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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Cassidy (ranked 1842 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 231 p4p, 261 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassidy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy lands a body shot.
Cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy instigates a clinch.
Romero 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Cassidy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cassidy misses with a knee to the head.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero .
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cassidy.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassidy.
Romero blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Romero gets through Cassidy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cassidy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero lands with a cross.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cassidy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero misses with a hook. Cassidy ducked under it nicely.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Cassidy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Cassidy. Cassidy maintains the clinch.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy jumps guard but Romero stands there with Cassidy around his waist. Cassidy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassidy just leaning against Romero , taking a breather.
Romero misses with some punches.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy leaning against his opponent.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassidy tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero blocks the elbow strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero stalling the fight.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassidy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero .
Cassidy effectively controlling the action here.
Cassidy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero working aggressively here.
Cassidy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cassidy staying out of range there.
Cassidy tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassidy.
Romero misses the jab.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy throws a body kick that misses.
Cassidy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Romero misses.
Cassidy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Cassidy's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cassidy darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassidy looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Cassidy is looking for a takedown.
Cassidy stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
A short right from Cassidy.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy slows down the pace here.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy blocking some punches.
A short left from Romero .
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassidy.
Cassidy wants to take the fight to the mat but Romero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassidy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero .
Cassidy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassidy slowing the pace effectively.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
A bit of stalling here from Romero .
Romero gets through Cassidy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero working aggressively here.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Romero misses.
Cassidy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Rock Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cassidy or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero , which made it look bad.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassidy slips a straight right by Romero .
Cassidy wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Cassidy with that takedown attempt.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Cassidy tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero throws out a counter right but Cassidy avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassidy.
Cassidy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cassidy wants to clinch.
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romero as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero scores with a jab.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
Cassidy tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cassidy gets a clinch.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero letting Cassidy take a breather here.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cassidy counter with a right hand.
Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Cassidy darts in looking for a takedown but Romero gets double underhooks and turns Cassidy into the cage.
Cassidy breaks the clinch.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassidy moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cassidy has managed to clinch.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassidy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Cassidy defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cassidy.
Nice straight punches there by Romero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero .
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy slips under a jab.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Cassidy.
Romero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassidy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romero sprawls well. Romero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cassidy gets slowly back to his feet.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
Romero misses the jab.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Cassidy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Romero . Those never looked like landing.
Cassidy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cassidy is defended easily by Romero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Cassidy moved out of range.
As Romero looks to move away, Cassidy throws a big counter combo but Romero just gets out of the way.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
Cassidy slips under a jab from Romero .
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Romero .
No joy there for Romero , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassidy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Cassidy counters with a series of strikes. Romero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cassidy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cassidy closes the distance and clinches up with Romero , looking for a takedown. Cassidy pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
Butch Cassidy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassidy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassidy slips a straight right by Romero .
Cassidy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Butch Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a right hand that Cassidy ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassidy also avoids with ease.
A big left from Romero misses.
As Romero looks to move away, Cassidy throws a big counter combo but Romero just gets out of the way.
Romero swings for the body but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy slips under a jab from Romero .
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romero as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Romero misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassidy.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cassidy throws a lazy head kick
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero throws a hook but Cassidy blocks it.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Cassidy moved out of range.
Cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
Romero cracks Cassidy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rock Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romero connects with a nice looking jab.
 Cassidy is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Romero !
Our winner, Rock Romero , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 438 p4p, 357 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 53 p4p, 40 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khanna has time to react.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanna counters with a nice body shot.
Khanna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia moves forwards but Khanna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanna doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khanna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Khanna's belly button to the back.
Khanna lands a jab to the head.
Khanna connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
Khanna checks a leg kick.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Khanna's body.
Khanna connects with a looping right hand.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Khanna misses with a low kick.
Garcia misses with a hook. Khanna ducked under it nicely.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khanna digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Khanna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khanna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Khanna.
Khanna with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khanna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanna swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Khanna's leg. Khanna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khanna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Khanna misses its target.
Khanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanna counters with a solid body kick.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia cracks Khanna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia moves out of range as Khanna throws a body kick.
Khanna looks to throw a body kick
and Garcia counters with a good low kick that Khanna was not able to check.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Khanna scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Khanna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khanna on the side of the head.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanna lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Khanna quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Khanna tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Khanna lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Khanna had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna checks a leg kick.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khanna misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Khanna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia slips a straight right by Khanna.
Good work by Khanna as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia 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 Khanna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Khanna
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Khanna 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.
Khanna lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanna can pounce on him.
