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SYN 1051 McCarthy vs Kamara PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 1650 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 122 p4p, 166 weight class). Gorge has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrillo-Moreno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gorge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carrillo-Moreno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gorge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gorge throws a head kick but Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range.
Carrillo-Moreno tries to land a front kick but Gorge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carrillo-Moreno avoids the head kick by Gorge.
Carrillo-Moreno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gorge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorge instigates a clinch.
Gorge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to drag Gorge to the mat but Gorge just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carrillo-Moreno tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorge shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Carrillo-Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carrillo-Moreno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno.
Gorge misses with a straight left.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gorge.
Gorge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carrillo-Moreno avoids the body shot from Gorge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno is defended easily by Gorge.
Carrillo-Moreno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gorge tries to sprawl but Carrillo-Moreno drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gorge wants to control but Carrillo-Moreno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gorge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carrillo-Moreno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carrillo-Moreno is pressing down on Gorge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gorge is holding on for now.
Carrillo-Moreno is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gorge is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carrillo-Moreno pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge tries to roll over but Carrillo-Moreno keeps him under control.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gorge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carrillo-Moreno.
Gorge is trying to control but can't.
Gorge wants to get back to full guard.
Gorge trying to hold on to Carrillo-Moreno's head to control him but Carrillo-Moreno postures up.
Carrillo-Moreno moves into full mount! Gorge won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carrillo-Moreno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carrillo-Moreno has hold of Gorge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gorge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Carrillo-Moreno tries to control but Gorge wriggling away.
Gorge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno looking to control but Gorge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno controlling from the full mount.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control but Gorge is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carrillo-Moreno looking for a guillotine from mount but Gorge is having none of it.
Gorge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carrillo-Moreno works his way into side control.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gorge, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tempe Gorge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carrillo-Moreno slips under a jab.
Gorge shoots for a takedown but Carrillo-Moreno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carrillo-Moreno changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gorge scores with a jab.
Gorge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gorge wants to get back to his feet but Carrillo-Moreno passes into half guard.
Gorge is looking to control Carrillo-Moreno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gorge avoid being mounted?
Carrillo-Moreno is looking for a kimura but Gorge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carrillo-Moreno to get the leverage.
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gorge can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorge has a hand on Carrillo-Moreno's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Carrillo-Moreno takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge wants to get back to his feet.
Carrillo-Moreno is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gorge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gorge shrugs it off.
Carrillo-Moreno controlling the pace for now.
Gorge tries to hold on but Carrillo-Moreno postures up.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control the pace but Gorge is squirming around nicely.
Gorge is looking to improve his position but Carrillo-Moreno isn't that keen on the idea.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control the pace but Gorge is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno is really struggling to control Gorge but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carrillo-Moreno is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gorge can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gorge wants to control but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno has isolated one of Gorge's arms. Gorge looking to fight him off but Carrillo-Moreno twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Adamos (ranked 666 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 75 p4p, 151 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adamos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Watch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Adamos.
 It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Adamos looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Tavares is looking to slow Adamos down with leg kicks.
Tavares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tavares with a jab.
Tavares lands a nice hook to Adamos's body. Adamos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adamos misses with a body shot.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Adamos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adamos has managed to clinch.
Tavares has a couple of punches blocked by Adamos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tavares wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adamos pushes Tavares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adamos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavares avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Adamos as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Adamos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adamos.
Adamos prevents a body shot from Tavares.
Adamos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Adamos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Adamos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adamos misses with a knee to the head.
Adamos prevents a body shot from Tavares.
Tavares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adamos lands a left hand.
A short right from Tavares on the inside.
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
Adamos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adamos digs a right hand underneath Tavares's ribcage. Tavares let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Adamos.
Tavares looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamos.
Adamos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavares.
Tavares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adamos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tavares can turn it around.
Tavares misses with the head strike.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Adamos.
Tavares is trying to break free.
Tavares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Adamos.
Adamos landing knees to the body.
Adamos is working Tavares over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamos.
Knees to the body from Adamos.
Tavares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adamos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adamos can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Adamos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaress head.
