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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Sykora (ranked 1305 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 100 p4p, 207 weight class). Gorge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Tempe Gorge struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

170 cm
29
142
15 - 16 - 0
170 cm
44
147
19 - 22 - 3
Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorge 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.
Gorge misses with a hook
letting Sykora counter with a right hand.
Sykora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorge misses with an uppercut. Sykora saw that one coming.
Sykora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
Gorge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sykora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sykora scores with a sloppy right hand. Gorge should have avoided that one.
Sykora lands with a hook. Gorge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gorge throws a push kick but Sykora slaps the foot to one side.
Gorge moves out of range as Sykora throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Gorge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorge looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykora is just out of range.
Gorge connects with a body shot that sends Sykora's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykora is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora avoids the head kick by Gorge.
Sykora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorge.
Sykora appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gorge lands a jab-cross combination.
Gorge misses with a right hand
and Sykora counters with a body kick that stops Gorge in his tracks momentarily.
Gorge throws a big shot that misses.
Sykora looks to throw the jab but Gorge is out of range.
Gorge moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been told by Sykora's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gorge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gorge has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sykora was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gorge misses with a wild combination.
Sykora leaves Gorge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge needs to keep his hands up - Sykora had a free shot at his head there.
Gorge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sykora.
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!
Gorge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sykora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorge. That did some damage!
Gorge misses with an uppercut. Sykora saw that one coming.

Sykora pushes Gorge up against the cage in a clinch.
Sykora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorge trying to land knees to the body.
Gorge can't break the clinch.
Sykora is pushing Gorge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sykora blocking some punches.
Gorge tries to land a knee to the head but Sykora blocks with his arms.
Gorge misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorge's defenses.
It looks like Tempe Gorge has been cut.
Gorge working hard to break the clinch.
Sykora avoiding damage.

Gorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorge 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.
Gorge throws a series of strikes that have Sykora backpedaling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gorge.
Sykora connects with a jab.
Sykora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gorge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sykora.

Gorge closes the distance and pushes Sykora back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gorge throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Sykora as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Sykora tries a knee to the head but Gorge blocks it.
Sykora misses with a knee to the head.
Gorge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge goes for a takedown attempt but Sykora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michal Sykora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tempe Gorge.
Nice body punch from Sykora.
Gorge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sykora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gorge walks into a jab.
Gorge defending well as Sykora loads up on a big left hand.
Gorge misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sykora to counter with a crisp jab.
Sykora throws a right and a left that Gorge avoids nicely.
Sykora connects with the punch.
Gorge wants to slow Sykora down by chopping away at his legs.
Gorge scores with a body shot.
Gorge lands a nice looking body shot.
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 Michal Sykora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gorge misses with a hook
letting Sykora counter with a right hand.
Sykora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sykora scores with a nice body kick.
Gorge throws a right hand that misses
and Sykora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sykora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tempe Gorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorge takes one on the button.
Donk. Sykora catches Gorge right on the button with a cross.
Sykora connects with a single shot there.
Sykora connects with an inside leg kick.
Sykora lands a glancing blow to the side of Gorge's head.
Sykora throws a sloppy head kick and Gorge moves out of range easily.
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!
Sykora is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sykora punishes Gorge's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykora misses the target.
Gorge misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora avoids a kick to the body.
Sykora connects with a leg kick.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorge misses the shot to the body.
Sykora lunges at Gorge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorge's hand.
Gorge throws a head kick but Sykora moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gorge is defended easily by Sykora.
Sykora thuds his right hand into Gorge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sykora fakes the leg kick and cracks Gorge in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sykora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sykora blocks a head kick by Gorge.
Gorge scores with a punch to the head.
Gorge misses with a series of wild punches.
Sykora tries to land a front kick but Gorge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gorge! But no joy.
Gorge tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sykora counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Gorge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gorge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sykora lunges at Gorge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorge's hand.
Sykora fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Sykora misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Gorge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gorge looks to land a left hand but Sykora moved out of range nicely.
Gorge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sykora cracks Gorge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gorge walks into a stiff left hand from Sykora.
Sykora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorge.
Sykora moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorge fails with a takedown attempt.
Sykora cracks Gorge with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sykora.
Gorge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge misses the shot to the body.
Sykora throws a leg kick which misses Gorge's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorge tries to avoid it.
Sykora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykora scores with a kick to the body.
Sykora cracks a nice hook into Gorge's ribs.

