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quessy landing strikes from the mount and Zaadha is in trouble!
Quessy lands a big elbow.
Quessy raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Quessy.
BOOM! Quessy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quessy throws some wild stikes that Zaadha manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quessy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quessy thowing shots but they're missing.
Quessy prevents Zaadha from getting the reversal.
Quessy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quessy working the ground and pound effectively.
Quessy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Quessy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Quessy loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
It looks like Quessy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Quessy shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaadha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quessy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
Zaadha gets caught flat footed, as Quessy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quessy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quessy is in close to Zaadha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quessy scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quessy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quessy preventing the sweep.
Zaadha controls Quessy momentarily but Quessy frees himself.
Quessy wants to pass the guard but Zaadha is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha wants to sweep here but Quessy controlling him for the moment.
Zaadha keeping moving, preventing Quessy from controlling successfully.
Zaadha controlling Quessy's posture.
Zaadha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Quessy preventing the sweep.
Quessy trying to control but Zaadha is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Quessy shoots in and gets a takedown into Zaadha's guard.
Quessy throws a big elbow that misses.
Quessy postures up.
Quessy chips away with some ground and pound.
Zaadha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quessy.
Zaadha has his hands on Quessy's head, controlling the position.
Quessy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quessy wants to control from the top but Zaadha keeps moving.
Zaadha pulls Quessy in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha controls Quessy momentarily but Quessy frees himself.
Quessy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quessy wants to control from the top but Zaadha keeps moving.
Quessy chips away with some ground and pound.
Quessy passes Zaadha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quessy slips a nice elbow through Zaadha's hands, connecting with Zaadha's forehead.
Zaadha trying to hold on to Quessy's head to control him but Quessy postures up.
Quessy is working for a kimura but Zaadha is defending it quite comfortably.
Quessy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zaadha is just riding it out for now. Quessy eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quessy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaadha defending well though.
Quessy wants to pass to mount but Zaadha is defending the position.
Zaadha is looking to control Quessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaadha avoid being mounted?
Zaadha is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaadha is looking to control Quessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaadha avoid being mounted?
Quessy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Quessy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quessy 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Quessy!
After winning the bout, Thomas Quessy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ri Zaadha spoke after the fight, saying 'After all my years in this sport, this is the hardest day for me, the day I must announce my retirement... I can no longer physically keep up with the rest of the roster. I appreciate everything everyone has done for me, I love you all! Best of luck to everyone!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Spence (ranked 1805 p4p, 2140 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 213 p4p, 254 weight class). Spence kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Were Coming. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spence avoids it really well and circles away.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Brown slips under a jab.
A big right from Spence misses.
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spence is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is working for a kimura but Spence is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throwing shots but Spence is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence is holding on to half guard well.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spence is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spence 's head.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Spence is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Spence is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown thows a huge punch but Spence dodges it nicely.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spence defends it well.
Spence trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from Spence 's half guard. Spence has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spence dives on top into guard.
Spence sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Spence advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown trying to get back to full guard but Spence takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
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 Alan Spence will probably get the nod.
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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spence gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spence pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Spence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Spence was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Alan Spence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown checks a low kick from Spence .
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Spence defends it well.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence tries to clinch up.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .
Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Spence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown won't allow Spence to sweep him here.
Spence keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Spence is retaining full guard.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spence manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Spence in his guard.
Brown is trying to control the position but Spence postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown working for a triangle but Spence defends it easily.
Spence engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Spence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Spence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spence pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Spence sprawls well.
Alan Spence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Spence turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown blocks a jab.
A jab from Spence misses.
Spence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spence misses the jab.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Spence 's guard.
Brown drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spence looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spence looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spence !
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Spence keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Spence dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab lands there for Spence .
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spence as he jumps to the side.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Spence sprawls well.
Brown drives through with a takedown into Spence 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Spence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spence dives on top into guard.
Spence preventing the sweep.
Brown working for submissions but it's allowed Spence to get to half guard.
Spence is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown won't allow Spence to pass to mount.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Spence stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Spence keeps moving and retains side control.
Alan Spence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Spence keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown trying to remain calm as Spence controls from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Spence sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alan Spence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Spence , which made it look bad.
Spence lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spence is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Spence circles away and we're back to standing.
Spence is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spence as he jumps to the side.
Spence throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Spence enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Spence manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Spence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence trying to control the position here.
Spence trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spence 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !
A relieved looking Alan Spence 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Frank (ranked 2899 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 373 p4p, 276 weight class). Frank comes to the cage accompanied by Trapper x Foogiano . On his way into the cage it seems that Darius Frank has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Darius Frank seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darius Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a right hand to the body.
Frank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Frank.
