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DMMA 257 Bonaparte vs Lovanov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ekelund (ranked 3486 p4p, 3799 weight class) and Ron Funches (ranked 273 p4p, 293 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Funches!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekelund lands with a straight right. Funches didn't see that one coming.
Funches pushes Ekelund up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ekelund.
Funches takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funches tries a body shot but Ekelund blocks it.
Funches lands with a right to the head.
Funches softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ekelund.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funches.
Funches landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funches is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund can't get the takedown.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Funches scores with a shot to the side of Ekelund's head.
Funches working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Funches.
Funches misses with some punches.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Funches.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Funches blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Funches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekelund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funches backwards.
Funches trying to land knees to the body.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
We've been informed that Funches 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.
Funches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekelund blocks it with crossed arms.
Funches breaks the clinch.
Funches dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekelund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Funches keeps it at a distance.
Ekelund lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Ekelund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funches doesn't seem phased though.
Ekelund darts in and clinches Funches up against the cage.
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekelund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funches blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funches misses with a punch on the inside.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funches.
Funches can't find room to land a body shot as Ekelund controls the action.
Ekelund blocks an uppercut.
Funches working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funches lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funches misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funches misses with a punch to the body.
Funches blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funches misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funches backwards.
Funches misses with the head strike.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funches takes a shot to the head.
Funches misses with a punch to the body.
Funches pushes Ekelund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funches's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ekelund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funches throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund ducks under a wild hook from Funches.
As Funches tries to get set, Ekelund tries to push him back and clinch up but Funches manages to avoid the attempt.
Ekelund throws a looping overhand right but Funches ducks down to avoid it.
Ekelund swings for the body but Funches moves out of range.
Funches lands a jab.
Funches lands a nice shot that snaps Ekelund's head back.
Ekelund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Funches misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funches.
Funches lands with a light punch inside.
Funches tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funches tries a body shot but Ekelund blocks it.
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekelund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Funches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Funches tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funches doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Ekelund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funches avoids it.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funches's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funches just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekelund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funches.
Funches looks for the body kick but Ekelund saw that one coming.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekelund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funches's head.
 It looks like Ron Funches has been cut.
Funches throws a push kick but Ekelund slaps the foot to one side.
Ekelund shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Ekelund.
Ekelund closes the distance but Funches moves to the side
and Funches counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funches chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Funches dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Funches's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Funches circles away.
Ekelund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches manages to break the clinch.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Funches keeps it at a distance.
Funches swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Ekelund.
Ekelund lands a lovely overhand right.
Ekelund cracks Funches with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funches clinches up against the cage.
Ekelund lands with a short shot to the head.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Funches scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Funches uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funches misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funches misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Funches.
Funches misses with a body punch.
Funches misses with the head strike.
A short right from Funches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funches.
Still in the clinch, Ekelund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funches lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Funches.
Funches misses with some punches.
Funches misses with a punch on the inside.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Still in the clinch, Funches scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funches goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funches using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekelund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ekelund.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Funches wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Funches.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funches's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funches misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funches.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Funches.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funches.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
Funches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Funches.
Funches can't find room to land a body shot as Ekelund controls the action.
Funches has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funches manages to break the clinch.
Funches throws a head kick that misses.
Funches avoids the body shot from Ekelund.
Funches slips a jab and a cross from Ekelund.
Funches throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekelund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ron Funches seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Funches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekelund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ekelund takes one to the side of the head.
Funches comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Ekelund misses.
It seemed like Funches was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Funches lands a leg kick that knocks Ekelund off balance momentarily.
Donk. Ekelund catches Funches right on the button with a cross.
Ekelund throws an overhand right that lands on Funches's shoulder, as Funches tries to avoid the shot.
Ekelund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funches will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ekelund tries to counter by clinching up but Funches breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funches connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund tries to clinch
and Funches counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekelund throws a series of punches but Funches avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ekelund.
Funches misses the body punch
and Ekelund counters by moving into the clinch.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funches tries a body shot but Ekelund blocks it.
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches gets through Ekelund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Funches has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
Funches tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekelund's elbow.
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Funches's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funches lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funches lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekelund blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Funches will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ron Funches's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ekelund cracks Funches with an open hand slap.
Ekelund cracks Funches with a good jab.
Funches connects with an inside leg kick.
