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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Budluvski (ranked 2562 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 297 p4p, 293 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 32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Darwin Budluvski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Budluvski. Budluvski maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budluvski.
Budluvski prevents the takedown attempt.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Budluvski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budluvski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budluvski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Budluvski avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox tries to pull guard but Budluvski won't allow it.
Darwin Budluvski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aramis Knox.
Budluvski lands with a light punch inside.
 It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Budluvski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knox jumps guard but Budluvski stands there with Knox around his waist. Knox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Budluvski blocks the elbow strike.
Knox jumps guard but Budluvski stands there with Knox around his waist. Knox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Budluvski manages to break the clinch.
Knox slips a straight right by Budluvski.
Budluvski connects with a solid leg kick.
Budluvski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budluvski looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budluvski throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Budluvski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budluvski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budluvski tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Budluvski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox with the counter takedown but Budluvski avoids it easily.
Knox pushes Budluvski up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox jumps guard.
Knox trying to control the position.
Knox has his foot on Budluvski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Budluvski works his way back into a safe position though.
Knox is working an open guard so Budluvski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Budluvski.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Budluvski. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budluvski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Budluvski. Budluvski maintains the clinch.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Budluvski has him pressed against the cage.
Knox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Budluvski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Budluvski tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budluvski throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Budluvski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Budluvski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budluvski sets himself, and Knox steps forward looking for the clinch! Budluvski avoids it this time.
Budluvski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Budluvski throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox with a nice calf kick.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Budluvski misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budluvski.
Knox lands a body shot.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budluvski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Budluvski misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski swinging wildly here.
Knox unleashes a big counter combination but Budluvski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budluvski just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Budluvski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Budluvski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Budluvski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budluvski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budluvski connects with a crisp jab.
Budluvski throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budluvski lands with a nice body punch.
Knox tries to clinch but Budluvski moves out of range.
That kick from Budluvski tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Budluvski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Budluvski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Budluvski is looking to wear down Knox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Budluvski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Budluvski moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Knox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Budluvski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knox clinches up with Budluvski and pushes him back against the cage.
Knox decides to pull guard.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Knox is trying to keep Budluvski in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Budluvski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A shot to the body from Budluvski misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Budluvski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Budluvski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Knox checks it.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox tries to clinch there but Budluvski circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Budluvski throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox wants to counter with a clinch but Budluvski pushes him away.
Budluvski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin Budluvski is winning the standup battle so far.
Budluvski throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Knox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Budluvski tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Budluvski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budluvski looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Budluvski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budluvski wants to clinch.
Budluvski swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Budluvski misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Budluvski throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Budluvski swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budluvski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Budluvski misses with some punches.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budluvski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Budluvski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knox pulls Budluvski into guard.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Budluvski wants to get up but he can't break Knox's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox trying to control the position.
Knox is working an open guard so Budluvski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Budluvski tries to counter by clinching up but Knox breaks away and moves out of range.
Budluvski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Budluvski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Budluvski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox checks a low kick from Budluvski.
Darwin Budluvski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Budluvski throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aramis Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Budluvski looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Budluvski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox slips a straight right by Budluvski.
Budluvski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Budluvski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knox jumps guard and drags Budluvski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Budluvski gets to his feet - Knox follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Budluvski circles away.
Budluvski misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Budluvski swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aramis Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Budluvski is looking to score with low kicks.
Budluvski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Budluvski throws a leg kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Budluvski throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Knox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Budluvski throws a body kick that misses
and Budluvski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budluvski doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Budluvski with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Budluvski misses the target.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Budluvski swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Budluvski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Budluvski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Budluvski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budluvski misses with a low kick.
Budluvski jabs at Knox's body.
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Budluvski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox slips under a jab from Budluvski.
A low kick from Budluvski misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox throws a right and a left that Budluvski avoids nicely.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Budluvski misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Budluvski misses.
A big left from Knox misses.
Budluvski misses with the body kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budluvski tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
As Budluvski backs off Knox throws a huge counter combo but Budluvski manages to avoid it all.
Budluvski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox wants to clinch up but Budluvski keeps it at a distance.
Budluvski takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox takes a swing at Budluvski's ribcage but misses.
Budluvski is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budluvski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Budluvski is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Budluvski throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Budluvski was not able to check.
Budluvski keeps the fight on the outside.
Budluvski throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Budluvski keeps the fight on the outside.
Budluvski throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Budluvski only half commits.