A shot to the liver by Haze . Beautiful body shot.
Frank 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.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze .
Haze feints a counter leg kick.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darryl Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frank. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frank holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze prevents a body shot from Frank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands a body punch.
Haze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frank to keep the fight standing.
Haze tries to pull guard but Frank holds him up against the cage and eventually Haze drops back down to his feet.
Haze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frank smiles and moves away.
Darius Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darryl Haze .
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank tries to clinch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze throws a leg kick
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Frank. That snapped Haze 's head back.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Frank off balance momentarily.
Frank throws a quick head kick that knocks Haze silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Frank is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darius Frank!
During a confident post fight interview, Darius Frank 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 Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 402 p4p, 746 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 62 p4p, 108 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baxxter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Weekend, Scooter . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxxter moves in looking to clinch but Coloradas pushes him off.
Coloradas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxxter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coloradas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baxxter moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baxxter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mangas Coloradas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxxter ducks under a wild hook from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a lazy body kick
and Baxxter counters with a nice uppercut.
Coloradas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Coloradas finds it's way through Baxxter's defenses.
Coloradas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Baxxter.
Baxxter is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coloradas.
Coloradas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Coloradas throws a sloppy head kick
and Baxxter counters with a nice body kick.
Coloradas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Coloradas tenderised Baxxter's leg. Baxxter is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Baxxter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baxxter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baxxter backing away here, and Coloradas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've been told by Baxxter's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baxxter wants to clinch up but Coloradas keeps it at a distance.
Coloradas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick from Baxxter lands but Coloradas takes it in his stride.
A big left from Coloradas misses.
Baxxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Baxxter ducks down to avoid it.
Baxxter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baxxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baxxter lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Coloradas.
Baxxter drops his hands momentarily and Coloradas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coloradas looks to clinch
and Baxxter counters with a left to the body.
Baxxter ducks under a wild hook from Coloradas.
Baxxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxxter.
Baxxter throws a hook but Coloradas blocks it.
Coloradas looks to land a body kick but Baxxter moved away.
It looked like Baxxter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coloradas.
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!
Coloradas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baxxter throws out the jab.
Baxxter throws a looping overhand right but Coloradas ducks down to avoid it.
Baxxter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coloradas doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxxter circles away.
Baxxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Coloradas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coloradas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coloradas throws a lazy right hand but Baxxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coloradas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baxxter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Baxxter misses its intended target.
Coloradas drives through and clinches with Baxxter against the cage.
Coloradas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxxter managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
Coloradas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Coloradas tenderised Baxxter's leg. Baxxter is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Coloradas misses.
Baxxter moves out of range as Coloradas strikes.
Baxxter looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
A low kick from Coloradas is predictable there
and Baxxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coloradas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baxxter counters with a nice uppercut.
Coloradas misses with the combination.
Baxxter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coloradas. That one must have hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Baxxter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baxxter.
Coloradas throws a low kick but Baxxter moves out of range easily.
Baxxter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Coloradas avoids it.
Coloradas gets tackled into the cage by Baxxter. Baxxter maintains the clinch.
Baxxter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coloradas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coloradas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coloradas.
A head punch on the inside from Coloradas fails to land.
A short uppercut from Baxxter.
Coloradas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxxter backwards.
Coloradas blocks a body shot from Baxxter.
Stalling in the clinch from Baxxter.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baxxter blocks it with crossed arms.
Coloradas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxxter throws a nice looking combination but Coloradas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coloradas counters with a body kick.
Coloradas misses with a right hand
and Baxxter counters with a nice uppercut.
Baxxter lands a jab to Coloradas's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxxter is just out of range.
Coloradas gets a clinch.
Baxxter misses with a body punch.
Coloradas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baxxter connects with a right hand. Coloradas shakes it off.
Coloradas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baxxter.
Baxxter drops his hands momentarily and Coloradas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coloradas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baxxter checks the leg kick.
Baxxter throws a looping overhand right but Coloradas ducks down to avoid it.
Baxxter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromColoradas.
Coloradas misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Baxxter ducks down to avoid it.
Baxxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coloradas.
Coloradas checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Baxxter - just one landing.
Coloradas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baxxter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baxxter pushes Coloradas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coloradas letting Baxxter take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas pushes Baxxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Coloradas.
Baxxter is trying to maintain a safe position but Coloradas gets an underhook and turns Baxxter into the cage.
Coloradas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baxxter looking to slow down the pace here.
Coloradas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coloradas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coloradas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Coloradas.
Baxxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coloradas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baxxter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coloradas tries to break free but Baxxter pushes him back against the cage.
Coloradas trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Coloradas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxxter backwards.
Baxxter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baxxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coloradas.
Coloradas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coloradas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coloradas is stalling here.
