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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sweet Tea Bloominshine (ranked 3676 p4p, 5414 weight class) and Antonio Reyes (ranked 353 p4p, 491 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sweet Tea Bloominshine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes dodges the punch combination from Bloominshine.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloominshine as he connects with a hook.
Bloominshine jabs Reyes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes takes a swing at Bloominshine's ribcage but misses.
Bloominshine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Reyes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloominshine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloominshine wants it to stay on the feet.
Bloominshine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes shoots and misses
letting Bloominshine counter with a right hand.
Bloominshine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloominshine.
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloominshine moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Bloominshine punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Bloominshine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloominshine instigates a clinch.
Bloominshine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes misses with a body punch
and Bloominshine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloominshine slips a jab from Reyes.
Bloominshine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reyes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Reyes.
Bloominshine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes throws a right hand that Bloominshine ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloominshine also avoids with ease.
Bloominshine appears to be looking for a big counter.
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!
Reyes misses with a takedown
enabling Bloominshine to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloominshine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Bloominshine circles away easily
and Bloominshine counters with a stiff right hand.
Reyes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reyes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A leg kick checked by Reyes.
It looks like Bloominshine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Reyes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bloominshine.
Reyes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bloominshine moves into the clinch successfully.
Bloominshine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Bloominshine. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bloominshine.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloominshine as he connects with a hook.
Reyes scores with a takedown into Bloominshine's guard.
Bloominshine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reyes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bloominshine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bloominshine scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloominshine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Bloominshine throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes walks into a left hand.
Bloominshine throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.
Bloominshine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bloominshine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes has his takedown stuffed
letting Bloominshine counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloominshine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reyes looking to score a takedown here. Bloominshine is defending well but Reyes drives through and ends up in Bloominshine's guard.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloominshine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloominshine wants to stand up but Reyes is controlling him.
Bloominshine uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bloominshine throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bloominshine as Reyes shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Bloominshine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bloominshine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bloominshine wants to stand and escape but Reyes is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloominshine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reyes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've been informed that Reyes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Bloominshine finds it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Bloominshine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bloominshine stalks Reyes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reyes's face. Reyes staggers backwards, shaken.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Bloominshine lands.
Bloominshine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloominshine wants it to stay on the feet.
Bloominshine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloominshine tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bloominshine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Reyes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bloominshine back to the cage. Reyes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bloominshine scores with a jab.
Reyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bloominshine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antonio Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloominshine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Bloominshine throws a shot to the body.
Reyes misses with a double jab
and Bloominshine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Bloominshine lands.
Bloominshine rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
Bloominshine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloominshine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Bloominshine.
Bloominshine lands a nice hook to Reyes's body. Reyes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reyes closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Bloominshine counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bloominshine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reyes looks to land a combination but Bloominshine avoids it well.
Bloominshine feints a jab promting Reyes to slip. Bloominshine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reyes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bloominshine moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Bloominshine slips the punch.
Bloominshine lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bloominshine.
Bloominshine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bloominshine gets caught napping as Reyes dives in and scores a takedown. Bloominshine manages to retain guard.
Bloominshine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes feints the counter takedown.
Reyes swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bloominshine counter with a right hand.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
letting Bloominshine counter with a right hand.
Bloominshine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Reyes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reyes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 Reyes is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Bloominshine avoids nicely.
Bloominshine fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Reyes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bloominshine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Bloominshine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reyes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bloominshine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes lands with an overhand left.
Reyes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reyes fails with the takedown
and Bloominshine counters with a left to the body.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Reyes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloominshine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Bloominshine.
Bloominshine misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Bloominshine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Bloominshine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloominshine throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Bloominshine.
Reyes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bloominshine wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Reyes misses
and Bloominshine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bloominshine defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Bloominshine.
Bloominshine throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloominshine scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bloominshine works Reyes's body with a nice hook.
Bloominshine connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reyes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bloominshine finds it's way round the side to connect with Reyes's head.
Bloominshine staying out of range there.
Bloominshine lands the left hand.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bloominshine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reyes scrambles back to his feet.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloominshine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bloominshine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloominshine stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Bloominshine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reyes.
Bloominshine lunges at Reyes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reyes's hand.
Reyes misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloominshine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reyes moves forwards but Bloominshine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bloominshine slips under a jab.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reyes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloominshine lands a jab.