Adamos blocking some punches.
Adamos working aggressively here.
Adamos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Adamos.
Nice body punch from Adamos - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamos misses with a punch to the body.
Adamos digs a right hand into Tavares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tavares's gas tank.
Adamos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adamos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adamos gets through Tavares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adamos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adamos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adamos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tavares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adamos pushes Tavares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Adamos.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Adamos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Adamos.
Adamos lands a shot to the body.
Adamos crunches a lovely knee into Tavares's ribcage.
Adamos lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adamos obliges.
Adamos tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Adamos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Adamos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamos.
Knees to the body from Adamos.
A hook to the body from Adamos.
Adamos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adamos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adamos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adamos landing knees to the head.
 Tavares is rocked!
Adamos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Adamos finish him?
Adamos unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tavares! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adamos is unloading with more strikes now! Tavares drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Adamos!
A very excited looking Adrian Adamos 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 653 p4p, 843 weight class) and James King (ranked 58 p4p, 67 weight class). Valverde comes into the arena with LLAMAME YA blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valverde moves out of range as King strikes.
Valverde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valverde. That did some damage!
Valverde misses with a looping right.
King throws a jab when Valverde was well out of range.
Valverde scores with a nice strike.
Valverde takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valverde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick lands for King.
Valverde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Valverde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valverde throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Valverde counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Valverde to acknowledge the strikes.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valverde was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Valverde throws a shot to the body.
King lands a nice hook to Valverde's body. Valverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valverde moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips under a jab from Valverde.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Valverde throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by King.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valverde misses with a looping right.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Valverde in the body.
King with a hook.
Valverde connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
King misses with a leg kick.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
A cross from Valverde lands.
Valverde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
King lands a jab to Valverde's midsection.
Valverde has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Valverde is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Valverde.
King is rocked!
King gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bethania Valverde!
A victorious Bethania Valverde thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 545 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 35 p4p, 74 weight class). Li Xiaodong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michal Sykora's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sykora was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong cracks Sykora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sykora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiaodong cracks Sykora with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Xiaodong has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sykora to stand back up!
Sykora is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sykora is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Sykora leaves his chin hanging out and Xiaodong seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sykora crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 164 p4p, 129 weight class) and Joe Exotic (ranked 16 p4p, 14 weight class). Exotic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Exotic's guard.
Exotic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ilmarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Exotic is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ilmarinen defends it easily.
Exotic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Exotic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ilmarinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Exotic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ilmarinen stays in close to Exotic's body and controls the position.
Exotic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ilmarinen defends well.
Exotic looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ilmarinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ilmarinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ilmarinen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Exotic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Exotic stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.
Exotic wants to control from the top but Ilmarinen keeps moving.
Exotic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ilmarinen dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Exotic has his foot on Ilmarinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ilmarinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ilmarinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen postures up and lands a big shot to Exotic's brow.
Exotic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Exotic keeps moving.
Ilmarinen wants to pass the guard but Exotic is keeping the position.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of digs.
Exotic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Exotic has his foot on Ilmarinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ilmarinen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Exotic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ilmarinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Exotic is looking for a triangle but Ilmarinen pushes his legs off easily.
Ilmarinen cracks Exotic with a solid left hand.
Exotic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ilmarinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ilmarinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Exotic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilmarinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ilmarinen slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Exotic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ilmarinen walks into a jab.
Ilmarinen needs to keep his hands up - Exotic had a free shot at his head there.
Ilmarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Exotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Ilmarinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Exotic.
Ilmarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Exotic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Exotic takes a swing at Ilmarinen's ribcage but misses.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Exotic is quick to defend against it.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic takes a swing at Ilmarinen's ribcage but misses.
Ilmarinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ilmarinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like Anton Ilmarinen has been cut.
Nice body punch from Exotic.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Ilmarinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Exotic sprawls and moves away.
Exotic slips a straight right by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ilmarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good exchange - Exotic coming out on top.
Exotic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ilmarinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ilmarinen on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen defending well as Exotic loads up on a big left hand.
Ilmarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilmarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Ilmarinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ilmarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Exotic.
A telegraphed right hand from Ilmarinen misses the target.
Good exchange - Ilmarinen coming out on top.
Joe Exotic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Exotic throws out a counter right but Ilmarinen avoids it with no problem.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilmarinen.
Joe Exotic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Ilmarinen blocks a head kick by Exotic.
Ilmarinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good exchange - Exotic coming out on top.
Exotic misses with a looping right.
Exotic throws a hook but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Exotic avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen blocks a head kick by Exotic.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Exotic throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Exotic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Exotic.
Ilmarinen throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Ilmarinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Exotic takes one on the button.
Exotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ilmarinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ilmarinen manages to avoid it.
Exotic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ilmarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Exotic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic is looking to slow Ilmarinen down with leg kicks.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
Exotic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Exotic throws out the jab.
Exotic lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Ilmarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Exotic defending well as Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand.
Exotic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic throws a wild body kick that Ilmarinen sees coming a mile off.
Ilmarinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen moves forwards but Exotic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Exotic jabs Ilmarinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Exotic connects with a single shot there.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Exotic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by Exotic as he connects with a hook.
 Ilmarinen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Ilmarinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Exotic is looking to land body kicks.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Exotic avoids it well and moves away.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ilmarinen moves away.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Exotic is quick to defend against it.
Ilmarinen catches Exotic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Exotic misses with the body kick
and Ilmarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Exotic's guard.
Exotic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic wants to work for an arm triangle but Ilmarinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ilmarinen gets back to full guard.
Ilmarinen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ilmarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Exotic is one step ahead there.
Exotic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Exotic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ilmarinen keeping moving, preventing Exotic from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Exotic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Exotic 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Exotic!
A relieved looking Joe Exotic 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 234 p4p, 433 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 29 p4p, 54 weight class). Seigel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paradise City - Guns N' Roses. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
265
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245
21 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seigel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seigel sends Obama crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Seigel is motioning to the referee to let Obama up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Obama is rocked!
Seigel throws a lazy body kick
and Obama counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Seigel
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obama 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seigel.
Seigel tries to keep at a distance but Obama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seigel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seigel can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Seigel drops Obama with a big knee straight up the middle! Obama is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Tom Obama has been cut.
Obama circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Seigel. Obama falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Seigel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bugsy Seigel!
An out of breath Bugsy Seigel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Hall (ranked 101 p4p, 840 weight class) and Kodiyak Redd (ranked 6 p4p, 42 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Andy Shauf: The Magician. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
As Redd tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Redd manages to avoid the attempt.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redd.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Redd scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Redd shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Redd and move into the clinch.
Redd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Redd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Redd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hall!
Hall tries to bench press Redd off him but Redd keeps the position.
Redd tries to advance to mount but Hall denies him.
A lull in the action here as Redd stalls from top position.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hall!
Hall can't escape the position.
Redd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Redd controlling the position easily from mount.
Redd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hall looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redd wants to finish this one by submission but Hall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Redd.
Redd unloading with bombs!
Redd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Redd isn't that keen on the idea.
Redd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Redd lands a big shot there that rocks Hall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Redd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Redd works his way into side control.
Redd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Redd looks up at the clock and then as Hall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Redd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Redd advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
Hall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Redd slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.
Redd sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Redd is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kodiyak Redd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Redd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Redd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redd trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Redd gets full guard.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Redd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Redd defends easily.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Redd defends well.
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Redd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Redd trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redd is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redd is aware though and is defending well.
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Redd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Redd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Redd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Redd trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Redd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Redd connects with a nice short shot to Hall's temple.
Redd is working for a submission of some sort.
Hall taking some punishment here, with Redd in his half guard.
Redd tries to pass to full mount but Hall defends it.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redd is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Redd working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Redd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Redd's back!
Hall tries to get the hooks in deep but Redd pushed the leg off.
Redd tries to escape the position.
Redd keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall not allowing Redd to control his hands.
Redd defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hall gets his way!