Baxxter blocking some punches.
Baxxter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baxxter is working Coloradas over against the cage.
Coloradas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coloradas misses with a body punch.
Baxxter stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coloradas blocks a body shot from Baxxter.
A short uppercut from Coloradas.
Baxxter lands a nice uppercut.
Baxxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coloradas's elbow.
Coloradas scores a nice knee to the body.
Coloradas lands a nice uppercut.
Coloradas misses with a knee to the head.
Coloradas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baxxter.
Baxxter misses with some punches.
Baxxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coloradas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coloradas swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baxxter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baxxter.
Coloradas breaks the clinch.
Coloradas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baxxter's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coloradas. Baxxter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baxxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baxxter looks to land a body kick but Coloradas moved away.
Baxxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coloradas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Baxxter throws a leg kick but Coloradas sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Coloradas.
Coloradas is looking to slow Baxxter down with leg kicks.
Baxxter throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
Baxxter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mangas Coloradas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Baxxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coloradas throws out the jab.
Coloradas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baxxter. Baxxter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coloradas throws a chopping leg kick but Baxxter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baxxter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coloradas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baxxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baxxter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coloradas lands a front kick.
Coloradas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baxxter checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baxxter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coloradas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coloradas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baxxter works Coloradas's body with a nice hook.
Baxxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Coloradas tries to move into range but Baxxter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coloradas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Coloradas misses the target.
Baxxter lands a jab.
Baxxter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coloradas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coloradas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baxxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Coloradas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coloradas scores with a jab.
Baxxter throws a push kick but Coloradas slaps the foot to one side.
Hans Peter Baxxter is winning the standup battle so far.
Baxxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxxter is looking to counter punch.
Coloradas scores with a jab. Baxxter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baxxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coloradas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coloradas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baxxter momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxxter cracks Coloradas with an open hand slap.
Baxxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
A little jabbing left from Coloradas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baxxter needs to keep his hands up - Coloradas had a free shot at his head there.
Coloradas throws a big shot that misses.
Baxxter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coloradas throws a solid leg kick but Baxxter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coloradas.
Baxxter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coloradas cracks Baxxter with an open hand slap.
Baxxter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coloradas momentarily.
Coloradas gets tackled into the cage by Baxxter. Baxxter maintains the clinch.
Baxxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxxter throws a head punch that misses.
Coloradas misses with a knee to the head.
Coloradas throws a head punch that misses.
Baxxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas pushes Baxxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but Baxxter blocks with his arms.
Baxxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coloradas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coloradas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coloradas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Baxxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coloradas is looking to score with low kicks.
Baxxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxxter.
Baxxter looks to land a left hand but Coloradas moved out of range nicely.
Coloradas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxxter checks a low kick from Coloradas.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut
and Baxxter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Coloradas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Coloradas throws a right hand that misses
and Baxxter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas misses with a hook.
Baxxter throws the left hand but Coloradas avoids the punch easily.
Coloradas misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coloradas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coloradas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxxter.
Coloradas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baxxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baxxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Mangas Coloradas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coloradas clinches up against the cage.
Hans Peter Baxxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baxxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxxter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baxxter slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mangas Coloradas.
I've got Coloradas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mangas Coloradas!
Mangas Coloradas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 325 p4p, 666 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 40 p4p, 87 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuznetsov. That's going to slow Tavares down.
Tavares throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov checks it.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick which misses Tavares's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavares tries to avoid it.
Tavares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with Tavares.
Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Tavares with a series of wild strikes but Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuznetsov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavares checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavares throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Kuznetsov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
A jab from Tavares misses.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
Kuznetsov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tavares manages to circle out of the way.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with Tavares.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow just above Tavares 's eye.
 It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Tavares misses with the head strike.
Tavares blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Tavares blocks it.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares lands an uppercut.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov throws out a leg kick but Tavares moves out of range and Kuznetsov only half commits.
Tavares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Kuznetsov with a hook.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tavares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov throws a series of strikes that have Tavares backpedaling.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Tavares shakes it off.
Tavares moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuznetsov.
A nice side step and Tavares releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuznetsov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznetsov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuznetsov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares lands with a right hand.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuznetsov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tavares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tavares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Kuznetsov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Kuznetsov clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tavares.
Kuznetsov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tavares's head.
Kuznetsov with a nice cross.
Tavares throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov drops his hands momentarily and Tavares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tavares blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tavares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Tavares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuznetsov clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuznetsov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuznetsov, as that shot connected.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
It looked like Kuznetsov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuznetsov fakes the leg kick and cracks Tavares in the body.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Tavares checks a low kick from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Tavares with a series of wild strikes but Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot that sends Tavares's belly button to the back.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tavares slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Tavares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavares can do to turn this around?