Reyes shoots for a takedown but Bloominshine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloominshine throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Reyes throws out a counter right but Bloominshine avoids it with no problem.
Bloominshine 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.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloominshine finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Bloominshine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bloominshine lands a body shot.
Bloominshine thuds a left hand into Reyes's body.
Reyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bloominshine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Bloominshine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes shoots for a double leg takedown but Bloominshine sprawls well. He's pushed Reyes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sweet Tea Bloominshine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Reyes.
Donk. Bloominshine catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloominshine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes with a poor takedown
enabling Bloominshine to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bloominshine is fending him off so far but Reyes persists. Nope, Bloominshine circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bloominshine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reyes doesn't seem phased though.
Bloominshine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reyes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reyes walks into a straight right hand from Bloominshine.
Bloominshine lands with an uppercut that bounces Reyes off the cage and back into range.
Bloominshine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bloominshine cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
Bloominshine cracks Reyes with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Reyes falls to his knees and Bloominshine doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sweet Tea Bloominshine!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 2840 p4p, 5785 weight class) and Banderleii Showgun (ranked 337 p4p, 513 weight class). Showgun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Banderleii Showgun will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banderleii Showgun!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Showgun or perhaps it was just good defense by Manaitpasov, which made it look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Manaitpasov blocks the leg kick.
Showgun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Showgun walks into a stiff left hand from Manaitpasov.
Showgun fails with the takedown.
Showgun misses with a body shot
letting Manaitpasov counter with a right hand.
Manaitpasov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Showgun in his tracks.
Showgun misses with a takedown
and Manaitpasov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banderleii Showgun.
Manaitpasov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Manaitpasov backs off Showgun throws a huge counter combo but Manaitpasov manages to avoid it all.
Manaitpasov lands with an uppercut that bounces Showgun off the cage and back into range.
Showgun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Showgun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Showgun throws a sloppy head kick and Manaitpasov moves out of range easily.
Showgun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Banderleii Showgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manaitpasov throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showgun darts in trying to clinch
and Manaitpasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Showgun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manaitpasov but Manaitpasov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manaitpasov throws a lazy right hand but Showgun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Showgun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manaitpasov as he jumps to the side.
Manaitpasov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Showgun tries to land a front kick but Manaitpasov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Showgun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Manaitpasov lands.
Manaitpasov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Manaitpasov as he connects with a hook.
Showgun misses with a takedown attempt
and Manaitpasov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Showgun is rocked!
Showgun tries to close the distance and clinch but Manaitpasov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Manaitpasov misses its target.
Showgun moves to clinch but Manaitpasov breaks away
and Manaitpasov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Showgun thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manaitpasov misses with an uppercut. Showgun saw that one coming.
Manaitpasov connects with a nice looking jab.
Showgun is still on wobbly legs! Can Manaitpasov finish him?
Manaitpasov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Showgun seems to have recovered his senses.
Showgun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manaitpasov with a hook.
Showgun instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Showgun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manaitpasov's brow.
Showgun missing with knees to the body.
Showgun lands an elbow inside that Manaitpasov shrugs off.
 It looks like Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has been cut.
Manaitpasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Showgun backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Showgun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manaitpasov misses with a body punch.
Showgun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manaitpasov's defenses.
Good body shot from Manaitpasov.
Showgun looks winded!
Manaitpasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manaitpasov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Manaitpasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov scores with a hook to the body.
Manaitpasov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manaitpasov works on Showgun's body with a couple of short punches.
Manaitpasov pushes Showgun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Manaitpasov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manaitpasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov keeps control of Showgun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manaitpasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manaitpasov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manaitpasov lands with an uppercut that bounces Showgun off the cage and back into range.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab to the head.
Manaitpasov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Showgun on the side of the head.
Showgun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manaitpasov.
Showgun walks straight into a right hand from Manaitpasov - that's dropped him! Manaitpasov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Showgun from any more punishment! Showgun complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corbiniano Piccirilli (ranked 3120 p4p, 4041 weight class) and Stanley Wagon (ranked 357 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stanley Wagon enters the cage!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corbiniano Piccirilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Wagon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piccirilli feints a jab promting Wagon to slip. Piccirilli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wagon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Piccirilli thows a body kick. Wagon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Piccirilli moves out of range as Wagon strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Piccirilli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Piccirilli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wagon back to the cage. Piccirilli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wagon tries to clinch up but Piccirilli circles away and keeps his distance.
