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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Taylor (ranked 2877 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea (ranked 303 p4p, 256 weight class). Kevin Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
We've been informed that O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taylor misses with a hook. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taylor misses with a hook.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kevin Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor dives in and grabs O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea swivels and escapes.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's head but O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea to the ground. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a low kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea on the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a straight right hand.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea has been cut.
Taylor 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Taylor misses.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Taylor blocks it well.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a hook.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's shoulder, as O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
Taylor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea with a jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea staying out of range there.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a straight left.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea lands a front kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor tries to clinch
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea on the side of the head.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a shot to the body
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Danga de danga de dang - O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor 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.
Taylor thuds his right hand into O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor misses with a hook. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea ducked under it nicely.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor misses with a combination
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. Taylor shrugs it off though.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a body kick.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea lands a slapping body shot.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea! But no joy.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Taylor sprawling to the canvas! Taylor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea finish him?!
 Taylor is rocked!
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Taylor's defenses. It connects perfectly with Taylor's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea!
A relieved looking Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 2058 p4p, 3252 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 236 p4p, 350 weight class). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desceosarrafo misses with the combination.
Xanthopoulos is looking for the big counter here.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xanthopoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
Desceosarrafo misses with a left hand
and Xanthopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Desceosarrafo misses with a series of wild punches.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
Xanthopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Desceosarrafo misses with a body shot
and Xanthopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xanthopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Xanthopoulos throws a counter combo.
Xanthopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and pushes Xanthopoulos back into the cage.
Desceosarrafo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xanthopoulos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Desceosarrafo smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Desceosarrafo misses.
Desceosarrafo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xanthopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Desceosarrafo pushes Xanthopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo stalling against the cage.
Desceosarrafo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Desceosarrafo. Desceosarrafo maintains the clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a head punch that misses.
Xanthopoulos jumps guard but Desceosarrafo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Desceosarrafo fails to land.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Xanthopoulos blocks a jab.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desceosarrafo pushes Xanthopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo lands with a short shot to the head.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desceosarrafo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Desceosarrafo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desceosarrafo clinches.
Desceosarrafo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos tries to pull guard but Desceosarrafo won't allow it.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Desceosarrafo misses.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Desceosarrafo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xanthopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Xanthopoulos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Desceosarrafo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Xanthopoulos gets control of Desceosarrafo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Xanthopoulos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Desceosarrafo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Desceosarrafo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Xanthopoulos is trying to hold Desceosarrafo in close to prevent damage but Desceosarrafo has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand up but Xanthopoulos is controlling the position.
Xanthopoulos is looking to control Desceosarrafo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Xanthopoulos avoid being mounted?
Desceosarrafo wants to stand up but Xanthopoulos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Xanthopoulos uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Xanthopoulos has a closed guard, preventing Desceosarrafo from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Desceosarrafo avoids the body shot from Xanthopoulos.
Desceosarrafo fails to land with a series of punches.
Xanthopoulos is looking for the big counter here.
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xanthopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is winning the standup battle so far.
Desceosarrafo lands an overhand right.
Desceosarrafo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desceosarrafo misses with the combination.
Desceosarrafo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Desceosarrafo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Desceosarrafo looks to land a combination but Xanthopoulos avoids it well.
Xanthopoulos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xanthopoulos takes a swing at Desceosarrafo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Desceosarrafo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Desceosarrafo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos moves into the clinch.
Desceosarrafo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xanthopoulos is working for takedown but Desceosarrafo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Desceosarrafo has a couple of punches blocked by Xanthopoulos.
Desceosarrafo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xanthopoulos has him pressed against the cage.
Desceosarrafo tries to work over Xanthopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desceosarrafo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xanthopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo moves out of range as Xanthopoulos strikes.
Desceosarrafo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xanthopoulos.
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Xanthopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Desceosarrafo misses with a straight left.
Desceosarrafo misses with a two punch combination.
Desceosarrafo lands a head shot.
Desceosarrafo looks to land a combination. Xanthopoulos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Xanthopoulos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Xanthopoulos.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Desceosarrafo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Desceosarrafo looking to stall.
Xanthopoulos prevents a body shot from Desceosarrafo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo lands a shoulder strike.
Xanthopoulos jumps guard and drags Desceosarrafo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Desceosarrafo is looking to stand up but Xanthopoulos won't let him.
Desceosarrafo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand and escape but instead Xanthopoulos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Xanthopoulos content to stall in guard here.
Desceosarrafo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xanthopoulos can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos wants to pass the guard but Desceosarrafo is keeping the position.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Desceosarrafo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Desceosarrafo coming out on top.