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tavares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuznetsov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov is looking to chop away at Tavares's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Tavares wants to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Tavares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavares blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuznetsov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tavares can turn it around.
Tavares struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manny Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuznetsov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tavares to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Kuznetsov - just one landing.
Kuznetsov looks to clinch
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov counters by clinching up.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov lands a good knee to the midsection. Tavares won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavares avoids it.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares lands with a left to the head.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tavares is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Tavares fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tavares lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Tavares lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Tavares avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Tavares.
Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares cracks Kuznetsov with an open hand slap.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tavares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov counters with a solid body kick.
Tavares scores with a nice right hand.
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Tavares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manny Tavares's cut.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tavares throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Tavares.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov catches Tavares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Kuznetsov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuznetsov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tavares swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Tavares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Tavares.
Tavares throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavares moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Tavares tries to keep at a distance but Kuznetsov has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavares avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Tavares - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares scores with a hook to the body.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Tavares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov working Tavares over with knees to the body.
Tavares digs a right hand into Kuznetsov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuznetsov's gas tank.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Tavares. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Kuznetsov has Tavares up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Tavares.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavares blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavares lands with a right to the head.
Tavares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavares avoids it.
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Tavares cracks Kuznetsov with a nice body shot.
A short right from Tavares on the inside.
Tavares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavares presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tavares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavares.
Tavares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavares lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavares lands with a left to the head.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tavares.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznetsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuznetsov's hands.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Tavares misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares blocks a leg kick.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuznetsov to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tavares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 13 p4p, 410 weight class) and Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 1 p4p, 52 weight class). Kamara comes to the cage accompanied by BLIND SPOTS. Cressbeckler has chosen American Remains as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamara misses with a leg kick
and Cressbeckler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick by Kamara misses
enabling Cressbeckler to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Cressbeckler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kamara throws a right hand that misses
and Cressbeckler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kamara really felt that one!
Kamara just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Kamara's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cressbeckler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Cressbeckler.
Kamara is looking to counter punch.
Cressbeckler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamara. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara lands with a cross.
It looks like Joad Cressbeckler has been cut.
Kamara throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cressbeckler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara misses with a hook
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight right hand.
Joad Cressbeckler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cressbeckler misses.
It looked like Kamara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cressbeckler closes the distance and clinches.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cressbeckler lands with a short shot to the head.
Cressbeckler misses with a body punch.
Kamara misses with the head strike.
Cressbeckler lands a shoulder strike.
Kamara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cressbeckler backwards.
Cressbeckler has Kamara pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamara has a couple of punches blocked by Cressbeckler.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Cressbeckler avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Cressbeckler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cressbeckler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamara's elbow.
Kamara throws a punch but it's blocked by Cressbeckler.
Kamara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cressbeckler throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamara.
Kamara misses with some punches.
Kamara digs a right hand underneath Cressbeckler's ribcage. Cressbeckler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Cressbeckler.
Kamara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kamara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kamara lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Cressbeckler controls his hands.
Kamara blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler can't find room to land a body shot as Kamara controls the action.
Cressbeckler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cressbeckler lands a left hand.
Cressbeckler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamara is trying to break free.
Kamara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cressbecklers head.
Kamara tries a body shot but Cressbeckler blocks it.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Cressbeckler avoids the damage to the body.
Cressbeckler lands with a light punch inside.
Cressbeckler presses Kamara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cressbeckler backwards.
Cressbeckler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cressbeckler struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Kamara blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cressbeckler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamara.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Cressbeckler avoids the damage to the body.
Kamara lands a hook that snaps the head of Cressbeckler backwards.
Cressbeckler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kamara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Cressbeckler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Cressbeckler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler misses with the head strike.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cressbeckler misses with some punches.
Cressbeckler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
Kamara blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cressbeckler throws a sloppy body shot
and Cressbeckler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamara misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Cressbeckler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cressbeckler misses the jab.
And Kamara counters with a quick kick to the body but Cressbeckler blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamara.
Cressbeckler's corner calls for a 1-2. Cressbeckler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cressbeckler misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws a lazy uppercut
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamara misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Cressbeckler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler with a nice cross.
Kamara lands a really nice looking cross but Cressbeckler seems unphased.
Cressbeckler scores with a shot to the body.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cressbeckler dips to his left and cracks Kamara with an uppercut!
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
Cressbeckler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Cressbeckler looks to move away, Kamara throws a big counter combo but Cressbeckler just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler looks to land a body kick but Kamara moved away.
Cressbeckler throws a sloppy head kick and Kamara moves out of range easily.
