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C298: Queiroz vs Mahogany II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 4105 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 460 p4p, 184 weight class). Branca comes to the cage accompanied by original score medley. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branca lands a right hook to the body.
Chukwuma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Branca at a distance.
Chukwuma throws a big shot that misses.
Branca loads up on a big right hand but Chukwuma slips the punch.
Chukwuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chukwuma throws a big shot that misses.
Chukwuma misses with a leg kick.
Branca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Branca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branca looks to throw the jab but Chukwuma is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma punishes Branca's body with a nice straight punch.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branca misses with a straight right.
Jab by Chukwuma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branca misses with a straight left.
Chukwuma works Branca's body with a nice hook.
Branca throws an overhand right that lands on Chukwuma's shoulder, as Chukwuma tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma lands with a straight right. Branca didn't see that one coming.
Chukwuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Branca counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chukwuma. Branca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chukwuma slips under a jab from Branca.
Chukwuma pushes Branca away with a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Branca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been informed that Chukwuma 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.
Branca misses with a hook.
Chukwuma throws a right hand that misses
and Branca counters with a solid body kick.
Chukwuma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chukwuma thows a body kick. Branca tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chukwuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Branca throws out the jab.
Branca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chukwuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Branca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chukwuma - that will leave a mark!
Branca is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma lands a nice shot that snaps Branca's head back.
Branca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chukwuma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking body kick.
Branca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Branca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chukwuma. Chukwuma obviously looking to wear him down.
Chukwuma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Branca takes a step back to recover.
Chukwuma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Chukwuma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Branca at a distance.
Chukwuma scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Branca misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca wants to slow Chukwuma down by chopping away at his legs.
Branca tries to score with a low kick but Chukwuma moves his leg out of the way.
Chukwuma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chukwuma throws a body kick that misses.
Chukwuma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Branca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chukwuma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Branca's shoulder, as Branca tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
Branca takes one on the button.
Branca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Branca is rocked!
Joao Cajo Branca's cut is getting worse.
Branca is holding his hands too far apart here. Chukwuma throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Branca is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tinashe Chukwuma!
After winning the bout, Tinashe Chukwuma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 1325 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 169 p4p, 362 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Jukassa throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jukassa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cruz is on him like a limpet, forcing Jukassa back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa manages to break the clinch.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Jukassa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jukassa counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz closes the distance but Jukassa moves to the side
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Jukassa counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jukassa circles away.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Jukassa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jukassa is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jukassa wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Jukassa told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jukassa's face as Cruz controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Cruz.
Cruz in side control, throwing shots but Jukassa defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukassa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cruz scores with punches from side control.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jukassa keeps working.
Jukassa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jukassa is trying to buck Cruz off.
Cruz wants to control but Jukassa is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cruz's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Jukassa is defending the position.
Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jukassa!
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz trying to control but Jukassa is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Jukassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jukassa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jukassa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jukassa is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Cruz take his back! Uh oh - Cruz has got a rear naked choke here! Jukassa is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cortes (ranked 1398 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 187 p4p, 157 weight class). Vladimir Kosmanov 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes closes the distance and clinches.
Kosmanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortes won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Cortes.
Cortes misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Cortes.
Kosmanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
Our sources have told us that Cortes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kosmanov misses with the head strike.
Kosmanov looking to stall.
Kosmanov lands with a right to the head.
Kosmanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosmanov breaks the clinch.
Cortes connects with a right hand. Kosmanov shakes it off.
Cortes moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kosmanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kosmanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov takes a shot to the head.
Cortes misses with a knee to the head.
Cortes lands a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov misses with some punches.
Kosmanov is trying to break the clinch but Cortes has him pressed against the cage.
Cortes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov tries to circle away but Cortes has him pinned against the cage.
Cortes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosmanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kosmanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Cortes was well out of range.
Cortes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kosmanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortes with a body shot.
Cortes tries to bum rush Kosmanov with a series of wild strikes but Kosmanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortes throws out a powerful jab.
Cortes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
Kosmanov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov tries to bum rush Cortes with a series of wild strikes but Cortes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortes is rocked!
Cortes checks the leg kick.
Kosmanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kosmanov. That did some damage!
Cortes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortes blocks a jab.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cortes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortes moves to clinch but Kosmanov breaks away
and Kosmanov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes scores with a sloppy right hand. Kosmanov should have avoided that one.
A combination from Cortes does no damage.
Cortes misses with a body shot
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortes throws a leg kick but Kosmanov checks it.
