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ENIGMA 202 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 25135 p4p, 24731 weight class) and Ryan Swayze (ranked 519 p4p, 536 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swayze misses with a hook. Gorgodze ducked under it nicely.
Swayze cracks Gorgodze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gorgodze throws a sloppy head kick and Swayze moves out of range easily.
Swayze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Gorgodze.
Swayze cracks Gorgodze with a good jab.
Gorgodze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swayze counters with a straight right hand.
Gorgodze gets the takedown into side control.
Swayze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorgodze lands a nice forearm strike.
Gorgodze tries for a kimura but Swayze is defending well.
Gorgodze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Swayze will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Swayze taking a bit of punishment here - Gorgodze scoring with strikes.
Gorgodze tries to advance to mount but Swayze denies him.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gorgodze cracks Swayze with a big elbow.
Gorgodze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Swayze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Swayze being controlled for a moment.
Further stalling from Gorgodze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gorgodze landing a few strikes.
Swayze taking punishment in the form of punches.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gorgodze advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gorgodze.
Gorgodze looking for a guillotine from mount but Swayze is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorgodze content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgi Gorgodze dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swayze scores with a decent looking hook.
Swayze with a jab.
Gorgodze moves into the clinch.
Swayze breaks from the clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Swayze sends Gorgodze down but not out. Swayze dives into side control looking to finish.
 Gorgodze is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swayze tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Oh Gorgodze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gorgodze holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Swayze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorgodze keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorgodze is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gorgodze wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gorgodze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swayze wants to get up but he can't break Gorgodze's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gorgodze seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorgodze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gorgodze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze advances position into side control!
Gorgodze moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Swayze is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gorgodze is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Swayze's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gorgodze working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gorgodze controls the position.
Gorgodze decides to stand back up.
Gorgodze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giorgi Gorgodze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorgodze closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swayze trying to remain calm as Gorgodze controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Swayze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gorgodze decides to stand back up.
Swayze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorgodze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Swayze to the ground. Gorgodze is now in Swayze's guard.
Gorgodze working some strikes from top position.
Gorgodze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze can't keep his opponent in guard - Gorgodze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Giorgi Gorgodze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorgodze stalling.
Gorgodze stands up from half guard.
Gorgodze moves in looking to clinch but Swayze pushes him off.
It seemed like Swayze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gorgodze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swayze throws a hook but Gorgodze blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Swayze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gorgodze throws a head kick that misses.
Swayze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorgodze seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Swayze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gorgodze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Swayze won't be happy with that.
Gorgodze stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gorgodze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gorgodze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swayze's head.
Gorgodze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze passes Swayze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Gorgodze seems content to control.
Gorgodze wants to pass to mount but Swayze is defending the position.
Gorgodze is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gorgodze is taking a breather. Swayze says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gorgodze working Swayze over with strikes.
Gorgodze postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Swayze to stand up.
Swayze throws a shot to the body.
Gorgodze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gorgodze is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Swayze's half guard.
Gorgodze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Swayze is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Gorgodze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swayze has hold of Gorgodze's hands but Gorgodze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gorgodze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gorgodze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gorgodze not doing much here.
Gorgodze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Gorgodze.
Swayze is trying to stand up here but Gorgodze is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swayze tries to roll over but Gorgodze keeps him under control.
Gorgodze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgi Gorgodze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gorgodze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgi Gorgodze!
A relieved looking Giorgi Gorgodze 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Irving (ranked 4875 p4p, 5501 weight class) and Tenzin Tsering (ranked 200 p4p, 230 weight class). Tsering has chosen Мен – тыва мен as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tenzin Tsering 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Irving!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tenzin Tsering!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tsering, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irving went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tsering misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsering throws a combination that misses
and Irving counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsering throws a lazy head kick
and Irving counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Tenzin Tsering has been cut.
Tsering takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsering gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Irving cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irving could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tsering looks winded!
Irving feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Tsering crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edwin Irving!
Edwin Irving decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tenzin Tsering was interviewed post fight and said 'Without loss, we would not grow. I will be back and better.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Jack (ranked 4022 p4p, 5118 weight class) and Konichiwa Koivupuunoksa (ranked 422 p4p, 469 weight class). Black Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konichiwa Koivupuunoksa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack looks to land a left hand but Koivupuunoksa moved out of range nicely.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koivupuunoksa.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koivupuunoksa under the eye.