Sykora clinches up with Gorge and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sykora.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sykora scores with a shot to the side of Gorge's head.
Sykora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sykora keeps control of Gorge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sykora digs a right hand into Gorge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gorge's gas tank.
Sykora lands with a left to the head.
Sykora displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gorge up against the cage.
Sykora lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorge backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Sykora dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.


Sykora moves into range and clinches up with Gorge.
Gorge throws a head punch that misses.
Sykora pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sykora.
Gorge is looking to break free of the clinch but Sykora has double underhooks.
Gorge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sykora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sykora tries to land a knee to the head but Gorge blocks with his arms.
Gorge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sykora avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gorge lands with a short shot to the head.
Sykora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sykora is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gorge tries to break the clinch but Sykora is controlling the position.
Sykora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gorge breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge is looking to clinch but Sykora is avoiding it.
Sykora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sykora looks to land a body kick but Gorge moved away.
Gorge throws a head kick but Sykora moves out of range.
Sykora is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gorge.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorge.
Sykora misses with a double jab.
Gorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sykora pinned against the cage. Sykora gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michal Sykora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tempe Gorge.
Gorge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sykora scores with a jab to the head.
Sykora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorge can do to turn this around?
Jab by Sykora.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge misses with a takedown attempt
and Sykora counters with a left to the body.
Gorge walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sykora.
Gorge misses with an uppercut
letting Sykora counter with a right hand.
Sykora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gorge gets tackled into the cage by Sykora. Sykora maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorge has had enough of the clinch but Sykora keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Sykora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michal Sykora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sykora has Gorge pushed against the cage.
Gorge is trying to break the clinch but Sykora is controlling him.
Sykora is leaning against Gorge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gorge looking for a takedown.
Sykora lands a right hand.
Sykora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Sykora.
Sykora is leaning against Gorge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sykora connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora landing knees to the head.
Sykora pushes Gorge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykora lands a knee to the head.
Gorge is rocked!
Sykora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gorge is still on wobbly legs! Can Sykora finish him?
Sykora has Gorge pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Gorge is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sykora - that's hurt Gorge badly! Oh, another knee lands and Gorge is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Gorge doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Michal Sykora!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 900 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 93 p4p, 134 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. On his way into the cage it seems that Mertis Falandas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mertis Falandas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

185 cm
26
170
12 - 8 - 1
178 cm
26
159
8 - 7 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Falandas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Falandas is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falandas tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Falandas throws a body shot but no joy.
Falandas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falandas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Diaz tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falandas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz 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.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Falandas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Falandas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Falandas is controlling the position.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Falandas.
Falandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Falandas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Falandas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Falandas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Falandas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falandas is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Falandas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Falandas has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Falandas.
Falandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Falandas lands with a left to the head.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
Diaz lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Falandas.
Falandas wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mertis Falandas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falandas.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Falandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Falandas.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falandas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Falandas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Julian Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz thumps Falandas with a low kick.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falandas is out of range.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falandas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz 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 Falandas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falandas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falandas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Falandas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falandas connects with a single shot there.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Falandas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Falandas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Falandas's belly button to the back.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Falandas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falandas moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Falandas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Falandas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falandas with the inside leg kick.
Diaz checks a low kick from Falandas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Falandas slips the punch.
Falandas throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falandas throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Falandas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Jab from Diaz.
Falandas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Falandas moved away.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.

Falandas closes the distance and clinches.
Falandas tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Falandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Falandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falandas looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Falandas dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Falandas.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julian Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diaz throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Falandas wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Falandas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Falandas.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Falandas jumps back.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Falandas misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falandas looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falandas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Falandas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Falandas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falandas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Falandas jabs at Diaz's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falandas.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falandas has time to react.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Falandas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz clobbers Falandas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falandas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falandas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Falandas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falandas throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A slow jab from Falandas misses its intended target.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Falandas closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Falandas pulls Diaz into guard.
Falandas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Falandas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Diaz wants to stand and escape but Falandas is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falandas stops Diaz from standing up.
Falandas tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Falandas dives into side control.

Falandas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Falandas has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz bucks up and tries to throw Falandas off but instead Falandas has got his back!
Diaz is trying to stand back up.
Diaz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Falandas off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Diaz showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mertis Falandas will probably get the nod.
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!