Cortes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kosmanov stuns Cortes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Cortes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kosmanov's sensitive parts.
Cortes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cortes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kosmanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kosmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortes.
Cortes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Cortes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortes seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kosmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosmanov connects with a crisp jab.
Kosmanov throws a hook but Cortes blocks it.
Cortes wants to clinch
and Kosmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kosmanov loads up on a big right hand but Cortes slips the punch.
Kosmanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortes. Cortes obviously looking to wear him down.
Cortes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kosmanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Cortes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortes cracks Kosmanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kosmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kosmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooh!!! Kosmanov has knocked Cortes down with a huge combo! Kosmanov steps away and waves a wobbly Cortes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kosmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kosmanov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kosmanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kosmanov misses with a kick to the body.
Kosmanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Cortes.
Cortes slips a jab from Kosmanov.
Cortes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortes controls his hands.
Kosmanov pushes Cortes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kosmanov misses.
Cortes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kosmanov.
Cortes throws a one two combo.
Cortes lands a jab to the head.
Thiago Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortes lands with a good body shot.
Kosmanov throws a chopping leg kick but Cortes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortes darts in and clinches Kosmanov up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortes misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortes digs a right hand underneath Kosmanov's ribcage. Kosmanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cortes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortes misses with some punches.
Kosmanov misses with some punches.
Cortes can't find room to land a body shot as Kosmanov controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kosmanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosmanov wants to break free but Cortes has control.
Kosmanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kosmanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kosmanov tries to stall but Cortes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cortes gets through Kosmanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kosmanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes blocking some punches.
Kosmanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortes misses with a knee to the head.
Kosmanov taking a breather.
Kosmanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kosmanov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
A short right from Kosmanov on the inside.
Kosmanov looking to stall.
Cortes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosmanov's efforts to push away.
Kosmanov is trying to push Cortes away but Cortes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kosmanov.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kosmanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cortes is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov digs a right hand underneath Cortes's ribcage. Cortes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kosmanov misses with a punch to the body.
Kosmanov digs a right hand into Cortes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortes's gas tank.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosmanov's efforts to push away.
Kosmanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kosmanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Kosmanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kosmanov wants to stall.
Kosmanov 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 Cortes has denied him.
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 Thiago Cortes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Kosmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cortes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
It looked like Cortes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortes lands a right hook to the body.
Kosmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortes counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kosmanov.
Cortes takes the fight into the clinch.
Kosmanov blocks an uppercut.
Cortes scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kosmanov is pushing Cortes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cortes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Cortes.
Cortes connects with a knee to the head.
Kosmanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kosmanov taking a breather.
Kosmanov is trying to push Cortes away but Cortes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kosmanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
Cortes prevents a body shot from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
A body shot lands from Cortes.
Kosmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kosmanov wants to break free but Cortes has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortes.
Kosmanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortes has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Kosmanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Kosmanov trying to stall but Cortes improves his position.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Kosmanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kosmanov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kosmanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kosmanov tries a body shot but Cortes blocks it.
Cortes lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortess head.
Kosmanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cortes lands a nice knee to the body.
Cortes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortes landing knees to the head.
Cortes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cortes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosmanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortes works on Kosmanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kosmanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortes.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Kosmanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Kosmanov trying to control the position but instead, Cortes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kosmanov into the cage.
Kosmanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortes.
Cortes misses with a few strikes there.
Kosmanov misses with a hook. Cortes ducked under it nicely.
Cortes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cortes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortes.
Vladimir Kosmanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kosmanov back to the cage. Cortes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosmanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortes scores with a hook to the body. Kosmanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cortes scores with a nice head shot.
Cortes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kosmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Cortes
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortes lands with a nice body punch.
Cortes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Cortes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortes 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Cortes!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Cortes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 1303 p4p, 964 weight class) and Konrad Wagner (ranked 173 p4p, 129 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Hawk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wagner tries to keep at a distance but Hawk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wagner or not.
Hawk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner blocks an elbow strike from Hawk.
Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hawk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wagner tries to stall but Hawk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk just leaning against Wagner, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Wagner.
Wagner being controlled against the cage.
Hawk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wagner trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk tries a knee to the head but Wagner blocks it.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Hawk letting Wagner take a breather here.
Hawk slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk has Wagner pressed against the cage.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawk avoiding damage.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawk.
Hawk looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawk keeps control of Wagner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagner avoiding damage.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Hawk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Hawk prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk slowing the pace effectively.