Khanna misses with a low kick.
Khanna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
Khanna takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Khanna sees coming a mile off.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanna is just out of range.
Khanna throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Khanna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khanna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia is looking to slow Khanna down with leg kicks.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Khanna tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
Khanna connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khanna.
Khanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Khanna moved out of range.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Khanna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khanna throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Khanna misses with an uppercut.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanna counters with a left to the body.
A low kick lands for Garcia.
Khanna tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raja Khanna is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanna with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Khanna misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Khanna avoids it.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna misses with a straight left.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanna is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Khanna.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanna. That did some damage!
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanna throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanna.
Khanna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Khanna. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khanna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanna misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khanna looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Khanna blocks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Khanna throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna checks a leg kick.
Khanna throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanna scores with a nice strike.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanna misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanna misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Khanna checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Khanna lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Khanna misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia scores with a jab.
Khanna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khanna checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna walks into a left hand.
Khanna blocks a leg kick.
Khanna scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khanna misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Garcia wants to slow Khanna down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna 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.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Khanna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Garcia misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanna throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanna misses with a hook.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanna. That did some damage!
Khanna misses with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Khanna throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia tries a quick counter leg kick but Khanna is wise to it.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Khanna counters with a nice body kick.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khanna's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanna moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia tries a low kick but Khanna avoids it.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanna is just out of range.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Khanna's leg. Khanna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Khanna.
Khanna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanna throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
Khanna connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Khanna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Khanna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Khanna's knee but Khanna avoids it well.
Khanna thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Khanna with a nice cross.
Garcia feints and then cracks Khanna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanna down.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanna.
Garcia throws a hook but Khanna avoids it easily.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khanna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khanna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanna misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khanna. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khanna, as that shot connected.
Khanna works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Khanna lands with a nice body punch.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Khanna lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khanna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
Raja Khanna decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 797 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 98 p4p, 127 weight class). Sampaio has chosen Corre Riba Corre Baixo as his entrance music. Fortunado Sampaio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampaio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burnett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Sampaio tenderised Burnett's leg. Burnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sampaio lands a slapping body shot.
Burnett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sampaio on the side of the head.
Burnett misses with a hook. Sampaio ducked under it nicely.
Sampaio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sampaio throws a leg kick which misses Burnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Burnett tries to avoid it.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Sampaio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett checks the leg kick.
Sampaio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sampaio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnett.
Donk. Sampaio catches Burnett right on the button with a cross.
Sampaio 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.
Jab, jab by Sampaio - just one landing.
Burnett 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.
Sampaio throws a leg kick which misses Burnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Burnett tries to avoid it.
Burnett sizes up Sampaio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Fortunado Sampaio has been cut.
Burnett throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortunado Sampaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampaio throws a head kick but Burnett moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Sampaio - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio slips under a jab from Burnett.
Sampaio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sampaio. Sampaio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burnett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sampaio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampaio.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Sampaio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sampaio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burnett sends Sampaio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burnett is motioning to the referee to let Sampaio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Burnett throws a hook but Sampaio blocks it.
Sampaio wants to counter the offense by Burnett and move into the clinch position.
It looks like Burnett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sampaio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Sampaio manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio misses with a hook. Burnett ducked under it nicely.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.
Burnett jabs at Sampaio's body.
Sampaio scores with a nice body kick.
Sampaio lands with an overhand left.
Sampaio with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnett misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Sampaio misses.
Sampaio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burnett's head backwards.
Burnett thuds his right hand into Sampaio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sampaio connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sampaio throws out a loose jab but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Sampaio manages to avoid it.
Burnett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sampaio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fortunado Sampaio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fortunado Sampaio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burnett throws a jab when Sampaio was well out of range.
Burnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sampaio pushes Burnett away with a front kick.
Sampaio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Burnett moves into the clinch successfully.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett lands an uppercut.
Sampaio pushes Burnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett tries a body shot but Sampaio blocks it.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampaio throws a head punch that misses.
Sampaio presses Burnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Sampaio scores with a shot to the side of Burnett's head.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampaio lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sampaio.
Sampaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio digs a right hand underneath Burnett's ribcage. Burnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampaio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Sampaio avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Sampaio tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sampaio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio lands a shot to the body.
Sampaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.
Sampaio swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sampaio takes a shot to the head.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sampaio's elbow.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio scores with a hook to the body.
Sampaio lands a shot to the body.
Sampaio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sampaio prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Sampaio digs a right hand underneath Burnett's ribcage. Burnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sampaio misses with some punches.