Kamara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler throws a body punch but Kamara moves out of range.
Cressbeckler lands a really nice looking cross but Kamara seems unphased.
Cressbeckler throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamara counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler looks to throw the jab but Kamara is out of range.
Cressbeckler misses with a body punch
and Kamara counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cressbeckler! Kamara lets Cressbeckler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cressbeckler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamara.
Kamara misses with the body kick
letting Cressbeckler counter with a right hand.
Cressbeckler misses with a right hand
and Kamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Joad Cressbeckler's cut even more.
Kamara throws a leg kick
and Cressbeckler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cressbeckler. That's going to slow Kamara down.
Kamara avoids the body shot from Cressbeckler.
Kamara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cressbeckler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamara throwing a counter right hand but Cressbeckler manages to avoid it.
Kamara just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cressbeckler misses the target.
Kamara throws a leg kick
and Cressbeckler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamara blocks a head kick by Cressbeckler.
It looked like Kamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joad Cressbeckler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cressbeckler tries a head kick but it misses.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
Cressbeckler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamara throws a big shot that misses.
Cressbeckler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamara throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cressbeckler avoids it.
Kamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara misses the jab.
Joad Cressbeckler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Kamara throws a quick counter head kick but Cressbeckler was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler looks to land a right hand but Kamara moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cressbeckler looks to land a left hand but Kamara moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Cressbeckler as he connects with a hook.
Kamara misses with the body kick
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.
Cressbeckler catches Kamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cressbeckler.
Kamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Cressbeckler misses.
Kamara slips under a jab from Cressbeckler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamara throws a right hand that misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a head kick. That will keep Kamara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cressbeckler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cressbeckler scores with a leg kick.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Cressbeckler misses.
A big right from Cressbeckler misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cressbeckler.
Kamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joad Cressbeckler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kamara slips under a jab from Cressbeckler.
Kamara throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cressbeckler avoids it.
Kamara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cressbeckler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cressbeckler with the inside leg kick.
Kamara misses with a kick to the body
enabling Cressbeckler to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara digs a good body shot into Cressbeckler's ribs.
Cressbeckler misses with a looping left.
Kamara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kamara throws a wild body kick that Cressbeckler sees coming a mile off.
Cressbeckler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamara with a body shot.
Kamara scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cressbeckler.
It looked like Kamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamara throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joad Cressbeckler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cressbeckler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joad Cressbeckler!
An out of breath Joad Cressbeckler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 49 p4p, 91 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 6 p4p, 12 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves lands a jab to Kilgore's midsection.
Graves misses with a body shot
and Kilgore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore throws a counter high kick but Graves was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kilgore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilgore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the body
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses the body punch
and Kilgore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves pushes Kilgore up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilgore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilgore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kilgore!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves in side control, throwing shots but Kilgore defends.
Kilgore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Graves.
Graves misses with the ground and pound.
Graves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graves trying to control the action but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Graves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kilgore is avoiding damage well.
Kilgore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Graves.
Graves advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Graves there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kilgore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore tries to hold on but Graves postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Kilgore is in trouble now - Graves has advanced to mount!
Kilgore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Graves connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graves punching from mount but Kilgore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Graves lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves dominated that round.
That's time! Kilgore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graves takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Graves feints and as Kilgore raises his hands in defense, Graves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Graves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graves throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Kilgore blocks nicely.
Kilgore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graves on the ground.
Graves scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Kilgore is keeping the position.
Kilgore is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Graves postures up in Kilgore's guard and throws a big left but Kilgore blocks it.
Kilgore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graves.
Graves throwing strikes but missing.
Graves wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Kilgore blocks nicely.
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.
Kilgore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graves shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graves showed some decent athleticism there.
Kilgore is staying active underneath Graves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kilgore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graves working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kilgore's thigh. Kilgore counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Graves stands and throws Kilgore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Graves is working Kilgore over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kilgore struggling a bit here.
Kilgore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Graves.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ground and pound from Graves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kilgore is looking to reverse the position.
Graves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tacitus Kilgore's cut is getting worse.
Graves in side control, throwing shots but Kilgore defends.
Graves tries to score with some ground and pound. Kilgore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graves throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kilgore works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Graves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Graves takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
Graves takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves thuds a left hand into Kilgore's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilgore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
Graves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Graves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kilgore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
Graves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilgore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graves scrambles back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilgore. Graves shrugs it off though.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilgore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore tries a low kick but Graves avoids it.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graves throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tacitus Kilgore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilgore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Kilgore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves stuns Kilgore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Graves!
