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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1585 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Binsar Siregar (ranked 209 p4p, 271 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Binsar Siregar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a jab when Siregar was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siregar! But no joy.
Siregar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Siregar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Siregar dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson wants to stand but Siregar is controlling the position.
Siregar wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Siregar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siregar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siregar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Siregar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Siregar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Siregar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Siregar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Siregar from controlling successfully.
Siregar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Siregar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Siregar wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Siregar prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Siregar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson throws a low kick but Siregar avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Anderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brownie Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siregar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Anderson misses with the combination.
A low kick lands for Anderson.
Siregar has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Siregar tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Siregar.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Siregar has picked Anderson up - he's going for a ride! Siregar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Siregar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Siregar thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Siregar prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Siregar is working for a submission of some sort.
Siregar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siregar seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.
Siregar lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Siregar sits in half guard.
Siregar throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Siregar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anderson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Siregar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Binsar Siregar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siregar throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siregar is able to avoid easily.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siregar.
Siregar shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Siregar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Siregar moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siregar tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson slips a straight right by Siregar.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Siregar shoots in.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Binsar Siregar.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siregar counters by moving into the clinch.
Siregar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Anderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anderson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Siregar is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anderson is defending well though. Siregar let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siregar landing with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson staying busy and making it hard for Siregar to control.
Siregar misses with punches from the back.
Siregar has his opponent's back but Anderson is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Siregar.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Siregar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Siregar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Siregar trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siregar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to stand up but Siregar is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to keep Siregar in close.
Siregar is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siregar cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Siregar slips nicely into half guard.
Siregar moves into full mount! Anderson won't be happy about that!
You get the feeling that Anderson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siregar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Siregar with the ground and pound from mount.
Siregar working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Siregar scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Siregar working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siregar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Binsar Siregar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson motions for Siregar to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siregar moves into the clinch.
Siregar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Siregar can't get the takedown.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Siregar keeps him there for the moment.
Siregar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Binsar Siregar.
Siregar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Siregar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Siregar seems unphased.
Siregar throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson stalks Siregar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Siregar's face. Siregar staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice uppercut there from Siregar.
Siregar slips under a jab.
Siregar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siregar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Anderson 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.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siregar checks a leg kick.
Siregar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Siregar dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Siregar throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Siregar moves into the clinch.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Siregar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siregar throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson looking to control.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siregar throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Siregar's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Siregar trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Binsar Siregar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Siregar tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a crisp one two that drops Siregar! Anderson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Siregar to his feet! Siregar is in big trouble!
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 Brownie Anderson.
I think Siregar 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Binsar Siregar!
A very excited looking Binsar Siregar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1546 p4p, 2071 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 218 p4p, 279 weight class). Zaire comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D. Jonny Picogram has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picogram tries to clinch there but Zaire circles away.
Zaire throws a series of strikes that have Picogram backpedaling.
Zaire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Picogram.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Zaire.
 Picogram is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Picogram.
Picogram is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaire finish him?
Zaire tries to bum rush Picogram with a series of wild strikes but Picogram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Picogram seems to have recovered his senses.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Picogram moves out of range easily.
Picogram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaire.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picogram connects with a body shot that sends Zaire's belly button to the back.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Zaire clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire leaning his opponent against the cage.
Picogram being controlled against the cage.
Come on Zaire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Picogram being controlled against the cage.
Zaire has Picogram pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Zaire.
A jab from Picogram misses.
Zaire throws a wild body kick that Picogram sees coming a mile off.
Picogram keeps the fight on the outside.
Picogram only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaire 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.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire ducks right into an uppercut from Picogram.
Zaire scores with a body shot.
Zaire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Picogram loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Picogram scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Picogram avoids it.
Zaire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaire throws a nice looking combination but Picogram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaire.
Picogram misses with the head strike.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Picogram throws a head punch that misses.
Zaire throws a head punch that misses.
Zaire controlling the action here for a moment.
Zaire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Picogram up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picogram creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaire's defenses.
Picogram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picogram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaire trying to land knees to the body.
Zaire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zaire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zaire is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zaire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Picogram can do to turn this around?
Zaire tries to work over Picogram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Picogram avoiding damage as Zaire throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Zaire.
Picogram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picogram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zaire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Picogram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Picogram.
Zaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picogram just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaire's brow.
Zaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Picogram controls his hands.
Zaire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Picogram up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Zaire.