Burnett throws a head punch that misses.
Sampaio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sampaio misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Sampaio.
A short left from Sampaio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio scores with a hook to the body.
Sampaio scores with a shot to the side of Burnett's head.
Sampaio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sampaio misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampaio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burnett or not.
Sampaio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sampaio.
Burnett takes a shot to the head.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio works on Burnett's body with a couple of short punches.
Sampaio lands a body shot.
A short left from Sampaio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampaio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Sampaio.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortunado Sampaio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Sampaio.
Sampaio scores with a shot to the side of Burnett's head.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Sampaio avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Sampaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sampaio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sampaio tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Sampaio.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sampaio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnetts head.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sampaio blocks a body shot from Burnett.
A right hand to the body from Sampaio.
Sampaio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sampaio lands a body shot.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Sampaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sampaio on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fortunado Sampaio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fortunado Sampaio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sampaio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sampaio jabs at Burnett's body.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
Sampaio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sampaio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sampaio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burnett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett scores with a hook to the body. Sampaio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burnett throws a shot from downtown. Sampaio moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Sampaio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sampaio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burnett walks into a stiff left hand from Sampaio.
Burnett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Sampaio there.
Sampaio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burnett is rocked!
Burnett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sampaio counters with a huge left! Burnett is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sampaio isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Burnett from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sampaio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortunado Sampaio!
Fortunado Sampaio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint River (ranked 506 p4p, 203 weight class) and Leon Smith (ranked 64 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for River .
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River thumps Smith with a low kick.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River misses with a leg kick.
River throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
River takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
River tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. River shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down River rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and River counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but River blocks it.
River throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith digs a good hook to River 's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on River 's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
Smith dodges the punch combination from River .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Smith misses.
River half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Smith.
River on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
River tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River .
River blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith tests River 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River .
River throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
River takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
River throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a body shot.
River is breathing heavily.
Smith looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
River sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiver .
River scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
River wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
River staying out of range there.
River takes one to the side of the head.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
River misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith digs a good hook to River 's body.
A big left from Smith misses.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Leon Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends River 's belly button to the back.
River is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
River tries to clinch up.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tests River 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River 's head backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends River 's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits River s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with an inside leg kick.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and River makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by River !
Smith connects with a body shot.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
River throws a nice head kick!
River blocks the body kick.
River jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
River looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
River has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by River .
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by River .
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River blocking some punches.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for River .
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Leon Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
River avoids the body shot from Smith.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River moves out of range as Smith strikes.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Smith slips a jab from River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
A head kick by River misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Smith throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. River eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
River connects with a single shot there.
Smith looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps River 's head back.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
River misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith lands a jab to River 's midsection.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River scores with a leg kick.
Smith throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Clint River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and River counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith prevents a body shot from River .
River has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with some punches.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with some punches.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. River will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leon Smith thanked Knock Out Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 507 p4p, 796 weight class) and Randal Clappertron (ranked 33 p4p, 53 weight class). Deane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cinderella Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Clappertron.
Deane walks into a straight right hand from Clappertron.
 It looks like Calvin Deane has been cut.
Deane misses with a straight left.
Deane throws a body punch but Clappertron moves out of range.
Clappertron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Deane shoots in but no luck this time.
Clappertron staying out of range there.
Clappertron is looking for the big counter here.
Deane looks to throw the jab but Clappertron is out of range.
Clappertron throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Deane colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Clappertron as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Deane is left battered and dazed whilst Clappertron and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Clappertron!
During a confident post fight interview, Randal Clappertron thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 395 p4p, 399 weight class) and Hugo Loris (ranked 48 p4p, 49 weight class). Jaegerjaquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Рем Дигга - В огне. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Loris!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheers as Loris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem phased though.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Loris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaegerjaquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loris somewhat.
Loris throws an off balance right hand
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to the nose.
Loris 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.
Loris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loris misses with a hook
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Loris misses with a takedown
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Loris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loris lands a nice looking body shot.
Loris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loris takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab.
Loris scores with a hook.
Loris missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Loris thuds his right hand into Jaegerjaquez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jaegerjaquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the body kick from Loris.
Jaegerjaquez throwing a counter right hand but Loris manages to avoid it.
Loris misses with a body kick.
Loris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaegerjaquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the body.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Loris fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
Loris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loris shoots in and drives through. Jaegerjaquez sprawls well.
Loris throws a right hand that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loris.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but Loris blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaegerjaquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loris. That did some damage!
Jaegerjaquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez keeps Loris at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Loris misses.