Koivupuunoksa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Koivupuunoksa does no damage.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Koivupuunoksa's head but Koivupuunoksa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koivupuunoksa slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack scores with a jab to the head.
Jack lands with a right hand.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Koivupuunoksa with an uppercut!
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Koivupuunoksa.
Jack walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack throws the left hand but Koivupuunoksa avoids the punch easily.
Koivupuunoksa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koivupuunoksa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Koivupuunoksa slips under a jab.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack throws a sloppy body shot
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jack, as that shot connected.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Koivupuunoksa moves away and avoids it.
Jack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack with a nice cross.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Koivupuunoksa's shoulder, as Koivupuunoksa tries to avoid the shot.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Koivupuunoksa is out of range.
Koivupuunoksa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Koivupuunoksa.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Koivupuunoksa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Koivupuunoksa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koivupuunoksa ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jack is able to avoid easily.
Jack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koivupuunoksa avoids the body shot from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivupuunoksa defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Koivupuunoksa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koivupuunoksa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa slips under a jab.
Jack misses with a hook.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koivupuunoksa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koivupuunoksa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koivupuunoksa lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koivupuunoksa manages to avoid it.
Koivupuunoksa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Koivupuunoksa saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Jack.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koivupuunoksa slips under a jab.
Black Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Koivupuunoksa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack lands a nice hook to Koivupuunoksa's body. Koivupuunoksa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jack swinging wildly here.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Koivupuunoksa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Koivupuunoksa moves away and avoids it.
Koivupuunoksa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivupuunoksa.
Koivupuunoksa missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koivupuunoksa throws a body shot but no joy.
Koivupuunoksa staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Koivupuunoksa.
Jack's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jack duly obliges.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koivupuunoksa manages to avoid it.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivupuunoksa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack lands a jab.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivupuunoksa.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Koivupuunoksa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Jack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koivupuunoksa moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Black Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack misses with a jab to the body
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koivupuunoksa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jack's head backwards.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koivupuunoksa.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Koivupuunoksa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koivupuunoksa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koivupuunoksa misses with the combination.
Jack misses with a body punch
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koivupuunoksa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Koivupuunoksa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jack has got the better of the exchanges.
Good exchange - Koivupuunoksa coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivupuunoksa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Koivupuunoksa scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koivupuunoksa staying out of range there.
Koivupuunoksa throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack scores with a nice strike.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koivupuunoksa can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Koivupuunoksa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koivupuunoksa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Jack catches Koivupuunoksa right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Koivupuunoksa does it's job there.
Jack jabs at Koivupuunoksa's body.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Koivupuunoksa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivupuunoksa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Jack scores with a punch to the head.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Koivupuunoksa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivupuunoksa cracks Jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koivupuunoksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivupuunoksa lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
Koivupuunoksa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Koivupuunoksa throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Koivupuunoksa misses.
Koivupuunoksa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jack misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Koivupuunoksa misses
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koivupuunoksa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses the jab.
Koivupuunoksa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivupuunoksa slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack lands with an overhand left.
Jack connects with a right hand. Koivupuunoksa shakes it off.
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack with a hook.
Koivupuunoksa takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Koivupuunoksa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack cracks a nice hook into Koivupuunoksa's ribs.
Jack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a left to the body.
Jack misses with a two punch combination.
Koivupuunoksa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Koivupuunoksa's shoulder, as Koivupuunoksa tries to avoid the shot.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a straight right.
Jack misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivupuunoksa.
Jack scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack lands an overhand right.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Jack misses
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koivupuunoksa connects with a looping right hand.
Jack staying out of range there.
Koivupuunoksa throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Jack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Koivupuunoksa is predictable there
and Koivupuunoksa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Koivupuunoksa ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Jack dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Koivupuunoksa moves away and avoids it.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Koivupuunoksa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koivupuunoksa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koivupuunoksa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack scores with a punch to the head.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivupuunoksa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Jack misses with a hook
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Koivupuunoksa slips the punch.