Hawk lands with a left to the head.
Wagner lands a left hand.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
Wagner avoids a wild elbow strike from Hawk.
Hawk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagner throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk has closed the distance and engaged Wagner in a clinch.
Hawk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawk is trying to stall.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagner is working Hawk over against the cage.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hawk.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Wagner does it's job there.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Wagner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses.
Ethan Hawk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk takes a shot to the head.
Hawk slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk stalling against the cage.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner blocking some punches.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Hawk's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wagner.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk lands an elbow inside that Wagner shrugs off.
Hawk lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner blocks an elbow strike.
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working aggressively here.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hawk taking a breather.
Wagner effectively controlling the action here.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Wagner looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hawk.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Hawk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wagner up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner works on Hawk's body with a couple of short punches.
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
Hawk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wagner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wagner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawk wants to stall.
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 Ethan Hawk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hawk gets a clinch.
Konrad Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk misses with a knee to the head.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Hawk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wagner up against the cage.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawk tries to stall but Wagner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wagner wants to stall.
Hawk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Wagner tries to stall but Hawk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Hawk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagner blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Wagner - that landed with a thud.
Wagner tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner dodges an elbow strike from Hawk.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagner effectively controlling the action here.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagner breaks from the clinch.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawk slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Wagner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk clinches up against the cage.
Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk darts in trying to clinch
and Wagner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk checks a low kick from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Konrad Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wagner connects with the punch.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner sends Hawk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wagner is motioning to the referee to let Hawk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hawk is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ethan Hawk!
A very excited looking Ethan Hawk 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 889 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 102 p4p, 135 weight class). Knox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 38 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Blank throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Blank lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Blank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Knox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blank lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Blank misses.
Blank drops Knox with a beautiful combination! Knox stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blank is looking for the KO!
 Knox is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blank drops Knox with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Knox! Blank dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Blank!
Billy Blank seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Zeta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 641 p4p, 353 weight class) and Andor Seres (ranked 89 p4p, 47 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andor Seres was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Seres!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Seres looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Seres misses with a right hand
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Brien.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien slips a straight right by Seres.
Nice straight punches there by Seres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seres.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Seres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by O Brien.
Seres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Brien throws a combination that misses
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien clobbers Seres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seres misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres checks a leg kick nicely.
O Brien sizes up Seres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seres walks into a stiff left hand from O Brien.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seamus O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres connects with an inside leg kick.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Seres.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Seres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big right from Seres misses.
O Brien throws a hook but Seres avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Brien misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Seres.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien lands with an uppercut that bounces Seres off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seres lunges at O Brien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Brien's hand.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seres lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Brien's sensitive parts.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seres.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seres has time to react.
Seres scores with a nice strike.
O Brien shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Seres misses.
Seres defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Seres misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
A big right from O Brien misses.
Seres drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Seres counters with a right hand to the body.
Seres misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Brien pushes Seres off and scrambles back to his feet.
Seres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seres lands with a good body shot.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seres. That's going to slow O Brien down.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Seres.
Seres misses with an uppercut.
Seres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Seres moves out of range easily.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Brien's hands.
O Brien connects with a right hand. Seres shakes it off.
O Brien is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Seres tries to bum rush O Brien with a series of wild strikes but O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Seres catches O Brien right on the button with a cross.
O Brien connects with an inside leg kick.
Seres fails to land with a series of punches.
Seres moves away from the strike by O Brien.
Seres closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Brien to the mat! O Brien manages to get full guard.
Seres throws a big elbow that misses.
O Brien looking to control.
O Brien is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brien throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Seres to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Brien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Seres. Beautiful body shot.
Seres changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Brien looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Brien is looking to regain half guard here but Seres keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Seres stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Brien is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seres wants to control but O Brien is keeping him busy.
Seamus O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Brien is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on O Brien's face as Seres controls the position.
O Brien tries to bench press Seres off him but Seres keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on O Brien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Seres stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Brien is looking to regain half guard here but Seres keeps moving and retains side control.
Seres gets to mount! O Brien was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
O Brien is looking to improve his position but Seres isn't that keen on the idea.
O Brien gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to control but Seres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Seres wants to free his trapped foot but O Brien is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seres controlling the pace.
O Brien tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Brien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seres throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
Seres looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Seres.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
Seres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Seres's corner calls for a 1-2. Seres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
O Brien lands a leg kick that knocks Seres off balance momentarily.
Seres slips a jab from O Brien.