Budluvski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Budluvski thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Budluvski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budluvski throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski throws a poor cross that misses
and Budluvski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Budluvski.
Budluvski wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aramis Knox.
I think Knox 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aramis Knox made sure he mentioned 020 Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 2983 p4p, 1747 weight class) and Paulius Zurauskas (ranked 353 p4p, 213 weight class). Van Cleefe comes to the cage accompanied by Classics - The Master (1984) TV series. Lee Van Cleefe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulius Zurauskas!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zurauskas.
Van Cleefe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zurauskas lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Lee Van Cleefe has been cut.
Van Cleefe jabs Zurauskas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zurauskas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zurauskas throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Cleefe throws a looping overhand right but Zurauskas ducks down to avoid it.
Van Cleefe gets tackled into the cage by Zurauskas. Zurauskas maintains the clinch.
Zurauskas avoids the elbow strike from Van Cleefe, against the cage.
Zurauskas lands a left hand.
Zurauskas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zurauskas lands a left hand.
A short left from Zurauskas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zurauskas is working Van Cleefe over against the cage.
Zurauskas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van Cleefe keeping moving, preventing Zurauskas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Cleefe keeping moving, preventing Zurauskas from controlling successfully.
Zurauskas preventing the sweep.
Zurauskas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Cleefe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zurauskas's guard.
Zurauskas looking to control.
Zurauskas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Cleefe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zurauskas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zurauskas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zurauskas keeping moving, preventing Van Cleefe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zurauskas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurauskas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Van Cleefe trying to control the position from guard on top but Zurauskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zurauskas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Cleefe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zurauskas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Cleefe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Cleefe pushing down on Zurauskas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zurauskas is staying active underneath Van Cleefe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Cleefe is pressing down on Zurauskas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zurauskas is holding on for now.
Van Cleefe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zurauskas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van Cleefe.
Zurauskas trying to control here.
Van Cleefe is looking to advance position but Zurauskas won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe is controlling the pace.
Zurauskas trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulius Zurauskas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Van Cleefe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zurauskas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Cleefe at a distance.
Zurauskas darts in and clinches Van Cleefe up against the cage.
Good body shot from Zurauskas.
Van Cleefe tries to work over Zurauskas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zurauskas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Cleefe backwards.
Van Cleefe is working for takedown but Zurauskas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zurauskas tries a body shot but Van Cleefe blocks it.
Zurauskas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zurauskas.
Van Cleefe can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zurauskas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Zurauskas.
A short left from Zurauskas.
Zurauskas lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Cleefe misses with some punches.
Zurauskas blocks a body shot from Van Cleefe.
Zurauskas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Cleefe takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zurauskas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Van Cleefe is rocked!
Zurauskas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Van Cleefe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zurauskas creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Van Cleefe's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Van Cleefe drops to his knees and Zurauskas pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulius Zurauskas!
A relieved looking Paulius Zurauskas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Lee Van Cleefe spoke after the fight, saying 'Old ninjas don't retire they just disappear in a cloud of smoke. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 1451 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Jun Fan Lee (ranked 174 p4p, 341 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Bruce Lee Soundtrack. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Fan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan Spentliche staying out of range there.
Yan Spentliche throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Yan Spentliche misses the jab.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Yan Spentliche counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee defending well as Yan Spentliche loads up on a big left hand.
Lee slips a jab from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan Spentliche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Yan Spentliche missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yan Spentliche misses the jab.
Lee moves out of range as Yan Spentliche throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horghain Yan Spentliche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yan Spentliche throws a one two combo.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Yan Spentliche connects with a body shot.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yan Spentliches jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Yan Spentliche moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Yan Spentliche. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yan Spentliche.
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!
Yan Spentliche throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yan Spentliche lands a head shot.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab
and Lee counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with the head strike.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Yan Spentliche misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Yan Spentliche blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Yan Spentliche working aggressively here.
Lee misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan Spentliche.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan Spentliche.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Yan Spentliche controls the action.
Yan Spentliche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Yan Spentliche blocks it.
Yan Spentliche misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan Spentliche.
Lee stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Yan Spentliche working aggressively here.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yan Spentliche up against the cage.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
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 Horghain Yan Spentliche will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yan Spentliche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yan Spentliche is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yan Spentliche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Yan Spentliche's head back.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yan Spentliche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yan Spentliche is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Yan Spentliche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Yan Spentliche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to clinch up but Yan Spentliche circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up but Yan Spentliche circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yan Spentliche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee tries to clinch but Yan Spentliche moves out of range.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horghain Yan Spentliche is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Yan Spentliche throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Yan Spentliche.