Zaire stalling the fight.
Zaire is stalling here.
Picogram trying to land knees to the body.
Picogram stalling in the clinch.
Picogram has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zaire seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Picogram can turn it around.
Picogram missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram blocks an elbow strike.
Picogram stalling in the clinch.
Picogram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaire digs a right hand into Picogram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Picogram's gas tank.
Picogram letting Zaire take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaire.
The referee calls for Zaire to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Zaire.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Picogram responds with a good body kick, but Zaire manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with a body shot.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Picogram circles away.
Picogram catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaire wants to clinch up but Picogram keeps it at a distance.
Picogram throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picogram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Zaire.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Picogram off balance momentarily.
Zaire moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire taking a breather.
Zaire is struggling to control the position.
Zaire holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee calls for Picogram to work.
Picogram managing to block the knees to the body from Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Picogram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Picogram stalls.
Picogram misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire'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!
Picogram throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picogram takes one on the button.
Zaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Picogram misses with the head strike.
Zaire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Zaire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Picogram back against the cage.
Picogram pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picogram missing with knees to the body.
Zaire stalling against the cage.
Picogram leaning against his opponent.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaire trying to land knees to the body.
Picogram avoiding damage as Zaire throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaire.
Zaire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Picogram stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram trying to stall but Zaire improves his position.
Zaire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zaire is stalling here.
Zaire seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Zaire.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire tries to clinch up but Picogram circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picogram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picogram throws an off balance right hand
and Zaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picogram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Zaire counter with a right hand.
A cross from Picogram lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaire 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.
Zaire tries to bum rush Picogram with a series of wild strikes but Picogram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Picogram looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Zaire 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.
Zaire throws a hook but Picogram blocks it.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picogram.
Zaire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Picogram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaire.
Picogram blocks a head kick by Zaire.
Picogram throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Picogram drives through and clinches with Zaire against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is trying to maintain a safe position but Picogram gets an underhook and turns Zaire into the cage.
Picogram stalling in the clinch.
Zaire looking to throw knees to the head but Picogram is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Picogram.
Zaire leaning against his opponent.
Jonny Picogram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Picograms head.
Picogram throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Picogram lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Picogram scores a nice knee to the body.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Picogram has Zaire pushed against the cage.
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 Abdullah Zaire.
Well Zaire 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 1316 p4p, 1777 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 157 p4p, 206 weight class). Crow comes to the cage accompanied by Scarlet - Age of Seduction. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chandler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crow forces Chandler back against the cage and clinches.
Crow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Crow.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crow gets through Chandler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Crow is pressed up against the cage. Chandler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crow down to the mat. Crow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chandler throws out a powerful jab.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chandler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow tries to pass to full mount but Chandler defends it.
Crow is keen to just control but Chandler is a slippery customer.
Chandler wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chandler wants to control but Crow is keeping busy.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
Chandler is looking to get back to full guard here but Crow has managed to pass to side control instead.
Crow remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chandler is trying to improve his position.
Crow controlling the position from side mount.
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.
Chandler tries to buck Crow off but Crow is having none of it.
Chandler is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Crow is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chandler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chandler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crow is keen to just control but Chandler is a slippery customer.
Chandler is trying to maintain the position but Crow is very close to passing his half guard.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
Chandler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chandler is concentrating on defense, preventing Crow from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Crow seems content to control.
Chandler wants to improve his position but Crow is controlling well.
Crow throwing shots but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Crow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crow prevents Chandler from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chandler wants to control but Crow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Crow dives in for a single leg takedown but Chandler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chandler throws out a counter right but Crow avoids it with no problem.
Crow gets underhooks to prevent Chandler's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crow.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Crow controls the action.
Crow misses with a body punch.
Chandler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Red Crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Crow lands a hook that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crow pushes Chandler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crow is pressed up against the cage. Chandler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crow down to the mat. Crow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joey Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler scores with a nice right hand.
Crow shoots in but Chandler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Crow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler'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.
Crow throws a series of punches but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler throws out a counter right but Crow avoids it with no problem.
Crow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt.
Chandler throws a lazy right hand but Crow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chandler looks for a takedown but Crow sprawls well.
Crow is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow with a nice calf kick.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Crow throws a quick counter head kick but Chandler was just out of range.
Chandler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Red Crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
No luck for Crow with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Chandler slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chandler trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Crow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Crow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chandler trying to keep a closed guard but Crow is proving a slippery customer.
