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DMMA 320 De Geno vs Kruth PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 1977 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 207 p4p, 181 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ajuricaba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chandler slips a straight right by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chandler's corner calls for a 1-2. Chandler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ajuricaba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ajuricaba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chandler.
 It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Ajuricaba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chandler.
Chandler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ajuricaba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Chandler cracks Ajuricaba with a solid left hand.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Ajuricaba has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chandler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chandler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chandler landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ajuricaba managing to control the position.
Ajuricaba wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Ajuricaba has momentary wrist control but Chandler slips an elbow through the middle.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ajuricaba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chandler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chandler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ajuricaba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ajuricaba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chandler defends it easily.
Ajuricaba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chandler working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Chandler chips away with some ground and pound.
Ajuricaba looking for a sweep. Not yet Ajuricaba, not yet.
Ajuricaba throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chandler uses it to pass to side control.
Chandler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ajuricaba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chandler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ajuricaba tries to bench press Chandler off him but Chandler keeps the position.
Ajuricaba is trying to control Chandler's posture but Chandler avoids it.
Ajuricaba is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Chandler working the ground and pound.
Chandler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ajuricaba down.
Ajuricaba wants to control but Chandler postures up.
Chandler working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Ajuricaba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chandler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ajuricaba wants to control but Chandler postures up.
Chandler lands a nice forearm strike.
Ajuricaba struggling a bit here.
Chandler lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ajuricaba can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler's cut.
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.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajuricaba. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajuricaba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajuricaba. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajuricaba throws out a powerful jab.
Chandler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ajuricaba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chandler looks to land a combination but Ajuricaba avoids it well.
Ajuricaba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chandler scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajuricaba misses with a low kick as Chandler jumps back.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ajuricaba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chandler finds it's way round the side to connect with Ajuricaba's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajuricaba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Huena Ajuricaba is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler connects with a body shot that sends Ajuricaba's belly button to the back.
Chandler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ajuricaba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chandler.
Joey Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajuricaba. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajuricaba dips to his left and cracks Chandler with an uppercut!
That has opened up Joey Chandler's cut even more.
Chandler dives in for a single leg takedown but Ajuricaba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Huena Ajuricaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Chandler misses the body punch
and Ajuricaba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
Ajuricaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ajuricaba gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Chandler is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chike Obi (ranked 1871 p4p, 2667 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 191 p4p, 281 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obi is looking for a counter combo.
Mack clobbers Obi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Mack misses with a right hand
and Obi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obi.
Obi blocks the body kick.
Mack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Obi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack misses with a lunging right hand
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obi avoids the body shot from Mack.
Mack scores with a nice body kick.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Mack lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kain Mack has been cut.
Mack misses with a series of wild punches.
Obi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mack throws a lazy uppercut
and Obi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mack scores with a three punch combo!
Mack throws a poor cross that misses
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack fails to land with a series of punches.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
An attempted straight right counter from Obi misses the target.
Kain Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obi misses with a few strikes there.
Mack misses with a looping right.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
A low kick from Mack is predictable there
and Obi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Mack is rocked!
Mack throws a lazy uppercut
and Obi lands a stunning uppercut that sends Mack to the mat!
Mack is still in real trouble! Can Obi finish him?
Obi is pressing down on Mack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mack is holding on for now.
Obi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mack is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chike Obi!
Our winner, Chike Obi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 844 p4p, 1084 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 93 p4p, 123 weight class). Rokken Roll had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Roll misses the jab.
Roll loads up on a big right hand but Francis slips the punch.
A cross from Francis lands.
We've been hearing reports that Roll has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roll thuds his right hand into Francis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Roll scoring well with a low kick there.
Roll looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roll.
Roll scores with a nice right hand.
Roll lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roll ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Roll throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Francis does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roll misses with a takedown
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Roll throws a leg kick
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Roll misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Roll misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roll lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roll.