A big left from Desceosarrafo misses.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desceosarrafo tries a body shot but Xanthopoulos blocks it.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Xanthopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Desceosarrafo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xanthopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Xanthopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desceosarrafo drives through and clinches with Xanthopoulos against the cage.
Xanthopoulos is trying to drag Desceosarrafo to the mat but Desceosarrafo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Desceosarrafo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Desceosarrafo is defending well.
Xanthopoulos blocking some punches.
Desceosarrafo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xanthopoulos has him pressed against the cage.
Xanthopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Desceosarrafo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Desceosarrafo has Xanthopoulos pushed against the cage.
Desceosarrafo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Xanthopoulos tries to pull guard but Desceosarrafo holds him up against the cage and eventually Xanthopoulos drops back down to his feet.
Desceosarrafo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Desceosarrafo lands an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that Xanthopoulos avoids nicely.
As Desceosarrafo backs off Xanthopoulos throws a huge counter combo but Desceosarrafo manages to avoid it all.
Desceosarrafo rushes Xanthopoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xanthopoulos drags the fight down to the ground.
Xanthopoulos is working an open guard so Desceosarrafo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to the head.
Desceosarrafo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desceosarrafo forces Xanthopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Xanthopoulos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Desceosarrafo to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Xanthopoulos blocks a body shot from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo misses with a body punch.
Desceosarrafo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xanthopoulos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Desceosarrafo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xanthopoulos is trying to drag Desceosarrafo to the mat but Desceosarrafo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desceosarrafo moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Xanthopoulos is taking a breather. Desceosarrafo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Xanthopoulos wants to control but Desceosarrafo is keeping him busy.
Desceosarrafo kicks off Xanthopoulos and gets to his feet.
Desceosarrafo misses with a wild combination.
Xanthopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Desceosarrafo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Desceosarrafo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 2160 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 249 p4p, 408 weight class). Koefti comes to the cage accompanied by IZ - E Ala E. 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 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic tries to clinch but Koefti is having none of it.
Koefti throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Koefti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koefti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Dukic.
Koefti tries to score with a low kick but Dukic moves his leg out of the way.
Koefti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
Dukic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Koefti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Koefti.
Dukic gets a clinch.
Dukic controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Koefti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Dukic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koefti lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koefti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukic is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukic.
Koefti scores with a shoulder strike.
Koefti misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koefti being controlled against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukic's defenses.
A short right from Koefti on the inside.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukic's defenses.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Koefti.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Koefti.
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic dives in and grabs Koefti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koefti pushes down on Dukic's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic avoids the body shot from Koefti.
Dukic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koefti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukic slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koefti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukic avoids the elbow strike from Koefti, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
Koefti lands a shot to the body.
Dukic is trying to push Koefti away but Koefti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic gets through Koefti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koefti misses with a knee to the head.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
That has opened up Bruno Dukic's cut even more.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Koefti pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukic misses with an uppercut. Koefti saw that one coming.
Koefti drives through and clinches with Dukic against the cage.
Koefti pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andre Koefti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Dukic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dukic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koefti up against the cage.
Koefti can't find room to land a body shot as Dukic controls the action.
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koefti clinches with his opponent.
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Koefti.
Dukic cracks Koefti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koefti clinches up with Dukic and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic tries to break the clinch but Koefti is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koefti obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koefti.
Dukic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koefti fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Koefti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Bruno Dukic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dukic is trying to pull guard but Koefti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Dukic tries to break free but Koefti pushes him back against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dukic's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Koefti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
Bruno Dukic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Dukic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Koefti!
Andre Koefti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 2506 p4p, 2007 weight class) and Benson Beckley (ranked 249 p4p, 210 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckley moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Beckley.
Harvey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckley.
Beckley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Harvey misses.
It seemed like Beckley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Beckley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beckley works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Beckley looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Beckley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Beckley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beckley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Harvey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckley ducks right into an uppercut from Harvey.
Beckley tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Beckley throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey connects with a body shot.
Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvey tries to bum rush Beckley with a series of wild strikes but Beckley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beckley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harvey rather than just go for the knockout.
Harvey throws the left hand but Beckley avoids the punch easily.
Beckley misses with a body shot.
Harvey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Harvey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beckley walks into a straight right hand from Harvey.
Beckley misses with a wild body shot.
Beckley misses with a body shot.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Beckley manages to avoid it.
Beckley just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Harvey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Beckley's ribs.
Harvey connects with a single shot there.
Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beckley back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A cross from Harvey lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Beckley.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Beckley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beckley swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Harvey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beckley.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Harvey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beckley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beckley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beckley throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Beckley throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Harvey lands.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beckley wants to clinch
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Beckley closes the distance and pushes Harvey back into the cage.
Harvey lands a hook that snaps the head of Beckley backwards.