Jack lands with a good body shot.
Koivupuunoksa avoids the body shot from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa slips under a jab from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa misses the shot to the body.
Koivupuunoksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Koivupuunoksa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koivupuunoksa moves out of range as Jack strikes.
It seemed like Koivupuunoksa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koivupuunoksa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koivupuunoksa under the eye.
Koivupuunoksa moves out of range of the strikes.
Koivupuunoksa throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koivupuunoksa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
No joy there for Koivupuunoksa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koivupuunoksa thuds his right hand into Jack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack cracks Koivupuunoksa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Koivupuunoksa moves away and avoids it.
Koivupuunoksa slips a straight right by Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa scores with a decent looking hook.
Koivupuunoksa slips under a jab from Jack.
It seemed like Koivupuunoksa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Koivupuunoksa saw that one coming.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Koivupuunoksa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Koivupuunoksa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack throws a jab when Koivupuunoksa was well out of range.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koivupuunoksa moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Koivupuunoksa.
Koivupuunoksa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Koivupuunoksa throws a leg kick but Jack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koivupuunoksa staying out of range there.
Koivupuunoksa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Koivupuunoksa misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack avoids the body shot from Koivupuunoksa.
Koivupuunoksa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Koivupuunoksa misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jack. That snapped Koivupuunoksa's head back.
A cross from Jack lands.
Koivupuunoksa lands with an uppercut that bounces Jack off the cage and back into range.
Jack takes a swing at Koivupuunoksa's ribcage but misses.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Koivupuunoksa.
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koivupuunoksa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Koivupuunoksa moved out of range.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Koivupuunoksa slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a hook. Koivupuunoksa ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koivupuunoksa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koivupuunoksas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack throws the left hand but Koivupuunoksa avoids the punch easily.
Koivupuunoksa looks for the body kick but Jack saw that one coming.
Konichiwa Koivupuunoksa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koivupuunoksa punishes Jack's body with a nice straight punch.
Koivupuunoksa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Koivupuunoksa is out of range.
It seemed like Koivupuunoksa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koivupuunoksa loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Koivupuunoksa is out of range.
Black Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koivupuunoksa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Jack!
A victorious Black Jack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alden Horn (ranked 4649 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Vincent Klasson (ranked 270 p4p, 274 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alden Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Klasson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn fails with a takedown attempt.
Klasson fails to land the takedown.
Klasson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klasson shoots for a takedown but Horn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klasson clinches up against the cage.
Horn throws an elbow that misses.
Klasson tries to score a body lock takedown but Horn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alden Horn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Klasson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klasson trying to land knees to the body.
Horn goes for a takedown attempt but Klasson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klasson has Horn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klasson tries for a takedown but Horn manages to get underhooks.
Horn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klasson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Klasson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Horn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Horn tries to break free but Klasson pushes him back against the cage.
Horn tries to pull guard but Klasson won't allow it.
Klasson has picked Horn up - he's going for a ride! Klasson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Klasson moves into full mount! Horn won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klasson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horn's face.
Horn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Horn tries to get out of the position.
Klasson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klasson content just to control the position here.
Horn wants to control but Klasson is having none of it.
Horn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasson controlling the pace for now.
Klasson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Klasson controlling the position easily from mount.
Horn is just holding on here. Klasson manages to take his back.
Klasson keeps control of the position easily here as Horn tries to buck him off.
Klasson not allowing Horn to control his hands.
Klasson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasson has his arm under Horn's chin here. Game over son! Klasson squeezes tightly and Horn is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vincent Klasson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piliki Fuimaono (ranked 2643 p4p, 5574 weight class) and Beluga Maluga (ranked 333 p4p, 556 weight class). Piliki Fuimaono has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piliki Fuimaono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beluga Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuimaono paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
Maluga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maluga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maluga cracks Fuimaono with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fuimaono looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Maluga finish him?
 It looks like Piliki Fuimaono has been cut.
Donk. Fuimaono catches Maluga right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga blocks a jab.
Maluga gets caught flat footed, as Fuimaono shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fuimaono working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maluga's head.
Maluga working a defensive guard here.
Maluga wants to sweep here but Fuimaono controlling him for the moment.