Francis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roll misses with a hook
and Francis counters with a nice body shot.
Roll misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roll.
Francis moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll blocks a jab.
Roll throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
A big right from Francis misses.
Francis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roll on the side of the head.
Francis slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Francis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Francis misses with a two punch combination.
Roll lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roll throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis.
Roll lands with a straight right. Francis didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roll. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roll. Francis shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roll.
Roll fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Francis has managed to clinch.
Francis gets through Roll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Francis pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rokken Roll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francis scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roll. That's going to slow Francis down.
A jab lands there for Roll.
Roll misses with a hook.
Francis throws a hook but Roll avoids it easily.
Roll misses with a leg kick.
Francis wants to clinch.
Roll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roll drops down looking for a counter takedown but Francis sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roll.
Roll misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick from Francis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roll moves forwards but Francis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roll shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Francis's guard.
Francis is adopting a defensive guard.
Roll is looking to pass into half guard but Francis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Francis is in guard.
Roll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roll manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francis manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis controls Roll momentarily but Roll frees himself.
Roll trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francis is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll is working hard here to advance position.
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 Rokken Roll will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Francis with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Francis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Roll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roll closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Francis to the mat! Francis manages to get full guard.
Francis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roll manages to get himself to full guard.
Francis trying to control but Roll is working from the bottom.
Roll wants to improve his position but instead Francis has moved into half guard.
Roll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Roll actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll gets back to full guard.
Roll is trying to hold Francis in close to prevent damage but Francis has managed to pass into half guard.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
Francis wants to control but Roll is keeping him busy.
Roll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
Francis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roll is looking for a sweep. Francis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roll has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Francis. Oh but Roll has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Francis goes limp - he's gone! Roll jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rokken Roll!
During a confident post fight interview, Rokken Roll thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Cole (ranked 1825 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 219 p4p, 271 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Hurry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hurry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hurry ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Hurry scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 It looks like White Cole has been cut.
Cole feints a jab promting Hurry to slip. Cole then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hurry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cole connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole blocks a jab.
Hurry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Hurry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hurry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Hurry just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hurry manages to circle out of the way.
Hurry tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurry was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Hurry lands a jab-cross combination.
Hurry misses the shot to the body.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Hurry clinches up against the cage.
Hurry manages to break the clinch.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurry swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A combination from Hurry does no damage.
Cole is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cole drops his hands momentarily and Hurry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurry.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurry closes the distance but Cole moves to the side
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hurry is rocked!
Hurry leaves his chin hanging out and Cole seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hurry crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). White Cole!
White Cole thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 928 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 91 p4p, 100 weight class). Redcliffe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**k) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwame Redcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Redcliffe misses the shot to the body.
Krenakore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krenakore throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe counters with a left and a right that stings Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Krenakore. That snapped Redcliffe's head back.
Krenakore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redcliffe flicks out a counter leg kick but Krenakore steps away.
Krenakore throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Krenakore's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krenakore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redcliffe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krenakore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krenakore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Redcliffe finds it's way round the side to connect with Krenakore's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Redcliffe throws a body punch but Krenakore moves out of range.
Krenakore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Redcliffe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
Redcliffe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krenakore slips under a jab.
A big right from Redcliffe misses.
Krenakore throws a right and a left that Redcliffe avoids nicely.
Krenakore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Redcliffe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Redcliffe misses its intended target.
Redcliffe avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
Redcliffe blocks a jab.
Redcliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Redcliffe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redcliffe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Redcliffe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliffe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redcliffe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krenakore misses with a body shot.
Redcliffe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krenakore connects with a crisp jab.
Redcliffe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krenakore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redcliffe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krenakore misses with the combination.
Redcliffe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redcliffe misses with a lunging right hand
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe with a jab.
Redcliffe misses with a low kick.
Redcliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Krenakore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Krenakore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redcliffe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krenakore with a body shot.