Nice defenses there by Falandas.
Falandas misses with a low kick.
Falandas tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falandas.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Falandas scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a low kick but Falandas avoids it.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falandas momentarily.
Falandas is looking to clinch.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Falandas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falandas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Falandas moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz checks a low kick from Falandas.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Falandas moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Falandas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Falandas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falandas defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Falandas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Falandas swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Falandas scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
Falandas slips under a jab from Diaz.
Falandas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Falandas 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.
Falandas misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Falandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Falandas looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Falandas.
Falandas lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Falandas slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Falandas's head but Falandas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falandas was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Falandas misses with an uppercut.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Falandas.
Falandas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falandas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Falandas off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Falandas finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falandas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Falandas's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Falandas's legs.
Diaz 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.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Falandas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falandas defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
As Diaz tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Falandas.
Falandas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz takes a swing at Falandas's ribcage but misses.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Falandas ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falandas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Falandas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Falandas moved out of range.
Falandas misses with a low kick.
Falandas backing away here, and Diaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falandas throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Falandas lands with an overhand left.
Falandas blocks a jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Falandas strikes.
Falandas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Falandas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Falandas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Falandas moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Falandas slips under a jab.
Falandas connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab when Falandas was well out of range.
Falandas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falandas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falandas throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Falandas misses with a leg kick.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Falandas steps away.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mertis Falandas.
I think Falandas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mertis Falandas!

Mertis Falandas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 1336 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Davdio Branko (ranked 104 p4p, 143 weight class). Brendon Carrillo-Moreno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

170 cm
29
142
14 - 13 - 0
180 cm
35
144
27 - 28 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced
BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Branko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Branko lands in his opponent's guard.
Branko tries to free his leg and advance position but Carrillo-Moreno is retaining full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno 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.
Branko stands and throws Carrillo-Moreno's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Branko has hold of Carrillo-Moreno's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Carrillo-Moreno tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Branko cranks the arm and Carrillo-Moreno screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Carrillo-Moreno, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Davdio Branko!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Sampson (ranked 388 p4p, 964 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 56 p4p, 114 weight class). Sampson's entrance music is Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista . A fine choice. Banana Republic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Douglas Sampson's chin.

190 cm
29
260
22 - 10 - 0
191 cm
35
270
22 - 19 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Republic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Republic takes a swing at Sampson's ribcage but misses.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Sampson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Republic momentarily.
It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
Republic looks to land a right hand but Sampson moved out of range.
Republic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Republic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sampson misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson misses with a low kick.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Republic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sampson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Republic misses the target.
Republic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sampson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sampson moves out of range as Republic strikes.
Sampson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson misses with a hook.
Republic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sampson lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Republic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sampson doesn't seem phased though.
Sampson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Republic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sampson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Republic throws the left hand but Sampson avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Republic misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Sampson misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Sampson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Republic 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.
Republic takes one on the button.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Sampson throwing a counter right hand but Republic manages to avoid it.
Republic throws a sloppy body shot
and Sampson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Republic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sampson can pounce on him.
Sampson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a right hand that misses
and Republic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Banana Republic's cut even more.
Republic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Republic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sampson.
Republic throws a sloppy body shot
and Sampson counters with a huge head kick that drops Republic! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Sampson!
An out of breath Douglas Sampson 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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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adan Puno (ranked 226 p4p, 459 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 32 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

193 cm
33
250
22 - 11 - 0
180 cm
27
271
11 - 4 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rose takes a step back to recover.
Rose moves away from the strike by Puno.
Rose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Puno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose tries to counter with a clinch but Puno shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Puno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puno looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Puno scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno connects with a single shot there.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rose looks winded!
Puno cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Puno cracks Rose with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Puno has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rose to stand back up!
That has opened up Thomas Rose's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puno.

Puno cracks Rose with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Puno has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rose to stand back up!
The cut above Thomas Rose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Rose's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adan Puno!
A victorious Adan Puno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 163 p4p, 452 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 7 p4p, 23 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. 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.

190 cm
37
210
49 - 9 - 0
180 cm
37
195
26 - 18 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power
Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
Finlayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonov misses the jab.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Leonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Finlayson ducks right into an uppercut from Leonov.
Good leg kick by Leonov.
A head kick from Leonov lands but Finlayson takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Leonov misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson moves forwards but Leonov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finlayson cracks Leonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonov is rocked!
Finlayson needs to keep his hands up - Leonov had a free shot at his head there.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.

