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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 1534 p4p, 595 weight class) and Mickey Cowan (ranked 124 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mickey Cowan enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Cowan both land. Nice combination.
Adeoluwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab from Cowan.
Adeoluwa slips a jab from Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cowan scores with a nice strike.
Adeoluwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Adeoluwa walks into a straight right hand from Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook but Adeoluwa blocks it.
Cowan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adeoluwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adeoluwa connects with a leg kick.
Adeoluwa looks to land a body kick but Cowan moved away.
Adeoluwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adeoluwa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cowan's guard.
Cowan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Adeoluwa has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cowan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adeoluwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adeoluwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa blocking some punches.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Adeoluwa avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
I was talking to Adeoluwa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cowan gets through Adeoluwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Adeoluwa.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Adeoluwa lands a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cowan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeoluwa prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Adeoluwa misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adeoluwa misses with some punches.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
Cowan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick but Cowan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adeoluwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adeoluwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cowan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cowan.
Cowan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adeoluwa is looking to clinch.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Adeoluwa is looking to slow Cowan down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan slips a straight right by Adeoluwa.
Cowan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cowan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Cowan - just one landing.
Cowan tests Adeoluwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Cowan throws the left hand but Adeoluwa avoids the punch easily.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cowan.
Cowan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adeoluwa's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan tries a head kick but it misses.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook.
Adeoluwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adeoluwa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan stalks Adeoluwa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adeoluwa's face. Adeoluwa staggers backwards, shaken.
Cowan scores with a nice body kick.
Cowan throws a jab when Adeoluwa was well out of range.
Cowan misses with a head kick.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adeoluwa controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Adeoluwa punching from mount but Cowan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adeoluwa controlling from the full mount.
Adeoluwa throwing strikes here but Cowan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cowan motions for Adeoluwa to come forward. Cowan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adeoluwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adeoluwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan jabs Adeoluwa right on the nose. Adeoluwa blinks but takes it well.
Adeoluwa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Cowan throws out a counter right but Adeoluwa avoids it with no problem.
Cowan feints and then cracks Adeoluwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adeoluwa down.
Adeoluwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Adeoluwa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa walks into a left hand.
Cowan tries a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
Adeoluwa tries to counter with a takedown but Cowan is quick to defend against it.
Cowan connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range nicely.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adeoluwa doesn't seem bothered though.
Cowan slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Cowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa blocks a leg kick.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan scores with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Cowan. No joy for Adeoluwa on that attempt.
Cowan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adeoluwa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adeoluwa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Adeoluwa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Cowan does no damage.
Adeoluwa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adeoluwa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adeoluwa fails with the takedown.
Cowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adeoluwa's sensitive parts.
Adeoluwa blocks a head kick by Cowan.
Adeoluwa tries to clinch but Cowan moves out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Adeoluwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan wants to land a leg kick but Adeoluwa is out of range.
Cowan connects with a body shot.
Cowan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adeoluwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adeoluwa's head backwards.
Adeoluwa throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adeoluwa is able to avoid easily.
Adeoluwa walks into a straight right hand from Cowan.
Cowan throws a one two combo.
Cowan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cowan throws a leg kick which misses Adeoluwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Adeoluwa tries to avoid it.
Cowan jabs Adeoluwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
Adeoluwa shoots for a double leg takedown but Cowan sprawls well. He's pushed Adeoluwa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cowan. Adeoluwa shrugs it off though.
Adeoluwa connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan blocks a low kick nicely.
Cowan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adeoluwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Sloppy strikes from Cowan. Those never looked like landing.
Adeoluwa misses with a few strikes there.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cowan jabs Adeoluwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adeoluwa doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowan circles away.
Cowan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there
and Adeoluwa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adeoluwa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cowan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Cowan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cowan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cowan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cowan!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Adeoluwa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan 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. This is the final round!
Adeoluwa lands with a shot to the body.
Cowan cracks Adeoluwa with an open hand slap.
Adeoluwa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adeoluwa throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a low kick as Adeoluwa jumps back.