Lee misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horghain Yan Spentliche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Yan Spentliche throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yan Spentliche circles away.
Yan Spentliche scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan Spentliche.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee walks into a jab.
Yan Spentliche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yan Spentliche looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab from Yan Spentliche.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yan Spentliche throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee goes for a double leg but Yan Spentliche avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yan Spentliche continues to drive forward.
Yan Spentliche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Yan Spentliche misses with a looping right.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Yan Spentliche swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee drives through and clinches with Yan Spentliche against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Yan Spentliche working aggressively here.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Yan Spentliche's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yan Spentliche pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yan Spentliche fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan Spentliche.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Horghain Yan Spentliche 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan Spentliche defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yan Spentliche counters with a left to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
A low kick from Yan Spentliche is predictable there
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Yan Spentliche was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch up but Yan Spentliche circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yan Spentliche scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Yan Spentliche.
A slow jab from Yan Spentliche misses its intended target.
Yan Spentliche lands a nice looking body shot.
Yan Spentliche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Yan Spentliche counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Yan Spentliche to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Yan Spentliche back into the cage.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Yan Spentliche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Yan Spentliche misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yan Spentliche blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yan Spentliche working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun Fan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee is pushing Yan Spentliche up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Yan Spentliche scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horghain Yan Spentliche showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yan Spentliche 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Horghain Yan Spentliche!
A relieved looking Horghain Yan Spentliche 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Liu (ranked 1943 p4p, 1951 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 225 p4p, 226 weight class). Llewellyn has chosen Doomsday as his entrance music. AJ Llewellyn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Llewellyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Llewellyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Llewellyn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liu keeping full guard, as Llewellyn tries to pass.
Llewellyn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Llewellyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
Llewellyn passes Liu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Liu is staying active underneath Llewellyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liu keeps working.
Llewellyn controlling the action here.
Llewellyn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liu's coaches at Gumburcules Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Liu is defending against the submission attempts here by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liu keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liu trying to hold on to Llewellyn's head to control him but Llewellyn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Liu stuns Llewellyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Llewellyn needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
Llewellyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liu's waist but Liu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Llewellyn off to one side.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liu throws a head kick but Llewellyn moves out of range.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Llewellyn moves away.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Llewellyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liu clinches with his opponent.
Llewellyn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jun Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Llewellyn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu slips a straight right by Llewellyn.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Llewellyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Llewellyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Llewellyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Liu.
Liu scores with a jab. Llewellyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu clobbers Llewellyn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Llewellyn walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Liu. No joy for Llewellyn on that attempt.
Liu scores with a body shot.
Liu misses with a hook.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Liu misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jun Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Llewellyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Llewellyn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liu tries to avoid it but Llewellyn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liu to the ground. Liu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llewellyn looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Llewellyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Llewellyn sizes up Liu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn takes one to the chin there.
Llewellyn tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Llewellyn shoots in for a double leg but Liu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Liu.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Llewellyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Llewellyn tries to avoid it.
Llewellyn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Llewellyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Llewellyn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Llewellyn walks into a jab.
Liu lands the left hand.
Liu throws a hook but Llewellyn blocks it.
Llewellyn blocks the body kick.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Llewellyn throws out the jab.
Liu gets caught flat footed, as Llewellyn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Llewellyn won't allow Liu to get back to his feet.
Llewellyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liu wants to stand up but Llewellyn is controlling him.
Llewellyn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Liu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Llewellyn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Llewellyn or perhaps it was just good defense by Liu, which made it look bad.
Liu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Llewellyn with the counter takedown but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu lands a slapping body shot.
Liu lands with a nice combination. Llewellyn backs away looking to recover.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn staying out of range there.
Llewellyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Llewellyn.
Liu takes a swing at Llewellyn's ribcage but misses.
Llewellyn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llewellyn can do to turn this around?
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Jun Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Llewellyn. Llewellyn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu moves into the clinch.
Liu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liu lands a right hand.
Liu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Llewellyn.
Jun Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Llewellyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Liu is working Llewellyn over against the cage.
Llewellyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Llewellyn jumps guard and drags Liu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llewellyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liu stays in close to Llewellyn's body and controls the position.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Liu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a head kick that half lands.
Liu drives through and clinches with Llewellyn against the cage.