Finlayson cracks Leonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leonov to stand back up!
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
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!
Leonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Our winner, Torhte Finlayson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kodiyak Redd (ranked 232 p4p, 247 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 9 p4p, 13 weight class). Sergey Vinogradov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kodiyak Redd's chin.

165 cm
34
141
21 - 10 - 0
195 cm
37
220
30 - 16 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd misses with a low kick.
Redd avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot.
Redd fails to land the takedown.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that misses

so Redd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Redd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinogradov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Redd defends well.

Vinogradov working for a triangle but Redd defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd scoring with punches to the head and body.

Vinogradov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vinogradov has his hands on Redd's head, controlling the position.

Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Redd defends well.
Redd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Redd trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinogradov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Vinogradov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Redd has picked Vinogradov up and slammed him! Vinogradov can't keep hold of the triangle and Redd manages to pass to side control!
Vinogradov struggling a bit here.
Vinogradov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Redd is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vinogradov wants to hold on but Redd pushes him away.
Redd lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vinogradov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Vinogradov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Vinogradov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vinogradov manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd passes Vinogradov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Redd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vinogradov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Redd there.
Redd passes into side control, despite Vinogradov's attempt to control the position.
Vinogradov struggling a bit here.
Vinogradov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've been hearing that Redd has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vinogradov tries to improve position but can't.
Redd working the head with strikes.
Redd is chipping away with strikes.
Vinogradov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is looking to reverse the position.
Vinogradov gets back to half guard.
Redd is keen to just control but Vinogradov is a slippery customer.

Vinogradov actively working from the bottom here.
Vinogradov is pressing down on Redd's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Vinogradov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Redd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Redd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Redd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vinogradov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Redd escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Redd!
Vinogradov struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kodiyak Redd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Redd moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Redd avoids nicely.
Vinogradov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vinogradov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redd on the side of the head.
Vinogradov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Redd avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redd.
Redd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinogradov there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd lands a nice shot that snaps Vinogradov's head back.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov lands with a straight right. Redd didn't see that one coming.
Redd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Redd tries to move into range but Vinogradov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinogradov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov lands with a nice body punch.
Redd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab

and Redd counters with a shoot takedown. Vinogradov fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vinogradov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redd is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redd landing some decent shots from guard.

Vinogradov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Redd uses it to pass to side control.
Redd landing strikes.
Vinogradov tries to improve position but can't.

Vinogradov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Redd's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Redd! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Vinogradov has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kodiyak Redd!
An out of breath Kodiyak Redd 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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45%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 174 p4p, 434 weight class) and Boris Krylov (ranked 20 p4p, 55 weight class). Boris Krylov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

192 cm
33
215
33 - 19 - 1
203 cm
37
212
38 - 20 - 0
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Very quick
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Choke blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Krylov is predictable there

and Choke counters with a shoot takedown. Krylov fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choke lands a couple of elbows.
Krylov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Choke is controlling him.
Choke forces his way into half guard.
Krylov wants to get back to his feet.
Choke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krylov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krylov pushes Choke off looking to stand but Choke dives back in and keeps control.

Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Krylov defends the submission attempt.
Krylov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krylov pushes Choke off looking to stand but Choke dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krylov kicks Choke off and gets back to his feet.
Krylov misses with a leg kick

and Choke counters with a shoot takedown. Krylov fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choke prevents Krylov from getting back to his feet.

Choke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Choke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Choke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krylov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Choke has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Choke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Krylov lands a nice uppercut.
Krylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krylov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Choke is working for takedown but Krylov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Choke is looking for a takedown.
Krylov works on Choke's body with a couple of short punches.
Krylov working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Krylov.

