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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Disco Sandcastle (ranked 2805 p4p, 3336 weight class) and Boby Marreta (ranked 318 p4p, 373 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Disco Sandcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boby Marreta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandcastle tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Sandcastle misses its intended target.
Marreta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sandcastle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marreta slips under a jab.
Sandcastle 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.
Marreta tries to clinch there but Sandcastle circles away.
Sandcastle throws a right hand that Marreta ducks under and follows up with a left that Marreta also avoids with ease.
Marreta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sandcastle stuffs the takedown attempt from Marreta. Marreta gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandcastle scores with a jab. Marreta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marreta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sandcastle's waist but Sandcastle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marreta off to one side.
Disco Sandcastle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boby Marreta.
Marreta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandcastle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sandcastle throws out a loose jab but Marreta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marreta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandcastle throws a lazy right hand but Marreta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Disco Sandcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandcastle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marreta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandcastle sets himself, and Marreta steps forward looking for the clinch! Sandcastle avoids it this time.
Marreta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandcastle throws a shot to the body.
Sandcastle drops Marreta with a beautiful combination! Marreta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sandcastle is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Boby Marreta has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandcastle dances in with a quick combination. Marreta is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sandcastle snaps Marreta's head back. Marreta stumbles backwards against the cage. Sandcastle steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Marreta's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Marreta just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Disco Sandcastle!
After the big win, Disco Sandcastle made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dangerous Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Hawthorne (ranked 2288 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 293 p4p, 329 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cohen Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawthorne has time to react.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.
Hawthorne is looking to clinch.
Conway misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Conway misses
and Hawthorne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawthorne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conway pinned against the cage. Conway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawthorne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
Hawthorne gets a clinch.
Hawthorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Conway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conway gets underhooks to prevent Hawthorne's takedown attempt.
Conway has Hawthorne pressed against the cage.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the head.
Conway swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway stalls.
Conway lands an elbow inside.
Conway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawthorne's defenses.
Conway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Conway stalling in the clinch.
Conway lands with a left to the head.
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawthorne counters with a series of strikes. Conway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
Hawthorne throws a shot to the body.
Hawthorne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawthorne there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway throws a front kick that sends Hawthorne stumbling back into the cage.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Conway.
Hawthorne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Conway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Conway working aggressively here.
Conway blocks a body shot from Hawthorne.
Conway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but Conway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawthorne can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Conway to work.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Hawthorne blocks it.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawthorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conway.
Conway is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawthorne tries to break the clinch but Conway is controlling the position.
Hawthorne avoids the elbow strike from Conway, against the cage.
Hawthorne is trying to maintain a safe position but Conway gets an underhook and turns Hawthorne into the cage.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne blocking some punches.
Hawthorne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawthorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway dominated that round.
That's time! Hawthorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Conway has managed to clinch.
Conway lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Conway is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawthorne gets an underhook and turns Conway into the cage.
Conway looking to stall.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Hawthorne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawthorne!
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conway throws out the jab.
Jake Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway works the jab nicely.
Conway rushes Hawthorne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne avoids the elbow strike from Conway, against the cage.
Conway throws an elbow but it misses.
Conway leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Conway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne fails to pull guard.
Conway is looking to control Hawthorne's arms but Hawthorne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conway has his back to the cage.
Hawthorne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawthorne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Conway.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick and Conway moves out of range easily.
Conway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Conway lunges at Hawthorne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawthorne's hand.
Conway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conway fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway wants to clinch.
Hawthorne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Conway.
Hawthorne moves in looking to clinch but Conway pushes him off.
Hawthorne slips under a jab from Conway.
Conway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne moves in looking to clinch but Conway pushes him off.
Conway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway moves into the clinch.
Hawthorne blocking some punches.
Hawthorne tries for a takedown but Conway manages to get underhooks.
Conway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Conway lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conway.
Conway misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawthorne's brow.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conway lands a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne tries to work over Conway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conway misses with some punches.
Conway stalling the fight.
Hawthorne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne looks for a takedown but Conway sprawls well.
Conway steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conway tries to avoid it but Hawthorne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conway to the ground. Conway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Conway tries to get set, Hawthorne tries to push him back and clinch up but Conway manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Hawthorne.