Adeoluwa misses with the combination.
Adeoluwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adeoluwa moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Adeoluwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adeoluwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adeoluwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
Cowan throws the left hand but Adeoluwa avoids the punch easily.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cowan connects with an inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa walks into a jab.
Adeoluwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Cowan lands.
Cowan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Adeoluwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cowan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Adeoluwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adeoluwa defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cowan misses with a hook. Adeoluwa ducked under it nicely.
Adeoluwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cowan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Adeoluwa's head but Adeoluwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adeoluwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Adeoluwa avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Adeoluwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cowan avoids it really well and circles away.
Cowan tries a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
Adeoluwa dives in and grabs Cowan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cowan pushes down on Adeoluwa's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
Adeoluwa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Cowan coming out on top.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Cowan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a sloppy head kick and Cowan moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Adeoluwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a jab to the head.
Adeoluwa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cowan.
The fighters circling - Cowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chukwu Adeoluwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adeoluwa throws a body kick that misses.
Cowan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adeoluwa gets a takedown into half guard.
Cowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adeoluwa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adeoluwa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cowan to regain full guard.
Adeoluwa throws a big elbow that misses.
Adeoluwa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cowan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 790 p4p, 969 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 96 p4p, 119 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Broderick 's choice of entrance music: Mind by Savanah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz feints and as Broderick raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Broderick is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Broderick 's brow.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Broderick wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Broderick has control of Cruz's left arm, preventing Cruz from doing any damage.
Cruz trying to control but Broderick is working from the bottom.
Broderick wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Broderick keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Broderick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Broderick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Broderick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz tries to move to mount but Broderick blocks the move with his legs.
Cruz working away.
Broderick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Broderick can't do much from the bottom here.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz staying calm.
Cruz lands an elbow.
Broderick tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Broderick prevents Cruz from moving into mount.
Cruz trying to control the position but Broderick is working away.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Broderick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Broderick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Broderick is retaining full guard.
Broderick pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Broderick is defending well.
Broderick tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz working away.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Broderick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Broderick denies him.
Broderick is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Broderick is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz 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.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Broderick is having none of it.
Broderick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cruz wants to escape the position.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz breaks Broderick 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz distracts Broderick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Broderick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Broderick as Cruz shoots in.
Broderick lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.
Broderick leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Broderick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Broderick wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Broderick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz dives in and grabs Broderick 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Broderick pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Broderick sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Broderick missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Broderick .
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Broderick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Cruz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Cruz out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 856 p4p, 843 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 110 p4p, 107 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265
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27
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12 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic moves out of range as Blank strikes.
Bozic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bozic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bozic lands a right hook to the body.
Bozic lands a jab to Blank's midsection.
Bozic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Blank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bozic.
Blank takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bozic scores with a decent looking hook.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blank throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bozic counter with a right hand.
Bozic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Bozic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Bozic.
Blank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bozic.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bozic.
Bozic takes one on the button.
Bozic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Bozic is just out of range.
Bozic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bozic throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Bozic misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Blank misses the target.
Good work by Blank as he checks the leg kick.
Gabrijel Bozic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blank misses with a straight left.
Bozic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blank has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bozic.
Jab, jab by Blank - just one landing.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bozic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bozic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bozic misses the shot to the body.
Bozic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blank rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank moves away from the strike by Bozic.
Bozic slips under a jab from Blank.
Bozic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bozic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bozic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bozic throws out a loose jab but Blank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blank feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blank 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.
Blank throwing strikes but missing.
Blank postures up and lands a big shot to Bozic's brow.
Blank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank lands a couple of elbows.
Blank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blank landing some decent shots from guard.
Blank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blank throwing strikes from guard but Bozic blocks nicely.
Blank postures up in Bozic's guard and throws a big left but Bozic blocks it.
Blank lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Blank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bozic is trying to keep Blank in close.
Blank throwing strikes from guard but Bozic blocks nicely.
Bozic is trying to control the position but Blank postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bozic trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bozic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blank throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank dominated that round.