Piccirilli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wagon is rocked!
Wagon circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Piccirilli. Wagon falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Piccirilli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corbiniano Piccirilli!
Corbiniano Piccirilli 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dzhabrail Aslakhanov (ranked 3791 p4p, 2400 weight class) and Dakota Reis (ranked 413 p4p, 289 weight class). Reis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit. Dakota Reis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dzhabrail Aslakhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aslakhanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis throws a leg kick but Aslakhanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aslakhanov.
Aslakhanov is looking to clinch.
Aslakhanov throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Aslakhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Reis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aslakhanov momentarily.
Reis lands with an uppercut that bounces Aslakhanov off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aslakhanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Reis circles away.
Aslakhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Aslakhanov.
Aslakhanov ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
Aslakhanov throws out a loose jab but Reis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aslakhanov looks to land a left hand but Reis moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Reis does it's job there.
It looks like Dzhabrail Aslakhanov has been cut.
Reis throws a front kick aimed at Aslakhanov's knee but Aslakhanov avoids it well.
Reis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aslakhanov connects with a right hand. Reis shakes it off.
A low kick from Reis misses
and Aslakhanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aslakhanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a hook. Aslakhanov ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aslakhanov scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Aslakhanov misses its intended target.
Reis lands a head kick. Aslakhanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good work by Reis as he checks the leg kick.
Reis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aslakhanov misses with a right hand
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Aslakhanov lands with a hook. Reis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reis lands with a cross.
Reis cracks Aslakhanov with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aslakhanov throws a leg kick
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Aslakhanov punishes Reis's body with a nice straight punch.
Aslakhanov takes one to the chin there.
Reis cracks Aslakhanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aslakhanov takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis throws out a counter right but Aslakhanov avoids it with no problem.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis misses with a low kick.
Reis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reis digs a good body shot into Aslakhanov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis swings for the body but Aslakhanov moves out of range.
Reis moves out of range as Aslakhanov strikes.
Aslakhanov wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance.
Aslakhanov closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Reis.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aslakhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reis lands with a light punch inside.
Aslakhanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reis misses with a punch on the inside.
Reis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aslakhanov backwards.
Aslakhanov jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis is fighting to break Aslakhanov's control of his arms but Aslakhanov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aslakhanov being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Reis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dzhabrail Aslakhanov'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.
Aslakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reis connects with a body shot that sends Aslakhanov's belly button to the back.
Reis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aslakhanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aslakhanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aslakhanov misses with a double jab.
Reis cracks a nice hook into Aslakhanov's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis lands a leg kick that knocks Aslakhanov off balance momentarily.
Reis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aslakhanov wants to clinch but Reis slips to the side
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Aslakhanov scores with a hook to the body. Reis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aslakhanov throws a hook but Reis avoids it easily.
It seemed like Reis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reis moves out of range as Aslakhanov strikes.
Dakota Reis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aslakhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Aslakhanov takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis misses with a hook
and Aslakhanov counters with a straight right hand.
Aslakhanov lands with a shot to the body.
Aslakhanov lands a nice hook to Reis's body. Reis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Reis misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aslakhanov clinches with his opponent.
Aslakhanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reis presses Aslakhanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aslakhanov lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reis.
Reis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aslakhanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reis struggles to land a body shot inside as Aslakhanov controls his hands.
Reis cracks Aslakhanov with a nice body shot.
Dakota Reis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aslakhanov backwards.
Aslakhanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reis scores with a shoulder strike.
Reis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aslakhanov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslakhanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reis smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Reis.
Aslakhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Reis misses with a leg kick.
Aslakhanov looks to throw a body kick
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Aslakhanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov's cut is getting worse.
Reis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aslakhanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aslakhanov scores with a nice right hand.
Aslakhanov moves in looking to clinch but Reis pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aslakhanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aslakhanov backing away here, and Reis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reis throws a lazy head kick
and Aslakhanov counters with a straight right hand.
Reis throws out a powerful jab.
Reis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aslakhanov wants to clinch
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Aslakhanov misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Reis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dzhabrail Aslakhanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aslakhanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reis counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aslakhanov lands a nice hook to Reis's body. Reis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aslakhanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reis counters with a body kick.
Reis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aslakhanov defending well as Reis loads up on a big left hand.