Krenakore misses with a jab to the body
and Redcliffe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Krenakore blocks the leg kick.
Redcliffe with the inside leg kick.
Redcliffe scores with a jab. Krenakore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krenakore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redcliffe.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Redcliffe scores with a jab to the head.
Krenakore throws a big shot that misses.
Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krenakore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Redcliffe coming out on top.
Krenakore misses with a body punch
and Redcliffe counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krenakore.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick but Krenakore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
Krenakore throws a looping overhand right but Redcliffe ducks down to avoid it.
Krenakore throws a right hand that Redcliffe ducks under and follows up with a left that Redcliffe also avoids with ease.
Krenakore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krenakore throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Redcliffe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krenakore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krenakore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krenakore throws a right hand that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe has closed the distance and engaged Krenakore in a clinch.
Redcliffe swings wildly with an uppercut but Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe is leaning against Krenakore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore manages to break the clinch.
Redcliffe cracks Krenakore with a good jab.
Krenakore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krenakore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redcliffe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redcliffe tries a low kick but Krenakore avoids it.
Krenakore throws a hook to the side of Redcliffe's head but Redcliffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krenakore checks a leg kick.
Krenakore swings for the body but Redcliffe moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Krenakore misses its intended target.
Krenakore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krenakore's corner calls for a 1-2. Krenakore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krenakore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redcliffe misses the jab.
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redcliffe moves away.
Redcliffe throws a hook but Krenakore blocks it.
Krenakore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenakore blocks a low kick nicely.
Redcliffe cracks Krenakore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Redcliffe throws out a loose jab but Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krenakore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redcliffe throws a lazy right hand but Krenakore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore misses with a looping right.
Krenakore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Krenakore does it's job there.
Krenakore throws a hook to the side of Redcliffe's head but Redcliffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Redcliffe.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
Krenakore swings for the body but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Redcliffe lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Redcliffe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redcliffe. That's going to slow Krenakore down.
Krenakore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redcliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Krenakore.
Redcliffe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krenakore in his tracks.
Redcliffe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krenakore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krenakore tries to move into range but Redcliffe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krenakore lands the left hand.
Redcliffe throws a lazy right hand but Krenakore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Redcliffe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krenakore throws a big shot that misses.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick but Krenakore moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redcliffe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore misses with a straight right.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Redcliffe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redcliffe connects with a right hand. Krenakore shakes it off.
Redcliffe scores with a head kick. Krenakore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Redcliffe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krenakore misses with a hook.
Redcliffe throws a counter combo.
Redcliffe loads up on a big right hand but Krenakore slips the punch.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krenakore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redcliffe lands a lovely overhand right.
Krenakore stuns Redcliffe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redcliffe tries to score with a low kick but Krenakore moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Krenakore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krenakore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Redcliffe connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore jabs Redcliffe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redcliffe.
Krenakore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redcliffe.
Krenakore digs a good hook to Redcliffe's body.
Krenakore throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redcliffe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Krenakore lands a slapping body shot.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krenakore misses the jab.
Redcliffe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore blocks a head kick by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redcliffe misses with a straight right.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redcliffe moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Krenakore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Krenakore 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.
A big right from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore backing away here, and Redcliffe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Redcliffe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krenakore drops his hands momentarily and Redcliffe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krenakore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Redcliffe counters with an outside leg kick.
Krenakore misses with a body shot
and Redcliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redcliffe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Redcliffe lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcliffe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krenakore counters with a straight right hand.
Krenakore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redcliffe throws a jab but it's blocked by Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a right hand that Redcliffe ducks under and follows up with a left that Redcliffe also avoids with ease.
Redcliffe misses with a low kick.
Krenakore takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
Krenakore misses with a hook
and Redcliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krenakore checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenakore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redcliffe lands with a shot to the body.
Krenakore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krenakore slips a jab from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Krenakore.
Redcliffe lunges at Krenakore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krenakore's hand.