Andor Seres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seres moves out of range of the strikes.
Seres only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seres fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Seres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seres blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Seres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andor Seres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seres.
O Brien smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seres connects with a looping right hand.
Seres slips under a jab.
O Brien throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Seres looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Seres lands with an uppercut that bounces O Brien off the cage and back into range.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
O Brien connects with a looping right hand.
Seres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seres manages to avoid it.
Seres blocks a head kick by O Brien.
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for O Brien.
A nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
O Brien misses with a hook. Seres ducked under it nicely.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Seres.
O Brien is looking to get back to his feet here but Seres is keeping cool and he's managed to take O Brien's back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Seamus O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seres has the hooks in. O Brien is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Seres controlling the position well here. O Brien rolled but Seres kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
O Brien tries to roll but Seres sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
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.
O Brien trying to get back to his feet but Seres is in full control for now.
O Brien looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Seres controlling well, preventing O Brien from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seamus O Brien.
I think Seres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
A very excited looking Andor Seres 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tino Takala (ranked 590 p4p, 652 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 84 p4p, 93 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takala looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Entreri throws a jab when Takala was well out of range.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Entreri misses with a body shot.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Entreri misses with a jab to the body
and Takala counters with a two punch combo.
Entreri misses with a straight right.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entreri connects with a body shot.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Entreri.
Entreri misses with an uppercut.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Entreri misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Takala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Entreri tenderised Takala's leg. Takala is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Entreri misses.
Entreri misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Entreri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Entreri misses the body punch
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Takala blocks a jab.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Entreri misses with a left hand
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Entreri, right into the meat of the thigh.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
Entreri misses with a body shot.
Takala feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Entreri misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Takala quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Entreri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Entreri lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala takes one to the chin there.
Entreri throws a leg kick but Takala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Entreri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takala circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Takala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Entreri misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a nice body shot.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Takala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takala avoids the body shot from Entreri.
Entreri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takala.
Takala is looking for a counter combo.
Takala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Entreri digs a good hook to Takala's body.
Entreri misses the jab.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Entreri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takala swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Entreri throws a hook but Takala avoids it easily.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Entreri lands a glancing blow to the side of Takala's head.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Takala throws a big counter combination but Entreri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
Entreri misses with a shot to the body
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Entreri throws a leg kick
and Takala counters with a left to the body.
Entreri misses with a shot to the body
and Takala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala slips a jab from Entreri.
Takala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Entreri finds it's way round the side to connect with Takala's head.
Entreri misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Entreri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Entreri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Entreri throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entreri misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Entreri takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
Takala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takala defending well as Entreri loads up on a big left hand.
Takala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entreri looks to throw the jab but Takala is out of range.
Entreri looks to land a right hand but Takala moved out of range.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Entreri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Entreri swings widly with a right hand
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
Entreri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Entreri.
Entreri misses with a hook.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entreri jabs at Takala's body.
Entreri misses with an uppercut. Takala saw that one coming.
Entreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takala manages to avoid it.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entreri looks to land a left hand but Takala moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Takala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Takala might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Entreri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Entreri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Entreri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri looks to score with a jab to the body but Takala is just out of range.
As Entreri looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Entreri just gets out of the way.
Entreri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Entreri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Entreri missing with a left hand there. Takala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Entreri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entreri.
Takala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Entreri. Beautiful body shot.
Entreri throws a sloppy body shot
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Takala blocks the leg kick.
Takala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Entreri just manages to avoid it.
Entreri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entreri.
Takala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takala is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entreri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Entreri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Entreri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takala doesn't seem phased though.
Entreri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A counter left hand to the body from Takala misses its target.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Entreri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Entreri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takala dodges the punch combination from Entreri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artemis Entreri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Entreri throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Entreri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takala staying out of range there.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
Entreri throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Entreri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Entreri.
A quick step to the side and Takala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Takala.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
A quick step to the side and Takala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entreri works Takala's body with a nice hook.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
A quick step to the side and Takala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala slips under a jab.
Takala is looking for a counter combo.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entreri throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick from Entreri, right into the meat of the thigh.
Entreri throws a shot to the body.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takala moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
Entreri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takala.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Takala slips under a jab from Entreri.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala throws a big counter combination but Entreri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entreri scoring well with a low kick there.
Entreri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Takala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takala needs to keep his hands up - Entreri had a free shot at his head there.
Entreri throws a hook but Takala avoids it easily.