That's time! Blank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bozic defending well as Blank loads up on a big left hand.
Bozic moves out of range of the strikes.
Bozic leaves Blank with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bozic throws an overhand right that lands on Blank's shoulder, as Blank tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bozic.
Blank drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bozic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blank chips away with some ground and pound.
Blank working some strikes from top position.
Blank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank throws a big elbow that misses.
Blank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blank lands a couple of digs.
Blank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bozic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blank sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bozic's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blank drops an elbow to the side of Bozic's head.
Bozic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bozic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blank.
Bozic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blank is working away from the top position though.
Bozic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bozic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blank.
Blank 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.
Blank lands strikes from half guard.
Blank looks to land a strike but Bozic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank landing with the ground and pound.
Bozic is breathing heavily.
Blank loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blank throwing strikes from guard but Bozic blocks nicely.
Blank stands up over Bozic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
 Bozic is rocked!
Blank looking to pass the guard.
Blank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bozic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bozic is still in real trouble! Can Blank finish him?
Bozic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bozic seems to have recovered his senses.
Blank throws an elbow that misses. Bozic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blank's guard. Nice move by Bozic!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blank feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bozic sprawling to the canvas! Bozic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Blank finish him?!
Gabrijel Bozic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blank sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Bozic's defenses. It connects perfectly with Bozic's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Blank!
A very excited looking Billy Blank 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 159 p4p, 468 weight class) and Jakov Pavlek (ranked 20 p4p, 60 weight class). Alderidge comes to the cage accompanied by Portland, Oregon. Pavlek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Jakov Pavlek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge throws a low kick but Pavlek avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alderidge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alderidge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlek is out of range.
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
Alderidge cracks Pavlek with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Alderidge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alderidge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alderidge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pavlek finds it's way round the side to connect with Alderidge's head.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlek misses the target.
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pavlek. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alderidge.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Alderidge there.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlek throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Alderidge misses with a looping left.
Pavlek is looking for the big counter here.
Pavlek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlek blocks a jab.
Pavlek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Alderidge blocks the low kick.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlek throws out a leg kick but Alderidge moves out of range and Pavlek only half commits.
Pavlek blocks a jab.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body. Alderidge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Alderidge's front leg but catches the back leg as Alderidge tries to avoid it.
Pavlek tries to clinch up but Alderidge circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Alderidge misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlek takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek lands an uppercut.
Pavlek lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlek tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Pavlek trying to land knees to the body.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Alderidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
Alderidge tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek presses Alderidge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alderidge misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek pushes Alderidge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alderidge is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Good body shot from Alderidge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Alderidge fails to land.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Pavlek lands an uppercut.
Pavlek tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek gets through Alderidge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
A right hand to the body from Pavlek.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alderidge fails to land.
Pavlek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alderidge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pavlek can turn it around.
Pavlek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek tries to land a knee to the head but Alderidge blocks with his arms.
Pavlek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Alderidge avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlek's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alderidge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Pavlek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Alderidge saw that one coming.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Pavlek with a nice cross.
Alderidge throws a shot to the body.
Alderidge moves forwards but Pavlek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alderidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek clinches.
Alderidge takes a shot to the head.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
A nice left hand lands by Pavlek.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alderidge pushes Pavlek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pavlek.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavlek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alderidge gets through Pavlek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderidge misses with the head strike.
Alderidge takes a shot to the head.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlek throws an elbow but misses.
Alderidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
Alderidge tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Alderidge digs a right hand into Pavlek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlek's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderidge.
Pavlek pushes Alderidge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Alderidge dodges an elbow strike from Pavlek.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alderidge misses with a body punch.
Pavlek lands a right hand.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek presses Alderidge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
Pavlek cracks Alderidge with a nice body shot.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands with a right to the head.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a body shot.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge misses with some punches.
Alderidge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alderidge.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Alderidge avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alderidge working aggressively here.