Conway takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conway fails to land.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway sends Hawthorne crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Conway is motioning to the referee to let Hawthorne up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Hawthorne is rocked!
OH! Hawthorne has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Conway smells blood and charges in for the finish! Conway unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Hawthorne sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Conway!
A relieved looking Jake Conway thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bjorkman (ranked 2147 p4p, 1539 weight class) and Enrico Cammula (ranked 128 p4p, 91 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Bjorkman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enrico Cammula!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorkman forces Cammula back against the cage and clinches.
Cammula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bjorkman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bjorkman throws an overhand right that lands on Cammula's shoulder, as Cammula tries to avoid the shot.
Bjorkman misses with a hook. Cammula ducked under it nicely.
Cammula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bjorkman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cammula moves away from the strike by Bjorkman.
Cammula doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bjorkman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjorkman digs a good hook to Cammula's body.
Cammula rushes Bjorkman and presses him up against the cage.
Bjorkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjorkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cammula blocks an uppercut.
Cammula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cammula tries to pull guard but Bjorkman holds him up against the cage and eventually Cammula drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorkman has a couple of punches blocked by Cammula.
A right hand to the body from Bjorkman.
Cammula looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjorkman misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorkman lands with a light punch inside.
Bjorkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cammula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjorkman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjorkman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bjorkman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cammula takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bjorkman with a nice cross.
It looks like Enrico Cammula has been cut.
Bjorkman connects with a body shot that sends Cammula's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Bjorkman.
Bjorkman closes the distance and clinches.
Bjorkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjorkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjorkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjorkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjorkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjorkman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cammula blocking some punches.
Bjorkman gets through Cammula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman tries to throw a body punch but Cammula avoids it by throwing Bjorkman back against the cage.
Bjorkman breaks from the clinch.
Bjorkman lands a nice shot to the body.
Cammula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bjorkman to score with a decent uppercut.
Bjorkman cracks Cammula with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cammula looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bjorkman finish him?
 Cammula is rocked!
Bjorkman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cammula falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bjorkman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Bjorkman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hillburn (ranked 2218 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Billy Goat Jones (ranked 266 p4p, 338 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Hillburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Goat Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillburn swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hillburn.
Hillburn moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Hillburn is looking to counter punch.
Hillburn slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Jones backs away, Hillburn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones looks to clinch
letting Hillburn counter with a right hand.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hillburn is avoiding it.
Hillburn slips a straight right by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Hillburn as Jones shoots in.
Hillburn gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Hillburn is working from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Hillburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hillburn managing to control the position.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Hillburn blocks nicely.
Hillburn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hillburn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hillburn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillburn tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Hillburn is working hard here to advance position.
Hillburn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones tries to roll but Hillburn sticks to his back.
Jones trying to control the position but Hillburn manages to sink in the hooks.
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hillburn's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hillburn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Hillburn is working from the bottom.
Hillburn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Hillburn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Hillburn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hillburn tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones tries for a kimura but Hillburn is defending well.
Hillburn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hillburn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Hillburn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hillburn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Hillburn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hillburn is looking to reverse the position.
Jones landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is working Hillburn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Hillburn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hillburn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Hillburn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Hillburn.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Hillburn avoids it.
Jones blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hillburn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones throws a push kick but Hillburn slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hillburn avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hillburn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Hillburn sprawls well.
Bobby Hillburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Goat Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hillburn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones shoots in but Hillburn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hillburn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Hillburn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bobby Hillburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hillburn scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Hillburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Hillburn shows good takedown defense.
Jones pushes Hillburn up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hillburn's elbow.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hillburn after a bit of a struggle.
Hillburn lands with a left to the head.
Hillburn lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hillburn scores with a hook to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hillburn.
Hillburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been told by Hillburn's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Hillburn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jones! Hillburn lets Jones back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jones is rocked!
Hillburn lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Jones up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hillburn from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Jones's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Hillburn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Action (ranked 1500 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 120 p4p, 266 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Action!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action lands a really nice looking cross but Chaiyachue seems unphased.
Action jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaiyachue! But no joy.