Ernest Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Greene (ranked 115 p4p, 190 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 7 p4p, 10 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinogradov lands with a hook. Greene tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Greene takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Vinogradov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Greene. No joy for Vinogradov on that attempt.
Vinogradov misses with a hook to the body
and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot.
Donk. Vinogradov catches Greene right on the button with a cross.
Greene feints a jab promting Vinogradov to slip. Greene then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vinogradov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinogradov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinogradov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Greene off the cage and back into range.
Vinogradov connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greene on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vinogradov lands a two punch combo.
Vinogradov throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinogradov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greene doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Vinogradov misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vinogradov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greene rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vinogradov scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinogradov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greene's guard.
Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Vinogradov is proving a slippery customer.
Vinogradov wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Vinogradov wants to stand but Greene has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vinogradov wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinogradov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vinogradov escapes and throws Greene's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vinogradov wants to control but Greene is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Greene, who protects the arm well.
Vinogradov wants to control but Greene is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene is looking for a sweep.
Greene sneaks back into half guard.
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.
Vinogradov is trying to control the action in half guard but Greene is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Greene's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vinogradov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Greene has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vinogradov wants to take a breather but Greene is having none of it.
Greene is trying to maintain the position but Vinogradov is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene looking for submissions off his back.
Vinogradov trying to control the action but Greene is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov 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.
Vinogradov scores with a decent looking hook.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Vinogradov coming out on top.
Vinogradov tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinogradov scores with a three punch combo!
Greene blocks a low kick nicely.
Greene throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinogradov.
Greene misses with a double jab
and Vinogradov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Vinogradov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinogradov.
Vinogradov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Vinogradov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greene doesn't seem phased though.
Vinogradov throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
It looked like Greene was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vinogradov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Greene takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov lands with a nice combination. Greene backs away looking to recover.
Greene tries to bum rush Vinogradov with a series of wild strikes but Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinogradov catches Greene with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
Despite the aggression on Vinogradov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vinogradov. Those never looked like landing.
Vinogradov digs a good hook to Greene's body.
Vinogradov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Red Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinogradov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinogradov scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Vinogradov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov cracks a nice hook into Greene's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Vinogradov catches Greene right on the button with a cross.
Vinogradov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Vinogradov as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Greene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Greene misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov scores with a hook to the body. Greene takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinogradov lands a body shot.
Vinogradov throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene walks into a jab.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vinogradov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Greene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vinogradov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinogradov misses the shot to the body.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Vinogradov does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Vinogradov coming out on top.
Vinogradov lands a jab to the nose.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Vinogradov's corner calls for a 1-2. Vinogradov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vinogradov misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene looks to land a combination but Vinogradov avoids it well.
Nice cross by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov blocks a jab.
Vinogradov with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinogradov.
A combination from Vinogradov does no damage.
It looked like Greene wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov tests Greene's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Vinogradov.
Greene takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Vinogradov.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greene is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene throws a big counter combination but Vinogradov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinogradov jabs Greene to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vinogradov looks to land a combination but Greene avoids it well.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greene on the side of the head.
Vinogradov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Greene looks to land a combination but Vinogradov avoids it well.
Greene throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov sizes up Greene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Greene's belly button to the back.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinogradov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinogradov.
Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vinogradov misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greene takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov cracks a nice hook into Greene's ribs.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Greene on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Greene's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vinogradov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greene scrambles back to his feet.
Vinogradov scores with a jab.
Vinogradov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vinogradov scores with a jab to the body.
Vinogradov connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinogradov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greene missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Vinogradov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vinogradov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Vinogradov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 22 p4p, 94 weight class) and Pablo De Geno (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class). Hlervu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. De Geno has chosen DE MEXICO SONG as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu takes one on the button.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Geno.
A quick step to the side and Hlervu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and De Geno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hlervu 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.
Hlervu slips under a jab from De Geno.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Geno checks it well.
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hlervu motions for De Geno to come forward. Hlervu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Geno! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Hlervu there.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with the left hand. De Geno knows he should have avoided that one.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range.
A cross from De Geno lands.
Hlervu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hlervu lands a nice shot that snaps De Geno's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Hlervu finds it's target.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hlervu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Geno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno thuds a left hand into Hlervu's body.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
De Geno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hlervu thumps De Geno with a low kick.
A cross from De Geno lands.
Hlervu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hlervu swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for De Geno. That snapped Hlervu's head back.
The fighters circling - Hlervu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Geno throws a body kick that misses.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
De Geno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Geno lands a nice looking body shot.
Hlervu misses with a leg kick.
De Geno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Hlervu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
De Geno was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hlervu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno tries to land a leg kick but Hlervu saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hlervu misses with a looping right.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hlervu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hlervu moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
De Geno rushes Hlervu and presses him up against the cage.