Krylov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choke has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choke is breathing heavily.
Krylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris Krylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krylov swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Choke dodges the punch combination from Krylov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov scores with a nice body kick.
Krylov throws the left hand but Choke avoids the punch easily.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Krylov throws a right and a left that Choke avoids nicely.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choke.
Choke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krylov misses with a kick to the body.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krylov sprawls and moves away.
Krylov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choke circles away quickly and effectively.
Choke is looking to counter the offense by Krylov and move into the clinch.
Krylov with a nice calf kick.
Krylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choke.
As Krylov tries to get set, Choke tries to push him back and clinch up but Krylov manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov misses with a double jab

so Choke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Krylov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Choke is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Krylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choke wants to take the fight to the mat but Krylov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Krylov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Choke.
Choke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krylov gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Krylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krylov lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krylov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Choke moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov throws a jab when Choke was well out of range.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krylov sprawls and moves away.
Krylov lands a leg kick that knocks Choke off balance momentarily.
Boris Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choke fails with the takedown.
Krylov throws a leg kick that is checked

and Choke counters with a shoot takedown. Krylov fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Choke landing with the ground and pound.
Choke 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.
Choke forces his way into half guard.
Krylov wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Choke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Krylov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Choke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krylov thows a leg kick but Choke checks it

and Choke counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Krylov kicks Choke off and gets to his feet.
Krylov throws a leg kick

and Choke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choke is pressing down on Krylov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krylov is holding on for now.

Krylov kicks off Choke and gets to his feet.
Krylov throws a body punch but Choke moves out of range.
As Krylov tries to get set, Choke tries to push him back and clinch up but Krylov manages to avoid the attempt.
Choke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Choke slips a straight right by Krylov.
Krylov misses with a kick to the body

and Choke counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choke is trying to get an arm triangle but Krylov is defending well.
Krylov wants to get back to his feet.
Krylov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krylov is trying to get back to his feet.

Choke is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Krylov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Choke gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Krylov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Choke lets go of the hold and Krylov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Choke!
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 17 p4p, 81 weight class) and Sultanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 3 p4p, 13 weight class). Seran comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence - Disturbed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

180 cm
37
157
35 - 22 - 1
176 cm
31
155
22 - 9 - 1
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Bondi MMA 🏝️


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seran was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Seran.
Seran tries to counter with a takedown but Akhtankhanov is quick to defend against it.
Akhtankhanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Seran clinches up against the cage.
Seran misses with a hook to the ribs.

Seran lands a takedown into guard.
Akhtankhanov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Seran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akhtankhanov is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran is working hard here to advance position.
Akhtankhanov seems keen to control Seran's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Seran tries to free his leg and advance position but Akhtankhanov is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Akhtankhanov 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.
Akhtankhanov blocks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akhtankhanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Seran.
Akhtankhanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Seran avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov 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.
Seran attempts a counter takedown but Akhtankhanov avoids it well and moves away.
Akhtankhanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akhtankhanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seran blocks a jab.
A left lands for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Seran fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Akhtankhanov sprawls well initially but Seran persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Seran wants to work for an arm triangle but Akhtankhanov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Seran is trying to work for a kimura but Akhtankhanov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seran uses his free foot to push down on Akhtankhanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akhtankhanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seran jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Akhtankhanov tries to bench press Seran off him but Seran keeps the position.
Seran tries to move to mount but Akhtankhanov blocks the move with his legs.
Seran working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Seran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akhtankhanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Akhtankhanov prevents Seran from moving into mount.
Akhtankhanov can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Seran is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akhtankhanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akhtankhanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Seran thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Olyn Seran 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.

Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
Seran misses with a body kick.
Akhtankhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seran feinted with a counter takedown.
Akhtankhanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akhtankhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akhtankhanov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Seran with a nice calf kick.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akhtankhanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akhtankhanov.

Seran has managed to clinch.
Akhtankhanov misses with a knee to the head.
Seran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
Seran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akhtankhanov can do to turn this around?
Akhtankhanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seran misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot to the head.
Seran tries to work over Akhtankhanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seran has a couple of punches blocked by Akhtankhanov.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
A short right from Seran on the inside.
Seran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akhtankhanov to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Akhtankhanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akhtankhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Seran.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Seran fails to land.
Seran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seran misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akhtankhanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Akhtankhanov prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seran's elbow.
Akhtankhanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seran or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhtankhanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Seran.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seran blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Akhtankhanov.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Seran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Akhtankhanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akhtankhanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran tries a body shot but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seran lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Seran - that landed with a thud.
Seran tries a body shot but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Akhtankhanov is leaning against Seran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhtankhanovs head.
Olyn Seran has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Akhtankhanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akhtankhanov gets through Seran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Akhtankhanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Seran controls his hands.