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Action paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Action swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaiyachue avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaiyachue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chaiyachue has Action up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chaiyachue has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Action on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Action is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Action's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Action avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue has Action pressed against the cage, preventing Action from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Action avoids the damage to the body.
Action blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action breaks from the clinch.
Action scores with a kick to the midsection.
Action throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaiyachue connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Action scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chaiyachue in his tracks.
Action throws a solid leg kick but Chaiyachue takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Action.
Chaiyachue instigates a clinch.
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Action avoids the damage to the body.
Action's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Action throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaiyachue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaiyachue misses with a punch to the body.
Action managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue tries to throw a body punch but Action avoids it by throwing Chaiyachue back against the cage.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Action avoids it.
Action avoiding damage as Chaiyachue throws knees to the body.
Chaiyachue tries to pull guard but Action forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Action avoids it.
Action manages to break the clinch.
Action throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dominic Action is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaiyachue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Action feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick from Action.
Chaiyachue is looking to clinch but Action is avoiding it.
Action connects with a jab.
Action tried to score with a low kick but Chaiyachue checks it.
Chaiyachue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Action.
Action takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chaiyachue has managed to clinch.
Action tries to break the clinch but Chaiyachue is controlling the position.
Action's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaiyachue checks the leg kick nicely there.
Action misses with a body kick.
Chaiyachue looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chaiyachue seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chaiyachue decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Action fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaiyachue manages to avoid it.
Chaiyachue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaiyachue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Action avoiding damage as Chaiyachue throws knees to the body.
Chaiyachue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Action's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Action misses.
Chaiyachue steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Action.
Action circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Chaiyachue blocks the low kick.
Chaiyachue has managed to clinch.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Action avoids it.
Action manages to break the clinch.
Action keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Action is looking to chop away at Chaiyachue's legs.
Action connects with a leg kick.
Chaiyachue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Action tries a low kick but Chaiyachue avoids it.
Action is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Action paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaiyachue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Action to score with a decent uppercut.
Action digs a good body shot into Chaiyachue's ribs.
Action throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Action scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Action dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaiyachue wants to clinch.
Chaiyachue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Action finds it's way round the side to connect with Chaiyachue's head.
A jab from Action misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Action.
Action scores with a shot to the body.
Action tries to land a leg kick but Chaiyachue saw it coming and moves away.
Chaiyachue clinches up against the cage.
Chaiyachue trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Action pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Action misses the shot to the body.
Chaiyachue takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaiyachue instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Action avoids it.
Action blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Action looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Action is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaiyachue can do to turn this around?
Chaiyachue trying to land knees to the body.
Chaiyachue misses with a punch to the body.
Action wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chaiyachue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Action.
Action on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Action pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chaiyachue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Action fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chaiyachue blocks a head kick by Action.
Action swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Action avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue closes the distance and clinches up with Action, looking for a takedown. Chaiyachue pushes Action against the cage but Action circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Action.
Action circles away from the clinch attempt.
Action throws an overhand right that lands on Chaiyachue's shoulder, as Chaiyachue tries to avoid the shot.
Action shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Action lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chaiyachue's sensitive parts.
Action scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Chaiyachue tries to clinch up.
Chaiyachue closes the distance and clinches.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Action avoids it.
Chaiyachue tries to throw a body punch but Action avoids it by throwing Chaiyachue back against the cage.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Action breaks the clinch.
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Action paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Action just misses with a punch to the body.
Action scores with a jab.
Chaiyachue is looking to clinch.
Action is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but Action is having none of it.
Action lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chaiyachue is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Action finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chaiyachue clinches up against the cage.
Action's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch up.
Chaiyachue rushes Action and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Action manages to break the clinch.
Action stuns Chaiyachue with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Action throws a low kick but Chaiyachue moves out of range easily.
Action misses with a head kick.
As Action backs off Chaiyachue throws a huge counter combo but Action manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Action lands a nice shot to the body.
Action scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Action swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaiyachue blocks a leg kick.
Action throws a looping overhand right but Chaiyachue ducks down to avoid it.
Chaiyachue darts in trying to clinch
and Action makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chaiyachue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Action managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
A frustrated look appears on Action's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Action working hard to break the clinch.