A short left from Harvey.
Harvey avoiding damage as Beckley throws knees to the body.
Beckley tries to pull guard but Harvey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harvey.
Harvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvey avoids the damage to the body.
Harvey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beckley or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Beckley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harvey is keeping busy.
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvey.
Harvey lands a left hand.
A short right from Beckley.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Beckley.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Harvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beckley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harvey is defending well for now.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckley tries to stall but Harvey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harvey as Beckley tries to tie him up.
Beckley is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Harvey has denied him.
Harvey throws a head punch that misses.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beckley backwards.
Beckley goes for a takedown attempt but Harvey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beckley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beckley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beckley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey cracks Beckley with an open hand slap.
Beckley tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Beckley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey connects with a single shot there.
Beckley misses with a looping right.
Beckley misses the body punch
and Beckley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beckley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beckley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beckley misses the body punch
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey defending well as Beckley loads up on a big left hand.
Beckley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
Beckley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beckley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beckley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey checks the leg kick.
Beckley tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beckley moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey misses with some punches.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Beckley controls his hands.
Beckley stalling in the clinch.
Beckley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harvey smiles and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beckley tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckley dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beckley tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Beckley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckley throws out the jab.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Beckley off the cage and back into range.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beckley gets a clinch.
Harvey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harvey managing to block the knees to the body from Beckley.
Harvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvey lands a hook that snaps the head of Beckley backwards.
Harvey is pressed up against the cage. Beckley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvey down to the mat. Harvey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beckley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Beckley.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beckley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Beckley has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Harvey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harvey.
Beckley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvey avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alec Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Beckley.
Harvey throws a head punch that misses.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvey.
A body shot lands from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey tries to work over Beckley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Beckley avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
Beckley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harvey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Harvey lands with a right to the head.
Beckley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beckley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harvey smiles and moves away.
Beckley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Beckley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beckley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Harvey scores with the left hand. Beckley knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beckley doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Beckley throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Beckley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Harvey fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beckley needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Beckley.
Harvey throws the left hand but Beckley avoids the punch easily.
Beckley defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand.
Beckley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Beckley's head.
Harvey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Beckley manages to avoid it.
Beckley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckley fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckley moves away.
Beckley throws a big counter head kick but Harvey avoids it with no problem.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Harvey takes one on the button.
Beckley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harvey catches Beckley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harvey looks to land a combination but Beckley avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Beckley.
Beckley walks into a jab.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Beckley throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckley lands with a hook. Harvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey lands with a right hand.
Beckley misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckley manages to avoid it.
Alec Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Beckley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
Harvey throws a shot to the body.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Beckley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beckley misses with a jab to the body
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beckley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Beckley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Harvey misses with a body shot
and Beckley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harvey thinking.
Beckley wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beckley moves in looking to clinch but Harvey pushes him off.
Harvey scores with a nice right hand.
Harvey tests Beckley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckley can do to turn this around?
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Beckley misses with a body shot.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey slips a jab from Beckley.
Nice uppercut lands for Harvey. That snapped Beckley's head back.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Harvey checks the leg kick.
Beckley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harvey scores with a decent looking hook.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beckley misses with a head kick.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckley.
Beckley throws a head kick that misses.
Beckley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Beckley. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckley throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Harvey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beckley wants to slow Harvey down by chopping away at his legs.
Beckley tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Beckley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Harvey.
Beckley throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckley.
Benson Beckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beckley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beckley throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvey throws a big counter combination but Beckley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beckley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Harvey lands a jab to Beckley's midsection.
Beckley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beckley looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harvey works over Beckley's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1-2. Harvey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Beckley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Beckley moved out of range nicely.
Beckley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckley throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckley has time to react.
Beckley throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a sloppy right hand. Beckley should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
Beckley throws out a counter right but Harvey avoids it with no problem.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harvey, pushing him back against the cage.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beckley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckley drags the fight down to the ground.
Beckley has his foot on Harvey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harvey works his way back into a safe position though.
Harvey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harvey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beckley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harvey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harvey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
A very excited looking Alec Harvey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 1242 p4p, 2040 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 152 p4p, 233 weight class). Cango comes into the arena with Into Action by Tim Armstrong blaring out of the sound system. Hjalmar Raak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Cango - just one landing.
Raak blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Cango.
Cango misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cango definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cango with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cango. Beautiful body shot.
Cango's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cango duly obliges.
Cango tests Raak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cango counters with a nice body shot.
Cango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Cango misses its intended target.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cango tries a head kick but it misses.
Raak counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango scores with a hook to the body. Raak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cango cracks Raak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cango sizes up Raak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cango throws a low kick, looking for Raak's leg but Raak calmly moves out of range.