Seran tightens his grip and picks Akhtankhanov up, before dumping him to the ground. Akhtankhanov manages to land in guard.
Akhtankhanov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Seran dives into side control.


Seran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olyn Seran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Seran is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akhtankhanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov gets back to half guard.
Akhtankhanov is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akhtankhanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Akhtankhanov wants to control but Seran is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Olyn Seran will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Akhtankhanov throws a chopping leg kick but Seran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seran works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Seran tries for a takedown but Akhtankhanov circles away easily
and Akhtankhanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Seran tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akhtankhanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seran somewhat.
Seran tries for a takedown but Akhtankhanov circles away easily
and Akhtankhanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akhtankhanov cracks Seran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Seran scores with a punch to the head.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran moves out of range as Akhtankhanov strikes.
Akhtankhanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Seran is just out of range.
Seran attempts a counter takedown but Akhtankhanov avoids it well and moves away.
Seran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seran. Akhtankhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seran dips to his left and cracks Akhtankhanov with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akhtankhanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Seran.
Good leg kick by Seran.
Seran 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.

Seran closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Seran lands in his opponent's guard.
Seran wants to pass the guard but Akhtankhanov is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhtankhanov keeping full guard, as Seran tries to pass.
Akhtankhanov pulls Seran in close to prevent any damage.
Seran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akhtankhanov is keeping the position for now.
Akhtankhanov trying to keep a closed guard but Seran is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seran drops back looking for a leg! Akhtankhanov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akhtankhanov manages to kick Seran off! Seran jumps back into Akhtankhanov's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seran lands a jab to the nose.
Seran cracks a nice hook into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Seran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Seran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
A little jabbing left from Akhtankhanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seran darts in looking for a takedown but Akhtankhanov gets double underhooks and turns Seran into the cage.
Seran looking for a takedown.
Akhtankhanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seran's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akhtankhanov.
I was talking to Seran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seran looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov prevents a body shot from Seran.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Seran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Akhtankhanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akhtankhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a head punch that misses.
Seran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seran is defending well for now.
Seran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
Akhtankhanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
Seran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
A short uppercut from Akhtankhanov.
Seran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Akhtankhanov effectively controlling the action here.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sultanbek Akhtankhanov just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slapping body kick lands there for Seran.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
Seran slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Seran there.
A leg kick checked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses

and Seran counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Seran postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akhtankhanov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seran, into his guard.

Seran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov trying to control but Seran is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akhtankhanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Akhtankhanov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seran is proving hard to escape from.
Akhtankhanov is stalling in the full guard.

Seran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Akhtankhanov is pushing down on Seran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Seran is fighting to maintain full guard but Akhtankhanov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Akhtankhanov controlling the pace.

Seran is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akhtankhanov pulls his head out easily.

Seran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Seran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is pressing down on Akhtankhanov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Seran working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Akhtankhanov has passed into half guard!

Seran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Seran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Seran is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akhtankhanov pulls his head out easily.
Seran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akhtankhanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Olyn Seran will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Seran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seran tries for a takedown but Akhtankhanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seran throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Seran misses the jab.
Seran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akhtankhanov in his tracks.
Seran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seran. That did some damage!
Seran moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice hook to Seran's body. Seran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seran connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seran misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akhtankhanov misses the shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses the shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Seran closes the distance and clinches.
Seran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Akhtankhanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seran jumps guard but Akhtankhanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seran working aggressively here.
Seran can't get the takedown.
Seran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seran avoids it.
Akhtankhanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akhtankhanov is stalling here.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Akhtankhanov.
Olyn Seran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran blocks a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akhtankhanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Seran fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seran.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
Akhtankhanov digs a right hand underneath Seran's ribcage. Seran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seran blocks an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seran.
Seran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seran blocks a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Seran misses with a body punch.
Akhtankhanov tries to throw a body punch but Seran avoids it by throwing Akhtankhanov back against the cage.
Seran prevents a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a head punch that misses.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
Seran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Akhtankhanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akhtankhanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
Akhtankhanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Akhtankhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Seran controls the action.
Seran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhtankhanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olyn Seran!