Redcliffe lands with a hook. Krenakore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redcliffe throws a shot from downtown. Krenakore moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Krenakore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Redcliffe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but Krenakore moves out of range easily.
Krenakore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krenakore misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that Krenakore semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe connects with a right hand. Krenakore shakes it off.
Redcliffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mengrire Krenakore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore checks a low kick from Redcliffe.
Krenakore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Redcliffe punishes Krenakore's body with a nice straight punch.
Krenakore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krenakore slips under a jab.
Jab from Redcliffe.
Krenakore walks into a straight right hand from Redcliffe.
Krenakore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krenakore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Redcliffe lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krenakore.
Redcliffe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krenakore misses with a hook
and Redcliffe counters with a thumping low kick.
Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
A combination from Krenakore does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redcliffe tries a quick counter leg kick but Krenakore is wise to it.
Redcliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redcliffe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Redcliffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Krenakore throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Krenakore throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe counters with a straight right hand.
Redcliffe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krenakore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redcliffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redcliffe connects with a solid leg kick.
Krenakore throws a body punch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redcliffe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krenakore's sensitive parts.
Krenakore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redcliffe. Redcliffe obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Redcliffe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe thuds his right hand into Krenakore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krenakore scores with a decent looking hook.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away.
Redcliffe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redcliffe.
Krenakore lands a jab to Redcliffe's midsection.
Redcliffe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Redcliffe finds it's way round the side to connect with Krenakore's head.
Krenakore misses with a lunging right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Redcliffe 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
Kwame Redcliffe 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 Pavel Kostov (ranked 191 p4p, 594 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 20 p4p, 75 weight class). Kostov comes to the cage accompanied by Гио Пика - Буйно Голова. 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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World class boxer
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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 21 - 13 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostov lands with a nice body punch.
Kostov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torres on the side of the head.
Kostov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torres is looking to clinch but Kostov is avoiding it.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostov throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Torres is working Kostov over against the cage.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov misses with some punches.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Kostov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres lands a shoulder strike.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Torres is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Kostov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kostov defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Kostov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Torres just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Kostov moved out of range.
That kick from Kostov tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kostov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Kostov was looking to counter with a kick there.
A shot to the liver by Kostov. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostov misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kostov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Kostov lands a jab to the head.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kostov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Kostov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Torres throws a hook but Kostov avoids it easily.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kostov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a hook.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Kostov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres cracks Kostov with an open hand slap.
Torres jabs Kostov right on the nose. Kostov blinks but takes it well.
Torres avoids the head kick by Kostov.
Kostov lands a jab to Torres's midsection.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torres with a nice cross.
Kostov just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kostov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kostov swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Kostov scores with a spinning back kick!
Torres looks to land a right hand but Kostov moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres'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.
Kostov swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Kostov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kostov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Kostov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres throws out a counter right but Kostov avoids it with no problem.
Torres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kostov's head backwards.
Kostov jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
Kostov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kostov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kostov cracks Torres with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kostov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
Kostov fakes the leg kick and cracks Torres in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a jab when Kostov was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kostov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kostov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kostov scores with a body shot.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres tests Kostov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Kostov.
Torres misses with a body punch
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostov wants to clinch.
Kostov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to clinch.
Kostov jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torres avoids the body shot from Kostov.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kostov throws out the jab.
Kostov tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
A jab from Kostov finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Kostov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pavel Kostov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kostov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kostov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kostov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kostov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres lands the left hand.
Kostov throws a head kick that half lands.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Kostov slips the punch.
Kostov half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Kostov misses.
Kostov tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a front kick that sends Torres stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Kostov with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Kostov. Beautiful body shot.
Kostov throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Kostov throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Kostov moves away from the strike by Torres.
Torres tries to clinch there but Kostov circles away.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torres lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kostov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kostov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres'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!
Kostov misses with a looping left.