Liu pushes Llewellyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Llewellyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liu lands a nice elbow.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Liu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Llewellyn tries to pull guard but Liu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Llewellyn misses with the head strike.
Llewellyn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liu tries to land knees in the clinch but Llewellyn avoids the damage to the body.
Liu looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Llewellyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Llewellyn gets a double leg takedown into Liu's guard.
Liu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Llewellyn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Llewellyn is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
Llewellyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liu's waist but Liu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Llewellyn off to one side.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Llewellyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liu tries to clinch up but Llewellyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Llewellyn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Liu keeps Llewellyn at a distance using the push kick.
Llewellyn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liu momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llewellyn tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu lands a jab to the head.
Llewellyn throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu 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.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Llewellyn moved out of range.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Llewellyn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Llewellyn is defended easily by Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Llewellyn on the side of the head.
Liu moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Llewellyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Llewellyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jun Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liu obliges.
Liu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Llewellyn's defenses.
Llewellyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Llewellyn or not.
Liu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Liu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liu.
Liu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liu.
A short right from Liu.
Jun Liu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liu using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Liu leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Liu.
Liu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Liu crunches a lovely knee into Llewellyn's ribcage.
Liu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Llewellyn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liu blocks it with crossed arms.
Liu looking to throw knees to the head but Llewellyn is blocking nicely.
Liu lands a left hand.
Liu tries to throw a body punch but Llewellyn avoids it by throwing Liu back against the cage.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liu to keep the fight standing.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liu tries a body shot but Llewellyn blocks it.
Liu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Llewellyn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu has Llewellyn pressed against the cage.
Llewellyn being controlled against the cage.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Llewellyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liu after a bit of a struggle.
Liu wants to stall.
Llewellyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liu is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Liu.
Llewellyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Llewellyn tries to pull guard but Liu won't allow it.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Liu lands a nice elbow.
Liu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Llewellyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn jumps guard but Liu stands there with Llewellyn around his waist. Llewellyn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Liu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Llewellyn missing with knees to the body.
Liu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Llewellyn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Llewellyn has Liu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
Llewellyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Liu misses with a body punch.
Liu looking to throw knees to the head but Llewellyn is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Llewellyn fails to land.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
AJ Llewellyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llewellyn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llewellyn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
Jun Liu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1580 p4p, 1533 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 219 p4p, 214 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver misses with the combination.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Silver drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Silver tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa leaning against his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Silver.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver 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.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Silver.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
A low kick from Silver misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Barbosa tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Silver wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Silver.
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!
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Silver will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Silver swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Good work by Silver as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Silver jumps back.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Silver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Silver is predictable there
and Barbosa moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
That kick from Silver tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terry Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Silver gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Silver throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Silver tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Silver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Silver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silver throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silver counters with a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver misses the body punch
and Barbosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silver really felt that one!
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silver tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Silver scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to counter by clinching up but Silver breaks away and moves out of range.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Silver moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silver wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Silver off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbosa.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Barbosa.
I think Barbosa 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
Our winner, Junior Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Spice (ranked 1730 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Alois Vrana (ranked 262 p4p, 192 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akimbo Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spice swinging wildly here.
Vrana scores with a nice body kick.
Vrana loads up on a big right hand but Spice slips the punch.
Spice 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.
Vrana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spice scores with a leg kick.
Spice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spice ducks under a wild hook from Vrana.
Vrana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vrana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Vrana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spice moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vrana.
Vrana with a knee to the head.
It looks like Akimbo Spice has been cut.
Spice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vrana tries to stall but Spice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spice blocks an elbow strike from Vrana.
Spice misses with a punch to the body.
Spice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice tries to work over Vrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spice scores with a shoulder strike.
Vrana blocking some punches.
Vrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrana with a knee to the head.
Vrana prevents a body shot from Spice.
Vrana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spice lands a nice uppercut.
Vrana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vrana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrana misses with a punch to the body.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrana blocks a body shot from Spice.
Spice blocks a body shot from Vrana.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spice.
Vrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vrana tries a knee to the head but Spice blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Spice as the two fighters clinch.
Vrana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spice misses with a punch on the inside.
Vrana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spice's elbow.
Spice cracks Vrana with a nice body shot.
Spice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spice struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrana controls his hands.
Vrana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spice prevents a body shot from Vrana.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vrana blocks a body shot from Spice.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spice blocks an elbow strike.
Spice tries a body shot but Vrana blocks it.
Spice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spice can't find room to land a body shot as Vrana controls the action.
Spice struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrana controls his hands.
Vrana misses with a knee to the head.
