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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 362 p4p, 383 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 48 p4p, 50 weight class). Akhmed Dudayev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Turcotte throws a hook but Dudayev avoids it easily.
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dudayev on the side of the head.
Dudayev with a nice calf kick.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
We've been told by Dudayev's head coaches at Chiefs Fighting Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turcotte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
and Dudayev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudayev misses the jab.
Turcotte catches Dudayev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Dudayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turcotte works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudayev thumps Turcotte with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Dudayev.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Dudayev 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.
 It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
A slow jab from Dudayev misses its intended target.
Turcotte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dudayev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turcotte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudayev misses the jab.
Turcotte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dudayev.
Turcotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudayev is just out of range.
Turcotte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dudayev.
Dudayev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turcotte finds it's way round the side to connect with Dudayev's head.
Dudayev loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Turcotte lands with an overhand left.
Dudayev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte moves away from the strike by Dudayev.
Dudayev throws a leg kick but Turcotte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dudayev scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Dudayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a lazy uppercut
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Turcotte.
Dudayev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turcotte misses with a hook
and Dudayev counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudayev. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudayev throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Dudayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dudayev throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Dudayev swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Dudayev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Dudayev.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Turcotte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sloppy strikes from Turcotte. Those never looked like landing.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turcotte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a head kick but Turcotte moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Turcotte. That snapped Dudayev's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Turcotte checks a leg kick nicely.
Turcotte moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dudayev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dudayev misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Dudayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a head shot.
A low kick from Dudayev misses
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudayev sizes up Turcotte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Dudayev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Turcotte.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Dudayev slips the punch.
Turcotte lands a nice shot that snaps Dudayev's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Dudayev avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte throws a good cross that connects.
Turcotte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Dudayev with a nice calf kick.
Dudayev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Dudayev misses with a body shot.
Dudayev throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dudayev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dudayev cracks Turcotte with an open hand slap.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Dudayev's head but Dudayev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudayev misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudayev tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudayev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dudayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turcotte throws a jab when Dudayev was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's time! Dudayev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dudayev swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Dudayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Dudayev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turcotte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dudayev throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Turcotte to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Dudayev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turcotte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dudayev.
Dudayev misses with a left hand
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Dudayev is rocked!
Turcotte shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Dudayev takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Turcotte sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Dudayev bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Turcotte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 353 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 46 p4p, 123 weight class). 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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikinki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chai.
Chai trying to land knees to the body.
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viikinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
Chai trying to land knees to the body.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Viikinki lands a left hand.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Chai.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
Viikinki misses with the head strike.
Viikinki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viikinki misses with a punch on the inside.
Viikinki throws a head punch that misses.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Viikinki can turn it around.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viikinki.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Chai scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tony Viikinki has been cut.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viikinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viikinki lands a left hand.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Chai throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Viikinki fails to land.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Viikinki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viikinki misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Viikinki fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Viikinki avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Viikinki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viikinki misses with some punches.
Viikinki misses with a punch on the inside.
Viikinki has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Viikinki misses with some punches.
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Viikinki misses with some punches.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki throws a head punch that misses.
Chai tries a body shot but Viikinki blocks it.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ghost Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Viikinki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Viikinki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai drops Viikinki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Viikinki looks back up at him and smiles so Chai waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Viikinki is rocked!
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viikinki can do to turn this around?
Viikinki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghost Chai!
Ghost Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 274 p4p, 601 weight class) and Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 34 p4p, 78 weight class). Obaminator comes to the cage accompanied by Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Nemkov has chosen Сектор газа - Лирика as his entrance music. 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 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduradr Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nemkov on the side of the head.
Obaminator misses with a looping right.
Obaminator scores with a nice strike.
Obaminator getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nemkov lands with a nice combination. Obaminator backs away looking to recover.
Nemkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Obaminator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nemkov misses with a straight left.
Obaminator with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemkov misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Nemkov.
Nemkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Obaminator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nemkov.
Nemkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov misses with a right hand
and Obaminator counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nemkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Nemkov misses.
Obaminator throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nemkov avoids it.
Nemkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obaminator moves out of range as Nemkov strikes.
Eduradr Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Obaminator lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Eduradr Nemkov has been cut.
Obaminator bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nemkov's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nemkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nemkov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator throws an overhand right that drops Nemkov like a sack of potatoes! Obaminator dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barack Obaminator!