Aslakhanov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aslakhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aslakhanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aslakhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aslakhanov. Reis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis throws an off balance right hand
and Aslakhanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aslakhanov misses the body punch
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Reis swings widly with a right hand
and Aslakhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reis feints a counter leg kick.
Jab from Reis.
Reis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reis thows a body kick. Aslakhanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reis clobbers Aslakhanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aslakhanov misses with a body shot.
Reis works Aslakhanov's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis delivers a nice body kick.
Aslakhanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Aslakhanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
Aslakhanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aslakhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aslakhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reis throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reis scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aslakhanov.
Aslakhanov misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dakota Reis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aslakhanov misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with an inside leg kick.
Reis slips a jab from Aslakhanov.
Reis lands a glancing blow to the side of Aslakhanov's head.
Reis cracks Aslakhanov with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Reis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aslakhanov doesn't seem phased though.
Reis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aslakhanov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aslakhanov scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reis.
Aslakhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Reis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aslakhanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aslakhanov has Reis up against the cage in a clinch.
Reis blocks an uppercut.
Aslakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Aslakhanov.
Aslakhanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Reis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Reis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Reis!
A relieved looking Dakota Reis 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 2735 p4p, 1619 weight class) and Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 279 p4p, 175 weight class). Crow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scarlet - Age of Seduction. Kruczek has chosen Born To Raise Hell as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165
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169
12 - 11 - 0 |
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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 23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crow throws a jab when Kruczek was well out of range.
Kruczek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crow has time to react.
Nice cross by Kruczek.
Kruczek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kruczek is looking to clinch but Crow is avoiding it.
As Kruczek looks to move away, Crow throws a big counter combo but Kruczek just gets out of the way.
Crow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruczek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crow scrambles back to his feet.
Crow throws a leg kick but Kruczek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kruczek cracks Crow with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruczek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crow misses with a wild body shot.
Crow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruczek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crow scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruczek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruczek slips under a jab from Crow.
Red Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruczek cracks Crow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kruczek connects with a body shot that sends Crow's belly button to the back.
Crow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruczek closes the distance and clinches.
Crow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruczek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Red Crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionizy Kruczek.
Crow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kruczek breaks from the clinch.
Kruczek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
Kruczek tries to close the distance and clinch but Crow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crow throws a leg kick but Kruczek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crow swings for the body but Kruczek moves out of range.
Kruczek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crow walks into a straight right hand from Kruczek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek needs to keep his hands up - Crow had a free shot at his head there.
Kruczek is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Crow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Kruczek.
Crow throws a looping overhand right but Kruczek ducks down to avoid it.
Kruczek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crow.
Kruczek wants to clinch up but Crow keeps it at a distance.
Kruczek misses with a low kick.
Kruczek sizes up Crow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruczek. Kruczek obviously looking to wear him down.
Crow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kruczek with the counter takedown but Crow avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crow was covering up waiting for the punch and Kruczek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kruczek preventing the sweep.
Kruczek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crow wants to sweep but no luck.
Crow wants to stand and escape but Kruczek is having none of it.
Kruczek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crow leaves Kruczek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kruczek scores with a one two! Crow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruczek slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow misses with an uppercut. Kruczek saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kruczek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Crow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kruczek is staying tight to Crow's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Let's hope that Kruczek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kruczek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Kruczek.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kruczek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow is trying to improve his position.
Kruczek controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yet more stalling tactics from Kruczek.
Crow tries to bench press Kruczek off him but Kruczek keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruczek controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruczek misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruczek lands a right hook to the body.
Red Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruczek fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Crow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruczek lands a glancing blow to the side of Crow's head.
Kruczek lands with an uppercut that bounces Crow off the cage and back into range.
Kruczek connects with a jab.
A big right from Crow misses.
Kruczek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crow defends it nicely.
Crow appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruczek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruczek thuds a left hand into Crow's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek throws a chopping leg kick but Crow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kruczek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crow keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crow enables Kruczek to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crow keeping moving, preventing Kruczek from controlling successfully.
Kruczek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruczek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruczek throws a low kick but Crow avoids it.
Kruczek just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruczek slips a jab from Crow.
Kruczek changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crow ducks right into an uppercut from Kruczek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crow avoids the body shot from Kruczek.