Cango fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Raak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cango throws a body kick that misses.
Cango throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Cango.
Raak throws a head kick that misses
and Cango counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cango bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango throws a leg kick which misses Raak's front leg but catches the back leg as Raak tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak lands a jab to the head.
Cango takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raak was well out of range. Poor timing from Cango.
Raak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cango looks to throw a body kick
and Raak counters with a right hand to the body.
Raak scores with a jab.
Cango connects with a high kick.
Cango throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cango throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cango moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cango does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cango.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cango - that will leave a mark!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cango!
Some wild striking there from Cango.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cango connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Cango coming out on top.
Cango looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cango.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango throws a leg kick but Raak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cango misses with a body kick.
Cango gets tackled into the cage by Raak. Raak maintains the clinch.
Raak slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cango.
Cango missing with knees to the body.
Cango tries to break free but Raak pushes him back against the cage.
Raak misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raak.
Cango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raak throws the kick towards the body but Cango avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cango lands a jab to the head.
Raak lands a right hook to the body.
Raak misses with a leg kick
and Cango counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Raak.
Cango connects with a body shot that sends Raak's belly button to the back.
Cango lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cango swats away the attempt to clinch by Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick from Cango, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak avoids the head kick by Cango.
Raak raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Raak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cango scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cango throws a right and a left that Raak avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Cango.
Cango misses with a combination
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Raak throws a looping overhand right but Cango ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Cango is winning the standup battle so far.
Cango lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cango.
Raak dodges the punch combination from Cango.
The fighters circling - Cango throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cango throws a lazy uppercut
and Raak counters with a nice uppercut.
Cango lands a lovely overhand right.
Cango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raak swings for the body but Cango moves out of range.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raak can do to turn this around?
Cango throws a jab but it's blocked by Raak.
Raak tests Cango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a really nice looking cross but Raak seems unphased.
Cango dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raak. That did some damage!
Cango with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raak looks for a takedown but Cango sprawls well.
Cango misses with a double jab.
Cango misses the body punch
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Raak misses with a kick to the body.
Raak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cango tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raak manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango looks to land a combination but Raak avoids it well.
A combination from Cango does no damage.
Cango connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raak. Raak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cango lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cango darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cango lands a jab to the head.
Cango connects with the punch.
Cango throws a right hand that misses
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raak. Cango does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Cango.
Raak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak motions for Cango to come forward. Raak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cango.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak throws a low kick, looking for Cango's leg but Cango calmly moves out of range.
Cango jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cango looks to land a combination. Raak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cango scores with a leg kick.
Cango misses with a series of wild punches.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack Cango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cango looks to land a left hand but Raak moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cango tries a head kick but it misses.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Cango.
Cango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raak.
Raak raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Raak misses.
A low kick lands for Cango.
Cango shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raak eats them both and turns towards Cango to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango takes a swing at Raak's ribcage but misses.
Raak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cango tries to work over Raak's front leg with a kick but Raak checks it.
Raak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cango scores with a nice strike.
Cango throws a combination that misses
and Raak counters with a leg kick.
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raak tries to clinch there but Cango circles away.
Cango throws a quick counter head kick but Raak was just out of range.
Cango throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cango looks to score with a jab to the body but Raak is just out of range.
Cango lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cango fails to land with a series of punches.
Cango ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raak closes the distance and pushes Cango back into the cage.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak can't find room to land a body shot as Cango controls the action.
Cango wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raak has him pressed against the cage.
Raak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raak prevents Cango from breaking the clinch.
Raak managing to block the knees to the body from Cango.
Cango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango catches Raak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Cango moves out of range of the body kick.
Raak wants to clinch.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Cango.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Cango connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Cango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raak throws a body kick that misses.
Cango swinging wildly here.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cango with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cango, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
A relieved looking Jack Cango thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 1466 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 186 p4p, 201 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev is looking to land body kicks.
Sobieskiego lands a jab to Zuev's midsection.
Zuev tries to move into range but Sobieskiego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobieskiego cracks Zuev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sobieskiego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobieskiego throws a hook to the side of Zuev's head but Zuev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieskiego has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zuev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sobieskiego throws a leg kick
and Zuev counters with a one-two to the body.
Sobieskiego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobieskiego swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuev.
A cross from Zuev lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieskiego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zuev throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sobieskiego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieskiego moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zuev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego tests Zuev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zuev looks to land a body kick but Sobieskiego moved away.
Sobieskiego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobieskiego looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Sobieskiego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobieskiego misses with an uppercut.
Zuev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sobieskiego 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.