An out of breath Barack Obaminator thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Nti (ranked 81 p4p, 173 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 10 p4p, 26 weight class). Bimbo Slaissi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi lunges at Nti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nti's hand.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Slaissi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Slaissi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Slaissi manages to break the clinch.
Slaissi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slaissi gets caught flat footed, as Nti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti prevents Slaissi from getting back to his feet.
Slaissi pulls Nti in close to his closed guard and prevents Nti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Slaissi wants to get back to his feet but Nti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi controlling Nti's posture.
Nti stops Slaissi from standing up.
Slaissi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slaissi keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti has closed the distance and engaged Slaissi in a clinch.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaissi breaks the clinch.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slaissi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Nti.
Slaissi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slaissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaissi connects with a nice looking 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!
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
Nti slips a straight right by Slaissi.
Nti feinted with a counter takedown.
Slaissi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nti.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Nti.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaissi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Slaissi!
Slaissi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Slaissi trying to get back to his feet but Nti is in full control for now.
Slaissi tries to roll but Nti sticks to his back.
Slaissi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nti is not going to allow Slaissi to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi can't escape the position.
Slaissi trying to control but not successfully.
Slaissi wants to get back to his feet.
Slaissi prevents Nti from getting a body triangle.
Slaissi is in bad spot here.
Slaissi wants to get back to his feet.
Nti biding his time, controlling Slaissi.
Nti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kwame Nti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.
Slaissi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Nti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slaissi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slaissi cracks Nti with an open hand slap.
 It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Nti checks a leg kick nicely.
Slaissi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti dives in for a single leg takedown but Slaissi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwame Nti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi wants to break free but Nti has control.
Slaissi breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Nti blocks a jab.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Slaissi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a hook
and Slaissi counters with a good, hard body kick but Nti shrugs it off.
Slaissi with a nice cross.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slaissi throws a leg kick
and Nti counters by clinching up.
Nti tries to work over Slaissi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaissi lands a nice uppercut.
Slaissi prevents a body shot from Nti.
Nti being controlled against the cage.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaissi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaissi blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slaissi swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Slaissi on the inside.
Slaissi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti avoids a wild elbow strike from Slaissi.
Slaissi prevents the takedown attempt.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
Slaissi is trying to force a seperation but Nti has the dominant position.
Slaissi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti blocking some punches.
Slaissi is trying to break the clinch but Nti is controlling him.
Slaissi breaks from the clinch.
Slaissi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nti.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slaissi throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti blocks a leg kick.
Slaissi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slaissi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nti checks a low kick from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nti.
Slaissi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nti has passed into side control.
Slaissi sneaks out the side door and pushes Nti away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nti has a takedown stuffed.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Nti shoots in and drives through. Slaissi sprawls well.
Slaissi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slaissi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slaissi misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Nti is looking to clinch but Slaissi is avoiding it.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses
and Nti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nti.
Slaissi wants to get back to his feet but Nti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slaissi wants to stand up but Nti is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Slaissi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
Nti slips under a jab from Slaissi.
Slaissi misses the jab.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Nti fails to land the takedown.
Nti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slaissi throws a sloppy head kick and Nti moves out of range easily.
Nti takes the fight into the clinch.
Slaissi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi wants to break free but Nti has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nti tries a body shot but Slaissi blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nti.
Slaissi wants to break free but Nti has control.
Slaissi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaissi controls his hands.
Nti gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slaissi kicks Nti off and gets to his feet.
Nti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slaissi pinned against the cage. Slaissi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Slaissi. No joy for Nti on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwame Nti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Nti lands a body shot.
Slaissi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
Nti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slaissi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nti doesn't seem bothered though.
Slaissi throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Nti feinted with a counter takedown.
Slaissi lands with a kick to the temple. Nti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice cross by Nti.
Nti defending well as Slaissi loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Nti tries to clinch up.
Slaissi walks into a jab.
A big right from Slaissi misses.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
Nti clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slaissi breaks the clinch.
Slaissi takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Slaissi.
Slaissi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaissi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi's corner calls for a 1-2. Slaissi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slaissi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nti blocks a jab.
Nti tries to counter by clinching up but Slaissi breaks away and moves out of range.