Fuimaono postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maluga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuimaono. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maluga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuimaono is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maluga is on top in guard.
Fuimaono has his hands on Maluga's head, controlling the position.
Fuimaono will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuimaono has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Maluga has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fuimaono working hard to break the clinch.
Maluga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuimaono is trying to push Maluga away but Maluga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fuimaono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fuimaono is trying to break the clinch but Maluga has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Maluga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuimaono wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuimaono tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.
Maluga working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
We've been hearing reports that Fuimaono has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maluga working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuimaono prevents a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maluga keeps control of Fuimaono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuimaono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuimaono swings wildly with an uppercut but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuimaono controls his hands.
Maluga misses with the head strike.
Fuimaono tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
Fuimaono tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
Maluga drops Fuimaono with a big knee straight up the middle! Fuimaono is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga swings for the body but Fuimaono moves out of range.
Fuimaono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piliki Fuimaono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuimaono scores with a takedown into Maluga's guard.
Fuimaono showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maluga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuimaono is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuimaono lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fuimaono landing with the ground and pound.
Fuimaono not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fuimaono works over Maluga with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuimaono stands up over Maluga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuimaono landing some decent shots from guard.
Maluga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fuimaono stacks Maluga on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fuimaono!
Fuimaono has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Maluga is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fuimaono yanks on the arm and Maluga is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fuimaono.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piliki Fuimaono!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Pereira (ranked 3303 p4p, 2981 weight class) and Omnipotent Que (ranked 413 p4p, 373 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omnipotent Que!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Que misses with a jab, cross combination.
Que looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oooooh!!! Que has knocked Pereira down with a huge combo! Que steps away and waves a wobbly Pereira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pereira is rocked!
It looks like Leo Pereira has been cut.
Que fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Pereira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Que has hold of one of Pereira's legs. Pereira is fighting the takedown attempt but Que gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Que in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Que working some strikes from top position.
Que wants to stand but Pereira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Que chips away with some ground and pound.
Que stops Pereira from standing up.
Pereira seems to have got his legs back now.
Que stays in close to Pereira's body and controls the position.
Que postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Que seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Que has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pereira is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Que trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pereira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pereira tries to get out of the position.
Que postures up in Pereira's guard and throws a big left but Pereira blocks it.
Que looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Que sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Que cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira lands a jab to the nose.
Que checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pereira tries to sprawl but Que drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pereira trying to control from the bottom.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Que.
Pereira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Que tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pereira has his hands clasped together around Que's back. He's all about the action.
Que wants to pass the guard but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Que jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pereira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Que. That did some damage!
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Que.
Que tries a quick counter leg kick but Pereira is wise to it.
Pereira feints and then cracks Que's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Que down.
Que pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Que settles back down.
Que closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of Que backwards.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Que working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Que trying to control the position but instead, Pereira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Que into the cage.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Pereira is trying to force a seperation but Que has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Que.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Que connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira misses with an uppercut
and Que counters with a nice right hand that sends Pereira toppling to the canvas! Pereira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Que finish him?!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pereira.
Nice cross by Pereira.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Que tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira glances at the clock... BAM! Que nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Pereira crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Pereira is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omnipotent Que!
Omnipotent Que very nearly forgot to thank Wolfshark Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice Johnston (ranked 2550 p4p, 2798 weight class) and Aled Lloyd (ranked 300 p4p, 316 weight class). Lloyd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock You Like a Hurricane (2011). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aled Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston moves into range and clinches up with Lloyd.
Johnston misses with some punches.
Lloyd is trying to push Johnston away but Johnston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston has Lloyd pushed against the cage.
Lloyd's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lloyd's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Johnston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnston.
Johnston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lloyd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd connects with a crisp jab.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Lloyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnston on the side of the head.
Lloyd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd lands with a hook. Johnston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston walks into a stiff left hand from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lloyd connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston has managed to clinch.
Lloyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnston closes the distance and pushes Lloyd back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lloyd wants to break free but Johnston has control.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Lloyd being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands with a short shot to the head.
Lloyd manages to break the clinch.
Aled Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Lloyd circles away.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Lloyd manages to avoid it.
Johnston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lloyd manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
Lloyd connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Johnston 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's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands an overhand right.