Kruczek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kruczek's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kruczek misses the shot to the body.
Crow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruczek.
Some wild striking there from Crow.
Kruczek swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Crow throws a quick counter head kick but Kruczek was just out of range.
Crow connects with a leg kick.
Crow misses with a double jab.
Kruczek drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crow defends it well.
Kruczek wants to clinch up but Crow keeps it at a distance.
Crow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruczek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruczek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruczek 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.
Kruczek slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Kruczek tries to clinch but Crow is having none of it.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruczek. That snapped Crow's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crow throws a sloppy body shot
and Kruczek counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Crow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow misses the jab.
Kruczek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crow is looking for a counter combo.
Kruczek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Crow blocks the low kick.
Red Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruczek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crow. That did some damage!
Kruczek throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruczek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruczek wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kruczek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruczek throws a series of strikes that have Crow backpedaling.
Crow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crow wants it to stay on the feet.
Crow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kruczek connects with a leg kick.
Kruczek misses with a two punch combination.
Kruczek misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruczek with a nice calf kick.
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow looking for a sweep. Not yet Crow, not yet.
Kruczek is stalling in the full guard.
Kruczek stopping the sweep attempt from Crow.
Kruczek controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionizy Kruczek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kruczek 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionizy Kruczek!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dionizy Kruczek made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Godfrey Lacroix (ranked 1692 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Rico Milka (ranked 183 p4p, 213 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Godfrey Lacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Milka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milka tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Milka blocks a head kick by Lacroix.
Lacroix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Milka walks into a stiff left hand from Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with a leg kick.
Lacroix looks to land a right hand but Milka moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Milka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Milka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacroix connects with a crisp jab.
Lacroix misses with a head kick.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka throws a lazy head kick
and Lacroix counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Lacroix catches Milka right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milka throws a hook but Lacroix blocks it.
Milka wants to clinch but Lacroix slips to the side
enabling Lacroix to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacroix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lacroix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacroix throws a jab when Milka was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lacroix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lacroix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lacroix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Milka tries to clinch there but Lacroix circles away.
Rico Milka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milka tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacroix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lacroix finds it's way round the side to connect with Milka's head.
Lacroix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Lacroix manages to break the clinch.
Lacroix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacroix breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milka wants to clinch up but Lacroix keeps it at a distance.
Lacroix tests Milka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacroix throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Rico Milka has been cut.
Lacroix misses with a hook. Milka ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Milka.
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacroix connects with a jab.
Lacroix lands with an uppercut that bounces Milka off the cage and back into range.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacroix misses with a head kick.
Milka blocks a head kick by Lacroix.
Milka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacroix manages to avoid it.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacroix is looking to counter punch.
Milka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Lacroix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milka throws a head kick that misses.
Milka tries to clinch up.
Milka throws a head kick but Lacroix moves out of range.
Milka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacroix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milka has time to react.
Lacroix throws a jab but it's blocked by Milka.
Milka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milka takes one to the chin there.
Milka wants to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacroix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacroix keeps Milka at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Milka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lacroix will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka looks to clinch
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacroix is looking to slow Milka down with leg kicks.
Milka avoids the head kick by Lacroix.
Lacroix is looking to land body kicks.
Lacroix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Milka looks to clinch
letting Lacroix counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacroix throws a solid leg kick but Milka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lacroix.
Milka throws a counter combo.
Lacroix scoring well with a low kick there.
Milka wants to clinch but Lacroix slips to the side
and Lacroix counters with a good low kick that Milka was not able to check.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacroix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Milka wants to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacroix lands with a nice body kick.
Lacroix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Milka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godfrey Lacroix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka'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.
Milka walks into a jab.
Lacroix tries a head kick but it misses.
Milka clinches.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lacroix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacroix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacroix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Milka.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Lacroix avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Milka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacroix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Lacroix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka blocks a jab.
Milka tries to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milka clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Milka.
Milka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Lacroix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lacroix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Lacroix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milka can do to turn this around?
Milka lands with a right to the head.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Milka.
Milka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Milka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Milka.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lacroix's efforts to push away.
Lacroix has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix tries to circle away but Milka has him pinned against the cage.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Rico Milka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacroix blocking some punches.
Milka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacroix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Milka closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix looking to stall.