Sobieskiego tries to move into range but Zuev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zuev drops his hands momentarily and Sobieskiego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zuev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sobieskiego throws a right and a left that Zuev avoids nicely.
Zuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zuev wants to clinch up but Sobieskiego keeps it at a distance.
Sobieskiego tries for a takedown but Zuev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jana Iii Sobieskiego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieskiego throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zuev counters with a left and a right that stings Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Sobieskiego looks to move away, Zuev throws a big counter combo but Sobieskiego just gets out of the way.
Zuev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Sobieskiego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobieskiego throws a right and a left that Zuev avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobieskiego.
A big right from Sobieskiego misses.
Sobieskiego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sobieskiego is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Zuev throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuev slips a straight right by Sobieskiego.
Zuev moves out of range as Sobieskiego strikes.
Sobieskiego misses with the combination.
Zuev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zuev blocks a jab.
Sobieskiego blocks a head kick by Zuev.
Sobieskiego tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zuev defends well and Sobieskiego ends up having to push Zuev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zuev tries to counter by clinching up but Sobieskiego breaks away and moves out of range.
Zuev throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Sobieskiego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieskiego moves out of range easily.
Zuev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieskiego throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev misses with a hook. Sobieskiego ducked under it nicely.
Sobieskiego moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sobieskiego throws an overhand right that lands on Zuev's shoulder, as Zuev tries to avoid the shot.
Zuev moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Sobieskiego.
A big left from Sobieskiego misses.
Zuev throwing a counter right hand but Sobieskiego manages to avoid it.
Zuev just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuev moves out of range as Sobieskiego strikes.
Zuev tries to clinch there but Sobieskiego circles away.
Sobieskiego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sobieskiego is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zuev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aleksandr Zuev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jana Iii Sobieskiego.
Zuev with a nice calf kick.
Zuev slips a jab from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zuev's waist but Zuev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sobieskiego off to one side.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieskiego moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuev. Sobieskiego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobieskiego throws a lazy uppercut
letting Zuev counter with a right hand.
Sobieskiego shoots in looking for a takedown. Zuev tries to sprawl out of it but Sobieskiego keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zuev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieskiego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Zuev misses the target.
Zuev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieskiego moves out of range easily.
Zuev walks into a left hand.
Zuev slips under a jab.
Zuev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Sobieskiego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobieskiego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuev misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Sobieskiego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobieskiego misses with a hook
and Zuev counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Aleksandr Zuev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zuev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksandr Zuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobieskiego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sobieskiego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zuev.
Sobieskiego tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zuev defends well and Sobieskiego ends up having to push Zuev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zuev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zuev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sobieskiego throws a jab but it's blocked by Zuev.
A jab from Zuev finds it's way through Sobieskiego's defenses.
Sobieskiego misses with a left hand
and Zuev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobieskiego blocks a head kick by Zuev.
A little jabbing left from Sobieskiego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sobieskiego will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looks like Zuev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sobieskiego throws a hook but Zuev blocks it.
Zuev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zuev scores with a nice strike.
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!
Sobieskiego clobbers Zuev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sobieskiego goes for a double leg but Zuev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zuev continues to drive forward.
Zuev throws a big counter combination but Sobieskiego scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aleksandr Zuev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jana Iii Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego cracks Zuev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Zuev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego moves forwards but Zuev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sobieskiego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zuev throws a nice head kick!
Sobieskiego lands with a hook. Zuev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sobieskiego throws a good cross that connects.
Sobieskiego looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Sobieskiego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sobieskiego walks into a stiff left hand from Zuev.
Sobieskiego fails with the takedown.
Zuev tries to counter by clinching up but Sobieskiego breaks away and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobieskiego. Sobieskiego gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zuev takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego shoots in and drives through. Zuev sprawls well.
Zuev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sobieskiego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobieskiego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zuev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego throws the left hand but Zuev avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zuev - that will leave a mark!
Sobieskiego throws the left hand but Zuev avoids the punch easily.
Sobieskiego staying out of range there.
Sobieskiego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zuev to score with a decent uppercut.
Zuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobieskiego moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego misses with an uppercut.
Zuev blocks a jab.
Sobieskiego throws a jab when Zuev was well out of range.
Zuev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zuev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zuev cracks Sobieskiego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zuev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sobieskiego's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuev.
Sobieskiego has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobieskiego misses the target.
Zuev slips a straight right by Sobieskiego.
Zuev lands with a right hand.
Zuev misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieskiego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sobieskiego darts in looking for a takedown but Zuev gets double underhooks and turns Sobieskiego into the cage.
Sobieskiego tests Zuev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieskiego fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zuev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobieskiego in his tracks.
Sobieskiego walks into a stiff left hand from Zuev.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Sobieskiego fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieskiego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zuev moves out of range of the strikes.