Nti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi wants to slow Nti down by chopping away at his legs.
Nti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaissi throws out the jab.
Nti moves away from the strike by Slaissi.
Slaissi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti moves into range and clinches up with Slaissi.
Kwame Nti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Nti.
Slaissi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Slaissi avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
Nti lands a shot to the body.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bimbo Slaissi.
I think Slaissi 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 133 p4p, 218 weight class) and Musa Vitalik (ranked 18 p4p, 31 weight class). Vitalik has chosen Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora thows a leg kick but Vitalik checks it
and Vitalik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gora's guard.
Vitalik wants to control from the top but Gora keeps moving.
Gora is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heavy Metal that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Vitalik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gora wants to stand but Vitalik is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vitalik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gora has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vitalik off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vitalik connects with a body shot.
Vitalik misses with a left hand
and Gora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vitalik 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.
Vitalik throws a looping overhand right but Gora ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Gora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vitalik takes a swing at Gora's ribcage but misses.
Vitalik cracks Gora with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik misses with a wild combination.
Gora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitalik misses with a straight left.
Gora is looking to counter punch.
Musa Vitalik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Vitalik.
A shot to the liver by Vitalik. Beautiful body shot.
Gora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitalik.
Borowa Gora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gora gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik looking to pass the guard.
Gora wants to get back to his feet but Vitalik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vitalik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gora swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vitalik trying to control the position from guard on top but Gora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gora manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gora taking some punishment here, with Vitalik in his half guard.
Gora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vitalik.
Gora tries to kick Vitalik off but Vitalik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vitalik trying to control the action but Gora is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vitalik thows a huge punch but Gora dodges it nicely.
Gora is trying to stand up here but Vitalik is controlling him well.
Vitalik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gora keeps working.
Vitalik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gora has one foot on Vitalik's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gora misses with a few strikes there.
Vitalik tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vitalik decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gora makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vitalik moves away.
A big left from Vitalik misses.
Gora clinches up with Vitalik and pushes him back against the cage.
Vitalik lands a left hand.
Gora manages to break the clinch.
Vitalik lands with a hook. Gora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vitalik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gora walks into a straight right hand from Vitalik.
Gora throws out a loose jab but Vitalik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitalik shoots in but no luck this time.
Gora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Vitalik counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Musa Vitalik will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Vitalik misses with a takedown attempt - Gora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vitalik throws an off balance right hand
and Gora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vitalik connects with a body shot that sends Gora's belly button to the back.
Musa Vitalik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitalik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gora doesn't seem bothered though.
Gora moves forwards but Vitalik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Vitalik lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Vitalik misses.
Vitalik blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik lands with a good body shot.
Vitalik scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Vitalik.
Gora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gora moves into range and clinches up with Vitalik.
Vitalik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vitalik looking to stall.
Vitalik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vitalik is looking to break free of the clinch but Gora has double underhooks.
Vitalik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gora scores with a shoulder strike.
Gora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vitalik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gora is keeping busy.
Gora misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitalik misses with an uppercut
enabling Gora to counter with a crisp jab.
Vitalik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gora.
Gora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitalik prevents a body shot from Gora.
Vitalik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gora.
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
Gora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitalik's elbow.
Vitalik looking to stall.
Gora tries to work over Vitalik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gora.
Vitalik misses with some punches.
Gora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vitalik swings for the body but Gora moves out of range.
Vitalik lands with a hook. Gora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vitalik looks to land a right hand but Gora moved out of range.
Vitalik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vitalik works Gora's body with a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gora works on Vitalik's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gora.
Gora pushes Vitalik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora tries to throw a body punch but Vitalik avoids it by throwing Gora back against the cage.
Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitalik misses with a body punch
and Gora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vitalik's sensitive parts.
Vitalik misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Gora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gora lands with an overhand left.
Gora needs to keep his hands up - Vitalik had a free shot at his head there.
Gora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vitalik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gora momentarily.
Vitalik misses with a body shot.
Vitalik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gora counters with a straight right hand.
Vitalik cracks Gora with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Musa Vitalik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vitalik misses with a shot to the body
and Gora counters with a thumping low kick.
Borowa Gora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitalik. Gora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitalik lands a body shot.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Vitalik moved out of range.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitalik.
Gora moves out of range as Vitalik strikes.