The referee calls for Lacroix to work.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lacroix's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacroix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lacroix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Lacroix avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
Lacroix lands a hook that snaps the head of Milka backwards.
Milka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milka throws a head kick but Lacroix moves out of range.
Lacroix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lacroix looks to land a body kick but Milka moved away.
Lacroix moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMilka.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Milka misses with a punch to the body.
Milka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacroix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix tries to break free but Milka pushes him back against the cage.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Milka.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Milka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godfrey Lacroix is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka tries to clinch there but Lacroix circles away.
Milka is looking to clinch but Lacroix is avoiding it.
Lacroix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milka or not.
Milka working aggressively here.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka gets a clinch.
Lacroix blocks an uppercut.
Lacroix lands a right hand.
Milka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacroix's elbow.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rico Milka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lacroix can pounce on him.
Lacroix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milka is looking to clinch but Lacroix is avoiding it.
Milka fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Godfrey Lacroix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Milka throws a sloppy head kick and Lacroix moves out of range easily.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Milka tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Milka avoids the head kick by Lacroix.
Lacroix cracks Milka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
Lacroix swats away the attempt to clinch by Milka.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
Jab by Lacroix.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacroix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milka wants to clinch.
Lacroix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lacroix moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMilka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka drives through and clinches with Lacroix against the cage.
Milka struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacroix controls his hands.
Milka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacroix.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milka working aggressively here.
Milka lands with a light punch inside.
Milka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milka has Lacroix pressed against the cage, preventing Lacroix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacroix.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Lacroix.
Milka prevents Lacroix from breaking the clinch.
Lacroix blocking some punches.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico Milka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Milka throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Lacroix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Lacroix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Lacroix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacroix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacroix.
Lacroix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Milka. Milka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacroix cracks Milka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Milka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
Milka wants to clinch
and Milka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milka moves in looking to clinch but Lacroix pushes him off.
Milka tries to clinch up.
Lacroix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milka moves to clinch but Lacroix breaks away
and Milka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacroix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lacroix connects with a solid leg kick.
Lacroix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacroix lands with an uppercut that bounces Milka off the cage and back into range.
Milka misses with a double jab
and Lacroix counters with a stiff right hand.
Milka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacroix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacroix scores with a leg kick.
Milka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacroix is looking to counter punch.
Milka wants to clinch up but Lacroix keeps it at a distance.
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacroix lands a nice looking body kick.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka forces Lacroix back against the cage and clinches.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Milka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacroix.
Milka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacroix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Milka.
Milka tries to clinch up
and Lacroix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godfrey Lacroix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milka is rocked!
Lacroix lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godfrey Lacroix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacroix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godfrey Lacroix!
Rico Milka was interviewed post fight and said 'whaaaat ?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Bash (ranked 24778 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 537 p4p, 305 weight class). Baba Yaga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Bash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yaga lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Yaga does it's job there.
Yaga connects with a right hand. Bash shakes it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bash is defended easily by Yaga.
Bash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yaga cracks Bash with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yaga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bash to stand back up!
 Bash is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaga thuds a left hand into Bash's body.
Oh Bash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bash is breathing heavily.
Bash leaves his chin hanging out and Yaga seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bash crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baba Yaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Baba Yaga 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enokentiy Klimov (ranked 852 p4p, 814 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 110 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enokentiy Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Klimov.
Gunnarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Klimov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Klimov tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimov digs a right hand underneath Gunnarsson's ribcage. Gunnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klimov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunnarsson.
Nice body punch from Klimov - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klimov smiles and moves away.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Gunnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimov backing away here, and Gunnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Klimov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov digs a good body shot into Gunnarsson's ribs.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Klimov throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Klimov cracks Gunnarsson with a good jab.
It looks like Magnus Gunnarsson has been cut.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Gunnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klimov lands a big uppercut and Gunnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gunnarsson looks OK. Klimov waves Gunnarsson back to his feet!
Gunnarsson is rocked!
We've been told by Klimov's head coaches at The Quarry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimov finish him?
Klimov throws a monster overhand right that drops Gunnarsson! Klimov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enokentiy Klimov!
During a confident post fight interview, Enokentiy Klimov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adiwang Leetoh (ranked 757 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 62 p4p, 85 weight class). Leetoh comes into the arena with Mai Wai Bok Wai - Henri feat. Tohmo blaring out of the sound system. Sprintin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed - Bad Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adiwang Leetoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Leetoh is out of range.