Vrana scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrana is struggling to control the position.
Vrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Spice.
Spice scores with a hook to the body.
Vrana looks winded!
Spice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vrana backwards.
A short right from Spice.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Spice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vrana's elbow.
Vrana swings wildly with an uppercut but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spice tries a body shot but Vrana blocks it.
Spice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Spice.
Spice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spice misses with a punch to the body.
Vrana swings wildly with an uppercut but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spice can't find room to land a body shot as Vrana controls the action.
Vrana swings wildly with an uppercut but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vrana.
Vrana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spice presses Vrana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vrana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spice blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Spice - that landed with a thud.
Spice lands a shot to the body.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spice misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
A head punch on the inside from Vrana fails to land.
Spice tries a body shot but Vrana blocks it.
Vrana lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrana controls his hands.
Vrana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vrana backwards.
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 Akimbo Spice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Spice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spice slips under a jab.
Spice seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Vrana.
Spice misses with a few strikes there.
Spice walks into a left hand.
Vrana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vrana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vrana circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Spice.
Vrana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spice.
Spice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vrana misses with a looping right.
Spice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spice throws a body punch but Vrana moves out of range.
Spice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vrana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vrana finds it's way round the side to connect with Spice's head.
Vrana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vrana thuds a left hand into Spice's body.
Vrana misses with a looping left.
Akimbo Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spice lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vrana will feel that in the morning.
Vrana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spice pushes Vrana up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vrana is looking to control Spice's arms but Spice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vrana has his back to the cage.
Vrana blocks a body shot from Spice.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spice.
Vrana stalling against the cage.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice gets through Vrana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spice.
Vrana misses with the head strike.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrana takes a shot to the head.
Vrana lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Spice.
A body shot lands from Spice.
Spice tries to work over Vrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrana prevents a body shot from Spice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrana throws a punch but it's blocked by Spice.
Spice blocks an uppercut.
Spice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spice blocks an uppercut.
Spice lands an uppercut.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Vrana misses with the head strike.
Vrana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spice lands with a short shot to the head.
Spice works on Vrana's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Spice scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spice.
Vrana is breathing heavily.
Vrana tries to work over Spice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vrana looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spice.
Spice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vranas head.
A body shot lands from Spice.
Spice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice lands a left hand.
Vrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spice misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Spice.
 Vrana is rocked!
Spice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vrana is still on wobbly legs! Can Spice finish him?
Spice digs a right hand into Vrana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vrana's gas tank.
Spice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vrana backwards.
Spice creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vrana's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vrana drops to his knees and Spice pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akimbo Spice!
During a confident post fight interview, Akimbo Spice 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Faolin (ranked 1224 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Jerricho Patterson (ranked 188 p4p, 215 weight class). Faolin comes to the cage accompanied by It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Faolin digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Faolin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patterson 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.
Patterson cracks Faolin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson throws a wild body kick that Faolin sees coming a mile off.
Faolin 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.
A big right from Patterson misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Faolin misses its target.
Faolin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faolin tries to work over Patterson's front leg with a kick but Patterson checks it.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faolin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin lands with an overhand left.
Patterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faolin defends it nicely.
Faolin tries to counter by clinching up but Patterson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a nice right hand.
Faolin misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
As Faolin backs off Patterson throws a huge counter combo but Faolin manages to avoid it all.
Faolin throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson 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.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faolin.
Patterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faolin moves into the clinch.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faolin throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patterson throws the kick towards the body but Faolin avoids it.
Faolin is looking to counter the offense by Patterson and move into the clinch.
Faolin misses the body punch
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson digs a good body shot into Faolin's ribs.
Joey Faolin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Faolin lands with a good body shot.
Faolin wants to clinch.
Faolin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patterson on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faolin counters with a two punch combo.
Faolin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Faolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Faolin is looking to wear down Patterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson tries to land a front kick but Faolin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faolin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Faolin throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faolin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faolin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Faolin moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patterson, as that shot connected.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Faolin.
Faolin throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson throws a chopping leg kick but Faolin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Faolin is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Faolin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses
and Faolin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faolin throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Patterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patterson looks to land a body kick but Faolin moved away.
Faolin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Patterson.
Patterson misses the jab.
Faolin moves into range and clinches up with Patterson.
Patterson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin blocks a jab.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faolin loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes one to the chin there.
Faolin lands a jab.
It looks like Jerricho Patterson has been cut.
Patterson throws a lazy head kick
and Faolin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joey Faolin is winning the standup battle so far.