Chandler has Crow pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
Chandler is trying to control the position but Crow postures up.
Crow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chandler has Crow pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chandler has a takedown stuffed.
Crow throws a big counter combination but Chandler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chandler's head backwards.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown but Crow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Chandler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chandler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crow counters with an inside leg kick.
Chandler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Chandler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chandler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throwing strikes but Crow manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Red Crow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chandler keeps working.
Chandler controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Chandler's face as Crow controls the position.
Chandler tries to bench press Crow off him but Crow keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Crow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crow is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Chandler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joey Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crow lands a head kick. Chandler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chandler to score with a decent uppercut.
Chandler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crow connects with a jab.
Crow clinches up against the cage.
Crow working aggressively here.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Crow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Crow.
Crow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chandlers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler wants a takedown but no success here.
Crow tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Crow back against the cage.
Crow can't get the takedown.
Crow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Chandler scores with a hook to the body. Crow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Red Crow is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crow counters with an outside leg kick.
Chandler misses the shot to the body.
Crow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chandler looks for a takedown but Crow sprawls well.
Red Crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Chandler misses with a body punch
and Crow counters with a low kick, right behind Chandler 's knee.
A shot to the liver by Crow. Beautiful body shot.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt - Crow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chandler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crow circles away.
Crow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chandler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crow slaps away a takedown attempt from Chandler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chandler with a poor takedown
and Crow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Red Crow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a takedown
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crow.
Crow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chandlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chandler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crow.
Chandler fails with the takedown
and Crow counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow wants to clinch.
Crow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Crow has him pressed against the cage.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Crow avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler blocking some punches.
Chandler tries to work over Crow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Crow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chandler regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crow's guard.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crow working a defensive guard here.
Crow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Crow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crow 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Crow!
Red Crow bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richie Alaska (ranked 1421 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 173 p4p, 137 weight class). Alaska comes to the cage accompanied by A Long December - Counting Crows. Sebastion Lynar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richie Alaska's chin.
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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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Alaska misses.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynar is just out of range.
Lynar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alaska with a body shot.
Alaska takes a swing at Lynar's ribcage but misses.
Alaska connects with a nice looking jab.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynar manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lynar misses.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynar avoids the body shot from Alaska.
Alaska lands a nice shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lynar.
Lynar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alaska tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar just content to control the position.
Alaska manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alaska trying to hold on to Lynar's head to control him but Lynar postures up.
Alaska manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alaska controlling Lynar's posture.
Lynar wants to control from the top but Alaska keeps moving.
Lynar advances position into side control!
Alaska sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynar is working for a kimura but Alaska is defending it quite comfortably.
Alaska is looking to control Lynar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alaska avoid being mounted?
Alaska keeping control of the position.
Lynar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Alaska's thigh. Alaska counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Alaska is looking for a triangle but Lynar pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynar trying to control but Alaska is working from the bottom.
Alaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alaska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lynar defends well.
Lynar wants to pass the guard but Alaska is keeping the position.
Alaska trying to control the position.
Lynar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alaska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynar has managed to get both his arms back between Alaska's legs - danger averted.
Alaska keeping moving, preventing Lynar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lynar is pushing down on Alaska's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alaska is fighting to maintain full guard but Lynar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alaska keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lynar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alaska!
Lynar wants to control the pace but Alaska is squirming around nicely.
Lynar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Alaska is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Alaska and Lynar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alaska regains half guard.
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 Richie Alaska will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lynar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaska misses with a hook.
Alaska is looking to wear down Lynar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lynar dives in and scores a takedown into Alaska's guard.
Alaska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alaska seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lynar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lynar is trying to get an arm triangle but Alaska is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaska prevents Lynar from improving position.
Sebastion Lynar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alaska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alaska has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Alaska's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alaska tries to buck Lynar off but Lynar is having none of it.
Alaska manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lynar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alaska keeps working.
Alaska is trying to control but can't.
Alaska wants to improve his position but Lynar is controlling well.
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.
Lynar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alaska sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alaska manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alaska looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alaska is trying to keep Lynar in close.
Alaska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alaska looking to control.
Lynar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lynar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar wants to control from the top but Alaska keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A left lands for Alaska.
Alaska scores with a sloppy right hand. Lynar should have avoided that one.
Lynar lands a jab to the nose.