Benji Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kostov thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kostov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torres throws a hook but Kostov blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kostov.
Kostov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kostov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kostov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kostov connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Kostov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torres prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kostov.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
Kostov tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Torres tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Torres is working Kostov over against the cage.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kostov under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Torres scores with a counter punch that sends Kostov to the canvas! Torres smells blood - he's punishing Kostov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kostov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benji Torres!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 586 p4p, 560 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 77 p4p, 72 weight class). Pyay Thuta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
Shifter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
Shifter with the counter takedown but Thuta avoids it easily.
Shifter shoots in for a double leg but Thuta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shifter shoots for a double leg takedown but Thuta sprawls well. He's pushed Shifter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shifter or perhaps it was just good defense by Thuta, which made it look bad.
Pyay Thuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter slips a straight right by Thuta.
Thuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shifter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Thuta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shifter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shifter drops his hands momentarily and Thuta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been told by Thuta's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thuta throws a leg kick
and Shifter counters with a takedown into side control.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thuta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shifter tries for a kimura but Thuta is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuta explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Thuta misses its intended target.
Shifter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thuta.
Shifter wants to counter with a clinch but Thuta pushes him away.
That kick from Thuta tenderised Shifter's leg. Shifter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shifter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shifter.
As Shifter backs away, Thuta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Shifter checks it.
Shifter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thuta misses with a looping left.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Shifter doesn't manage to clinch there - Thuta circles away.
Thuta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thuta.
Shifter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta throws a hook but Shifter avoids it easily.
Shifter wants to counter with a clinch but Thuta pushes him away.
Shifter avoids the body shot from Thuta.
Thuta throws a hook to the side of Shifter's head but Shifter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Thuta misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thuta misses with a wild body shot.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Thuta lands with an uppercut that bounces Shifter off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pyay Thuta 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.
Thuta misses with a left hand
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thuta manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shifter keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Shifter is looking for a takedown.
Shifter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thuta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shifter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thuta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pyay Thuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
Shifter has Thuta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thuta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thuta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shifter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thuta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Thuta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Shifter.
Shifter tries for a takedown but Thuta manages to get underhooks.
Thuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shifter prevents a body shot from Thuta.
Shifter goes for a takedown attempt but Thuta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta with a jab.
Thuta misses with a double jab.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thuta misses with a looping left.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Thuta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shifter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thuta loads up on a big right hand but Shifter slips the punch.
Thuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifter can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shifter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thuta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thuta. Shifter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shifter tries to counter with a clinch but Thuta shakes him off and moves away.
Shifter shoots and misses
and Thuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shifter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thuta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shifter's sensitive parts.
Thuta misses with an uppercut
and Shifter counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shifter working the ground and pound but Thuta is defending the strikes.
Shifter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thuta is trying to get back to his feet.
Shifter landing strikes.
Thuta is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shifter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Shifter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thuta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shifter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thuta pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
Thuta scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thuta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shifter somewhat.
Shifter moves out of range of the body kick.
Shifter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thuta counters with a crisp right hand that drops Shifter! Thuta lets Shifter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pyay Thuta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Thuta misses.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Shifter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shifter tries to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shifter.
Thuta throws a body shot but no joy.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Pyay Thuta is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta misses with a low kick.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Thuta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
Thuta stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shifter is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter prevents Thuta from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shape Shifter has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shifter is looking for submissions but instead, Thuta has regained full guard.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Thuta is keeping the position.
Thuta controls Shifter momentarily but Shifter frees himself.
Thuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thuta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thuta is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shifter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shifter throwing strikes but missing.
Thuta looking for a sweep. Not yet Thuta, not yet.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thuta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thuta has escaped and now he's on top!
Shifter looking for a guillotine here but Thuta defends easily.
Shifter looking for a guillotine here but Thuta defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thuta is one step ahead there.
Thuta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pyay Thuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shifter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thuta manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shape Shifter.
I think Thuta 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyay Thuta!