Sprintin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sprintin connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Leetoh misses its intended target.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leetoh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Leetoh misses with an uppercut
and Sprintin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leetoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leetoh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sprintin's head.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sprintin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin scores with the left hand. Leetoh knows he should have avoided that one.
Sprintin blocks a jab.
Sprintin with the inside leg kick.
Leetoh misses with a lunging right hand
and Sprintin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leetoh misses with a wild body shot.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leetoh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leetoh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sprintin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leetoh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Sprintin is predictable there
and Leetoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Sprintin misses
and Leetoh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leetoh moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
Sprintin misses with a body punch
and Leetoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin lands a lovely overhand right.
Leetoh checks a low kick from Sprintin.
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Leetoh is out of range.
Leetoh throws out a loose jab but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leetoh throws the left hand but Sprintin avoids the punch easily.
Sprintin throws a hook but Leetoh blocks it.
Leetoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sprintin jabs at Leetoh's body.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
Leetoh throws a shot from downtown. Sprintin moves away and avoids it.
Sprintin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Sprintin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leetoh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sprintin thumps Leetoh with a low kick.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Leetoh ducked under it nicely.
Leetoh slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Leetoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Leetoh misses with a looping right.
Sprintin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sprintin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprintin moves away.
Leetoh swings for the body but Sprintin moves out of range.
Sprintin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sprintin works the jab nicely.
A clash of legs there as Leetoh blocks the low kick.
Leetoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sprintin digs a good hook to Leetoh's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh throws a sloppy body shot
and Sprintin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Leetoh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sprintin checks it well.
Leetoh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leetoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sprintin throws a solid leg kick but Leetoh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprintin.
Leetoh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leetoh scores with a leg kick.
Leetoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sprintin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Leetoh tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a chopping leg kick but Leetoh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sprintin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leetoh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Leetoh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sprintin.
Leetoh throws a body punch but Sprintin moves out of range.
Sprintin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprintin swings widly with a right hand
and Leetoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Leetoh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Leetoh's head but Leetoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leetoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Sprintin.
Sprintin tries to score with a low kick but Leetoh moves his leg out of the way.
Leetoh misses with a leg kick
and Sprintin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
letting Leetoh counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Sprintin - just one landing.
Leetoh misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Leetoh.
Leetoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sprintin throws out the jab.
Sprintin slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprintin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut. Leetoh saw that one coming.
Sprintin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leetoh lands a jab to the nose.
Phil Sprintin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sprintin lands a leg kick that knocks Leetoh off balance momentarily.
Leetoh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leetoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leetoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Leetoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Leetoh throws a sloppy body shot
and Sprintin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sprintin thumps Leetoh with a low kick.
Leetoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leetoh. Sprintin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leetoh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sprintin's hands.
Leetoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprintin.
Leetoh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sprintin.
Sprintin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leetoh.
A lazy body kick from Sprintin
and Leetoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leetoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sprintin.
Leetoh is looking to counter punch.
Leetoh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leetoh fails to land with a series of punches.
Leetoh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sprintin lands a jab to the head.
Leetoh lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sprintin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprintin moves away.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leetoh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leetoh throws a hook to the side of Sprintin's head but Sprintin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sprintin 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.
Sprintin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leetoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sprintin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leetoh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leetoh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh swings for the body but Sprintin moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Leetoh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sprintin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin tries to score with a low kick but Leetoh moves his leg out of the way.
Leetoh throwing a counter right hand but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sprintin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sprintin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sprintin connects with a jab.
Sprintin takes one on the button.
Leetoh scores with a jab.
Sprintin scores with a jab to the head.
Sprintin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leetoh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sprintin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leetoh.
A nice leg kick from Sprintin, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
A jab from Sprintin finds it's way through Leetoh's defenses.
Leetoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Leetoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leetoh.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Sprintin lands a glancing blow to the side of Leetoh's head.
Sprintin with a nice calf kick.
Sprintin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sprintin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprintin moves away.
Sprintin throws a solid leg kick but Leetoh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprintin.
Leetoh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leetoh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Sprintin slams his shin into Leetoh's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sprintin.
Leetoh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sprintin finds it's way round the side to connect with Leetoh's head.
Leetoh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sprintin staying out of range there.
Sprintin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Leetoh.