Loris throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez missing with a left hand there. Loris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris darts in looking for a takedown but Jaegerjaquez gets double underhooks and turns Loris into the cage.
Jaegerjaquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaegerjaquez!
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loris shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaegerjaquez sprawls well. He's pushed Loris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaegerjaquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Loris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Jaegerjaquez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
A big right from Loris misses.
Jaegerjaquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as Loris strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaegerjaquez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loris on the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but Loris avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loris checks it well.
Loris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaegerjaquez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loris.
Jaegerjaquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Loris scores with the left hand. Jaegerjaquez knows he should have avoided that one.
Loris misses the body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good low kick that Loris was not able to check.
Loris clinches with his opponent.
Loris tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loris backwards.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a left to the head.
Loris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Loris goes for a takedown attempt but Jaegerjaquez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Loris.
Jaegerjaquez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Loris.
Loris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loris wants to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Loris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loris misses with a body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Loris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loris's head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loris's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot.
Loris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaegerjaquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Loris misses.
Jaegerjaquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Loris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaegerjaquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Loris misses with an uppercut.
Loris throws a lazy body kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good, hard body kick but Loris shrugs it off.
Jaegerjaquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loris can do to turn this around?
Jaegerjaquez digs a good hook to Loris's body.
Loris is breathing heavily.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Jaegerjaquez slams his shin into Loris's torso.
Loris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Loris misses.
Loris walks into a left hand.
Jaegerjaquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Jaegerjaquez.
Loris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loris looks for a takedown but Jaegerjaquez sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loris. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by Loris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaegerjaquez - that will leave a mark!
Jaegerjaquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Loris should have avoided that one.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice looking body kick.
Jaegerjaquez defending well as Loris loads up on a big left hand.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter punch.
Jaegerjaquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaegerjaquez thuds his shin into the meat of Loris's side.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Loris looks to throw a body kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lunges at Loris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loris's hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaegerjaquez with the inside leg kick.
Loris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaegerjaquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Loris off the cage and back into range.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Jaegerjaquez lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loris, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Jaegerjaquez finds it's target.
Jaegerjaquez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Donk. Jaegerjaquez catches Loris right on the button with a cross.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a kick to the body.
Loris connects with a crisp jab.
Loris lands a jab to the nose.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick which misses Loris's front leg but catches the back leg as Loris tries to avoid it.
A big left from Loris misses.
A lazy body kick from Loris
and Jaegerjaquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaegerjaquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Loris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris misses with a hook
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Jaegerjaquez there.
A left lands for Jaegerjaquez.
 Loris is rocked!
A cross from Jaegerjaquez lands.
Loris is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaegerjaquez finish him?
Loris throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loris misses with a body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a big left hand that crumples Loris! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
An out of breath Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 219 p4p, 195 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 32 p4p, 27 weight class). Honorio comes to the cage accompanied by Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio misses with a body shot.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rainey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rainey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honorio lunges at Rainey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rainey's hand.
Rainey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honorio to score with a decent uppercut.
Rainey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honorio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honorio shoots for a takedown but Rainey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Honorio blocks a jab.
Honorio is looking to counter punch.
Honorio clinches up against the cage.
Honorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rainey's elbow.
Honorio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rainey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rainey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Honorio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rainey being controlled here, momentarily.
Honorio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Rainey keeps moving.
Honorio has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Honorio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rainey is looking for a triangle but Honorio pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio stands and throws Rainey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honorio lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honorio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honorio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Honorio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rainey, who protects the arm well.
Rainey is looking for a sweep.
Honorio working the ground and pound.
Honorio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rainey tries to buck Honorio off but Honorio is having none of it.
Honorio landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rainey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honorio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rainey gets back to half guard.
Honorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rainey looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Honorio pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rainey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Honorio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honorio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Honorio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Honorio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honorio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rainey is rocked!
Honorio controlling his opponent.
Rainey is still in real trouble! Can Honorio finish him?
Rainey is trying desperately to improve position.
Honorio lands a big elbow - Rainey is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rainey is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vinicius Honorio!
An out of breath Vinicius Honorio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Won Yong Jung (ranked 335 p4p, 81 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 35 p4p, 7 weight class). O Malley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Won Yong Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Jung swinging wildly here.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
O Malley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by O Malley - just one landing.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
A big left from Jung misses.
O Malley throws a combination that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jung blocks a head kick by O Malley.
Jung walks into a straight right hand from O Malley.
It looks like Won Yong Jung has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung staying out of range there.