Redd defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Redd right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall doesn't have the hooks in and Redd manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kodiyak Redd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redd throws out the jab.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Redd avoids it well and moves away.
Kodiyak Redd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slow jab from Redd misses its intended target.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robbie Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redd.
Redd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hall avoids it really well and circles away.
As Redd tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Redd manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd connects with an inside leg kick.
Redd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robbie Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kodiyak Redd.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Redd tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Robbie Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Redd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
As Redd tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Redd manages to avoid the attempt.
Redd throws a shot to the body.
Kodiyak Redd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redd lands a head shot.
Redd throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Redd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kodiyak Redd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Redd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to buck Redd off but Redd is having none of it.
Redd wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Redd connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hall some visible discomfort.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Redd is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redd is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Redd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Redd wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
Redd winds up and cracks Hall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Redd pulls his head out easily.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall has hold of Redd's hands but Redd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kodiyak Redd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Redd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kodiyak Redd!
A relieved looking Kodiyak Redd 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 100 p4p, 404 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 5 p4p, 19 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov stuns Burnett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vinogradov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burnett counters with a right hand to the body.
Burnett misses with a hook to the body
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov stuns Burnett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vinogradov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burnett counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Vinogradov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jab by Vinogradov.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burnett misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
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!
Burnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett misses the jab.
Vinogradov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burnett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burnett drops Vinogradov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vinogradov looks back up at him and smiles so Burnett waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Burnett misses with an uppercut
and Vinogradov counters with a nice body shot.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the side of Burnett's head but Burnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burnett! But no joy.
Vinogradov scores with a decent looking hook.
Burnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Vinogradov misses the target.
Burnett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burnett darts in and clinches Vinogradov up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnett.
Burnett misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Burnett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vinogradov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burnett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinogradov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burnett smiles and moves away.
Burnett throws out a loose jab but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that misses
and Burnett counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinogradov with a poor takedown
and Burnett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vinogradov! Burnett lets Vinogradov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vinogradov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Oh Vinogradov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinogradov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Burnett!
Vinogradov seems to have got his legs back now.
Vinogradov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vinogradov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burnett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vinogradov wants to control but Burnett is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vinogradov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Vinogradov crashes against the mat.
Vinogradov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burnett, who protects the arm well.
Vinogradov tries to move to full mount but Burnett actually manages to regain half guard.
Vinogradov seems to be working for a kimura but Burnett defends the submission attempt.
Vinogradov is working for a kimura but Burnett is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Burnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burnett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burnett wants it to stay on the feet.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burnett misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Burnett - just one landing.
Vinogradov throws a combination that misses
enabling Burnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov misses with a looping left.
Burnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Vinogradov misses with a body punch
and Burnett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vinogradov! Burnett lets Vinogradov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Burnett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Burnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burnett pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burnett instigates a clinch.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Vinogradov controls the action.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Burnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Burnett works on Vinogradov's body with a couple of short punches.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
Burnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Vinogradov avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinogradov backwards.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Vinogradov avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Vinogradov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinogradov blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinogradov or not.
Burnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinogradov is looking for a takedown.
Burnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burnett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinogradov lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Burnett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinogradov lands an overhand right.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burnett counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burnett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vinogradov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vinogradov passes Burnett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Burnett reverses the position - he's now on top in Vinogradov's guard.
Vinogradov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Burnett uses it to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vinogradov wants to control but Burnett postures up.
Vinogradov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burnett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burnett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vinogradov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vinogradov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Burnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Vinogradov's head but Vinogradov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinogradov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Burnett.
Vinogradov walks into a straight right hand from Burnett.
Burnett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
Burnett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov tries to counter with a takedown but Burnett is quick to defend against it.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vinogradov or perhaps it was just good defense by Burnett, which made it look bad.
Burnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnett throws an overhand right that lands on Vinogradov's shoulder, as Vinogradov tries to avoid the shot.
Vinogradov shoots and misses
and Burnett counters with a nice right hand that sends Vinogradov toppling to the canvas! Vinogradov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burnett finish him?!
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burnett moves away.