Sprintin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sprintin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leetoh can pounce on him.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sprintin.
Sprintin slips under a jab from Leetoh.
Leetoh throws a shot from downtown. Sprintin moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Leetoh misses.
Sprintin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leetoh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leetoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Sprintin.
Sprintin lands a jab.
Leetoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprintin.
Leetoh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leetoh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leetoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprintin was well out of range. Poor timing from Leetoh.
Sprintin throws a lazy right hand but Leetoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leetoh tests Sprintin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leetoh misses the jab.
Leetoh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leetoh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sprintin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leetoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leetoh throws a sloppy head kick and Sprintin moves out of range easily.
Leetoh throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Leetoh.
Sprintin connects with a looping right hand.
Leetoh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leetoh misses with a looping right.
Sprintin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sprintin misses with a straight left.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Leetoh.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Leetoh counters with a left and a right that stings Sprintin.
Sprintin feints and then cracks Leetoh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leetoh down.
Sprintin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leetoh checks the leg kick.
Adiwang Leetoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sprintin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leetoh's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Leetoh is predictable there
and Sprintin counters with a nice uppercut.
Sprintin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sprintin scores with a nice right hand.
Sprintin scores with a leg kick.
Sprintin misses with a low kick.
Leetoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Leetoh misses with a straight right.
Sprintin throws a low kick but Leetoh moves out of range easily.
Leetoh checks a leg kick.
Leetoh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sprintin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Leetoh misses.
Leetoh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprintins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sprintin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leetoh. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Leetoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leetoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sprintin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sprintin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sprintin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leetoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Leetoh ducked under it nicely.
Sprintin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leetoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sprintin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leetoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sprintin misses with a body shot
and Leetoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leetoh throws a hook but Sprintin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprintin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leetoh doesn't seem bothered though.
Sprintin takes one on the button.
Leetoh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leetoh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sprintin cracks Leetoh with an open hand slap.
Sprintin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sprintin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sprintin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leetoh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sprintin throws a leg kick which misses Leetoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Leetoh tries to avoid it.
Sprintin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin lands a leg kick that knocks Leetoh off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Sprintin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leetoh 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.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Sprintin throws a jab when Leetoh was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Sprintin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sprintin 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Sprintin!
In his post fight interview, Phil Sprintin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Adiwang Leetoh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 360 p4p, 997 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 29 p4p, 60 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Face works the jab nicely.
Face throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face 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.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson digs a right hand into Face's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Face's gas tank.
Thompson stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Face looks winded!
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Face stalls.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thompson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Face prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Face tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face blocks an uppercut.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Face.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Face takes a shot to the head.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Face blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Face controls the action.
Face blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Face blocks a body shot from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stalls.
Face is struggling to control the position.
Face's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries a body shot but Face blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Face wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson 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.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Face to score with a decent uppercut.
Face tries to sprawl but Thompson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Face pushes Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Thompson slips a straight right by Face.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson moves 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!
Thompson stalling against the cage.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Thompson crashes against the mat.
Face taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thompson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Face is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thompson wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Face seems a little lost for a moment, as Thompson dominates the positioning.
Thompson is trying to ground and pound but Face uses the momentary lack of control by Thompson to regain half guard.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Face is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Face's head.
Face blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson trying to control the action but Face is working from the bottom.
Face has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Face's head.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Face trying to control here.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Face wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Face has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Face is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ricky Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Face on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson not doing much here.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Face is rocked!
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Face is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?
Face avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is keen to just control but Face is a slippery customer.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Face won't allow it.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson 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.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Face throws a counter combo.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
As Thompson backs off Face throws a huge counter combo but Thompson manages to avoid it all.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Face cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Face misses with a hook to the body
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Puncher Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Face.
Face throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Face changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
Face managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Thompson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Face takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Thompson cracks Face with a big right hand but Face just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Face takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Face is being controlled here.
Face avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thompson.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thompson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Face down.
Thompson is working Face over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Face controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Face is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Face managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson cracks Face with a big right hand but Face just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thompson tries to move to mount but Face blocks the move with his legs.
Thompson grinds an elbow into Face's temple.
Thompson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Face is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling the position from side mount.
Thompson looks up at the clock and then as Face takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thompson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thompson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Face tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thompson lands a huge shot from side control! Face is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
Ricky Thompson gave a mention to Fantasy Nutrition & Laundry (15%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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