Zuev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobieskiego.
Nice cross by Zuev.
Zuev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego tries to work over Zuev's front leg with a kick but Zuev checks it.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobieskiego.
Zuev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobieskiego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zuev under the eye.
Sobieskiego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobieskiego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Aleksandr Zuev will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobieskiego throws a hook but Zuev blocks it.
Sobieskiego dives in for a single leg takedown but Zuev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters circling - Sobieskiego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobieskiego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sobieskiego throws a leg kick
and Zuev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev thuds his right hand into Sobieskiego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zuev takes a swing at Sobieskiego's ribcage but misses.
Sobieskiego ducks under a wild hook from Zuev.
Zuev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobieskiego with a jab.
Zuev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zuev swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zuev throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sobieskiego.
Zuev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sobieskiego missing with a left hand there. Zuev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobieskiego cracks Zuev with a good jab.
Sobieskiego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zuev has time to react.
A big right from Zuev misses.
Sobieskiego connects with a right hand. Zuev shakes it off.
Sobieskiego will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick lands for Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego clobbers Zuev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aleksandr Zuev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zuev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zuev is looking to counter the offense by Sobieskiego and move into the clinch.
Sobieskiego throws an off balance right hand
and Zuev counters with a left to the body.
Sobieskiego tries to land a leg kick but Zuev saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sobieskiego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zuev has time to react.
Sobieskiego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sobieskiego misses.
Zuev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zuev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego is looking to slow Zuev down with leg kicks.
Zuev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sobieskiego shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zuev as he jumps to the side.
Aleksandr Zuev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jana Iii Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zuev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieskiego loads up on a big right hand but Zuev slips the punch.
Zuev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobieskiego's hands.
Zuev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zuev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sobieskiego on the side of the head.
Zuev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zuev misses the shot to the body.
Sobieskiego lands an overhand right.
Aleksandr Zuev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuev connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zuev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieskiego scrambles back to his feet.
Zuev moves out of range as Sobieskiego strikes.
Sobieskiego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Sobieskiego misses.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Sobieskiego saw that one coming.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Sobieskiego slips the punch.
Sobieskiego takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego misses with a takedown attempt - Zuev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zuev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuev looks to land a right hand but Sobieskiego moved out of range.
Sobieskiego throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
Sobieskiego loads up on a big right hand but Zuev slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Zuev does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieskiego throws a hook to the side of Zuev's head but Zuev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieskiego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zuev.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobieskiego.
Zuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobieskiego lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zuev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieskiego throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobieskiego has time to react.
Zuev misses with a hook. Sobieskiego ducked under it nicely.
Sobieskiego misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobieskiego is defended easily by Zuev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Zuev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zuev 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 1000 p4p, 1877 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 124 p4p, 215 weight class). Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tampukpuk with a nice calf kick.
Tampukpuk sizes up Bizihwaeile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tampukpuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Tampukpuk. Those never looked like landing.
Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Bizihwaeile misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bizihwaeile keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tampukpuk maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bizihwaeile could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tampukpuk has cracked it and Bizihwaeile is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tampukpuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arturito Tampukpuk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fochi (ranked 2432 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 283 p4p, 147 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fochi misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea lands a head shot.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fochi misses with a wild combination.
Fochi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetea was well out of range. Poor timing from Fochi.
Ghetea now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ghetea misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea loads up on a big right hand but Fochi slips the punch.
Fochi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Ghetea tenderised Fochi's leg. Fochi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghetea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ghetea ducks under a wild hook from Fochi.
Fochi backing away here, and Ghetea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Ghetea - just one landing.
A big left from Fochi misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fochi checks a leg kick.
Fochi is looking to counter punch.
Ghetea walks into a straight right hand from Fochi.
Ghetea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fochi misses the body punch
and Ghetea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Fochi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ghetea with a nice cross.
Fochi punishes Ghetea's body with a nice straight punch.
Ghetea misses with a straight left.
Ghetea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ghetea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fochi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fochi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghetea connects with an inside leg kick.
Darius Ghetea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghetea misses with a body shot
and Fochi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fochi misses with a double jab.
Ghetea misses with a hook.
Fochi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fochi swings for the body but Ghetea moves out of range.
Ghetea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghetea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghetea can pounce on him.
Ghetea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ghetea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with a hook.
Ghetea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghetea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetea cracks a nice hook into Fochi's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghetea.
A right-left combo lands from Ghetea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Fochi misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Ghetea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fochi misses with a hook
and Ghetea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghetea slips a jab from Fochi.
Fochi misses with a hook. Ghetea ducked under it nicely.
Ghetea lands a right hook to the body.