Entreri misses with a left hand
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Entreri misses.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala slips a jab from Entreri.
Entreri takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Entreri scores with a decent looking hook.
Entreri misses the jab.
Takala moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
Takala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Entreri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Entreri throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Entreri looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Entreri just gets out of the way.
Entreri misses with the combination.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Entreri.
Entreri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Entreri.
Takala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Entreri misses the shot to the body.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
Tino Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Entreri can pounce on him.
Takala moves away from the strike by Entreri.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entreri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
A little feinted left hand from Takala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entreri misses with a body shot.
A big left from Entreri misses.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entreri scores with the left hand. Takala knows he should have avoided that one.
Entreri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takala slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Entreri misses with a looping right.
Entreri misses with a jab to the body
and Takala counters with a crisp right that sends Entreri to the canvas! Takala follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tino Takala!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tino Takala waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
Artemis Entreri spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice shot man, we'll roll it back some time.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Zakharov (ranked 433 p4p, 342 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 56 p4p, 46 weight class). Matti has chosen Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matti lands the left hand.
Zakharov scores with a jab to the body.
Zakharov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matti if he has to take too many more of those.
Matti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matti misses with a low kick.
Zakharov throws a big counter combination but Matti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zakharov. Matti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zakharov throws a jab when Matti was well out of range.
Zakharov misses with a series of wild punches.
Matti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matti walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Zakharov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Matti swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Zakharov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parta Matti!
After the fight, Parta Matti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 95 p4p, 284 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 12 p4p, 40 weight class). Talvela comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Paavo Talvela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benny The Bouncer's chin.
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Bouncer misses with a right hand
and Talvela counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Talvela.
Talvela blocks a low kick nicely.
Talvela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Talvela there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
The Bouncer lands a head kick. Talvela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Talvela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talvela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Bouncer as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Bouncer pinned against the cage. The Bouncer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by The Bouncer.
Talvela drives through and clinches with The Bouncer against the cage.
The Bouncer blocks an uppercut.
Talvela swings wildly with an uppercut but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer wants to break free but Talvela has control.
Talvela misses with a punch to the body.
The Bouncer tries to break free but Talvela pushes him back against the cage.
Talvela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Bouncer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talvela manages to break the clinch.
Talvela clinches up against the cage.
Talvela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Bouncer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talvela swings wildly with an uppercut but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talvela misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Bouncer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Bouncer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talvela rushes The Bouncer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Talvela has a couple of punches blocked by The Bouncer.
Talvela has a couple of punches blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer is looking to break free of the clinch but Talvela has double underhooks.
Talvela swings wildly with an uppercut but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bouncer can't break the clinch.
Talvela misses with a body punch.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
Talvela throws a hook but The Bouncer blocks it.
Talvela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Bouncer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Talvela - the referee stops the clock and The Bouncer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Talvela. The Bouncer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Bouncer connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talvela clinches.
Talvela lands with a light punch inside.
The Bouncer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
Talvela jabs The Bouncer right on the nose. The Bouncer blinks but takes it well.
Talvela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Bouncer fakes the leg kick and cracks Talvela in the body.
Talvela scores with the left hand. The Bouncer knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Bouncer misses with a right hand
and The Bouncer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talvela connects with a jab.
Talvela connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from The Bouncer is predictable there
and The Bouncer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bouncer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Talvela tenderised The Bouncer's leg. The Bouncer is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Bouncer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Bouncer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bouncer.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
Talvela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bouncer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Bouncer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Bouncer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talvela moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
Talvela is looking to clinch.
Talvela lands a jab to the head.
The Bouncer lands with a kick to the temple. Talvela shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bouncer works the jab nicely.
The Bouncer misses the jab.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talvela.
The Bouncer is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Talvela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Bouncer defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
Talvela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Talvela looks to land a combination but The Bouncer avoids it well.
The Bouncer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talvela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
Talvela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Bouncer misses with the combination.
Talvela feinted with a counter takedown.
Talvela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talvela is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Talvela. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Talvela to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Talvela is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talvela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Bouncer has managed to get both his arms back between Talvela's legs - danger averted.
Oh Talvela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Bouncer won't allow Talvela to sweep him here.
Talvela seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Talvela moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talvela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Bouncer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Talvela - just one landing.
Talvela thumps The Bouncer with a low kick.
Talvela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talvela misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Bouncer connects with an inside leg kick.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick but Talvela sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Bouncer misses with a straight right.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Talvela doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bouncer circles away.