Alderidge scores with a hook to the body.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Alderidge lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pavlek connects with a body shot.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alderidge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pavlek checks it well.
That kick from Alderidge tenderised Pavlek's leg. Pavlek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alderidge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pavlek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavlek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pavlek blocks the body kick.
Pavlek throws the left hand but Alderidge avoids the punch easily.
Alderidge misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pavlek! But no joy.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alderidge.
Pavlek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alderidge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pavlek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pavlek slips a jab from Alderidge.
Pavlek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Pavlek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavlek clinches with his opponent.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderidge.
Pavlek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderidge is defending well for now.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alderidges head.
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Nice body punch from Pavlek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Pavlek avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Pavlek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
Alderidge lands a right hand.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Pavlek lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderidge tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alderidge lands a left hand.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alderidges head.
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
Alderidge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderidge throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlek.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlek's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlek lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands with a right to the head.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek works on Alderidge's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pavlek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alderidge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alderidge is rocked!
Pavlek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Alderidge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavlek pushes Alderidge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pavlek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlek scores with a shot to the side of Alderidge's head.
Pavlek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alderidge with a big uppercut! Alderidge tries to clinch up but Pavlek pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alderidge to the mat! Alderidge covers up and Pavlek unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jakov Pavlek!
An out of breath Jakov Pavlek 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 104 p4p, 338 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 15 p4p, 42 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Yarborough was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 40 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machado. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machado!
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Yarborough lands a slapping body shot.
Machado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machado.
Machado throws a leg kick which misses Yarborough's front leg but catches the back leg as Yarborough tries to avoid it.
Yarborough moves into the clinch successfully.
Yarborough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Good body shot from Machado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yarborough fails to land.
Machado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machado misses with some punches.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough lands with a short shot to the head.
Machado misses with some punches.
Yarborough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yarborough's elbow.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Yarborough's ribcage. Yarborough let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Machado controls the action.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
Yarborough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Yarborough plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yarborough thuds his right hand into Machado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Machado misses with a hook.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough fails to land with a series of punches.
Machado misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough walks into a stiff left hand from Machado.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Machado backs off Yarborough throws a huge counter combo but Machado manages to avoid it all.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machado scoring well with a low kick there.
Machado misses with a leg kick
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado scores with a sloppy right hand. Yarborough should have avoided that one.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
A jab from Machado misses.
Machado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Yarborough looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machado throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Good shot there by Machado.
Machado throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Machado does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Machado lands an overhand right.
Machado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Machado misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Machado.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Machado, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Machado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yarborough's hands.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machado throws the kick towards the body but Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machado lands a jab.
Machado looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough throws a sloppy body shot
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machado lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Machado avoids it with no problem.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Machado is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Machado scores with a nice strike.
Yarborough stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Yarborough checks the leg kick.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machado scores with a hook.
Machado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Machado.
Machado throws a low kick but Yarborough moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machado lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yarborough! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Machado misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Machado.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough with a hook.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yarborough's head.
Wanderson Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Yarborough.
Machado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machado tries to move into range but Yarborough moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yarborough moves out of range as Machado throws a body kick.
Machado just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses the jab.
Yarborough stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Machado cracks Yarborough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Machado.
Machado throws a shot to the body.
Machado misses with a kick to the body
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Machado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Machado.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Machado scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick lands for Machado.
Machado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Machado catches Yarborough right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Machado there.
Machado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yarborough can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a body kick that misses
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
letting Machado counter with a right hand.
Machado lands a nice looking body shot.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Yarborough moves away and avoids it.
Machado keeps Yarborough at a distance using the push kick.
Machado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Machado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machado throws the kick towards the body but Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machado finds it's way round the side to connect with Yarborough's head.
Machado throws a front kick that sends Yarborough stumbling back into the cage.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
Machado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yarborough's sensitive parts.
Yarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado slips a jab from Yarborough.
Machado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Machado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yarborough momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Machado misses with a looping left.
Machado cracks Yarborough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado tried to score with a low kick but Yarborough checks it.