Burnett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinogradov ducks into an uppercut from Burnett and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Burnett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 5 p4p, 149 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 1 p4p, 22 weight class). De Minaur comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Seran has chosen Sound of Silence - Disturbed as his entrance music. Olyn Seran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Seran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Seran misses with the body kick
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seran dives in and grabs De Minaur's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Minaur pushes down on Seran's head and hops out.
Seran moves into range and clinches up with De Minaur.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur tries to work over Seran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur tries to work over Seran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Seran controls his hands.
Seran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Minaur's efforts to push away.
Seran is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De Minaur can't fight it off and eventually Seran manages to take the fight to the floor. De Minaur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seran drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Minaur dives on top into guard.
De Minaur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seran looking for a guillotine here but De Minaur defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Minaur is aware though and is defending well.
De Minaur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Minaur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seran has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Minaur has managed to get both his arms back between Seran's legs - danger averted.
De Minaur trying to control the position from guard on top but Seran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Minaur's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran working for a triangle but De Minaur defends it easily.
De Minaur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seran on the ground.
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Seran keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Minaur is aware though and is defending well.
De Minaur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Seran has his foot on De Minaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Minaur works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seran looking for a guillotine here but De Minaur defends easily.
De Minaur sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Minaur'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.
De Minaur looking to improve position, pressing down on Seran's thigh with his hand. Seran seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is De Minaur paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! De Minaur's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Seran picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Olyn Seran!
Olyn Seran is the new lightweight champion!
Olyn Seran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 20 p4p, 90 weight class) and Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 2 p4p, 13 weight class). Kamara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLIND SPOTS. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamara looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
Kamara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCarthy misses with a left hand
and Kamara counters with a straight right hand.
Kamara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCarthy.
Kamara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamara scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Kamara.
Kamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCarthy's head.
Kamara throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like McCarthy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamara.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamara.
Kamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamara throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Kamara.
Kamara digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Kamara throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like McCarthy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamara tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Kamara.
Kamara scores with a decent looking hook.
Kamara misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamara moves away.
Kamara throws out a counter right but McCarthy avoids it with no problem.
McCarthy slips a jab from Kamara.
McCarthy misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamara counters with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy lands with a shot to the body.
Kamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tagnarach Kamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McCarthy misses
enabling Kamara to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarthy takes a swing at Kamara's ribcage but misses.
Kamara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCarthy there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kamara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCarthy throws the left hand but Kamara avoids the punch easily.
Kamara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
Kamara swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Kamara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kamara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCarthy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamara.
Kamara jabs McCarthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tagnarach Kamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy attempts a counter takedown but Kamara avoids it well and moves away.
Kamara misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCarthy's head backwards.
McCarthy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kamara.
Kamara lands with a right hand.
McCarthy is looking to wear down Kamara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kamara scores with a punch to the head.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like McCarthy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamara.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
McCarthy throwing a counter right hand but Kamara manages to avoid it.
McCarthy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of McCarthy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCarthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
McCarthy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kamara cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
McCarthy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarthy goes for a double leg but Kamara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamara continues to drive forward.
McCarthy is trying to break free.
McCarthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamara misses with some punches.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarthy is defending well for now.
Kamara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarthy.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamara lands a nice shot that snaps McCarthy's head back.
McCarthy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kamara counters with a left to the body.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCarthy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tagnarach Kamara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kamara looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Kamara.
Kamara lands with a shot to the body.
Kamara looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
McCarthy is looking to counter punch.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from McCarthy misses its target.
Kamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamara with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Kamara misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy loads up on a big right hand but Kamara slips the punch.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Kamara.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
Kamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Kamara.
Kamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCarthy dives in for a single leg takedown but Kamara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Kamara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCarthy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCarthy avoiding damage as Kamara throws knees to the body.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarthy is defending well for now.
McCarthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarthy is defending well for now.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
McCarthy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
It looked like McCarthy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kamara both land. Nice combination.
Kamara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tagnarach Kamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCarthy on the side of the head.
Kamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy tries to counter with a takedown but Kamara is quick to defend against it.
Kamara misses with a two punch combination.