The Bouncer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talvela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Bouncer to the mat! The Bouncer manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela looking to pass the guard.
Talvela throws a big elbow that misses.
The Bouncer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talvela throws a strike but The Bouncer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Talvela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Bouncer wants to get up but he can't break Talvela's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Talvela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Bouncer won't allow Talvela to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela looking to control.
Talvela has his foot on The Bouncer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Bouncer works his way back into a safe position though.
Talvela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Talvela looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Talvela looking for subs off his back but The Bouncer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Talvela is looking to improve his position.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Talvela actively working from the bottom here.
The Bouncer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Talvela to stand up.
The Bouncer misses with a straight left.
The Bouncer throws a body shot but no joy.
Talvela walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Talvela avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer scores with a punch to the head.
The Bouncer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Bouncer lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Bouncer just misses with a punch to the body.
Talvela scores with a leg kick.
The Bouncer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Talvela on the side of the head.
The Bouncer with a nice cross.
The Bouncer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Bouncer walks into a straight right hand from Talvela.
The Bouncer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Bouncer loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Talvela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Talvela defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
The Bouncer blocks a head kick by Talvela.
The Bouncer needs to keep his hands up - Talvela had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talvela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Bouncer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Talvela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bouncer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Talvela misses with a left hand
and The Bouncer counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - The Bouncer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bouncer scores with a nice strike.
Talvela throws a hook but The Bouncer avoids it easily.
Talvela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Talvela scores with a takedown into The Bouncer's guard.
The Bouncer has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Talvela has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela has a couple of punches blocked by The Bouncer.
Talvela throws a punch but it's blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Bouncer misses the jab.
Talvela misses with a looping left.
The Bouncer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talvela is out of range.
Talvela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
The Bouncer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talvela.
The Bouncer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Talvela wants to clinch.
Talvela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Bouncer's head.
The Bouncer throws a big shot that misses.
The Bouncer tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvela gets a clinch.
Talvela pushes The Bouncer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer is trying to break the clinch but Talvela is controlling him.
The Bouncer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talvela throws a head punch that misses.
Talvela tries to work over The Bouncer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talvela working aggressively here.
Talvela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Bouncer is trying to force a seperation but Talvela has the dominant position.
Talvela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talvela swings wildly with an uppercut but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bouncer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Bouncer connects with a looping right hand.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Nice cross by The Bouncer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Bouncer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
The Bouncer looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
Talvela throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
Talvela darts in and clinches The Bouncer up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela working aggressively here.
The Bouncer is trying to push Talvela away but Talvela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Bouncer prevents a body shot from Talvela.
Talvela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talvela has a couple of punches blocked by The Bouncer.
Talvela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talvela pushes The Bouncer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny The Bouncer.
I think The Bouncer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny The Bouncer!
After winning the bout, Benny The Bouncer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 4 p4p, 23 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Mahogany has chosen Dio - We Rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale Queiroz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahogany stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahogany checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vale Queiroz tries a low kick but Mahogany avoids it.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up but Mahogany circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahogany tries a head kick but it misses.
Vale Queiroz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz throws an off balance right hand
and Mahogany counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vale Queiroz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Vale Queiroz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vale Queiroz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahogany scores with a leg kick.
Mahogany showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vale Queiroz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vale Queiroz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Vale Queiroz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vale Queiroz takes a swing at Mahogany's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mahogany.
A punch lands to the side of Mahogany 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany throws a chopping leg kick but Vale Queiroz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahogany looks for the body kick but Vale Queiroz saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mahogany misses with a looping left.
Mahogany needs to keep his hands up - Vale Queiroz had a free shot at his head there.
Vale Queiroz slips a straight right by Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz misses with a series of wild punches.
Vale Queiroz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahogany throws out the jab.
Vale Queiroz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahogany is able to avoid easily.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahogany paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahogany tries to counter with a clinch but Vale Queiroz shakes him off and moves away.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Mahogany.
Mahogany throws a looping overhand right but Vale Queiroz ducks down to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahogany.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahogany throws a hook but Vale Queiroz avoids it easily.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahogany.
Mahogany throws a head kick but Vale Queiroz moves out of range.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick
and Mahogany counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses.
Mahogany lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahogany manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vale Queiroz. Mahogany does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mahogany.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany throws a right hand that Vale Queiroz ducks under and follows up with a left that Vale Queiroz also avoids with ease.