Faolin moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Faolin lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faolin closes the distance and clinches.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faolin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Faolin.
A short right from Faolin on the inside.
Patterson is trying to break free.
Faolin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson gets through Faolin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faolin lands a good knee to the midsection. Patterson won't want to take too many of those.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Faolin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faolin landing knees to the body.
Faolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Patterson blocks with his arms.
Faolin scores a nice knee to the body.
Joey Faolin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faolin lands a body shot.
Faolin digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faolin works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Faolin digs a right hand into Patterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patterson's gas tank.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Faolin working Patterson over with knees to the body.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patterson is rocked!
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Faolin finish him?
Faolin lands a big knee to the head and Patterson goes down! Faolin pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Faolin!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Faolin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 373 p4p, 369 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 56 p4p, 55 weight class). Kiran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Katmandu. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiran looks to land a combination. Kogos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Nice jab there from Kiran.
Kiran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiran cracks Kogos with an open hand slap.
Kiran throws a right hand that misses
and Kogos counters with a straight right hand.
Kiran misses with a looping left.
Kiran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiran cracks Kogos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kogos falls to his knees and Kiran doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ovidio Kiran very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 218 p4p, 625 weight class) and Bobby Minnagh (ranked 29 p4p, 81 weight class). Bobby Minnagh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Minnagh!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minnagh wants to clinch but Salajudin Ii slips to the side
and Salajudin Ii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Minnagh lands a lovely overhand right.
Minnagh tries a head kick but it misses.
Minnagh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Salajudin Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salajudin Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salajudin Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Salajudin Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minnagh delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salajudin Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Minnagh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salajudin Ii is trying to break the clinch but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Minnagh 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.
Salajudin Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Minnagh.
A short right from Minnagh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh blocks a body shot from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii wants to stall.
Minnagh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salajudin Ii is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Minnagh to the mat. Minnagh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Salajudin Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Minnagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salajudin Ii wants to pass the guard but Minnagh is keeping the position.
Salajudin Ii drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Minnagh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Salajudin Ii has Minnagh in his guard.
Salajudin Ii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minnagh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minnagh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salajudin Ii is looking for a triangle but Minnagh pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Salajudin Ii might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salajudin Ii controls Minnagh momentarily but Minnagh frees himself.
Minnagh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Minnagh stands and steps away. Salajudin Ii gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bobby Minnagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minnagh closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Salajudin Ii.
Minnagh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Minnagh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Salajudin Ii breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh tries to clinch up.
Minnagh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Minnagh throws a push kick but Salajudin Ii slaps the foot to one side.
Minnagh moves out of range of the strikes.
Minnagh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Minnagh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salajudin Ii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salajudin Ii. Minnagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minnagh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salajudin Ii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Minnagh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Minnagh.
Minnagh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minnagh needs to keep his hands up - Salajudin Ii had a free shot at his head there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salajudin Ii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salajudin Ii misses the jab.
Minnagh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salajudin Ii slips a jab from Minnagh.
Salajudin Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Minnagh throws out a loose jab but Salajudin Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minnagh tries to land a leg kick but Salajudin Ii saw it coming and moves away.
Minnagh swings for the body but Salajudin Ii moves out of range.
Salajudin Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Salajudin Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Minnagh misses its intended target.
Salajudin Ii shoots in for a takedown but Minnagh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Minnagh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minnagh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salajudin Ii counters with a left to the body.
Minnagh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Minnagh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salajudin Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Minnagh scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Minnagh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh presses Salajudin Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salajudin Ii scores with a shot to the side of Minnagh's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Minnagh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salajudin Ii is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Minnagh to keep the fight standing.
Salajudin Ii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minnagh.
Salajudin Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salajudin Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Come on Minnagh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salajudin Ii letting Minnagh take a breather here.
Salajudin Ii has had enough of the clinch but Minnagh keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salajudin Ii.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salajudin Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minnagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salajudin Ii pushes Minnagh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salajudin Ii tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Salajudin Ii fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Salajudin Ii fails to land.
Salajudin Ii is trying to maintain a safe position but Minnagh gets an underhook and turns Salajudin Ii into the cage.
Salajudin Ii jumps guard but Minnagh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Salajudin Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minnagh keeps control of Salajudin Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salajudin Ii blocks a body shot from Minnagh.
Salajudin Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Minnagh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salajudin Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Salajudin Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salajudin Ii pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salajudin Ii looking for a guillotine here but Minnagh defends easily.
Minnagh tries to stand but Salajudin Ii is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salajudin Ii is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Minnagh!