Hlervu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hlervu is trying to force a seperation but De Geno has the dominant position.
Hlervu throws a punch but it's blocked by De Geno.
Hlervu misses with a body punch.
De Geno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Geno lands a nice looking body shot.
De Geno digs a good hook to Hlervu's body.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno connects with a nice looking jab.
De Geno lands with a good body shot.
Hlervu throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
De Geno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hlervu moves away from the strike by De Geno.
Hlervu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Geno.
Hlervu swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a looping right.
Hlervu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from De Geno tenderised Hlervu's leg. Hlervu is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Geno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno connects with an inside leg kick.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Hlervu as he checks the leg kick.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
De Geno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hlervu takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Geno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hlervu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hlervu misses with a hook.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
De Geno blocks a leg kick.
De Geno digs a good body shot into Hlervu's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno flicks out a counter leg kick but Hlervu steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno slips under a jab.
De Geno throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
De Geno connects with an inside leg kick.
De Geno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Hlervu tries a low kick but De Geno avoids it.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
De Geno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
Hlervu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Geno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Geno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu avoids the head kick by De Geno.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno 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.
Hlervu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hlervu loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
Hlervu throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
De Geno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Hlervu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hlervu.
A combination from De Geno does no damage.
Hlervu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hlervu keeps De Geno at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hlervu.
Hlervu moves out of range of the strikes.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Pablo De Geno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu is looking to land body kicks.
De Geno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Geno digs a good body shot into Hlervu's ribs.
De Geno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno is looking to chop away at Hlervu's legs.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hlervu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Hlervu looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
Hlervu cracks a nice hook into De Geno's ribs.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno scores with the left hand. Hlervu knows he should have avoided that one.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
De Geno lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlervu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Geno on the side of the head.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno looks to land a body kick but Hlervu moved away.
De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range and De Geno settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
Sloppy strikes from De Geno. Those never looked like landing.
De Geno throws a hook but Hlervu avoids it easily.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno lands a slapping body shot.
Hlervu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Geno blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from De Geno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hlervu slips a straight right by De Geno.
Hlervu throws a low kick but De Geno moves out of range easily.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hlervu blocks the leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu blocks a jab.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Hlervu.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
De Geno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hlervu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Geno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hlervu moves out of range of the body kick.
Hlervu throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
A nice side step and De Geno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Geno. That's going to slow Hlervu down.
A head kick misses from De Geno.
Hlervu throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
De Geno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Geno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hlervu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hlervu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Hlervu.
De Geno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hlervu throws a lazy right hand but De Geno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
De Geno drops his hands momentarily and Hlervu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hlervu blocks a jab.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
De Geno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Hlervu misses with a body shot.
Hlervu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Good shot there by Hlervu.
De Geno thuds a left hand into Hlervu's body.
De Geno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Hlervu.
A head kick misses from De Geno.
Hlervu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Geno with a jab.
Hlervu is looking to slow De Geno down with leg kicks.
De Geno throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu misses with a hook.
De Geno feints a counter leg kick.
De Geno works Hlervu's body with a nice hook.
Hlervu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from De Geno misses.
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu misses the jab.
Hlervu lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
De Geno slips under a jab from Hlervu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Geno! But no joy.
A jab from De Geno misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Geno.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
De Geno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno lands with a nice body kick.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Geno.
Hlervu misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
De Geno slips under a jab.
Hlervu misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
Hlervu misses the jab.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but De Geno moved away.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
De Geno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno scores with a kick to the body.
Hlervu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hlervu throws out the jab.
De Geno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hlervu with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Hlervu.
De Geno throws the kick towards the body but Hlervu avoids it.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu jabs De Geno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Hlervu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno lands with a right hand.
De Geno blocks a low kick nicely.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
De Geno scores with a jab.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
De Geno misses with a looping right.
It looked like Hlervu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hlervu throws a solid leg kick but De Geno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hlervu.
De Geno ducks right into an uppercut from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hlervu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hlervu moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Geno is looking to land body kicks.
Hlervu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Hlervu saw that one coming.
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
De Geno moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
De Geno tries to land a front kick but Hlervu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
De Geno motions for Hlervu to come forward. De Geno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a push kick but Hlervu slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Hlervu blocks the leg kick.
Hlervu misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
Hlervu throws a lazy right hand but De Geno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Geno! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Hlervu checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
Hlervu scores with a shot to the body.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
De Geno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hlervu cracks De Geno with a good jab.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pablo De Geno just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hlervu scores with a jab.
Hlervu slips a straight right by De Geno.
Hlervu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hlervu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Hlervu.
Hlervu lands with an overhand left.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hlervu's sensitive parts.