O Malley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick
and Jung counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jung backs up against the cage.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Malley lands a jab to the head.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Jung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Jung throws a quick counter kick to the body but O Malley avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Jung has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from O Malley
and Jung counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jung shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Jung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Malley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jung with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
A big right from O Malley misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jung is defended easily by O Malley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Won Yong Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung with a nice calf kick.
Jung moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley thumps Jung with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley throws a jab when Jung was well out of range.
O Malley scores with a body shot.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Jung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As O Malley tries to get set, Jung tries to push him back and clinch up but O Malley manages to avoid the attempt.
Jung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Malley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jung is on him like a limpet, forcing O Malley back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Jung working aggressively here.
Jung tries to work over O Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung misses with some punches.
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
Jung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Jung is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Jung ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley throws a body punch but Jung moves out of range.
A big right from O Malley misses.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Jung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Malley scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - O Malley coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Won Yong Jung's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jung.
Jung blocks a jab.
As O Malley tries to get set, Jung tries to push him back and clinch up but O Malley manages to avoid the attempt.
Jung throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Malley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Malley.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and O Malley moves out of range easily.
Jung connects with the punch.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Jung saw that one coming.
Jung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
As O Malley tries to get set, Jung tries to push him back and clinch up but O Malley manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for O Malley. That snapped Jung's head back.
Jung is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley cracks Jung on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jung falls backwards against the cage. O Malley follows up with more strikes that drop Jung to his knees. O Malley keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jung! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 53 p4p, 185 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 5 p4p, 21 weight class). Andrianakis's entrance music is The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. A fine choice. Khan has chosen Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianakis throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Andrianakis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianakis.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrianakis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Andrianakis throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianakis loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
A slow jab from Andrianakis misses its intended target.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrianakis drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andrianakis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Andrianakis down.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrianakis misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianakis throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Andrianakis tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andrianakis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan avoids the body shot from Andrianakis.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andrianakis. Andrianakis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrianakis missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrianakis works Khan's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Andrianakis misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Andrianakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrianakis tries to avoid it.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Milo Andrianakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Khan.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Andrianakis misses
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianakis throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Andrianakis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andrianakis lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrianakis throws out the jab.
Andrianakis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrianakis scores with a shot to the body.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andrianakis looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andrianakis pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianakis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianakis throws an elbow that misses.
Andrianakis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
Andrianakis throws a head punch that misses.
Andrianakis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianakis misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianakis misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianakis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrianakis.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianakis fails to land.
Khan has Andrianakis pressed against the cage, preventing Andrianakis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Andrianakis misses with an elbow over the top.
Andrianakis digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Nice body punch from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrianakis can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Khan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Andrianakis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andrianakis tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrianakis defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan is looking to slow Andrianakis down with leg kicks.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Andrianakis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Andrianakis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan throws a leg kick but Andrianakis moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Andrianakis misses the target.
Andrianakis throws a sloppy body shot
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan throws a hook but Andrianakis blocks it.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Andrianakis.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianakis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan avoids the body shot from Andrianakis.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Andrianakis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan tries a quick counter leg kick but Andrianakis is wise to it.
Andrianakis misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Andrianakis's head but Andrianakis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrianakis misses with a hook.
Khan misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Andrianakis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Andrianakis.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrianakis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Khan.
Andrianakis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andrianakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrianakis throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Khan.
Khan thuds his right hand into Andrianakis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andrianakis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrianakis jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Andrianakis down.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Andrianakis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andrianakis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrianakis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrianakis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andrianakis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrianakis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Andrianakis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan avoids the body shot from Andrianakis.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Andrianakis moved out of range.
Andrianakis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrianakis scores with a hook.
Khan cracks Andrianakis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andrianakis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a two punch combination.
Khan feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan connects with the punch.
Andrianakis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Andrianakis - just one landing.
Andrianakis lands with a cross.
Andrianakis takes one to the chin there.
Andrianakis drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianakis.
A jab from Andrianakis misses.
Andrianakis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrianakis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrianakis looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Andrianakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Andrianakis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Khan throws a low kick but Andrianakis moves out of range easily.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andrianakis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan avoids the body shot from Andrianakis.
Khan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Andrianakis misses its intended target.
Andrianakis misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a good low kick that Andrianakis was not able to check.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
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 Milo Andrianakis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a left hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrianakis throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan throws a leg kick but Andrianakis checks it.
Andrianakis throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Andrianakis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andrianakis is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Andrianakis misses the target.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan sizes up Andrianakis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrianakis throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan clobbers Andrianakis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrianakis scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianakis digs a good hook to Khan's body.