Alaska gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lynar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alaska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lynar trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lynar is aware though and is defending well.
Alaska controls Lynar momentarily but Lynar frees himself.
Lynar advances to half guard.
Alaska slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alaska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lynar passes Alaska's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lynar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alaska has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lynar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Alaska defend it? Lynar steps over the head and cranks it - Alaska is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lynar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 831 p4p, 814 weight class) and Rulla Kebab (ranked 123 p4p, 119 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kogos has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Kebab on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kogos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kebab counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kebab lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kogos doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab loads up on a big right hand but Kogos slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kogos misses the target.
Kebab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kogos counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kogos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kogos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kogos.
Kebab swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kogos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kebab on the side of the head.
It looks like Rulla Kebab has been cut.
Kogos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kebab's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kogos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kebab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kogos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kogos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kebab has wrist control.
Kebab is controlling Kogos's posture.
Kebab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kogos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kogos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kebab has wrist control.
Kogos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kebab controlling the position.
Kogos landing some decent shots from guard.
Kebab avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos throwing strikes from guard but Kebab blocks nicely.
Kogos throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing that Kogos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kebab utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kebab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kogos.
Kogos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kebab swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kogos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kebab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kogos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kebab is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kogos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kogos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kebab is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kebab avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kogos throws a big elbow that misses.
Kogos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kogos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kebab has wrist control.
Kogos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kogos throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kebab working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kebab misses with a hook
and Kogos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kogos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rulla Kebab's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kogos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kebab counters with a right hand to the body.
Kogos closes the distance and pushes Kebab back into the cage.
Kogos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kogos throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kebab.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kogos.
Kogos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab trying to stall but Kogos improves his position.
Kebab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kebab taking a breather.
Kebab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kogos pushes Kebab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kogos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kogos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kebab is trying to keep an underhook but Kogos manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kogos thows a huge punch but Kebab dodges it nicely.
Kogos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kebab blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kogos.
Kogos slips a nice elbow through Kebab's hands, connecting with Kebab's forehead.
Kogos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kogos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kebab defending well though.
Kogos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kebab is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kogos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kogos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kogos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kogos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kebab felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kebab is looking to control Kogos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kebab avoid being mounted?
Kogos thows a huge punch but Kebab dodges it nicely.
Kebab avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kogos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kogos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kebab to regain full guard.
Kogos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kogos working some strikes from top position.
Kebab keeping moving, preventing Kogos from controlling successfully.
Kogos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kogos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kogos works over Kebab with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kogos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kebab has wrist control.
Kogos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kebab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kogos looking to pass the guard.
Kogos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kogos wants to control from the top but Kebab keeps moving.
Kogos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kebab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kebab preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kogos postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kogos connects with a couple of short punches.
Kogos postures up in Kebab's guard and throws a big left but Kebab blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kebab utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kogos throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kebab utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kogos looking to pass the guard.
Kebab controls Kogos momentarily but Kogos frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kogos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kebab pinned against the cage. Kebab gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Kebab on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rulla Kebab's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kebab swats away the attempt to clinch by Kogos.
Kebab doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kogos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kebab throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kogos is defended easily by Kebab.
Kebab swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos misses with a hook
and Kebab counters with a nice leg kick.
Kogos misses with a takedown attempt
and Kebab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Kogos misses.
Kebab throws out a counter right but Kogos avoids it with no problem.
Kogos cracks a nice hook into Kebab's ribs.
Kogos looks to clinch
and Kogos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab swings for the body but Kogos moves out of range.
Kogos tries for a takedown but Kebab circles away easily
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Kogos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kogos slips under a jab from Kebab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kogos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kogos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kogos drives through and clinches with Kebab against the cage.
Kebab lands a nice uppercut.
Kogos lands a right hand.
Kebab looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab working aggressively here.
Kogos wants the takedown. Kebab is fighting it off but Kogos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kebab's guard against the cage.
Kebab avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kebab has his hands on Kogos's head, controlling the position.
Kogos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kebab controlling Kogos's posture.
Kebab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kogos.
Rulla Kebab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Kogos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kogos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kebab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rulla Kebab.
I think Kogos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kogos!
A determined Paulo Kogos didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 154 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 17 p4p, 132 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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194
23 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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 35 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez darts in and clinches Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Martinez forces Nagibatel back against the cage and clinches.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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 is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Nagibatel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Nagibatel shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nagibatel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagibatel throws a fast counter high kick but Martinez manages to duck under it in time.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nagibatel swivels and escapes.