Ekelund closes the distance and pushes Funches back into the cage.
Funches struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekelund controls his hands.
Funches lands a nice uppercut.
Funches tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funches is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Funches misses with a punch on the inside.
Funches misses with the head strike.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Funches throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches breaks from the clinch.
Funches moves in looking to clinch but Ekelund pushes him off.
Ekelund closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Funches to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches misses with a body shot.
A jab from Funches misses.
Ekelund is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Funches.
Ekelund moves forwards but Funches connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ekelund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funches with the inside leg kick.
Funches lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekelund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ekelund scores with a hook.
Funches scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekelund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ekelund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funches doesn't seem phased though.
 Funches is rocked!
Ekelund moves to clinch but Funches breaks away
letting Funches counter with a right hand.
Funches slips a jab from Ekelund.
Dick Ekelund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekelund lands a big shot that drops Funches! Can he finish him?
Funches is still in real trouble! Can Ekelund finish him?
Ekelund controlling from the top position.
Ekelund advances position into side control!
Ron Funches is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funches trying to remain calm as Ekelund controls from the top position.
Funches seems to have recovered his senses.
Ekelund prevents Funches from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund stands up.
Ekelund is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Funches uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekelund.
Funches jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekelund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dick Ekelund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funches connects with an inside leg kick.
Funches missing with a left hand there. Ekelund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekelund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Ekelund misses.
Funches let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Funches lands a nice looking body shot.
Ekelund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funches. Funches obviously looking to wear him down.
Funches scores with a hook to the body. Ekelund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ekelund tries to clinch up.
Ekelund has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ekelund.
Ekelund rushes Funches and presses him up against the cage.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funches blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Ekelund is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Funches can't find room to land a body shot as Ekelund controls the action.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Funches blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funches blocking some punches.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Funches lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Ekelund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Funches 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Funches!
Ron Funches thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 1479 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 108 p4p, 120 weight class). Tico is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . 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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20 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tico checks a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr lands a jab.
It looks like Tico Tico has been cut.
Tico misses with a low kick.
Tico slips a straight right by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick which misses Tico's front leg but catches the back leg as Tico tries to avoid it.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tico lands with a nice body punch.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeltsin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeltsin Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tico lands an elbow just above Yeltsin Jr 's eye.
Tico manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeltsin Jr thumps Tico with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yeltsin Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yeltsin Jr. That's going to slow Tico down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tico throws out a loose jab but Yeltsin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Yeltsin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeltsin Jr misses the jab.
Tico was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yeltsin Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Tico counters with a low kick, right behind Yeltsin Jr 's knee.
Tico cracks Yeltsin Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a single shot there.
Tico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tico circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeltsin Jr misses the target.
Tico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tico fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yeltsin Jr cracks Tico with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tico.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeltsin Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tico 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.
Yeltsin Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a body punch
and Tico counters with a series of strikes. Yeltsin Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Yeltsin Jr is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tico.
Oh Yeltsin Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeltsin Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Tico counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Yeltsin Jr falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tico Tico!
A very excited looking Tico Tico rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Metbal Skabetti (ranked 1578 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Steve Fish (ranked 240 p4p, 323 weight class). Fish has chosen Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Fish!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metbal Skabetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skabetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Skabetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skabetti.
Fish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fish changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Skabetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabetti looks to land a right hand but Fish moved out of range.
Fish changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Skabetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skabetti looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Fish is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti misses with a hook
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skabetti dips to his left and cracks Fish with an uppercut!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Skabetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skabetti lands a big head kick that sends Fish tumbling to the mat! Skabetti takes a step backwards and waves Fish back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fish is rocked!
It looks like Steve Fish has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skabetti drops Fish with a huge uppercut! Fish drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Skabetti is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Metbal Skabetti!
Our winner, Metbal Skabetti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 840 p4p, 911 weight class) and Ger McDonnell (ranked 114 p4p, 126 weight class). Fujimaro comes to the cage accompanied by 焔 (Flame) + 暁ノ糸 (Thread of Dawn) by Wagakki Band. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell lands with a straight right. Fujimaro didn't see that one coming.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Fujimaro is out of range.
Fujimaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonnell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fujimaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Worn Leather MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimaro dodges the punch combination from McDonnell.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by McDonnell.
Donk. McDonnell catches Fujimaro right on the button with a cross.
Fujimaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonnell backs up against the cage.