Vitalik lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalik misses with a hook to the body
and Gora counters with a crisp one two that drops Vitalik! Gora thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vitalik to his feet! Vitalik is in big trouble!
Vitalik is rocked!
Gora rushes Vitalik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vitalik is still on wobbly legs! Can Gora finish him?
Vitalik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Gora.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitalik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gora breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Vitalik scores with a four punch combination!
Gora throws a hook but Vitalik avoids it easily.
Vitalik seems to have recovered his senses.
Vitalik throws a right hand that Gora ducks under and follows up with a left that Gora also avoids with ease.
Gora was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Vitalik misses.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitalik.
Gora staying out of range there.
Gora misses with a hook. Vitalik ducked under it nicely.
Vitalik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vitalik lands in his opponent's guard.
Gora has his feet on Vitalik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik cracks a nice hook into Gora's ribs.
Gora tries to clinch up but Vitalik circles away and keeps his distance.
Vitalik with the counter takedown but Gora avoids it easily.
Vitalik looks to throw the jab but Gora is out of range.
Vitalik misses with a wild body shot.
Vitalik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vitalik just misses with a punch to the body.
Gora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik shoots and misses
and Gora counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vitalik! Gora lets Vitalik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vitalik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gora lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Vitalik falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Borowa Gora!
A very excited looking Borowa Gora rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 34 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jakov Pavlek (ranked 7 p4p, 11 weight class). Pavlek has chosen Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha as his entrance music. Javier Arroyo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pavlek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pavlek missing with a left hand there. Arroyo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
Pavlek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arroyo doesn't seem bothered though.
Arroyo slips under a jab.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pavlek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body kick that misses.
Pavlek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arroyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arroyo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Pavlek throws a good cross that connects.
Pavlek scores with a sloppy right hand. Arroyo should have avoided that one.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Pavlek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek connects with the punch.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Pavlek throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlek misses with a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
Pavlek misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Arroyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Arroyo tries to avoid it.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arroyo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavlek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek cracks Arroyo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pavlek connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Pavlek drives through and clinches with Arroyo against the cage.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlek tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek lands an elbow inside that Arroyo shrugs off.
It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
A short body shot lands from Arroyo as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Arroyo.
Arroyo is leaning against Pavlek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlek lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pavlek.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with an elbow over the top.
Arroyo tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arroyo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pavlek can turn it around.
Arroyo is working Pavlek over against the cage.
Pavlek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arroyo is defending well for now.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Arroyo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavleks head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek scores with a shot to the side of Arroyo's head.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
A short right from Pavlek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek crunches a lovely knee into Arroyo's ribcage.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Arroyo.
Pavlek misses with an elbow over the top.
Arroyo blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Arroyo.
Pavlek cracks Arroyo with a nice body shot.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo moves out of range of the body kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Arroyo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arroyo feints and then cracks Pavlek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pavlek down.
A shot to the liver by Pavlek. Beautiful body shot.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Arroyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pavlek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Pavlek tries to clinch up.
Pavlek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo slips a straight right by Pavlek.
Pavlek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Pavlek is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Pavlek.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Pavlek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pavlek wants to clinch
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo ducks right into an uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a solid leg kick but Arroyo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlek.
Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pavlek moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
A short right from Pavlek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Pavlek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arroyo.
Pavlek digs a right hand underneath Arroyo's ribcage. Arroyo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arroyo blocks an uppercut.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek lands with a light punch inside.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arroyo blocks an elbow strike from Pavlek.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Arroyo lands a body punch.
Pavlek lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arroyo's defenses.
Arroyo tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Arroyo stalls.
A shot in the inside from Arroyo.
Pavlek working Arroyo over with knees to the body.
Pavlek lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Arroyo.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike.
Pavlek throws an elbow but it misses.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
Arroyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arroyo's elbow.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo pushes Pavlek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlek throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arroyo.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Pavlek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlek throws an elbow but misses.
Pavlek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlek is working Arroyo over against the cage.
Pavlek throws an elbow that misses.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
Pavlek lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Pavlek lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Arroyo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arroyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javier Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arroyo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Pavlek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlek.
The crowd cheers as Pavlek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arroyo doesn't seem phased though.
Pavlek throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arroyo backing away here, and Pavlek unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Pavlek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Arroyo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pavlek just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pavlek throws a head kick that misses.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pavlek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pavlek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pavlek throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Arroyo blocks the low kick.