Pyay Thuta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 368 p4p, 292 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 25 p4p, 20 weight class). Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sheikh Mahmut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Mahmut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mahmut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahmut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Mahmut slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a body shot.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Mahmut moved out of range nicely.
Mahmut was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahmut.
Oliva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Mahmut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliva doesn't seem phased though.
Mahmut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmut misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahmut counters with a nice leg kick.
Mahmut avoids the head kick by Oliva.
We've been informed that Oliva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Mahmut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahmut.
Mahmut clinches up with Oliva and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahmut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmut blocks a body shot from Oliva.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmut fails to land.
Mahmut is pushing Oliva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliva misses with a body punch.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmut controls his hands.
Oliva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahmut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahmut can't find room to land a body shot as Oliva controls the action.
Mahmut tries to stall but Oliva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahmut backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
Mahmut is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliva gets an underhook and turns Mahmut into the cage.
Nice body punch from Mahmut - that landed with a thud.
Oliva cracks Mahmut with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmut controls his hands.
Oliva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahmut misses with a hook
and Oliva counters with a leg kick.
Mahmut is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva cracks Mahmut with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mahmut looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Oliva finish him?
Mahmut throws a nice looking combination but Oliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahmut is looking to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahmut checks a leg kick.
Mahmut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva is looking to score with low kicks.
Mahmut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliva finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahmut's head.
Mahmut's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliva under the eye.
Oliva lands a front kick.
Oliva connects with a single shot there.
Sheikh Mahmut's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahmut.
A nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahmut misses with a right hand
and Oliva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mahmut moves out of range as Oliva throws a body kick.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliva.
Mahmut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oliva counters with a nice leg kick.
Oliva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliva sends Mahmut crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oliva is motioning to the referee to let Mahmut up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva drops Mahmut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mahmut looks back up at him and smiles so Oliva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Mahmut is rocked!
Mahmut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliva.
Oh Mahmut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahmut's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Mahmut throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oliva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahmut seems to have got his legs back now.
Oliva wants to slow Mahmut down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliva scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliva.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliva throws a hook but Mahmut avoids it easily.
It looked like Mahmut wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliva cracks Mahmut with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Oliva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mahmut to stand back up!
Sheikh Mahmut's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliva pushes Mahmut away with a front kick.
Oliva flashes Mahmut a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Mahmut's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Mahmut crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Oliva punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 300 p4p, 378 weight class) and Bofur Widenose (ranked 35 p4p, 44 weight class). Rodrigo Carioni had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bofur Widenose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Widenose's head but Widenose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Widenose tries to clinch but Carioni moves out of range.
Carioni throws a lazy uppercut
and Widenose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carioni!
Widenose with the ground and pound but Carioni regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Widenose is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carioni defends it well.
Widenose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose is looking to advance position but Carioni won't allow it.
Carioni is trying to stand back up but Widenose is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carioni defending well though.
Widenose is looking to advance position but Carioni won't allow it.
Carioni is trying to stand up here but Widenose is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widenose misses with a head shot. Carioni uses the momentum to regain guard.
Widenose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carioni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carioni keeping full guard, as Widenose tries to pass.
Carioni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Widenose lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carioni keeping moving, preventing Widenose from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Widenose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carioni with a hook.
Widenose slips under a jab.
Widenose feints the counter takedown.
Carioni misses with a hook.
Widenose with the counter takedown but Carioni avoids it easily.
Widenose slips a straight right by Carioni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Widenose tries to counter it with a takedown but Carioni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Widenose clinches.
Widenose looking for a takedown.
Widenose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carioni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carioni prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Carioni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bofur Widenose.
Carioni tries to circle away but Widenose has him pinned against the cage.
Carioni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Widenose gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Widenose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carioni looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carioni to regain full guard.
Carioni wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Widenose manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Widenose lands a nice short elbow.