Johnston defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd throws a jab when Johnston was well out of range.
Johnston closes the distance and clinches.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lloyd's efforts to push away.
Johnston misses with some punches.
Johnston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to break free but Johnston has control.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Johnston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnston working aggressively here.
Lloyd breaks the clinch.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lloyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justice Johnston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnston moves into the clinch successfully.
Lloyd tries to circle away but Johnston has him pinned against the cage.
Justice Johnston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lloyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston has Lloyd pushed against the cage.
Johnston misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston has a couple of punches blocked by Lloyd.
Johnston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnston fails to land.
Johnston gets through Lloyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnston pushes Lloyd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lloyd can do to turn this around?
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Johnston lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnston scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lloyd's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston working aggressively here.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
Lloyd can't break the clinch.
Johnston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lloyd tries to break free but Johnston pushes him back against the cage.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Johnston throws a head punch that misses.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Lloyd is trying to push Johnston away but Johnston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Johnston.
Johnston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Johnston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Lloyd wants to break free but Johnston has control.
A short right from Johnston.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnston fails to land.
Johnston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lloyd breaks the clinch.
Johnston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lloyd, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston has Lloyd pushed against the cage.
Johnston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd throws a right hand that misses
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lloyd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lloyd swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Johnston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Aled Lloyd has been cut.
Johnston moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Lloyd's ribs.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justice Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aled Lloyd'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. This is the final round!
Lloyd misses with an uppercut.
Lloyd misses with a straight right.
Johnston instigates a clinch.
Lloyd wants to break free but Johnston has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johnston fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston.
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Lloyd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd scores with a jab to the head.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
Lloyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Lloyd seems unphased.
Aled Lloyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lloyd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Lloyd lands.
Lloyd scores with a nice head shot.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston has managed to clinch.
Lloyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnston gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lloyd is keeping busy.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Johnston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lloyds head.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lloyd throws a shot from downtown. Johnston moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Johnston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lloyd walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston connects with a single shot there.
Lloyd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnston's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lloyd wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
Johnston misses with some punches.
Johnston working aggressively here.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lloyd's efforts to push away.
Johnston misses with some punches.
Justice Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lloyd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnston.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a head punch that misses.
Lloyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston keeps control of Lloyd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
Lloyd can't break the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to break free.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justice Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justice Johnston!
Justice Johnston made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Lab Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Cheese (ranked 2968 p4p, 2876 weight class) and Maximillian Herman (ranked 334 p4p, 322 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nacho Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Herman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cheese to the mat! Cheese manages to get full guard.
Herman won't allow Cheese to sweep him here.
Herman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Herman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cheese has his hands on Herman's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cheese has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Herman forces his way into half guard.
Herman winds up and cracks Cheese with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Nacho Cheese has been cut.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Herman has control of the leg.
Cheese trying to control from the bottom.
Herman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nacho Cheese's cut is getting worse.
Cheese trying to control here.
Herman slips a nice elbow through Cheese's hands, connecting with Cheese's forehead.
Herman lands with a punch from half guard.
Nacho Cheese's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nacho Cheese's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximillian Herman!
Nacho Cheese was interviewed post fight and said 'Cheese me'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 2421 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Robert Cannon (ranked 126 p4p, 129 weight class). Bogan comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under - Men At Work. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogan.
Cannon scores with a kick to the body.
Cannon looks to land a body kick but Bogan moved away.
Cannon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cannon tries to land a body kick
and Bogan counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bogan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bogan lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Bogan.
Cannon trying to control the position but instead, Bogan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannon into the cage.
Nice body punch from Bogan.
Cannon looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bogan cracks Cannon with a nice body shot.
Bogan scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bogan.
Bogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan lands a shot to the body.
Bogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cannon is looking to control Bogan's arms but Bogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cannon has his back to the cage.
Bogan lands with a right to the head.
Bogan lands with a right to the head.
Bogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cannon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bogan pushes Cannon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannons head.
A short body shot lands from Bogan as the two fighters clinch.
Bogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bogan lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Bogan.