Action is trying to force a seperation but Chaiyachue has the dominant position.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Action avoids it.
Chaiyachue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaiyachue looking for a takedown.
Dominic Action has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naruesorn Chaiyachue.
Action breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Action dominated that second round.
That's time! Action's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chaiyachue tries to move into range but Action moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chaiyachue checks a leg kick.
Action with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Action dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Action.
Chaiyachue is still on wobbly legs! Can Action finish him?
Action lands with a hook. Chaiyachue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Action cracks Chaiyachue with a hook to the temple - Chaiyachue is on wobbly legs here! Action swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chaiyachue falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Action wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dominic Action!
Dominic Action gave a mention to Black Lab Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Naruesorn Chaiyachue was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna thank the fans who watch our fight today, I didn't get the win today but I will be back stronger on my next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teofomo Laurez (ranked 2079 p4p, 2984 weight class) and Greight Ness (ranked 268 p4p, 356 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofomo Laurez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Greight Ness!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Laurez misses.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Laurez blocks a jab.
Laurez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Laurez misses the body punch
and Laurez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ness swings widly with a right hand
and Laurez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greight Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness lands with an overhand left.
Laurez lands a slapping body shot.
Laurez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ness has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurez throws a big shot that misses.
Ness misses with a lunging right hand
letting Laurez counter with a right hand.
Laurez misses the shot to the body.
Laurez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ness throws out the jab.
Ness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ness misses with an uppercut
letting Laurez counter with a right hand.
Ness connects with a body shot that sends Laurez 's belly button to the back.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurez counters with a straight right hand.
Laurez is looking to slow Ness down with leg kicks.
Laurez throws a body punch but Ness moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laurez counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ness throws an off balance right hand
letting Laurez counter with a right hand.
Ness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurez counters with a nice right hand that sends Ness toppling to the canvas! Ness scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Laurez finish him?!
Ness is rocked!
Ness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ness! But no joy.
Ness is still on wobbly legs! Can Laurez finish him?
Ness misses with a body punch
and Laurez scores with a counter punch that sends Ness to the canvas! Laurez smells blood - he's punishing Ness with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ness has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teofomo Laurez !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 1136 p4p, 1371 weight class) and Teddy Dalrymple (ranked 143 p4p, 173 weight class). Malcolm Farquharson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Dalrymple!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalrymple cracks Farquharson with a good jab.
Dalrymple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalrymple misses with a looping left.
Farquharson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalrymple.
A little jabbing left from Dalrymple on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dalrymple takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farquharson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farquharson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalrymple.
It seemed like Dalrymple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farquharson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Farquharson is looking to counter punch.
Farquharson shoots in but Dalrymple avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farquharson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalrymple counters with a nice body shot.
Malcolm Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalrymple misses with a lunging right hand
and Farquharson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Dalrymple finds it's way through Farquharson's defenses.
Farquharson throws a looping overhand right but Dalrymple ducks down to avoid it.
Farquharson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dalrymple pinned against the cage. Dalrymple gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farquharson tests Dalrymple's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dalrymple scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalrymple gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farquharson.
Dalrymple blocks a jab.
Dalrymple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farquharson throws out the jab.
Dalrymple swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Farquharson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farquharson throws a shot from downtown. Dalrymple moves away and avoids it.
Farquharson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDalrymple.
Dalrymple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple walks into a stiff left hand from Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a looping left.
Dalrymple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farquharson.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Teddy Dalrymple has been cut.
Farquharson shoots in for a takedown but Dalrymple shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalrymple takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dalrymple is rocked!
Dalrymple moves out of range as Farquharson strikes.
Dalrymple feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farquharsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dalrymple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farquharson.
It seemed like Dalrymple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple misses with a wild body shot.
Dalrymple slips under a jab from Farquharson.
Dalrymple moves away from the strike by Farquharson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dalrymple! But no joy.
Teddy Dalrymple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farquharson swings widly with a right hand
and Dalrymple counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Malcolm Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalrymple.
It looked like Farquharson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Dalrymple.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut. Dalrymple saw that one coming.
Dalrymple let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A punch combination from Dalrymple misses.