We've been informed that McDonnell 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.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimaro.
A counter left hand to the body from Fujimaro misses its target.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
Fujimaro just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell drops his hands momentarily and Fujimaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fujimaro looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
Fujimaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fujimaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
Fujimaro is looking to wear down McDonnell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but McDonnell moves out of range.
Fujimaro misses the shot to the body.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
Fujimaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fujimaro throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Fujimaro finds it's way through McDonnell's defenses.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
McDonnell looks to land a right hand but Fujimaro moved out of range.
Fujimaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell 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.
Fujimaro tests McDonnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujimaro throws a body kick that misses.
McDonnell drops his hands momentarily and Fujimaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonnell takes one to the side of the head.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Fujimaro counters with a three punch combo that has McDonnell backing up. McDonnell nods at Fujimaro to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell flicks out a counter leg kick but Fujimaro steps away.
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Fujimaro tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonnell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fujimaro defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Fujimaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujimaro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fujimaro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimaro with a nice calf kick.
Fujimaro lunges at McDonnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonnell's hand.
McDonnell defending well as Fujimaro loads up on a big left hand.
McDonnell works Fujimaro's body with a nice hook.
Fujimaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujimaro tests McDonnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot.
Fujimaro connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fujimaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujimaro.
McDonnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fujimaro throws out the jab.
McDonnell slips a jab from Fujimaro.
A jab from McDonnell finds it's way through Fujimaro's defenses.
Fujimaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McDonnell moves forwards but Fujimaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick that knocks McDonnell off balance momentarily.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimaro.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Fujimaro moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fujimaro lands a jab to McDonnell's midsection.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
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 Sone Fujimaro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fujimaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McDonnell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McDonnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujimaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonnell as he connects with a hook.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujimaro is looking to land body kicks.
McDonnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonnell jabs at Fujimaro's body.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell lands with a hook. Fujimaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimaro is just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonnell throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro misses with a leg kick
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro misses with a double jab.
Fujimaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonnell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fujimaro with a body shot.
Fujimaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell cracks Fujimaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by McDonnell as he checks the leg kick.
McDonnell moves out of range of the leg kick from Fujimaro.
Nice defenses there by Fujimaro.
McDonnell scores with a nice head shot.
Fujimaro throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimaro seems unphased.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and McDonnell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonnell thuds a left hand into Fujimaro's body.
Fujimaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
Nice straight punches there by Fujimaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fujimaro.
McDonnell slips a jab from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a body kick.
Fujimaro ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a shot from downtown. Fujimaro moves away and avoids it.
Fujimaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a three punch combo that has McDonnell backing up. McDonnell nods at Fujimaro to acknowledge the strikes.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
McDonnell lands a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
McDonnell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Fujimaro misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fujimaro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fujimaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonnell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonnell misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
Fujimaro slips a jab and a cross from McDonnell.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujimaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Fujimaro swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell feints a counter leg kick.
Fujimaro connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fujimaro swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujimaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Fujimaro finds it's target.
Fujimaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fujimaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by McDonnell.
Fujimaro throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
Fujimaro slips a jab from McDonnell.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimaro scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonnell should have avoided that one.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as McDonnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimaro doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fujimaro momentarily.
McDonnell throws a big shot that misses.
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
McDonnell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fujimaro throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
Sone Fujimaro is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fujimaro doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick from Fujimaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by McDonnell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ger McDonnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fujimaro takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fujimaro jabs McDonnell right on the nose. McDonnell blinks but takes it well.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Fujimaro moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell tries to move into range but Fujimaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and McDonnell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Fujimaro.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujimaro misses the target.
McDonnell throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Fujimaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fujimaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonnell scores with a jab. Fujimaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fujimaro throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and McDonnell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonnell throws a low kick but Fujimaro avoids it.
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
The fighters circling - Fujimaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell misses with a straight left.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonnell defending well as Fujimaro loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from McDonnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
Fujimaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fujimaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujimaro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDonnell counters with a thumping low kick.
Fujimaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fujimaro throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Fujimaro ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Fujimaro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by McDonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Fujimaro catches McDonnell right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Fujimaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonnell doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell with a nice cross.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell avoids a kick to the body.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
Fujimaro connects with a looping right hand.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujimaro's head.