Machado with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machado throws out a leg kick but Yarborough moves out of range and Machado only half commits.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
Yarborough misses with a two punch combination.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machado.
A lazy left from Yarborough finds it's target.
A big left from Machado misses.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machado.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Machado lands with a nice body punch.
Machado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yarborough looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Yarborough 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machado scoring well with a low kick there.
Machado misses with a body kick.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough moves out of range of the leg kick from Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Yarborough as he checks the leg kick.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Machado avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Machado's head but Machado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Yarborough tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Machado.
Machado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machado throws a low kick but Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Yarborough now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Machado misses with an uppercut
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Machado avoids it with no problem.
Machado lands the left hand.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Machado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yarborough checks it well.
Machado connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machado, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yarborough connects with a right hand. Machado shakes it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yarborough darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Machado. That snapped Yarborough's head back.
Machado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machado catches Yarborough with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Machado tenderised Yarborough's leg. Yarborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Machado.
Yarborough might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Machado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado misses with a shot to the body
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
Machado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Machado.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Machado throws a low kick, looking for Yarborough's leg but Yarborough calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yarborough lands a jab to the nose.
Yarborough scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Machado.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderson Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderson Machado!
During a confident post fight interview, Wanderson Machado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 534 p4p, 256 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 70 p4p, 35 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tristan St. Gough has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tristan St. Gough seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Gough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
Potku lands a right hook to the body.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Potku lands.
Potku looks to land a left hand but St. Gough moved out of range nicely.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
St. Gough keeps the fight on the outside.
St. Gough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potku.
St. Gough misses with a hook.
St. Gough looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Potku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Potku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potku moves away from the strike by St. Gough.
Potku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potku feints and as St. Gough raises his hands in defense, Potku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St. Gough is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Potku presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Potku is looking to control St. Gough's arms but St. Gough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potku has his back to the cage.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potku trying to control the position but instead, St. Gough has worked for underhooks and has pushed Potku into the cage.
St. Gough working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Potku.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Potku lands a left hand.
Potku pushes St. Gough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potku gets a trip takedown into half guard.
St. Gough kicks Potku off and gets back to his feet.
Nice jab there from St. Gough.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Gough lands a two punch combo.
Potku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Gough changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Potku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potku walks into a stiff left hand from St. Gough.
Potku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potku keeps the fight on the outside.
St. Gough is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St. Gough swings widly with a right hand
and Potku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St. Gough rushes Potku and presses him up against the cage.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku blocking some punches.
St. Gough tries to work over Potku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Potku fails to land.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
Potku working aggressively here.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Gough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Potku backwards.
Potku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potku scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the side of Potku's head.
Potku has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but St. Gough regains guard immediately.
St. Gough will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St. Gough pushes Potku off and gets back to his feet.
Tristan St. Gough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Gough loads up on a big right hand but Potku slips the punch.
St. Gough misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - St. Gough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Potku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
St. Gough looks to land a combination but Potku avoids it well.
St. Gough ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku lands a big head kick that sends St. Gough tumbling to the mat! Potku takes a step backwards and waves St. Gough back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St. Gough is rocked!
Potku instigates a clinch.
Oh St. Gough is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Potku.
A short uppercut from Potku.
Still in the clinch, Potku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St. Gough seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Potku can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Potku creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends St. Gough's eyes rolling into the back of his head! St. Gough drops to his knees and Potku pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurki Potku!
A pretty intense looking Kurki Potku took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 94 p4p, 246 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 12 p4p, 32 weight class). Le Franc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Franc.
A little jabbing left from Menday on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Menday shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le Franc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Menday darts in looking for a takedown but Le Franc gets double underhooks and turns Menday into the cage.
Menday shoots in but no luck this time.
Guy Le Franc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adams Menday.
Le Franc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Franc sizes up Menday with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Franc scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Menday defending well as Le Franc loads up on a big left hand.
Menday is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Le Franc's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Franc pushes Menday off looking to stand but Menday dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menday lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Menday slips a nice elbow through Le Franc's hands, connecting with Le Franc's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday working the head and body with strikes.