A little feinted left hand from Farquharson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dalrymple throws the left hand but Farquharson avoids the punch easily.
Dalrymple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farquharson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dalrymple tries to move into range but Farquharson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Malcolm Farquharson is winning the standup battle so far.
Farquharson throws an overhand right that lands on Dalrymple's shoulder, as Dalrymple tries to avoid the shot.
Farquharson throws a hook to the side of Dalrymple's head but Dalrymple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farquharson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalrymple can do to turn this around?
Farquharson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farquharson closes the distance and clinches up with Dalrymple, looking for a takedown. Farquharson pushes Dalrymple against the cage but Dalrymple circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dalrymple looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dalrymple slips a jab from Farquharson.
Farquharson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Farquharson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalrymples jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dalrymple is still on wobbly legs! Can Farquharson finish him?
Dalrymple misses with a lunging right hand
and Farquharson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dalrymple slips a jab from Farquharson.
Dalrymple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalrymple seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalrymple waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.
A left lands for Dalrymple.
A big right from Farquharson misses.
Dalrymple unleashes a big counter combination but Farquharson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dalrymple might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Farquharson has got the better of the exchanges.
Farquharson dives in and grabs Dalrymple's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dalrymple pushes down on Farquharson's head and hops out.
Dalrymple throws out a counter right but Farquharson avoids it with no problem.
Farquharson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dalrymple cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farquharson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farquharson misses with a takedown
and Dalrymple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farquharson misses with a straight left.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut. Dalrymple saw that one coming.
Dalrymple tries a quick counter leg kick but Farquharson is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson looks to land a left hand but Dalrymple moved out of range nicely.
Farquharson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dalrymple chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dalrymple scores with a leg kick.
Farquharson moves out of range of the body kick.
Farquharson looks to throw the jab but Dalrymple is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farquharson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farquharson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dalrymple dips to his left and cracks Farquharson with an uppercut!
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalrymple is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farquharson with a body shot.
Dalrymple tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalrymple connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Dalrymple. Those never looked like landing.
Farquharson checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dalrymple as Farquharson shoots in.
Dalrymple was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farquharson just misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson has a takedown stuffed.
Farquharson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dalrymple to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farquharson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dalrymple counters with a huge left! Farquharson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dalrymple isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Farquharson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dalrymple!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Dalrymple!
Teddy Dalrymple very nearly forgot to thank 30th Century Beer Store amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve McMichael (ranked 1202 p4p, 406 weight class) and Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 165 p4p, 51 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Hideki.
Hideki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hideki thuds a left hand into McMichael's body.
McMichael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of McMichael's head but McMichael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McMichael connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by McMichael.
McMichael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McMichael tries to land a body kick
and Hideki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
McMichael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
McMichael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hideki doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hideki.
Hideki slips a jab from McMichael.
Hideki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hideki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McMichael fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMichael tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hideki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from McMichael finds it's target.
McMichael closes the distance and clinches.
McMichael misses with a hook to the ribs.
McMichael tries to break the clinch but Hideki is controlling the position.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael scores with a body shot.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Hideki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McMichael wants to clinch.
Hideki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McMichael works Hideki's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMichael misses with the combination.
Hideki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McMichael tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Hideki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
McMichael with a nice cross.
McMichael works Hideki's body with a nice hook.
McMichael scores with a jab to the jaw.
McMichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hideki checks the leg kick.
McMichael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by McMichael's head coaches at The Barn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McMichael misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve McMichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMichael works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McMichael jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McMichael tries to clinch up
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hideki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
McMichael closes the distance and clinches.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McMichael misses with an uppercut
and Hideki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Steve McMichael will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hideki misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like McMichael was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hideki.
McMichael slips a straight right by Hideki.
McMichael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hideki looks to throw a body kick
and McMichael counters with a straight right hand.
Hideki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McMichael rather than just go for the knockout.
McMichael takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
McMichael misses with a series of wild punches.
McMichael lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McMichael with a nice cross.
McMichael lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hideki moves out of range as McMichael strikes.
Hideki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and McMichael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hideki throws a hook but McMichael blocks it.