Olyn Seran retains his lightweight title!
Olyn Seran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 30 p4p, 104 weight class) and Pablo De Geno (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Hlervu comes to the cage accompanied by Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Geno's choice of entrance music: DE MEXICO SONG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

168 cm
42
137
45 - 16 - 1
169 cm
31
136
34 - 9 - 1
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno throws a chopping leg kick but Hlervu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hlervu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Hlervu looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
De Geno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hlervu tests De Geno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
A jab from Hlervu misses.
De Geno misses with the combination.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hlervu half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Geno throws a right hand that misses
and Hlervu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Geno thinking.
Jab by Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu's corner calls for a 1-2. Hlervu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Geno misses with a body kick.
De Geno throws the left hand but Hlervu avoids the punch easily.
De Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hlervu checks it well.
Hlervu throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu moves out of range of the leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
Hlervu with a jab.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Hlervu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Hlervu.
De Geno tries to work over Hlervu's front leg with a kick but Hlervu checks it.
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
De Geno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hlervu circles away quickly and effectively.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
Hlervu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hlervu has time to react.
Hlervu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Geno swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
A left lands for Hlervu.
Hlervu lands with a hook. De Geno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hlervu scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno tries to land a leg kick but Hlervu saw it coming and moves away.
De Geno is looking to land body kicks.
Hlervu scores with a jab to the head.
Hlervu misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
Hlervu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hlervu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Geno throws a low kick but Hlervu moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu misses the jab.
Hlervu connects with an inside leg kick.
Hlervu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hlervu lands with a hook. De Geno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hlervu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hlervu blocks a low kick nicely.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Hlervu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
De Geno lands the left hand.
De Geno is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hlervu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
Hlervu staying out of range there.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.
A nice leg kick from De Geno, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu blocks a leg kick.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Hlervu is looking to slow De Geno down with leg kicks.
De Geno ducks right into an uppercut from Hlervu.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Geno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu misses with a body shot.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hlervu.
A jab from Hlervu misses.
De Geno throws a hook but Hlervu avoids it easily.
De Geno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hlervu counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from De Geno.
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 Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Geno throws a low kick but Hlervu moves out of range easily.
Hlervu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hlervu. That's going to slow De Geno down.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but De Geno checks it.
De Geno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hlervu swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno throws a front kick aimed at Hlervu's knee but Hlervu avoids it well.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu lands with an uppercut that bounces De Geno off the cage and back into range.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but De Geno might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hlervu has got the better of the exchanges.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Hlervu looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
Braynas Hlervu is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Hlervu scores with a sloppy right hand. De Geno should have avoided that one.
Hlervu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
Hlervu lands with a nice body punch.
De Geno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
De Geno was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Geno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Geno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Geno swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu misses with a leg kick.
Hlervu motions for De Geno to come forward. Hlervu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hlervu dodges the punch combination from De Geno.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
De Geno tries to clinch but Hlervu moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hlervu throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
Hlervu moves out of range as De Geno throws a body kick.
Hlervu throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Geno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

De Geno clinches.