McDonnell digs a good body shot into Fujimaro's ribs.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
McDonnell checks a low kick from Fujimaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fujimaro slips under a jab.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
Fujimaro looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fujimaro lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Fujimaro scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
Fujimaro misses with a right hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Fujimaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonnell throws a nice looking combination but Fujimaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujimaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDonnell moves out of range as Fujimaro strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimaro's shoulder, as Fujimaro tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell ducks right into an uppercut from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands with a shot to the body.
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
and Fujimaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
McDonnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fujimaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fujimaro staying out of range there.
Fujimaro swings widly with a right hand
and McDonnell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujimaro connects with a body shot that sends McDonnell's belly button to the back.
Fujimaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDonnell throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Fujimaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimaro misses with a low kick.
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 Sone Fujimaro.
Well Fujimaro 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sone Fujimaro!
A victorious Sone Fujimaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lee (ranked 1181 p4p, 1470 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 70 p4p, 87 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexander Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Hill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
 It looks like Alexander Lee has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hill.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill misses with a knee to the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Hill tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Hill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Hill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Hill lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Alexander Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Alexander Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Hill, against the cage.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Hill blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hill digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hill with a knee to the head.
Hill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Devin Hill!
A relieved looking Devin Hill 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 Benji Torres (ranked 455 p4p, 463 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 66 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Torres's head coaches at Ocean Ripples that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kostov misses with a body punch
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kostov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Kostov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostov.
Kostov lands with a shot to the body.
Torres darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres scores with a hook.
Torres lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torres, as that shot connected.
Torres slips under a jab from Kostov.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kostov.
Torres swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
Torres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torres jabs at Kostov's body.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Kostov ducks down to avoid it.
Kostov takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Kostov defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostov.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Kostov walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Nice uppercut lands for Kostov. That snapped Torres's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostov.
Kostov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Kostov moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Kostov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Kostov moved out of range.
Kostov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Kostov.
It looked like Torres was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kostov.
Kostov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torres defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kostov.
Kostov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Kostov's head but Kostov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Kostov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Torres blocks the low kick.
Torres shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kostov eats them both and turns towards Torres to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Kostov with an uppercut!
Kostov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
Kostov misses with a looping right.
Torres is looking to counter punch.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kostov can pounce on him.
Kostov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kostov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kostov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benji Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostov.
Kostov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Kostov counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
letting Kostov counter with a right hand.
Kostov looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Kostov with a nice calf kick.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres scores with a nice strike.
Kostov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov takes a shot to the head.
Kostov tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head 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 Benji Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kostov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Kostov catches Torres right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Kostov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres stuns Kostov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kostov sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kostov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres slips under a jab from Kostov.
Torres jabs Kostov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres scores with a decent looking hook.
Kostov throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Kostov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Kostov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torres misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres cracks Kostov with an open hand slap.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Kostov throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Kostov misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Torres lands a lovely overhand right.
Torres darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Torres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kostov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres jabs at Kostov's body.
Kostov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kostov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostov moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Torres - just one landing.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Benji Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kostov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Kostov's belly button to the back.
Torres looks to land a combination but Kostov avoids it well.
Kostov tries a quick counter leg kick but Torres is wise to it.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kostov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Kostov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Kostov.
Kostov looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Torres misses with a hook
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostov.
Torres is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov lands an overhand right.
Kostov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Torres back to the cage. Kostov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Torres blocks a jab.
Kostov lands the left hand.
A low kick lands for Kostov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kostov throws a front kick aimed at Torres's knee but Torres avoids it well.
Torres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kostov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kostov blocks a jab.
It seemed like Kostov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Kostov.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Torres jabs Kostov right on the nose. Kostov blinks but takes it well.
Torres lands a right hook to the body.
Kostov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kostov works the jab nicely.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Kostov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torres lands with a good body shot.
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 Benji Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres'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!
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pavel Kostov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres slips a jab from Kostov.
Torres swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Torres lands with a hook. Kostov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostov.
Torres throws a right hand that Kostov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kostov also avoids with ease.
Kostov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres throws a one two combo.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kostov slips a straight right by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Kostov slips the punch.
Kostov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kostov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres checks a low kick from Kostov.
Kostov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kostov.
Kostov tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kostov under the eye.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres takes one to the chin there.
Torres tries to clinch
so Kostov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kostov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kostov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Kostov passes into half guard.
Kostov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kostov pulls his head out easily.
Kostov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kostov uses his free foot to push down on Torres's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov controlling from mount.