Le Franc 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.
Le Franc is looking to escape.
Menday wants to free his trapped foot but Le Franc is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Franc tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Menday manages to move to mount!
BOOM! Menday connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Menday fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Menday working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Menday is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le Franc can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Le Franc really wants to buck Menday off and get back to his feet.
Menday lands a heavy elbow.
Le Franc's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Menday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menday unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menday unloading with bombs!
Le Franc tries to buck Menday off but he can't manage it.
Menday landing strikes from the mount and Le Franc is in trouble!
Menday is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Le Franc goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Menday!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adams Menday!
Our winner, Adams Menday, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 147 p4p, 168 weight class) and Borowa Gora (ranked 18 p4p, 19 weight class). Mahogany comes into the arena with Dio - We Rock blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Mahogany.
Mahogany moves out of range as Gora strikes.
Gora throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a jab to Gora's midsection.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gora misses with a leg kick.
Gora changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany tests Gora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Gora misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gora there.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Gora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gora.
Borowa Gora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Gora misses its intended target.
Mahogany looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany slips under a jab from Gora.
Mahogany lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gora at a distance.
Mahogany listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany throws a quick counter head kick but Gora was just out of range.
Gora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mahogany is out of range.
Mahogany quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gora throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany scores with a shot to the body.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
Mahogany doesn't manage to clinch there - Gora circles away.
Mahogany takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahogany checks a leg kick.
Gora throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Mahogany keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahogany. Gora shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany tries to clinch there but Gora circles away.
Gora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahogany looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahogany looks to score with a jab to the body but Gora is just out of range.
Gora slips under a jab from Mahogany.
Mahogany looks to throw the jab but Gora is out of range.
Mahogany fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gora throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gora avoids the head kick by Mahogany.
Gora takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gora throws a big shot that misses.
Mahogany appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany jabs at Gora's body.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Gora throws a sloppy head kick and Mahogany moves out of range easily.
Mahogany looks to land a combination but Gora avoids it well.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Mahogany throwing a counter right hand but Gora manages to avoid it.
Gora throws a looping overhand right but Mahogany ducks down to avoid it.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gora throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahogany takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mahogany connects with the punch.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mahogany.
Mahogany scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahogany. That's going to slow Gora down.
Gora throws out a powerful jab.
Gora moves out of range as Mahogany throws a body kick.
Gora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
Gora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahogany is able to avoid easily.
Mahogany is looking to counter punch.
Mahogany slips a jab and a cross from Gora.
Gora is looking to score with low kicks.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Mahogany wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora throws the left hand but Mahogany avoids the punch easily.
Gora swings widly with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Gora misses.
A jab from Gora misses.
Gora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gora misses with a wild combination.
Mahogany bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Gora.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gora throws a leg kick
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Gora misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Gora.
Mahogany is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahogany cracks Gora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gora misses with a hook.
Gora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Mahogany on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahogany rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gora lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahogany at a distance.
Gora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahogany lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahogany works the jab nicely.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Mahogany defending well as Gora loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany lands a slapping body shot.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gora misses with a two punch combination.
Mahogany throws a hook but Gora blocks it.
Mahogany's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahogany obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a wild body shot.
Gora throws a right hand that Mahogany ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahogany also avoids with ease.
A big right from Gora misses.
Gora throws a hook to the side of Mahogany's head but Mahogany sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gora takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahogany.
Gora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gora swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
Gora throws a sloppy head kick and Mahogany moves out of range easily.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany lands with a hook. Gora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gora throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Gora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mahogany was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gora.
Gora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Mahogany tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany with a hook.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
Mahogany works Gora's body with a nice hook.
Gora throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahogany moves away.
A slow jab from Gora misses its intended target.
Gora misses with a left hand
and Mahogany counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahogany looks to land a right hand but Gora moved out of range.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora misses with a left hand
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahogany misses with a body shot.