Bogan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bogan.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Cannon is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogan lands a big right hand! Cannon is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bulk Bogan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Durling (ranked 804 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Saulo Álves Leite (ranked 34 p4p, 122 weight class). Durling comes to the cage accompanied by BABYMETAL - KARATE. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Durling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Álves Leite!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durling lands a glancing blow to the side of Álves Leite's head.
Álves Leite tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durling counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Álves Leite as Durling shoots in.
Álves Leite lands a body shot.
Álves Leite cracks Durling with a good jab.
It looks like Nick Durling has been cut.
Durling is looking to clinch.
Álves Leite appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durling. Álves Leite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Álves Leite appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nick Durling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Álves Leite throws a body kick that misses.
Durling lands the left hand.
Durling misses with a hook. Álves Leite ducked under it nicely.
Durling jabs Álves Leite right on the nose. Álves Leite blinks but takes it well.
Durling ducks under a wild hook from Álves Leite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Álves Leite at a distance.
Durling throws a shot from downtown. Álves Leite moves away and avoids it.
Durling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Durling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durling takes a swing at Álves Leite's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Durling - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Durling. Beautiful body shot.
Álves Leite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Álves Leite is trying to defend but Durling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Durling passes into side control, despite Álves Leite's attempt to control the position.
That's two 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!
Álves Leite gets back to half guard.
Durling prevents Álves Leite from improving his position.
Durling stalling away here and it's allowed Álves Leite to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Durling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durling trying to control but Álves Leite is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Álves Leite pulls Durling in to control the position.
Durling cracks Álves Leite with a solid left hand.
Durling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Durling stays in close to Álves Leite's body and controls the position.
Durling stands and throws Álves Leite's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Durling advances to full mount.
Durling punching from mount but Álves Leite doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durling looking to control but Álves Leite is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Álves Leite is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Durling with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Saulo Álves Leite has been cut.
Durling unloads with some shots from mount but Álves Leite bucks and avoids them well.
Durling can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Álves Leite is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Álves Leite is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Durling dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Álves Leite takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Álves Leite misses with a looping left.
Durling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Álves Leite can do to turn this around?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Durling.
Álves Leite felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Durling trying to control the action but Álves Leite is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Durling crashes against the mat.
Nick Durling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Álves Leite keeps working.
Durling working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Durling sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Álves Leite is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Álves Leite tries to buck Durling off but Durling is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Durling trying to control the position but Álves Leite is working away.
Durling is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Álves Leite is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Álves Leite can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Durling throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Durling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Álves Leite keeps working.
Álves Leite managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Durling.
Durling trying to control the action but Álves Leite is working from the bottom.
Durling is trying to get an arm triangle but Álves Leite is defending well.
Álves Leite tries to bench press Durling off him but Durling keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durling looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Álves Leite is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Durling seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Durling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Álves Leite keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Durling on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durling. Álves Leite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Álves Leite scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durling fails to land the takedown.
Nick Durling is winning the standup battle so far.
Álves Leite needs to keep his hands up - Durling had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durling defending well as Álves Leite loads up on a big left hand.
Durling doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Álves Leite counters with a straight right hand.
Durling slips under a jab from Álves Leite.
Durling misses with an uppercut
and Álves Leite counters with a straight right hand.
Saulo Álves Leite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Álves Leite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durling throws a lazy right hand but Álves Leite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durling misses the shot to the body.
Durling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Durling dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Álves Leite throws a poor cross that misses
and Durling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Álves Leite displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durling.
Durling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Álves Leite swivels and escapes.
Durling swings widly with a right hand
and Álves Leite counters with a nice right hand that sends Durling toppling to the canvas! Durling scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Álves Leite finish him?!
Durling staying out of range there.
Durling swings for the body but Álves Leite moves out of range.
Álves Leite throws a jab when Durling was well out of range.
Durling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Álves Leite.
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!
Donk. Durling catches Álves Leite right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Álves Leite doesn't seem bothered though.
Durling with a nice cross.
Durling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Álves Leite 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.
Durling misses with a left hand
and Álves Leite counters with a nice right hand that sends Durling toppling to the canvas! Durling scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Álves Leite finish him?!
Durling is rocked!
Nick Durling's cut is getting worse.
Durling throws a lazy uppercut
and Álves Leite counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saulo Álves Leite!
Saulo Álves Leite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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