Vale Queiroz has Mahogany up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahogany blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand into Mahogany's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahogany's gas tank.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shot to the side of Mahogany's head.
Mahogany tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahogany.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahogany.
Mahogany's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch there but Mahogany circles away.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz's corner calls for a 1-2. Vale Queiroz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vale Queiroz's elbow.
A hook to the body from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahogany's elbow.
Vale Queiroz works on Mahogany's body with a couple of short punches.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahogany misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Mahogany.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale Queiroz presses Mahogany against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahogany throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vale Queiroz lands a leg kick that knocks Mahogany off balance momentarily.
Vale Queiroz defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahogany takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Vale Queiroz. That snapped Mahogany's head back.
A clash of legs there as Vale Queiroz blocks the low kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice looking combination but Mahogany bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vale Queiroz tries to bum rush Mahogany with a series of wild strikes but Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahogany lands a nice hook to Vale Queiroz's body. Vale Queiroz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Vale Queiroz misses
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
Vale Queiroz darts in and clinches Mahogany up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Vale Queiroz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand into Mahogany's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahogany's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand underneath Mahogany's ribcage. Mahogany let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahogany is breathing heavily.
Mahogany prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Vale Queiroz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahogany's elbow.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz gets through Mahogany's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Mahogany blocks it.
Mahogany tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vale Queiroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a body punch.
Mahogany lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahogany lands a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahogany can do to turn this around?
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany digs a right hand underneath Vale Queiroz's ribcage. Vale Queiroz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vale Queiroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahogany is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vale Queiroz is defending well for now.
Vale Queiroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
Mahogany throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vale Queirozs head.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Mahogany breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook
and Mahogany counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahogany throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahogany swats away the attempt to clinch by Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mahogany takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vale Queiroz lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale Queiroz takes a swing at Mahogany's ribcage but misses.
Mahogany keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahogany takes a swing at Vale Queiroz's ribcage but misses.
Mahogany wants to land a leg kick but Vale Queiroz is out of range.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Mahogany's front leg with a kick but Mahogany checks it.
Mahogany checks a low kick from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick but Mahogany checks it.
Vale Queiroz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Vale Queiroz misses the target.
Vale Queiroz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Mahogany appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz misses with a double jab
and Mahogany counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahogany rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vale Queiroz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vale Queiroz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale Queiroz works Mahogany's body with a nice hook.
Mahogany checks a low kick from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahogany shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vale Queiroz with a nice cross.
Vale Queiroz misses with a head kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vale Queiroz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahogany cracks Vale Queiroz with a good jab.
Rich Mahogany seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vale Queiroz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahogany throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vale Queiroz blocks a jab.
Mahogany connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vale Queiroz momentarily.
Mahogany throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vale Queiroz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mahogany throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahogany. That's going to slow Vale Queiroz down.
Nice jab there from Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahogany shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut. Vale Queiroz saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vale Queiroz wants to clinch up but Mahogany keeps it at a distance.
Mahogany tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mahogany lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up but Mahogany circles away and keeps his distance.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahogany let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mahogany throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut lands for Vale Queiroz. That snapped Mahogany's head back.
Vale Queiroz moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany swings for the body but Vale Queiroz moves out of range.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick
and Mahogany counters with a left and a right that stings Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahogany eats them both and turns towards Vale Queiroz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahogany throws a low kick but Vale Queiroz moves out of range easily.
Mahogany scores with a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz moves to clinch but Mahogany breaks away
and Mahogany counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahogany looks to throw the jab but Vale Queiroz is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a nice body punch.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vale Queiroz has time to react.
Vale Queiroz tries to score with a low kick but Mahogany moves his leg out of the way.
Vale Queiroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahogany circles away.
Mahogany throws a solid leg kick but Vale Queiroz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz tries to bum rush Mahogany with a series of wild strikes but Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vale Queiroz throws a chopping leg kick but Mahogany manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahogany connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mahogany misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mahogany scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahogany avoids the head kick by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz rushes Mahogany and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Vale Queiroz blocks it.
Mahogany tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz misses with a low kick.
As Vale Queiroz backs off Mahogany throws a huge counter combo but Vale Queiroz manages to avoid it all.
Vale Queiroz connects with a single shot there.
Mahogany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Vale Queiroz tenderised Mahogany's leg. Mahogany is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vale Queiroz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany throws out a counter right but Vale Queiroz avoids it with no problem.