Gora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahogany misses its target.
Mahogany ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gora moves away.
Gora feints a counter leg kick.
Mahogany digs a good body shot into Gora's ribs.
Mahogany misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut. Gora saw that one coming.
Gora throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany cracks Gora with a good jab.
Mahogany blocks a head kick by Gora.
Mahogany lunges at Gora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gora's hand.
Gora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
Gora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahogany manages to avoid it.
Gora misses with a left hand
and Mahogany counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gora misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Mahogany does it's job there.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahogany darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahogany slips under a jab from Gora.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany throws a body punch but Gora moves out of range.
Mahogany lunges at Gora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gora's hand.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Mahogany makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gora might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mahogany has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gora. That's going to slow Mahogany down.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Mahogany finds it's way through Gora's defenses.
Borowa Gora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
Gora takes a swing at Mahogany's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gora thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gora can do to turn this around?
Mahogany checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahogany as he connects with a hook.
Gora avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Gora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora tries to score with a low kick but Mahogany moves his leg out of the way.
Rich Mahogany is winning the standup battle so far.
Gora throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mahogany to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Mahogany.
Gora misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahogany counters with a nice uppercut.
Gora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gora gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gora at a distance.
Gora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Gora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mahogany counter with a right hand.
Mahogany scores with a head kick.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gora defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Gora throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahogany checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahogany misses with a series of wild punches.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gora tries to score with a low kick but Mahogany moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gora takes one to the side of the head.
Gora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gora misses with a double jab.
Gora lands with an overhand left.
Gora takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mahogany was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gora.
A solid body kick from Mahogany.
Gora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahogany explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Mahogany coming out on top.
Both fighters circling a little - Mahogany finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mahogany is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a cross.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahogany keeps Gora at a distance using the push kick.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahogany moves out of range as Gora strikes.
Mahogany jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gora. Mahogany does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahogany lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Mahogany coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Gora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mahogany was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gora gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Gora misses.
A punch combination from Gora misses.
Mahogany quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gora throws a leg kick which misses Mahogany's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahogany tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a jab to the nose.
Gora throws a leg kick
and Mahogany connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gora missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gora misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Gora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahogany feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Mahogany.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahogany thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mahogany lands a body shot.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahogany. Gora shrugs it off though.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Mahogany. Those never looked like landing.
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahogany has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
After winning the bout, Rich Mahogany thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 13 p4p, 31 weight class) and Charon Lehto (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kreischer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto with a nice calf kick.
Kreischer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lehto tests Kreischer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Lehto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kreischer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lehto lands a nice hook to Kreischer's body. Kreischer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kreischer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Lehto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kreischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreischer defending well as Lehto loads up on a big left hand.
Lehto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Kreischer.
A jab lands there for Lehto.
Kreischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kreischer has time to react.
It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
Lehto thows a body kick. Kreischer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Kreischer as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kreischer misses the target.
Lehto pushes Kreischer away with a front kick.
Lehto looks to land a left hand but Kreischer moved out of range nicely.
Kreischer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kreischer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lehto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lehto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Kreischer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Sloppy strikes from Kreischer. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer moves out of range as Lehto strikes.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Kreischer avoids the head kick by Lehto.
Lehto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreischer moves away.
Lehto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kreischer is looking to counter punch.
Kreischer cracks Lehto with a good jab.
A jab from Kreischer misses.
Kreischer cracks a nice hook into Lehto's ribs.
A big left from Lehto misses.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Kreischer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lehto jabs Kreischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto jabs at Kreischer's body.
Lehto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kreischer is breathing heavily.
Lehto throws a shot to the body.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lehto there.
Kreischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Crunch! Lehto slams his shin into Kreischer's torso.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto works the jab nicely.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kreischer blocks the body kick.
Lehto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kreischer if he has to take too many more of those.
Kreischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lehto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto scoring well with a low kick there.