Nagibatel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lunges at Nagibatel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagibatel's hand.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez lands a really nice looking cross but Nagibatel seems unphased.
Nagibatel lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Nagibatel takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Martinez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a lazy head kick
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Nagibatel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Martinez.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nagibatel's waist but Nagibatel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Nagibatel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez clinches up with Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Nagibatel blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nagibatel is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nagibatel down to the mat. Nagibatel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martinez misses with a hook.
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagibatel sprawls well. Nagibatel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagibatel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Martinez cracks Nagibatel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Nagibatel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Nagibatel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Nagibatel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nagibatel is looking for the big counter here.
Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Nagibatel didn't see that one coming.
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nagibatel's guard.
Nagibatel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throws a big counter head kick but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagibatel misses the target.
Martinez pushes Nagibatel up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagibatel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagibatel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Our winner, Javier Martinez, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Lee (ranked 255 p4p, 624 weight class) and Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 34 p4p, 79 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Conor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajuricaba blocks a jab.
Ajuricaba checks a low kick from Lee.
A low kick lands for Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Ajuricaba slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajuricaba ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Ajuricaba avoids the head kick by Lee.
Ajuricaba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ajuricaba checks the leg kick.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ajuricaba in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Ajuricaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Ajuricaba throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee avoids the body shot from Ajuricaba.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Ajuricaba connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Ajuricaba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ajuricaba scores with a leg kick.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajuricaba. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajuricaba lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajuricaba. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Ajuricaba misses.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ajuricaba back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Ajuricaba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ajuricaba slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Ajuricaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ajuricaba back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ajuricaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ajuricaba works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Ajuricaba scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ajuricaba! But no joy.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ajuricaba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ajuricaba lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee digs a good body shot into Ajuricaba's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ajuricaba misses the target.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ajuricaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Ajuricaba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ajuricaba lands with a shot to the body.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajuricaba.
Lee defending well as Ajuricaba loads up on a big left hand.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Ajuricaba's leg but Ajuricaba calmly moves out of range.
Ajuricaba lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Ajuricaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Ajuricaba.
That kick from Ajuricaba tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Ajuricaba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ajuricaba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Ajuricaba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Ajuricaba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Good work by Ajuricaba as he checks the leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Ajuricaba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Ajuricaba's head back.
Ajuricaba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ajuricaba takes one on the button.
Lee slips a straight right by Ajuricaba.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Ajuricaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ajuricaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Ajuricaba moved out of range nicely.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight right.
Ajuricaba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ajuricaba. Ajuricaba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee throws a hook but Ajuricaba avoids it easily.
A big left from Lee misses.
Ajuricaba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ajuricaba to score with a decent uppercut.
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 Conor Lee will probably get the nod.
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.
A bone on bone clash there as Ajuricaba blocks the leg kick.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajuricaba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee throws a quick counter head kick but Ajuricaba was just out of range.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ajuricaba. That did some damage!
Ajuricaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Ajuricaba sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Ajuricaba counters with a straight right hand.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ajuricaba throws a shot to the body.
Ajuricaba misses with a looping right.
Ajuricaba looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba staying out of range there.
Ajuricaba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Ajuricaba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Ajuricaba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ajuricaba moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Ajuricaba blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ajuricaba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ajuricaba's head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ajuricaba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ajuricaba misses the shot to the body.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ajuricaba on the side of the head.
Lee works Ajuricaba's body with a nice hook.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ajuricaba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Lee.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ajuricaba throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a straight right hand.
That's two 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!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Ajuricaba's head but Ajuricaba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Ajuricaba seems unphased.
Ajuricaba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Ajuricaba saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajuricaba slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ajuricaba blocks the leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick as Ajuricaba jumps back.
Ajuricaba throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Ajuricaba counters with a two punch combo.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Conor Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a low kick but Ajuricaba avoids it.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
Ajuricaba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a hook but Ajuricaba blocks it.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Ajuricaba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Ajuricaba throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Ajuricaba looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Ajuricaba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Ajuricaba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ajuricaba just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook
and Ajuricaba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ajuricaba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajuricaba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Ajuricaba checks the leg kick.
Conor Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Ajuricaba with the inside leg kick.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Ajuricaba checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Ajuricaba throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee throws a hook but Ajuricaba avoids it easily.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ajuricaba.