Ghetea connects with an inside leg kick.
Fochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Ghetea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetea has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetea. That's going to slow Fochi down.
Fochi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghetea as he connects with a hook.
Fochi throws out a powerful jab.
Ghetea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghetea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghetea scores with a nice head shot.
Ghetea lands a right hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fochi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Ghetea finds it's target.
Fochi is rocked!
BAM! Ghetea delivers a spinning backfist that drops Fochi like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 648 p4p, 643 weight class) and Kamil Marek (ranked 89 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kamil Marek!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung swings widly with a right hand
and Marek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tai Kung throws a right hand that misses
and Marek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tai Kung scores with a shot to the body.
Tai Kung misses with a kick to the body.
Tai Kung throws the kick towards the body but Marek avoids it.
Marek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Marek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Kamil Marek has been cut.
Tai Kung cracks Marek with a good jab.
Tai Kung throws a looping overhand right but Marek ducks down to avoid it.
Marek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tai Kung is out of range.
Tai Kung is looking to counter punch.
Marek scores with a body shot.
Tai Kung throws a shot from downtown. Marek moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Marek avoids it easily.
It seemed like Marek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Tai Kung throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Marek to counter with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Marek.
A jab from Marek finds it's way through Tai Kung's defenses.
A cross from Marek lands.
Marek forces Tai Kung back against the cage and clinches.
Tai Kung slowing the pace effectively.
Marek scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Tai Kung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tai Kung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tai Kung works Marek's body with a nice hook.
Tai Kung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tai Kung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marek was well out of range. Poor timing from Tai Kung.
Marek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marek.
Tai Kung tries to land a front kick but Marek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marek throws a hook but Tai Kung blocks it.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marek manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tai Kung. Marek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marek is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tai Kung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek.
Tai Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Marek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Tai Kung misses
and Marek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marek 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.
Tai Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick
and Marek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marek tries to clinch but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Marek throws a shot to the body.
Marek slips under a jab.
Marek misses with an uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marek tries to move into range but Tai Kung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marek throws the left hand but Tai Kung avoids the punch easily.
Marek throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Marek avoids the body shot from Tai Kung.
Marek staying out of range there.
Tai Kung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marek cracks Tai Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tai Kung throws a head kick that misses
and Marek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tai Kung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marek cracks Tai Kung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamil Marek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kamil Marek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A clash of legs there as Tai Kung blocks the low kick.
Marek throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung throws a big counter combination but Marek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marek blocks the body kick.
Marek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Marek misses.
Marek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tai Kung's head backwards.
Marek dodges the punch combination from Tai Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek needs to keep his hands up - Tai Kung had a free shot at his head there.
Marek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tai Kung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marek can pounce on him.
Tai Kung throws a body kick that misses.
Marek looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Tai Kung throws a head kick that misses.
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tai Kung.
Marek just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTai Kung.
Marek throws a lazy right hand but Tai Kung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tai Kung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marek misses with a hook
and Tai Kung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marek duly obliges.
Marek staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Marek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a really nice looking cross but Marek seems unphased.
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!
Marek slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Marek throws out a counter right but Tai Kung avoids it with no problem.
Tai Kung slips a jab from Marek.
Tai Kung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crunch! Tai Kung slams his shin into Marek's torso.
Marek misses with an uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a head kick.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Tai Kung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tai Kung thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tai Kung lands a body shot.
Marek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tai Kung back to the cage. Marek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marek throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tai Kung misses with a combination
and Marek counters with a straight right hand.
Tai Kung thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marek if he has to take too many more of those.
Tai Kung misses with a kick to the body
and Marek counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Marek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tai Kung doesn't seem phased though.
Tai Kung misses with a right hand
enabling Marek to counter with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Marek.
Marek scores with a sloppy right hand. Tai Kung should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marek throws the left hand but Tai Kung avoids the punch easily.
Tai Kung lands a lovely overhand right.
Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tai Kung. Marek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tai Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
Marek throws a counter combo.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
Tai Kung avoids the body shot from Marek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kamil Marek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kamil Marek's cut.
That's time! Tai Kung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tai Kung lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tai Kung scores with a body shot.
Tai Kung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tai Kung misses the jab.
Marek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Tai Kung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tai Kung tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marek manages to circle out of the way.
Marek misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Marek throws a front kick aimed at Tai Kung's knee but Tai Kung avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung swings for the body but Marek moves out of range.
Tai Kung misses with a kick to the body
and Marek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tai Kung thinking.
Tai Kung slips under a jab from Marek.
Marek misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a high kick!
Tai Kung swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tai Kung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Marek misses its intended target.
Marek avoids a kick to the body.
Tai Kung throws a body punch but Marek moves out of range.