A swing and a miss from Andrianakis.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan cracks Andrianakis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan lands with a hook. Andrianakis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrianakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Andrianakis off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianakis moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis checks a low kick from Khan.
The crowd cheers as Andrianakis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianakis.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrianakis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Andrianakis clinches.
Milo Andrianakis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan blocks a body shot from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Andrianakis lands a nice uppercut.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
Andrianakis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andrianakis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrianakis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrianakis throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan throws a low kick but Andrianakis avoids it.
Andrianakis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Andrianakis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan thows a leg kick but Andrianakis checks it
and Andrianakis counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan slips under a jab from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Andrianakis instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianakis pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andrianakis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andrianakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andrianakis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianakis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan prevents a body shot from Andrianakis.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Andrianakis pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andrianakis misses with an elbow strike.
Andrianakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Bora Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianakis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andrianakis lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Andrianakis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bora Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Andrianakis lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bora Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milo Andrianakis!
During a confident post fight interview, Milo Andrianakis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 30 p4p, 72 weight class) and Richard Mesquita (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamasaki off the cage and back into range.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Yamasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mesquita sprawls and moves away.
Mesquita swings for the body but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Yamasaki tries to counter with a takedown but Mesquita is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Yamasaki misses.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Yamasaki. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Yamasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mesquita sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki staying out of range there.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita misses with a wild body shot.
Yamasaki staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamasaki as he jumps to the side.
Katsu Yamasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamasaki swivels and escapes.
Yamasaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mesquita throws a jab when Yamasaki was well out of range.
Yamasaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamasaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesquita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamasaki is on top in guard.
Yamasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki postures up.
Yamasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamasaki pushing down on Mesquita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mesquita trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mesquita gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita looking to control but Yamasaki passes into half guard.
Yamasaki moves nicely into side control.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Mesquita wants to control but Yamasaki postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamasaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mesquita, who protects the arm well.
Mesquita takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
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 Katsu Yamasaki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
Yamasaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mesquita takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mesquita scores with a takedown into Yamasaki's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita stands up over Yamasaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Yamasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Yamasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamasaki working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Yamasaki wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mesquita passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamasaki tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita controlling the pace.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Yamasaki's hands, connecting with Yamasaki's forehead.
Yamasaki manages to get to full guard.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamasaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mesquita's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamasaki slips a jab from Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mesquita showed some decent athleticism there.
Yamasaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita stands and throws Yamasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yamasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamasaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamasaki's guard.
Mesquita is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yamasaki working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Yamasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamasaki, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yamasaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mesquita puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mesquita wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
Yamasaki is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita lands strikes from half guard.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yamasaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita prevents Yamasaki from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Yamasaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yamasaki.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Yamasaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mesquita manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yamasaki has picked Mesquita up and slammed him! Mesquita can't keep hold of the triangle and Yamasaki manages to pass to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita trying to control but Yamasaki flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Yamasaki tightening his grip on Mesquita, looking for the choke.
Yamasaki doesn't have the hooks in and Mesquita manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita really dominated 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.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Yamasaki sprawls well.
Yamasaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamasaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Katsu Yamasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Yamasaki slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mesquita or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamasaki, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamasaki as he jumps to the side.
Yamasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
and Yamasaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mesquita can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamasaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yamasaki wants to free his trapped foot but Mesquita is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Yamasaki is controlling well.
Mesquita won't allow Yamasaki to pass to mount.
Yamasaki is stalling here. Mesquita is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yamasaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mesquita has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki regains half guard.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Yamasaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamasaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamasaki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mesquita is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yamasaki.
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!
Yamasaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mesquita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Yamasaki is working away.
Mesquita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki sneaks back into half guard.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamasaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamasaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki wants to get back to full guard but Mesquita has passed into side control.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita scoring with punches and elbows.
Yamasaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mesquita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamasaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki regains half guard.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Richard Mesquita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Yamasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamasaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mesquita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mesquita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita distracts Yamasaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yamasaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mesquita is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yamasaki's guard.
Yamasaki is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Yamasaki moves into full guard.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yamasaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Katsu Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Mesquita controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mesquita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mesquita pushing down on Yamasaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamasaki is pressing down on Mesquita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Yamasaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamasaki is aware though and is defending well.
Yamasaki passes Mesquita's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yamasaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mesquita is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richard Mesquita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamasaki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mesquita is pressing down on Yamasaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Yamasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mesquita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita is the new lightweight champion!
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