Lee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
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 Conor Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice body shot.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Ajuricaba slips the punch.
Ajuricaba slips under a jab from Lee.
Ajuricaba misses the jab.
Ajuricaba with a hook.
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Ajuricaba takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Lee tenderised Ajuricaba's leg. Ajuricaba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ajuricaba throws out the jab.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Ajuricaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a head kick. Ajuricaba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee slips under a jab from Ajuricaba.
Lee thows a leg kick but Ajuricaba checks it
and Ajuricaba counters with a straight right hand.
Ajuricaba throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba misses with a body kick.
Lee 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.
Lee blocks a head kick by Ajuricaba.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Ajuricaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ajuricaba checks it well.
Ajuricaba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ajuricaba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ajuricaba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Ajuricaba misses.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ajuricaba to counter with a crisp jab.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Ajuricaba looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Ajuricaba connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
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!
A punch combination from Ajuricaba misses.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ajuricaba moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook
and Ajuricaba counters with a straight right hand.
Ajuricaba throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Ajuricaba's ribs.
Ajuricaba looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Ajuricaba misses with an uppercut.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ajuricaba misses the shot to the body.
Ajuricaba checks a leg kick.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Ajuricaba misses.
Conor Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ajuricaba.
Huena Ajuricaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Ajuricaba as he connects with a hook.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajuricaba was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ajuricaba misses with a looping left.
Ajuricaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lee misses.
A big left from Ajuricaba misses.
Ajuricaba scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Ajuricaba scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee cracks Ajuricaba with an open hand slap.
Donk. Ajuricaba catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ajuricaba misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick
letting Ajuricaba counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajuricaba. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Ajuricaba misses with a looping right.
Ajuricaba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huena Ajuricaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Conor Lee!
Conor Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 400 p4p, 198 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 61 p4p, 29 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Rose lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Eagle is trying to stand back up but Rose is controlling him
Eagle trying to control from the bottom.
Eagle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Eagle is working away.
Rose content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rose seems content to control.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Eagle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eagle defending well though.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eagle defending well though.
Rose is looking to stall here but Eagle recovers full guard.
Rose trying to control but Eagle is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eagle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose'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.
Rose tries to circle away but Eagle has him pinned against the cage.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Eagle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eagle is working Rose over against the cage.
Good body shot from Eagle.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose can't get the takedown.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Eagle.
Rose looks winded!
Rose is trying to stall.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Eagle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eagle misses with some punches.
Eagle breaks the clinch.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Eagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eagle moves away.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Eagle blocks a jab.
Eagle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eagles head.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eagles head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eagle throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle misses with a body shot
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eagle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Eagle's shoulder, as Eagle tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Eagle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Eagle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Eagle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle misses with a straight left.
Eagle clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eagle clinches with his opponent.
Rose tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose has Eagle pressed against the cage.
Eagle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Eagle's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Eagle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eagle looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose looks for a takedown but Eagle sprawls well.
Eagle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rose.
Eagle wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Eagle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle avoids the body shot from Rose.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
Eagle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eagle misses with a hook.
Eagle avoids the body shot from Rose.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Adrian Rose's cut even more.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Eagle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eagle circles away.
Eagle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eagle throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Eagle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
David Eagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Eagle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a low kick but Eagle moves out of range easily.
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose lunges at Eagle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eagle's hand.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eagle stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Eagle throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eagle's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eagle misses with a double jab.
Eagle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eagle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eagle scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Eagle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose'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. This is the final round!
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eagle has time to react.
Eagle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose has a takedown stuffed.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Eagle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Eagle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Eagle ducks down to avoid it.
Eagle throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eagle. Eagle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Eagle.
Eagle slips a straight right by Rose.
Eagle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Eagle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle clinches with his opponent.
Rose turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rose manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Eagle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rose wants to control but Eagle is keeping him busy.
Rose misses with the ground and pound.
Rose lands a few punches from side control.
Rose throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Rose are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eagle struggling a bit here.
Eagle dodges the ground and pound from Rose.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Eagle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Eagle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rose connects with a decent elbow.
Rose misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Eagle manages to get back to half guard.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eagle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Adrian Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rose wants to take a breather but Eagle is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eagle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eagle throws Rose to one side and escapes!