Lehto throws a head kick but Kreischer moves out of range.
Kreischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Kreischer misses.
Lehto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kreischer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Lehto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kreischer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kreischer clobbers Lehto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot.
Kreischer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lehto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kreischer tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Kreischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Lehto misses
and Kreischer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kreischer misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kreischer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehto.
Kreischer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kreischer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lehto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Jab by Kreischer.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Kreischer tries to clinch there but Lehto circles away.
Kreischer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lehto finds it's way round the side to connect with Kreischer's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Lehto misses.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Lehto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kreischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kreischer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreischer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lehto lands a jab to the nose.
Kreischer misses with a body punch
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kreischer thinking.
Lehto thuds a left hand into Kreischer's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreischer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lehto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lehto throws a right hand that Kreischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreischer also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lehto. Kreischer shrugs it off though.
Lehto misses with a double jab.
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreischer.
Lehto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kreischer slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Kreischer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Lehto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kreischer throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Lehto.
Lehto takes a swing at Kreischer's ribcage but misses.
Kreischer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kreischer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Kreischer's leg. Kreischer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Kreischer's leg. Kreischer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Lehto misses with a few strikes there.
Kreischer swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreischer avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Kreischer avoids the body shot from Lehto.
A jab lands there for Lehto.
Herbert Kreischer's cut is getting worse.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kreischer misses its target.
Kreischer is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Kreischer misses its intended target.
A combination from Lehto does no damage.
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto misses with a hook.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Kreischer moved out of range.
Kreischer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto works Kreischer's body with a nice hook.
Kreischer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Kreischer takes the fight into the clinch.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreischer.
Lehto blocking some punches.
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kreischer's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lehto scores with a body shot.
Kreischer throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer avoids a kick to the body.
Kreischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
Lehto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kreischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kreischer lands with an overhand left.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreischer.
Lehto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kreischer momentarily.
Lehto jabs Kreischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lehto.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehto throws a body punch but Kreischer moves out of range.
Lehto scores with a push kick.
Charon Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Nice body punch from Lehto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto jabs at Kreischer's body.
Lehto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kreischer throwing a counter right hand but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Kreischer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kreischer thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Lehto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kreischer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto lunges at Kreischer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kreischer's hand.
Kreischer misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kreischer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kreischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kreischer connects with a body shot that sends Lehto's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehto cracks Kreischer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Kreischer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kreischer moves into range and clinches up with Lehto.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreischer.
Kreischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto prevents a body shot from Kreischer.
A head punch on the inside from Kreischer fails to land.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto is trying to push Kreischer away but Kreischer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lehto tries to circle away but Kreischer has him pinned against the cage.
Kreischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Lehto blocks it.
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer with a jab.
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kreischer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lehto, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto is looking to break free of the clinch but Kreischer has double underhooks.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbert Kreischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Kreischer staying out of range there.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehto jabs Kreischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lehto defending well as Kreischer loads up on a big left hand.
Kreischer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto slips a jab from Kreischer.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Kreischer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreischer.
Kreischer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kreischer is out of range and Lehto settles back down.
Kreischer is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kreischer there.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto throws a hook but Kreischer avoids it easily.
Kreischer tests Lehto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kreischer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Lehto misses
and Kreischer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kreischer misses with a looping left.
Kreischer with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charon Lehto.
I've got Lehto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Lehto!
An out of breath Charon Lehto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Herbert Kreischer stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I was 22 I got involved with the Russian mafia. This is how it happened...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by WANTED. Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi 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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220 cm
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33 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Marley backing away here, and Anderson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Noah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Marley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Marley misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson jabs Marley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson digs a good hook to Marley's body.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Marley avoids it.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
Marley is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Marley misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Marley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Noah Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Anderson blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
As Anderson backs away, Marley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley clinches.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
Marley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ezekiel Marley's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marley toppling to the canvas! Marley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anderson finish him?!
Marley is rocked!
Anderson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Marley head around and knocks him out cold! Anderson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Noah Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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