Benji Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kostov tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Kostov controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kostov controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torres 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 823 p4p, 1160 weight class) and Jimmy Nitro (ranked 101 p4p, 148 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nitro's choice of entrance music: A Perfect Hero - Super Eurobeat. Jimmy Nitro 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Nitro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitro manages to avoid it.
Nitro is looking for the big counter here.
Lancaster lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Nitro counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Nitro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nitro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nitro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nitro to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitro ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Nitro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Nitro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
It seemed like Nitro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a jab. Nitro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nitro is rocked!
Lancaster throws a pinpoint strike between Nitro's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Nitro crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lancaster scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Lancaster!
Henry Lancaster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 327 p4p, 719 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 45 p4p, 98 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harakka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sinclair misses with a shot to the body
and Harakka counters with an outside leg kick.
Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harakka sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harakka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Harakka is a slippery customer.
Harakka keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sinclair in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harakka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harakka pulls Sinclair in close to prevent any damage.
Harakka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sinclair throws an elbow that misses. Harakka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sinclair's guard. Nice move by Harakka!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinclair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinclair is on top in guard.
Harakka has his hands on Sinclair's head, controlling the position.
Harakka wants to sweep but no luck.
Harakka keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair is pushing down on Harakka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harakka is fighting to maintain full guard but Sinclair has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harakka defends it well.
Sinclair controlling the pace.
Sinclair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harakka!
Harakka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinclair tries to control but Harakka wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harakka controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harakka wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Harakka working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harakka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sinclair's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sinclair duly obliges.
Harakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt
and Sinclair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sinclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
A big left from Harakka misses.
Sinclair slips a straight right by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body shot.
Harakka slips a jab and a cross from Sinclair.
Harakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Harakka lands a big head kick that sends Sinclair tumbling to the mat! Harakka takes a step backwards and waves Sinclair back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair checks a low kick from Harakka.
Sinclair throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sinclair is rocked!
Sinclair circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Harakka. Sinclair falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Harakka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Harakka!
After winning the bout, Gustav Harakka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 261 p4p, 294 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 34 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nickel's choice of entrance music: TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. This should be a great matchup!
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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 43 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel lands with a shot to the body.
Menezes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Menezes slips a jab from Nickel.
Menezes tests Nickel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickel throws a push kick but Menezes slaps the foot to one side.
Menezes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bigfoot BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menezes manages to avoid it.
Menezes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Menezes moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
Menezes misses with a looping right.
Nickel lands a nice looking body shot.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Menezes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Menezes in side control, throwing shots but Nickel defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickel is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes in the domination position with Nickel hanging on.
Menezes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickel keeps working.
Menezes scoring with punches from side control.
Nickel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Menezes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Menezes takes a little break here. Nickel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nickel is pushing Menezes's head away, looking to escape. Menezes manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Menezes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nickel is pushing Menezes's head away, looking to escape. Menezes manages to hold on to the position though.
Nickel is looking for a sweep.
Nickel seems a little lost for a moment, as Menezes dominates the positioning.
Menezes wants to control but Nickel is keeping him busy.
Menezes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Menezes is working to tighten his grip on Nickel's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nickel has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Menezes is really squeezing tight and eventually Nickel passes out! Menezes breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arthur Menezes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 59 p4p, 180 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 7 p4p, 24 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with an inside leg kick.
Lovanov throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Bonaparte tried to counter with a leg kick but Lovanov avoided it.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lovanov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Lovanov misses with a jab to the body
and Lovanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaparte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonaparte throws a quick counter head kick but Lovanov was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov throws a chopping leg kick but Bonaparte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lovanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Lovanov lunges at Bonaparte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonaparte's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov tests Bonaparte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lovanov throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaparte's shoulder, as Bonaparte tries to avoid the shot.
Bonaparte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lovanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonaparte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lovanov throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've been told by Bonaparte's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lovanov misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovanov. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovanov throws a combination that misses
and Bonaparte counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lovanov takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Bonaparte lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lovanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonaparte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovanov tries to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lovanov! Bonaparte lets Lovanov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lovanov is rocked!
Lovanov tries to clinch there but Bonaparte circles away.
Lovanov misses with a body shot
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
Lovanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonaparte counters with a left to the body.
Lovanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonaparte counters with a solid body kick.
Lovanov looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonaparte cracks Lovanov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lovanov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bonaparte pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lovanov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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