Widenose is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Widenose looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bofur Widenose will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carioni digs a good hook to Widenose's body.
Carioni looks to score with a jab to the body but Widenose is just out of range.
Widenose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Widenose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioni.
Carioni misses with a looping left.
And Widenose tries to counter it with a takedown but Carioni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Widenose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Carioni.
And Widenose tries to counter it with a takedown but Carioni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carioni lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
And Widenose tries to counter it with a takedown but Carioni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Widenose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Widenose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carioni, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigo Carioni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Widenose slips a jab from Carioni.
Carioni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carioni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Widenose can do to turn this around?
Carioni misses with a looping left.
A big left from Carioni misses.
Carioni cracks Widenose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Widenose darts in and clinches Carioni up against the cage.
Widenose gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Widenose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carioni is looking to escape.
Widenose is trying to control the action in half guard but Carioni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose with the ground and pound but Carioni uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carioni wants to stand and escape but Widenose is having none of it.
Widenose with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Widenose passes Carioni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bofur Widenose has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Widenose thows a huge punch but Carioni dodges it nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Widenose working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Widenose trying to control the pace.
Widenose is looking to take a break and control but Carioni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioni wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carioni throws a poor cross that misses
and Widenose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carioni's guard.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Carioni keeps moving.
Widenose prevents Carioni from getting back to his feet.
Carioni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose lands a couple of digs.
Widenose stops Carioni from standing up.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Carioni keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Widenose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carioni misses with a hook. Widenose ducked under it nicely.
Widenose with the counter takedown but Carioni avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Widenose scores with a takedown into Carioni's guard.
Carioni pushes Widenose off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carioni dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Carioni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carioni lands a jab.
Carioni throws out a loose jab but Widenose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Widenose feints the counter takedown.
Widenose shoots for a takedown but Carioni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Widenose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carioni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Widenose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carioni is trying to escape back to his feet but Widenose uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Widenose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Widenose tries to advance to mount but can't.
Widenose is working Carioni over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carioni knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Widenose throwing strikes but Carioni manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Widenose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carioni wants to stand but Widenose has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Widenose trying to control the position.
Carioni trying to stand up but can't free himself from Widenose's guard.
Widenose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carioni is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carioni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carioni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Widenose working for submissions but it's allowed Carioni to get to half guard.
Widenose trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Widenose is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carioni stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Widenose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carioni.
Carioni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Widenose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carioni looks to land a left hand but Widenose moved out of range nicely.
Carioni throws an overhand right that lands on Widenose's shoulder, as Widenose tries to avoid the shot.
Carioni scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Carioni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carioni 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Carioni!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Carioni 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 84 p4p, 116 weight class) and Jorgen Kruth (ranked 4 p4p, 6 weight class). De Geno comes to the cage accompanied by DE MEXICO SONG. Kruth has chosen Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kruth.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kruth dives in and grabs De Geno's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Geno pushes down on Kruth's head and hops out.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pablo De Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorgen Kruth.
Kruth defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Kruth throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
Kruth shoots in looking for a takedown but De Geno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kruth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kruth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Geno swivels and escapes.
As Kruth backs away, De Geno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kruth takes one to the side of the head.
Kruth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Geno tries to avoid it but Kruth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Geno to the ground. De Geno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like De Geno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Geno!
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!
De Geno is trying to buck Kruth off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Geno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kruth on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Geno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Kruth has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kruth tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Geno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kruth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Geno tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruth controlling his opponent.
De Geno is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kruth wants to control the pace but De Geno is squirming around nicely.
De Geno squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kruth content just to control the position here.
De Geno stops Kruth from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth is still trying to improve position.
Kruth can't control as he wanted to and De Geno manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kruth is working for a submission of some sort.
Kruth prevents De Geno from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruth is trying for a kimura here. De Geno looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kruth wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorgen Kruth!
Jorgen Kruth is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Jorgen Kruth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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