Arroyo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pavlek throws a low kick, looking for Arroyo's leg but Arroyo calmly moves out of range.
Arroyo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Pavlek does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pavlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pavlek!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Pavlek.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlek tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Pavlek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Pavlek connects with a looping right hand.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arroyo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Arroyo moves away
and Arroyo counters with a good low kick that Pavlek was not able to check.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the body
and Pavlek counters with an inside leg kick.
Pavlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlek moves into the clinch.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Pavlek as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Arroyo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Arroyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Arroyo.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arroyo avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arroyo blocks an uppercut.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arroyo's elbow.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavlek.
Arroyo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jakov Pavlek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arroyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Arroyo.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakov Pavlek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pavlek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakov Pavlek!
A relieved looking Jakov Pavlek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 75 p4p, 55 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 13 p4p, 8 weight class). Torvik comes to the cage accompanied by MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY!. Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Noah Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson 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.
Torvik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torvik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torvik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torvik tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torvik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson lands a jab to Torvik's midsection.
Torvik misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torvik sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Torvik is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderson!
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!
Torvik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Anderson tests Torvik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Torvik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torvik throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torvik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anderson. Torvik shrugs it off though.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Torvik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torvik. Torvik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Torvik.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torvik.
Sven Torvik's cut is getting worse.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Torvik saw that one coming.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Torvik sees coming a mile off.
Torvik takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Torvik's head back.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Torvik moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torvik. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Torvik crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noah Anderson!
After winning the bout, Noah Anderson 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 Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 57 p4p, 145 weight class) and Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 8 p4p, 22 weight class). Gunnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Björk - Army Of Me. Nagasaki has chosen Ground Zero (MOP) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Gunnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagasaki with a nice cross.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nagasaki throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a good, hard body kick but Gunnarsson shrugs it off.
Nagasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Nagasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson catches Nagasaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Hiroshima Nagasaki has been cut.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Nagasaki finds it's target.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nagasaki.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagasaki throws a wild body kick that Gunnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagasaki at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tests Nagasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nagasaki closes the distance and pushes Gunnarsson back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki connects with a crisp jab.
Nagasaki pushes Gunnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagasaki pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki forces Gunnarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagasaki controls his hands.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Gunnarsson blocks a body shot from Nagasaki.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagasaki controls his hands.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagasaki.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nagasaki takes one on the button.
Gunnarsson lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut even more.
Nagasaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nagasaki thinking.
Nagasaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nagasaki thuds his right hand into Gunnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Gunnarsson circles away.
Gunnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
Nagasaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Nagasaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nagasaki looks for the body kick but Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a nice body kick.
Gunnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagasaki lands with a cross.
Nagasaki clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki darts in and clinches Gunnarsson up against the cage.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Nagasaki tries to score with a low kick but Gunnarsson moves his leg out of the way.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Nagasaki moves out of range easily.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagasaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Nagasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nagasaki throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki throws a push kick but Gunnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagasaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Gunnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagasaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gunnarsson scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Gunnarsson misses.
Nagasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab.
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Hiroshima Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nagasaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Gunnarsson's head.
Gunnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nagasaki in his tracks.
Nagasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nagasaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Nagasaki's belly button to the back.
Nagasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Gunnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nagasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagasaki throws a push kick but Gunnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Nagasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Nagasaki is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroshima Nagasaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gunnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson jabs Nagasaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
Nagasaki avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
Nagasaki throws out a counter right but Gunnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Gunnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagasaki tries to land a front kick but Gunnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nagasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gunnarsson takes a step back to recover.
Gunnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunnarsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Nagasaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The cut above Hiroshima Nagasaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nagasaki misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to work over Gunnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagasaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gunnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nagasaki can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunnarssons head.
Nagasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunnarsson.
Nagasaki misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gunnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson backing away here, and Nagasaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick
and Nagasaki counters with a body kick.
Crunch! Nagasaki slams his shin into Gunnarsson's torso.
Nagasaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Nagasaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a few strikes there.
Gunnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Nagasaki lands but Gunnarsson takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki thumps Gunnarsson with a low kick.
Nagasaki lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagasaki.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagasaki throws out the jab.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Gunnarsson circles away.