Salajudin Ii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minnagh squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Salajudin Ii thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Minnagh is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii controlling from mount.
Minnagh really wants to buck Salajudin Ii off and get back to his feet.
Salajudin Ii tries to control but Minnagh wriggling away.
Salajudin Ii dominating with strikes here.
Super Salajudin Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salajudin Ii takes Minnagh's back.
Salajudin Ii has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Minnagh has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Minnagh is trying to get back to his feet but Salajudin Ii has full control of the position and if anything, Minnagh has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Salajudin Ii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salajudin Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Bobby Minnagh's cut even more.
Salajudin Ii shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salajudin Ii showed some decent athleticism there.
Minnagh wants to get back to his feet.
Salajudin Ii trying to control the action but Minnagh is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salajudin Ii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salajudin Ii passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Minnagh!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Salajudin Ii controlling from mount.
Salajudin Ii trying to control but Minnagh is having none of it.
Minnagh wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salajudin Ii wants to take his opponent's back but Minnagh doesn't allow it.
Salajudin Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Minnagh is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Salajudin Ii is looking to work his way around to Minnagh's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Salajudin Ii swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Minnagh is now in Salajudin Ii's guard. A big mistake from Salajudin Ii there, giving up the dominant position!
Salajudin Ii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Minnagh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salajudin Ii is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii throws his legs up looking for a submission but Minnagh uses it to pass to side control.
Minnagh wants to stand but Salajudin Ii is controlling his arm.
Salajudin Ii gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salajudin Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salajudin Ii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Minnagh wants to stand up but Salajudin Ii has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salajudin Ii trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salajudin Ii works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salajudin Ii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minnagh is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Salajudin Ii clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Minnagh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salajudin Ii.
Minnagh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Minnagh closes the distance and clinches.
Salajudin Ii wants a takedown but no success here.
Minnagh prevents a body shot from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Minnagh lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minnagh.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salajudin Ii pushes Minnagh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Minnagh lands with a right to the head.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salajudin Ii pressing his opponent against the cage.
Minnagh pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii manages to break the clinch.
Salajudin Ii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Minnagh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salajudin Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salajudin Ii sets himself, and Minnagh steps forward looking for the clinch! Salajudin Ii avoids it this time.
Minnagh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Salajudin Ii as he connects with a hook.
Super Salajudin Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Minnagh is looking to clinch.
Salajudin Ii swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Salajudin Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Salajudin Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salajudin Ii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Minnagh just misses with a punch to the body.
Salajudin Ii is looking to counter punch.
Minnagh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salajudin Ii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minnagh's head backwards.
Salajudin Ii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Minnagh misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salajudin Ii closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salajudin Ii lands in his opponent's guard.
Minnagh can't keep his opponent in guard - Salajudin Ii advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii trying to mount his opponent but Minnagh defends it.
Salajudin Ii prevents Minnagh from standing back up.
Minnagh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salajudin Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salajudin Ii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Minnagh pushes Salajudin Ii off looking to stand but Salajudin Ii dives back in and keeps control.
Salajudin Ii passes to full mount!
Salajudin Ii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salajudin Ii looking to control but Minnagh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minnagh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Salajudin Ii is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Minnagh is surviving well by controlling Salajudin Ii's body position as best he can.
Minnagh wants to get back to his feet.
Salajudin Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salajudin Ii looking to secure an arm triangle but Minnagh defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Salajudin Ii had his way with Bobby Minnagh in that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salajudin Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Minnagh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salajudin Ii on the side of the head.
Minnagh looks for the body kick but Salajudin Ii saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Minnagh.
Minnagh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minnagh has time to react.
Salajudin Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Salajudin Ii.
Minnagh throws the kick towards the body but Salajudin Ii avoids it.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salajudin Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salajudin Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii jabs Minnagh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salajudin Ii scores with a nice right hand.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Salajudin Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salajudin Ii misses with a straight right.
Salajudin Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minnagh can do to turn this around?
Salajudin Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Minnagh.
Salajudin Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobby Minnagh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minnagh is looking to clinch.
Minnagh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salajudin Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Super Salajudin Ii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Minnagh wants to get back to his feet but Salajudin Ii is dominant here and he's now got Minnagh's back!
Salajudin Ii is persistently looking for the submission but Minnagh is defending it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minnagh wants to get back to his feet.
Salajudin Ii looking for the RNC.
Salajudin Ii tries to get the hooks in deep but Minnagh pushed the leg off.