De Geno swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
De Geno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hlervu's head backwards.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like De Geno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hlervu checks it well.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Geno lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hlervu throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
De Geno checks a leg kick.
De Geno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno misses with a low kick as Hlervu jumps back.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.
De Geno throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
De Geno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Geno! But no joy.
Hlervu feints and then cracks De Geno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Geno down.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
Hlervu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hlervu lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot.
De Geno 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu punishes De Geno's body with a nice straight punch.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hlervu throws out the jab.
De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno throws a front kick aimed at Hlervu's knee but Hlervu avoids it well.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick.
De Geno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
De Geno lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Geno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Geno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hlervu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Geno counters with a body kick.
De Geno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Geno throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
De Geno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
De Geno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hlervu lands the left hand.
De Geno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hlervu to score with a decent uppercut.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hlervu.
A shot to the liver by Hlervu. Beautiful body shot.
De Geno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu scores with a jab. De Geno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hlervu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hlervu takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hlervu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hlervu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a solid leg kick but De Geno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hlervu.
Hlervu misses the jab.
De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Geno takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlervu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hlervu connects with a jab.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Hlervu throws the kick towards the body but De Geno avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hlervu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Geno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Geno scores with a punch to the head.
De Geno cracks Hlervu with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
De Geno digs a good body shot into Hlervu's ribs.
Hlervu feints and then cracks De Geno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Geno down.
Hlervu feints and then cracks De Geno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Geno down.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from De Geno misses.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
Hlervu avoids the head kick by De Geno.
De Geno tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hlervu is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Hlervu tests De Geno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hlervu checks a leg kick.
Hlervu checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from De Geno does no damage.
De Geno takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Geno connects with a leg kick.
Hlervu swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hlervu misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
De Geno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hlervu's hands.
Hlervu scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - De Geno scores with a four punch combination!
De Geno takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
Hlervu backing away here, and De Geno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Geno ducks right into an uppercut from Hlervu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but De Geno manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Geno.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Hlervu's body. Hlervu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hlervu lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Geno tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hlervu is able to avoid easily.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Hlervu checks it.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu wants to slow De Geno down by chopping away at his legs.
Hlervu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hlervu slips a jab from De Geno.
De Geno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hlervu scores with a hook to the body. De Geno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Geno. That's going to slow Hlervu down.
An inside leg kick from De Geno misses.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Hlervu ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Geno checks a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hlervu. That snapped De Geno's head back.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hlervu. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hlervu 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Hlervu scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from De Geno misses.
Hlervu loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
It seemed like De Geno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu moves out of range as De Geno throws a body kick.
De Geno punishes Hlervu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range.
De Geno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Geno staying out of range there.
Hlervu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Hlervu.
Hlervu pushes De Geno away with a front kick.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hlervu checks the leg kick.
De Geno lands a jab to Hlervu's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo De Geno.
I think De Geno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Braynas Hlervu retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 42 weight class) and Douglas Sampson (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). Maluga comes into the arena with JUNGLE blaring out of the sound system. Sampson has chosen Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista as his entrance music. Kilo Maluga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Douglas Sampson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 65 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nice shot lands for Sampson.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Good work by Maluga as he checks the leg kick.
Maluga lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sampson misses with a straight right.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maluga throws a poor cross that misses
and Sampson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maluga thinking.
Maluga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sampson.
A quick step to the side and Maluga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson tries a low kick but Maluga avoids it.
A low kick from Maluga is predictable there
and Maluga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga misses with a body punch
enabling Sampson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Maluga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sampson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maluga moves out of range of the strikes.
Maluga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sampson misses with a double jab.
Maluga thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sampson misses
letting Maluga counter with a right hand.
Maluga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sampson counters with a nice leg kick.
Maluga moves out of range as Sampson throws a body kick.
Maluga misses with a left hand
and Sampson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maluga is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sampson lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson moves in looking to clinch but Maluga pushes him off.
Maluga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sampson avoids it.
Sampson takes one to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maluga - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Maluga avoids the head kick by Sampson.
Maluga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sampson moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sampson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga throws the kick towards the body but Sampson avoids it.
Sampson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Sampson.
Maluga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sampson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Sampson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kilo Maluga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maluga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sampson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sampson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sampson is looking to slow Maluga down with leg kicks.
A big left from Sampson misses.
Maluga throws a counter high kick but Sampson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Maluga throws a head kick that misses
and Sampson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga throws a combination that misses
and Sampson counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maluga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jeez, Kilo Maluga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sampson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maluga throws a lazy uppercut
and Sampson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kilo Maluga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Douglas Sampson!
Douglas Sampson is the new heavyweight champion!
Douglas Sampson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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