It looked like McMichael wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McMichael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McMichael throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hideki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McMichael loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki loads up on a big right hand but McMichael slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael misses with a lunging right hand
and Hideki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McMichael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick from McMichael, right into the meat of the thigh.
McMichael moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Hideki swats away the attempt to clinch by McMichael.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael closes the distance and clinches.
Hideki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McMichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by McMichael.
McMichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McMichael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McMichael misses the jab.
Hideki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McMichael fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMichael connects with a leg kick.
Steve McMichael is winning the standup battle so far.
McMichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from McMichael misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McMichael. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMichael.
Hideki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael closes the distance and pushes Hideki back into the cage.
McMichael throws a punch but it's blocked by Hideki.
McMichael misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMichael stalling against the cage.
Hideki lands a left hand.
Hideki breaks the clinch.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McMichael misses the target.
McMichael wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McMichael dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McMichael throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.
Hideki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McMichael digs a good body shot into Hideki's ribs.
McMichael moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McMichael.
A little jabbing left from Hideki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hideki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for McMichael.
McMichael throws a good cross that connects.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McMichael tests Hideki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McMichael digs a good body shot into Hideki's ribs.
A punch combination from McMichael misses.
McMichael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McMichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McMichael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McMichael breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMichael slips under a jab.
McMichael swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hideki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMichael looks to throw the jab but Hideki is out of range.
A jab from McMichael finds it's way through Hideki's defenses.
A jab from McMichael misses.
Hideki swats away the attempt to clinch by McMichael.
Hideki throws out a counter right but McMichael avoids it with no problem.
McMichael darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McMichael staying out of range there.
McMichael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McMichael tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
McMichael tests Hideki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McMichael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McMichael throws the left hand but Hideki avoids the punch easily.
Nagatsuki Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMichael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hideki can do to turn this around?
McMichael lands with a straight right. Hideki didn't see that one coming.
McMichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McMichael misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McMichael thinking.
McMichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. McMichael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by McMichael as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMichael moves to clinch but Hideki breaks away
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
McMichael's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McMichael duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMichael tries to clinch up.
McMichael moves in looking to clinch but Hideki pushes him off.
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve McMichael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McMichael has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve McMichael!
Our winner, Steve McMichael, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daverio Graves (ranked 1358 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Silvio Van De Leide (ranked 172 p4p, 196 weight class). Van De Leide has chosen Sandstorm - Darude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daverio Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Silvio Van De Leide!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves misses with a hook. Van De Leide ducked under it nicely.
Daverio Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Van De Leide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van De Leide scores with a sloppy right hand. Graves should have avoided that one.
Van De Leide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Van De Leide.
Van De Leide looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Van De Leide.
Van De Leide doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van De Leide shoots in looking for a takedown. Graves tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Leide keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van De Leide moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van De Leide swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van De Leide defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Van De Leide.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van De Leide.
And Graves counters with a quick kick to the body but Van De Leide blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Good shot there by Graves.
Van De Leide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Graves misses.
Van De Leide let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van De Leide scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves avoids the body shot from Van De Leide.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Van De Leide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Van De Leide bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Silvio Van De Leide has been cut.
Van De Leide misses with an uppercut.
Graves is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van De Leide has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van De Leide throws a head kick that misses
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van De Leide jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van De Leide forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van De Leide has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves throws a body punch but Van De Leide moves out of range.
Graves works Van De Leide's body with a nice hook.
Graves sends Van De Leide crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Graves is motioning to the referee to let Van De Leide up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Van De Leide is rocked!
Graves cracks Van De Leide with a left hook right on the temple and Van De Leide goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Graves lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Van De Leide is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daverio Graves!
A victorious Daverio Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Silvio Van De Leide had this to say: 'War should only be in the cage. Peace on Earth.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 91 p4p, 302 weight class) and Robert Helpmann (ranked 13 p4p, 40 weight class). Bekzod comes to the cage accompanied by "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod closes the distance and clinches.
Helpmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helpmann throws a head punch that misses.
Helpmann will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bekzod up against the cage.
Helpmann blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Helpmann has a couple of punches blocked by Bekzod.
Helpmann prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Helpmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
Helpmann taking a breather.
Helpmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helpmann.
Bekzod presses Helpmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod lands a hook that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Bekzod misses with some punches.
Helpmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Bekzod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helpmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bekzod. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Helpmann. Bekzod does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Helpmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Helpmann tries to clinch but Bekzod moves away
and Bekzod counters with a nice body shot.
Bekzod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helpmann misses the shot to the body.
Bekzod clinches up against the cage.
Helpmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Helpmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helpmann blocks an uppercut.
Helpmann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Helpmann works on Bekzod's body with a couple of short punches.
Bekzod blocks an uppercut.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Helpmann controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Helpmann.
Bekzod swings wildly with an uppercut but Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helpmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bekzod.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helpmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bekzod.
Helpmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Helpmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Helpmann.
Bekzod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Helpmann lands a right hand.
Bekzod prevents a body shot from Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with a punch to the body.
Helpmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Helpmann has a couple of punches blocked by Bekzod.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helpmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helpmann tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod throws a punch but it's blocked by Helpmann.
Bekzod scores with a shoulder strike.
Helpmann tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Helpmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Helpmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bekzod seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Helpmann can turn it around.
Bekzod lands an uppercut.
Bekzod misses with the head strike.
Helpmann blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bekzod.
Still in the clinch, Bekzod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bekzod.
Helpmann prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Helpmann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Bekzod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Helpmann looks winded!
Helpmann tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Helpmann back against the cage.
Helpmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
A short uppercut from Bekzod.
Helpmann misses with a punch to the body.
Helpmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Helpmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Helpmann.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helpmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Helpmann misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Helpmann fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
A head punch on the inside from Bekzod fails to land.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Helpmann avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helpmann.
Bekzod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Bekzod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helpmanns head.
Helpmann is looking to control Bekzod's arms but Bekzod gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helpmann has his back to the cage.
Helpmann misses with a punch to the body.
Helpmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helpmann.
Helpmann blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
Helpmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bekzod missing with a left hand there. Helpmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Bekzod.
Bekzod checks a leg kick.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Helpmann is just out of range.
Bekzod paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Helpmann avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Helpmann.
Helpmann slips a straight right by Bekzod.
A countering left hand to the body from Helpmann misses.
Bekzod closes the distance and pushes Helpmann back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Helpmann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod throws a punch but it's blocked by Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with the head strike.
A short right from Helpmann on the inside.
Helpmann lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bekzod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Bekzod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helpmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Bekzod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helpmann tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Helpmann back against the cage.
Bekzod tries to work over Helpmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod has a couple of punches blocked by Helpmann.
Helpmann blocks an uppercut.
Helpmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helpmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helpmann misses with a body punch.
Bekzod trying to control the position but instead, Helpmann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bekzod into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bekzod.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bekzod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helpmann. That's going to slow Bekzod down.
Bekzod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helpmann.
Bekzod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helpmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helpmann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robert Helpmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Bekzod as he checks the leg kick.
Helpmann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Helpmann cracks a nice hook into Bekzod's ribs.
Bekzod misses with a body shot.
Helpmann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bekzod throws a low kick, looking for Helpmann's leg but Helpmann calmly moves out of range.
Bekzod scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helpmann tried to score with a low kick but Bekzod checks it.
Bekzod moves forwards but Helpmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Helpmann throws an overhand right that lands on Bekzod's shoulder, as Bekzod tries to avoid the shot.
Helpmann moves away from the strike by Bekzod.
Helpmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helpmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helpmann tries to clinch but Bekzod is having none of it.
Bekzod cracks Helpmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Helpmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bekzod in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Helpmann.
Helpmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bekzod counters with a stiff right hand.
Robert Helpmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helpmann throws a lazy right hand but Bekzod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bekzod checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Bekzod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann misses with a body shot.
Helpmann misses with a hook. Bekzod ducked under it nicely.
Helpmann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helpmann lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bekzod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bekzod cracks Helpmann with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bekzod has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Helpmann to stand back up!
Helpmann is rocked!
Helpmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helpmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Bekzod finish him?
Helpmann looks to clinch
and Bekzod counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Helpmann out cold! What a finish! Bekzod is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Azad Bekzod thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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