Marek throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai Kung throws a big counter combination but Marek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Marek.
Tai Kung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung swats away the attempt to clinch by Marek.
Tai Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot.
Marek lands a really nice looking cross but Tai Kung seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Marek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tai Kung walks into a stiff left hand from Marek.
Marek takes the fight into the clinch.
Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tai Kung lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Tai Kung.
Marek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tai Kung looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tai Kung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marek walks into a jab.
Marek throws a jab when Tai Kung was well out of range.
Marek throws a leg kick
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung lands with an uppercut that bounces Marek off the cage and back into range.
Tai Kung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses with a hook to the body
and Marek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tai Kung defending well as Marek loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Tai Kung misses the target.
Marek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Kamil Marek's cut even more.
Tai Kung throws a head kick that misses
and Marek counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Kung looks to land a right hand but Marek moved out of range.
Marek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Marek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marek swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Tai Kung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kamil Marek.
Well Marek 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Marek!
Kamil Marek is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Kamil Marek 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 99 p4p, 746 weight class) and Otto McBean (ranked 7 p4p, 56 weight class). Otto McBean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivor Ivanovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ivanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBean dodges the punch combination from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McBean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ivanovic's guard.
McBean is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ivanovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ivanovic has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBean has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ivanovic 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 McBean.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean is trying to escape the position but Ivanovic is controlling the position.
McBean is looking for a sweep.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McBean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McBean trying to remain calm as Ivanovic controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivanovic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ivanovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass McBean's legs.
Ivanovic stands up and beckons McBean to his feet.
McBean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBean.
It seemed like McBean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean throws a body punch but Ivanovic moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanovic. McBean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanovic misses the shot to the body.
McBean closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBean darts in looking for a takedown but Ivanovic gets double underhooks and turns McBean into the cage.
McBean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McBean moves to clinch but Ivanovic breaks away
and Ivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanovic scores with a one two! McBean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McBean throws a lazy right hand but Ivanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic swings for the body but McBean moves out of range.
McBean tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ivanovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivanovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McBean misses with a left hand
and Ivanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from McBean does it's job there.
Ivanovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ivanovic misses the shot to the body.
Ivanovic misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ivanovic lands a really nice looking cross but McBean seems unphased.
A jab from Ivanovic does it's job there.
Ivanovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but McBean moves out of range easily.
McBean tries to counter by closing the distance.
McBean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ivanovic looks to land a body kick but McBean moved away.
And McBean tries to counter it with a takedown but Ivanovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ivanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanovic misses with a leg kick
and McBean counters with a single leg into guard. Ivanovic didn't expect that.
Ivanovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McBean manages to pass to side control.
McBean seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanovic defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic trying to control from the bottom.
McBean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McBean looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McBean seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McBean is thwarting Ivanovic's attempts to control the position.
Ivanovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ivanovic.
McBean trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic controls McBean momentarily but McBean frees himself.
McBean stays in close to Ivanovic's body and controls the position.
McBean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivanovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivanovic trying to keep a closed guard but McBean is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ivanovic throws a body punch but McBean moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice shot lands for McBean.
Ivor Ivanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
McBean takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ivanovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McBean throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ivanovic tries to bum rush McBean with a series of wild strikes but McBean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanovic circles away quickly and effectively.
McBean moves to clinch but Ivanovic breaks away
and Ivanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McBean throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ivanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivanovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ivanovic lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBean circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBean's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McBean throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanovic's shoulder, as Ivanovic tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ivanovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBean can do to turn this around?
Ivanovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovic slips under a jab.
Ivanovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ivor Ivanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic misses with a looping right.
McBean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McBean misses with an uppercut
and Ivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
McBean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivanovic can pounce on him.
McBean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from McBean misses.
McBean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Ivanovic throws a wild body kick that McBean sees coming a mile off.
McBean takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
McBean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivanovic's head.
Otto McBean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBean.
McBean changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ivanovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ivor Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by McBean or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivanovic, which made it look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ivanovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by McBean.
Ivanovic is looking to counter punch.
Ivanovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBean was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovic.
McBean throws a lazy right hand but Ivanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivanovic lands a slapping body shot.
McBean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - McBean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McBean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Ivanovic.
Jab, jab by McBean - just one landing.
Ivanovic swings for the body but McBean moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ivanovic - that will leave a mark!
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from McBean.
Ivanovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBean.
McBean gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBean throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a left to the body.
Ivanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McBean at a distance.
Ivanovic lands a jab to the nose.
Ivor Ivanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
McBean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBean takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Ivanovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Ivanovic!
After winning the bout, Ivor Ivanovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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