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Eagle as Rose shoots in.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Eagle.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Eagle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eagle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Eagle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Eagle misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Eagle ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eagle lands a slapping body shot.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Eagle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The cut above Adrian Rose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eagle. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Eagle misses the target.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose looking to score a takedown here. Eagle is defending well but Rose drives through and ends up in Eagle's guard.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Eagle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Rose.
I think Rose 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A relieved looking Adrian Rose 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 Oscar Bolleke (ranked 203 p4p, 448 weight class) and Bruce Kiwi (ranked 25 p4p, 47 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bolleke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG. Kiwi has chosen Reaper as his entrance music. 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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Kiwi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke works the jab nicely.
Oscar Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bolleke.
Bolleke cracks Kiwi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiwi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kiwi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolleke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolleke defending well as Kiwi loads up on a big left hand.
Kiwi slips under a jab.
Kiwi throws out a counter right but Bolleke avoids it with no problem.
Kiwi is looking to clinch.
Bolleke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiwi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolleke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiwi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
Kiwi throws a big shot that misses.
Kiwi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiwi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Kiwi 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.
Kiwi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Kiwi avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Bolleke misses with a left hand
and Kiwi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiwi.
As Bolleke backs off Kiwi throws a huge counter combo but Bolleke manages to avoid it all.
Kiwi looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke cracks Kiwi with an open hand slap.
Bolleke throws a shot to the body.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Kiwi moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolleke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Kiwi.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiwi misses with a low kick.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Kiwi.
Kiwi moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Kiwi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bolleke.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Kiwi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke scores with a nice head shot.
Kiwi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolleke.
Kiwi throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi with the inside leg kick.
Bolleke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Kiwi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiwi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kiwi tries to counter with a clinch but Bolleke shakes him off and moves away.
Bolleke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiwi under the eye.
Kiwi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Kiwi ducks down to avoid it.
Kiwi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolleke attempts a counter takedown but Kiwi avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a hook
and Kiwi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolleke throws a lazy right hand but Kiwi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
and Kiwi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bolleke! Kiwi lets Bolleke back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bolleke is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiwi moves in close and cracks Bolleke with a massive right hand! Bolleke, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Kiwi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Kiwi!
Bruce Kiwi is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bruce Kiwi waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 153 p4p, 579 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 18 p4p, 67 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Folk Metal. Rize has chosen Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rize throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cross misses with a hook.
Rize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Rize checks a leg kick nicely.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Rize ducks down to avoid it.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Rize ducks down to avoid it.
Rize scores with a jab to the body.
Rize moves away from the strike by Cross.
Rize 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.
A big right from Cross misses.
Rize let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize throws a leg kick but Cross checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cross checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rize 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.
Cross blocks a low kick nicely.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross throws the left hand but Rize avoids the punch easily.
Rize lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cross's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rize.
Cross 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.
Rize connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Cross does no damage.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rize.
Rize throws a leg kick which misses Cross's front leg but catches the back leg as Cross tries to avoid it.
Rize ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Rize releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rize connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Rize's head but Rize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rize lands a head shot.
Rize lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross at a distance.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Cross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rize.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rize pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Cross misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Rize finds it's way through Cross's defenses.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rize.
Cross throws a leg kick but Rize moved away.
Rize looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Rize lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Rize uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cross has time to react.
Cross avoids the body shot from Rize.
Cross is looking to counter punch.
Cross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Rize finds it's way through Cross's defenses.
Rize punishes Cross's body with a nice straight punch.
Rize fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rize takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rize slips a straight right by Cross.
Cross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Rize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Rize lands a leg kick that knocks Cross off balance momentarily.
A jab from Cross misses.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Rize moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
Rize lands a right hook to the body.
Rize lands with a good body shot.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.
Cross lands a big right hand that sends Rize crashing to the mat! Cross stays standing though and waves Rize back to his feet!
Rize is rocked!
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Rize is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Cross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rize seems to have recovered his senses.
A low kick from Cross misses
and Rize counters with an outside leg kick.
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cross checks it well.
A big left from Cross misses.
Rize appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rize misses with a hook to the body
and Cross counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Rize checks a low kick from Cross.
Rize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
A low kick from Rize is predictable there
and Cross counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Rize misses.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Rize moves away and avoids it.
Cross feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rize sprawling to the canvas! Rize rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cross finish him?!
Cross fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Rize square on the jaw! Damn, Rize is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Jeremy Cross, 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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