Vale Queiroz moves in looking to clinch but Mahogany pushes him off.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick but Mahogany checks it.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahogany swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahogany misses with a looping left.
Mahogany lands a glancing blow to the side of Vale Queiroz's head.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahogany swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vale Queiroz misses the jab.
Mahogany swats away the attempt to clinch by Vale Queiroz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahogany 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.
Vale Queiroz is looking to clinch but Mahogany is avoiding it.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz is looking for a counter combo.
Mahogany lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vale Queiroz at a distance.
Mahogany misses with a looping right.
Mahogany missing with a left hand there. Vale Queiroz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vale Queiroz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany missing with a left hand there. Vale Queiroz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahogany thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vale Queiroz misses with a jab to the body
and Mahogany counters with a straight right hand.
Vale Queiroz moves out of range as Mahogany strikes.
Mahogany swings for the body but Vale Queiroz moves out of range.
Mahogany scores with a decent looking hook.
Vale Queiroz swinging wildly here.
Mahogany tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vale Queiroz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a combination but Mahogany avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Vale Queiroz misses.
Mahogany is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mahogany thuds his shin into the meat of Vale Queiroz's side.
Mahogany throws a jab when Vale Queiroz was well out of range.
Vale Queiroz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mahogany misses with a body shot.
Mahogany moves out of range as Vale Queiroz strikes.
A combination from Vale Queiroz does no damage.
Vale Queiroz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahogany can pounce on him.
Mahogany chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vale Queiroz looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahogany is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vale Queiroz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahogany counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
As Mahogany looks to move away, Vale Queiroz throws a big counter combo but Mahogany just gets out of the way.
Vale Queiroz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mahogany's head.
Vale Queiroz slips under a jab.
Mahogany takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vale Queiroz misses with a series of wild punches.
Vale Queiroz throws a low kick but Mahogany avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Vale Queiroz. Those never looked like landing.
Vale Queiroz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz throws a lazy right hand but Mahogany sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vale Queiroz moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany throws a jab but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick
and Mahogany counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vale Queiroz scores with a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz misses with a double jab
and Mahogany counters with a good low kick that Vale Queiroz was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahogany's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mahogany is looking for the big counter here.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice looking combination but Mahogany bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses.
Vale Queiroz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahogany.
A nice leg kick from Vale Queiroz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahogany lands a front kick.
Mahogany thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahogany swings for the body but Vale Queiroz moves out of range.
Mahogany tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahogany tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vale Queiroz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahogany.
That kick from Vale Queiroz tenderised Mahogany's leg. Mahogany is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahogany loads up on a big right hand but Vale Queiroz slips the punch.
Vale Queiroz has closed the distance and engaged Mahogany in a clinch.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Vale Queiroz avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahogany.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahogany creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Vale Queiroz blocks it.
Mahogany lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Mahogany lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vale Queiroz pushes Mahogany back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand underneath Mahogany's ribcage. Mahogany let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahogany is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Vale Queiroz blocks it.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mahogany fails to land.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahogany lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahogany pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vale Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahogany misses with a wild body shot.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz is looking to clinch but Mahogany is avoiding it.
Vale Queiroz is looking to chop away at Mahogany's legs.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a left hand but Mahogany moved out of range nicely.
Vale Queiroz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Erasmo Vale Queiroz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Mahogany moves out of range.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahogany on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahogany.
It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahogany cracks Vale Queiroz with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany is leaning against Vale Queiroz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany lands a left hand.
Mahogany struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale Queiroz controls his hands.
Mahogany scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Mahogany.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahogany.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahogany creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahogany escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahogany is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahogany drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Mahogany misses the target.
Mahogany misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vale Queiroz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mahogany just manages to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Mahogany connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Mahogany misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a combination
and Mahogany holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mahogany blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz is working Mahogany over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahogany.
A hook to the body from Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mahogany on the inside.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahogany has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Mahogany lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mahogany gets through Vale Queiroz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
Mahogany lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahogany pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahogany lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Mahogany doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahogany's elbow.
Vale Queiroz works on Mahogany's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahogany prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahogany blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
Vale Queiroz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahogany has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
Vale Queiroz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahogany tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Vale Queiroz as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vale Queiroz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Rich Mahogany had this to say: 'Congrats to my opponent.'.
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