Gunnarsson connects with a single shot there.
Nagasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunnarsson connects with a right hand. Nagasaki shakes it off.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshima Nagasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagasaki 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshima Nagasaki!
Hiroshima Nagasaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 6 p4p, 31 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). DaMatti Matikainen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matikainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
Matikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matikainen is out of range.
Jiang instigates a clinch.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jiang.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Jiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Matikainen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Jiang's head.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matikainen's head backwards.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Jiang throws a leg kick which misses Matikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matikainen tries to avoid it.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Matikainen 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.
The crowd cheers as Matikainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jiang doesn't seem phased though.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang clinches up with Matikainen and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Jiang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jiang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jiang misses with a kick to the body
and Matikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Jiang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jiang forces Matikainen back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen is trying to break free.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Jiang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
As Matikainen backs away, Jiang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen throws a low kick but Jiang moves out of range easily.
It looked like Jiang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen scores with a leg kick.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Matikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Matikainen.
Matikainen throws out a leg kick but Jiang moves out of range and Matikainen only half commits.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Matikainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang feints and then cracks Matikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matikainen down.
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matikainen throws a counter combo.
Matikainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jiang misses with a double jab.
Jiang throws an overhand right that lands on Matikainen's shoulder, as Matikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Da Jiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Jiang moved away.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen feints and then cracks Jiang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jiang down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang is looking to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch.
Jiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matikainen needs to keep his hands up - Jiang had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Jiang connects with a nice looking jab.
Matikainen lands a jab to the head.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matikainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jiang misses with the combination.
Matikainen tries a low kick but Jiang avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang wants to clinch
and Matikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matikainen.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Jiang.
Matikainen throws a head kick that Jiang semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang wants to slow Matikainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang connects with the punch.
Jiang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matikainen can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jiang lands with a right to the head.
Jiang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matikainen avoids it.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Matikainen controls the action.
A short left from Matikainen.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That has opened up DaMatti Matikainen's cut even more.
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Matikainen finds it's target.
Matikainen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen 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.
Matikainen blocks a leg kick.
Matikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
Matikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jiang throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left lands for Matikainen.
Jiang misses with a kick to the body
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang misses with a low kick.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Matikainen circles away.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Matikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen connects with a crisp jab.
Jiang swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws a counter combo.
Jiang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Matikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang scores with a decent looking hook.
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Jiang wants to clinch up but Matikainen keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Matikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Matikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang closes the distance and pushes Matikainen back into the cage.
Jiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Jiang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang counters with a crisp right hand that drops Matikainen! Jiang lets Matikainen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Matikainen is rocked!
Jiang moves in close and cracks Matikainen with a massive right hand! Matikainen, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Jiang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Da Jiang!
Da Jiang retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 2 p4p, 61 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 1 p4p, 10 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WANTED. Olsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kjetil Olsen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen lands a front kick.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Olsen throws a wild body kick that Marley sees coming a mile off.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen throws a head kick that misses
and Marley counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olsen throws a wild body kick that Marley sees coming a mile off.
Marley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marley is looking to counter punch.
Olsen feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
Marley walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Olsen as he connects with a hook.
Marley lands a head shot.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley with the inside leg kick.
Marley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marley.
Olsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Marley should have avoided that one.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Olsen 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.
Good leg kick by Olsen.
Olsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Olsen lands with a hook. Marley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olsen looks to throw a body kick
and Marley counters with a nice right hand that sends Olsen toppling to the canvas! Olsen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marley finish him?!
Olsen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen misses with a hook
and Marley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Olsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Olsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marley - the referee stops the clock and Olsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marley. Olsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Olsen looks winded!
Marley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Olsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Marley defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Marley misses its target.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley throws the kick towards the body but Olsen avoids it.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsen circles away.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsen.
Olsen looks for the body kick but Marley saw that one coming.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
Olsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
Marley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Marley tried to counter with a leg kick but Olsen avoided it.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into range.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen misses with a leg kick
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marley checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Olsen does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olsen. That's going to slow Marley down.
Olsen swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Olsen throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand.
Marley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Olsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen motions for Marley to come forward. Olsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Olsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Olsen out cold! What a finish! Marley is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Ezekiel Marley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Kjetil Olsen had this to say: 'Owie!'.
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