Kamara moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
Kamara lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kamara.
Kamara lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamara.
Kamara has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kamara throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
McCarthy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamara throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Kamara fights it but they end up in guard.
Kamara has his hands on McCarthy's head, controlling the position.
Kamara controls McCarthy momentarily but McCarthy frees himself.
McCarthy lands a couple of digs.
McCarthy lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is stalling in the full guard.
McCarthy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kamara keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCarthy trying to control but Kamara is working from the bottom.
Kamara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tagnarach Kamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kamara throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamara throws out the jab.
McCarthy swings for the body but Kamara moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamara as he connects with a hook.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Kamara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamara was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
Kamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara staying out of range there.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Kamara.
Kamara pushes McCarthy away with a front kick.
Kamara looks to land a body kick but McCarthy moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Kamara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Kamara there.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kamara misses with a left hand
and McCarthy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kamara misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Kamara coming out on top.
McCarthy ducks right into an uppercut from Kamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamara swivels and escapes.
Kamara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Kamara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamara! But no joy.
McCarthy defending well as Kamara loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kamara. McCarthy shrugs it off though.
McCarthy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamara misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCarthy lands with a straight right. Kamara didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCarthy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kamara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamara lands a right hook to the body.
Kamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCarthy loads up on a big right hand but Kamara slips the punch.
Kamara scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kamara.
McCarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Kamara.
Kamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kamara finds it's way through McCarthy's defenses.
Kamara slips under a jab from McCarthy.
Kamara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kamara, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tagnarach Kamara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tagnarach Kamara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamara jabs McCarthy right on the nose. McCarthy blinks but takes it well.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Kamara.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamara misses the target.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
McCarthy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Kamara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy with a jab.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarthy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kamara to the mat! Kamara manages to get full guard.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kamara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Kamara blocks nicely.
McCarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamara has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamara can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCarthy stands up over Kamara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kamara keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
Kamara has McCarthy pulled in close to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McCarthy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McCarthy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kamara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Kamara is a slippery customer.
McCarthy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kamara!
Kamara tries to hold on but McCarthy pushes him away.
McCarthy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCarthy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCarthy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kamara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McCarthy lands a nice shot to the head.
McCarthy looking to control but Kamara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara is in a horrible position here. McCarthy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamara is desperately trying to improve his position but McCarthy has a good base and remains in mount.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kamara is bucking up trying to escape but McCarthy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
McCarthy is landing with some decent strikes but Kamara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCarthy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cormac McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCarthy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kamara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCarthy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kamara looks a forlorn figure.
McCarthy looking to finish Kamara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kamara!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy had his way with Tagnarach Kamara in that round.
The cut man is working on Tagnarach Kamara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McCarthy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kamara misses.
Kamara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCarthy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kamara digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
Kamara works the jab nicely.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Kamara.
Kamara misses with a straight left.
McCarthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara walks into a left hand.
McCarthy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kamara down.
McCarthy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kamara avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McCarthy.
Kamara avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kamara is trying to get back to half guard.
Kamara is still trying to improve position.
McCarthy working the body and head with strikes.
Cormac McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McCarthy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kamara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McCarthy working the ground and pound from side control.
Kamara can't do much from the bottom here.
McCarthy in side control, throwing shots but Kamara defends.
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McCarthy working the ground and pound but Kamara is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kamara tries to control but McCarthy manages to take his back.
McCarthy is punishing Kamara with strikes - can he finish him?!
Will McCarthy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McCarthy throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kamara trying to control the hands but McCarthy breaks the grip.
McCarthy throwing sloppy strikes.
McCarthy loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kamara hold on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kamara's head.
McCarthy is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kamara up.
McCarthy missing with punches from the back.
Kamara covering up well under a barage of strikes.
McCarthy missing with strikes.
McCarthy scores with punches and elbows.
Kamara covering up well under a series of strikes from McCarthy.
Kamara is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McCarthy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kamara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Tagnarach Kamara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Cormac McCarthy stepped up to the mic, saying '“There is no God and we are his prophets.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road'.
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