Hlervu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Geno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range and De Geno settles back down.
Hlervu throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
Hlervu lands a leg kick that knocks De Geno off balance momentarily.
De Geno throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hlervu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hlervu throws out the jab.
De Geno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Geno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
Hlervu avoids a kick to the body.
De Geno scores with a hook to the body. Hlervu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
Hlervu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a right hand
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
Hlervu checks a leg kick nicely.
De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hlervu moves away from the strike by De Geno.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Hlervu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hlervu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hlervu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno throws out a leg kick but Hlervu moves out of range and De Geno only half commits.
De Geno checks a leg kick nicely.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Hlervu scores with a nice head shot.
Hlervu looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
De Geno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Hlervu misses its intended target.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hlervu.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hlervu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Hlervu.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hlervu connects with a leg kick.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
De Geno doesn't manage to clinch there - Hlervu circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Geno tries to move into range but Hlervu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hlervu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Geno throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Geno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hlervu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Geno.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu throws a leg kick which misses De Geno's front leg but catches the back leg as De Geno tries to avoid it.
Hlervu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot.
De Geno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Geno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hlervu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu moves out of range as De Geno throws a body kick.
Hlervu connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as De Geno blocks the low kick.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hlervu at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a looping right.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
De Geno blocks the body kick.
De Geno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a hook. Hlervu ducked under it nicely.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
Hlervu with a jab.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Hlervu moved away.
De Geno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hlervu clobbers De Geno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Hlervu's leg but Hlervu calmly moves out of range.
De Geno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hlervu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu jabs De Geno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hlervu takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hlervu pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Geno is out of range and Hlervu settles back down.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hlervu. That snapped De Geno's head back.
De Geno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu moves out of range of the leg kick from De Geno.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Geno throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
De Geno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Geno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Geno throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
De Geno misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
Hlervu slips a jab and a cross from De Geno.
Hlervu lands a jab to the head.
Hlervu checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Geno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Hlervu misses its intended target.
Hlervu backing away here, and De Geno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Geno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Geno throws a low kick but Hlervu moves out of range easily.
De Geno throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Geno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
And Hlervu counters with a quick kick to the body but De Geno blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Hlervu blocks the low kick.
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno 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 Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Hlervu blocks a jab.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
Hlervu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Hlervu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Geno on the side of the head.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with a jab. De Geno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Geno avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hlervu. That's going to slow De Geno down.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.
De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hlervu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Geno.
De Geno blocks a jab.
A big right from De Geno misses.
A clash of legs there as De Geno blocks the low kick.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Geno. That did some damage!
De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Geno feints and then cracks Hlervu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hlervu down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping leg kick lands for De Geno.
De Geno gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hlervu throws out the jab.
Hlervu misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
De Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hlervu!
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hlervu. That's going to slow De Geno down.
A slow jab from Hlervu misses its intended target.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu moves away from the strike by De Geno.
Hlervu misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
De Geno wants to clinch.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
Hlervu with a nice calf kick.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
De Geno defending well as Hlervu loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hlervu counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Hlervu misses its intended target.
De Geno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hlervu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hlervu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Geno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Geno slips a straight right by Hlervu.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno slips a straight right by Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
Hlervu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hlervu moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with a kick to the body.
De Geno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Geno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Hlervu misses its target.
De Geno misses with a leg kick.
Hlervu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hlervu throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu tries to work over De Geno's front leg with a kick but De Geno checks it.
De Geno thows a leg kick but Hlervu checks it
and Hlervu counters with a straight right hand.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
De Geno misses with a low kick as Hlervu jumps back.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
De Geno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
De Geno checks the leg kick.
De Geno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Hlervu ducks down to avoid it.
Hlervu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hlervu.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu checks a low kick from De Geno.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Hlervu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Geno throws a body kick that misses.
Hlervu checks a leg kick.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range.
De Geno swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
De Geno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno 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 Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hlervu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
De Geno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu jabs De Geno right on the nose. De Geno blinks but takes it well.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
De Geno throws a solid leg kick but Hlervu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Geno.
De Geno tries to score with a low kick but Hlervu moves his leg out of the way.
Hlervu scores with a push kick.
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!
Hlervu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Geno at a distance.
De Geno throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Geno.
De Geno tries to land a leg kick but Hlervu saw it coming and moves away.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hlervu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Geno checks a low kick from Hlervu.
De Geno connects with the punch.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
De Geno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu had his way with Pablo De Geno in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hlervu.
De Geno throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Geno throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
De Geno throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
De Geno misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Geno tries a low kick but Hlervu avoids it.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Hlervu throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu misses the jab.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
Hlervu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Geno on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of De Geno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Geno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Hlervu takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Geno.
Hlervu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by De Geno.
Hlervu tries to work over De Geno's front leg with a kick but De Geno checks it.
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hlervu.
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Hlervu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hlervu lands with an overhand left.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Geno.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
Hlervu tries to work over De Geno's front leg with a kick but De Geno checks it.
Hlervu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
De Geno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Hlervu.
De Geno motions for Hlervu to come forward. De Geno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
De Geno tries to close the distance and clinch but Hlervu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Hlervu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Geno at a distance.
De Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
De Geno misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
De Geno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Geno throws a hook but Hlervu avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno throws a right hand that Hlervu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hlervu also avoids with ease.
De Geno swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with an inside leg kick.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Hlervu moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
De Geno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hlervu. Hlervu obviously looking to wear him down.
Hlervu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Geno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hlervu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Geno scrambles back to his feet.
Hlervu misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Geno misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Geno has time to react.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Good leg kick by De Geno.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Geno checks a leg kick.
Hlervu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hlervu throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
Hlervu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a left hand
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
De Geno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hlervu in his tracks.
Hlervu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pablo De Geno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braynas Hlervu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hlervu counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo De Geno.
I think Hlervu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braynas Hlervu!

Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Braynas Hlervu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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