Salajudin Ii is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Minnagh defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Salajudin Ii tries to keep control of the position but Minnagh is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh trying to get back to his feet but Salajudin Ii is in full control for now.
Salajudin Ii biding his time, controlling Minnagh.
Salajudin Ii is persistently looking for the submission but Minnagh is defending it well.
Minnagh defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Salajudin Ii's arms.
Bobby Minnagh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salajudin Ii is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Minnagh defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii keeps control of the position easily here as Minnagh tries to buck him off.
Salajudin Ii is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Minnagh knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Minnagh for a finish.
Salajudin Ii trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salajudin Ii tightening his grip on Minnagh, looking for the choke.
Minnagh preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Salajudin Ii.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Salajudin Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salajudin Ii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Salajudin Ii!
Super Salajudin Ii retains his heavyweight title!
Super Salajudin Ii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 87 p4p, 430 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 11 p4p, 56 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Martinez 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.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nagibatel to the ground. Martinez is now in Nagibatel's guard.
Martinez stops Nagibatel from standing up.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagibatel has wrist control.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Nagibatel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nagibatel wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagibatel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Nagibatel.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nagibatel looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Nagibatel throws a body kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nagibatel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagibatel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nagibatel kicks Martinez off and gets to his feet.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Nagibatel in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Nagibatel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nagibatel throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Nagibatel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Nagibatel scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Nagibatel improves position.
Nagibatel has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Nagibatel takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez is looking to control Nagibatel's arms but Nagibatel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagibatel misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Nagibatel's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Nagibatel being controlled here, momentarily.
Nagibatel wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nagibatel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagibatel's brow.
Martinez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nagibatel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Martinez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Martinez missing with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Nagibatel right now.
Nagibatel is trying to stand back up.
Martinez misses with a punch to the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Martinez throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Martinez.
Martinez struggling to land strikes to the head as Nagibatel covers up.
Martinez is looking to control Nagibatel but Nagibatel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez has his opponent's back but Nagibatel is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Martinez.
Nagibatel connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Nagibatel blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagibatel's brow.
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Nagibatel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagibatel keeps working.
Martinez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nagibatel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martinez connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nagibatel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nagibatel defending against the ground and pound.
Martinez lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nagibatel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nagibatel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nagibatel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nagibatel!
Nagibatel throws Martinez to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nagibatel!
Nagibatel is trying to buck Martinez off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control but Nagibatel is keeping him busy.
Nagibatel tries to escape but Martinez is in control.
An elbow from Martinez crashes against the mat.
Nagibatel is not content to let Martinez control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez in side control, throwing shots but Nagibatel defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martinez trying to control the action but Nagibatel is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A low kick from Nagibatel is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martinez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagibatel - the referee stops the clock and Martinez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagibatel. Martinez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nagibatel to the mat! Nagibatel manages to get full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nagibatel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nagibatel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Nagibatel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nagibatel is keeping busy.
Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nagibatel wants to stand back up but Martinez manages to pass into side control.
Nagibatel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martinez is controlling him well.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel defending against the ground and pound.
Nagibatel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martinez is controlling him well.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Nagibatel defending against the ground and pound.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Martinez misses with the ground and pound.
Martinez grinds an elbow into Nagibatel's temple.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lyoha Nagibatel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nagibatel tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Nagibatel avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Nagibatel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagibatel is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nagibatel.
Martinez tests Nagibatel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nagibatel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nagibatel sneaks out the side door and pushes Martinez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagibatel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagibatel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagibatel throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Nagibatel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagibatel doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Martinez.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Nagibatel looks to throw a body kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagibatel's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagibatel.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagibatel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez stops Nagibatel from standing up.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Nagibatel tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Nagibatel with an uppercut!
Martinez thuds his right hand into Nagibatel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagibatel throws a shot to the body.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinez catches Nagibatel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nagibatel looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagibatel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nagibatel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nagibatel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
Martinez wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Nagibatel circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez postures up in Nagibatel's guard and throws a big left but Nagibatel blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagibatel has wrist control.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagibatel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez darts in and clinches Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez has hold of one of Nagibatel's legs. Nagibatel is fighting the takedown attempt but Martinez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez distracts Nagibatel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Nagibatel keeps moving.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martinez won't allow Nagibatel to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
A low kick from Nagibatel misses
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nagibatel!
Martinez grinds an elbow into Nagibatel's temple.
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nagibatel to see if he's OK.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee asks Martinez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martinez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martinez working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez lands some shots froms side control.
Martinez wants to control but Nagibatel is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Javier Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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