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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Milka (ranked 2590 p4p, 24685 weight class) and Antonio Reyes (ranked 254 p4p, 467 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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3 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Milka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milka drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Milka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Milka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes pulls guard.
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Milka gets to his feet - Reyes follows without any prompting.
Reyes dives in for a single leg takedown but Milka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Milka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reyes misses with a hook. Milka ducked under it nicely.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Reyes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Milka back to the cage. Reyes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Milka clinches.
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!
Milka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milka is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Milka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
Reyes looks winded!
A hook to the body from Milka.
Milka pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Milka lands a body punch.
Milka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reyes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milka lands an uppercut.
Milka lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Milka avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Milka lands a body shot.
Milka lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Milka.
A left hand lands to the body for Milka.
Milka is working Reyes over against the cage.
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!
Milka gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Milka.
Milka lands a shoulder strike.
Milka lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Milka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milka lands a shoulder strike.
Milka lands a nice shot to the body.
Milka is working Reyes over against the cage.
Milka lands with a left to the head.
Milka lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milka lands a shot to the body.
Milka lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
Milka is working Reyes over against the cage.
Good body shot from Milka.
Milka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
Milka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Milka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milka.
Milka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milka lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Milka.
Milka works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
Milka lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Milka on the inside.
Milka cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
A short right from Milka on the inside.
Milka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much 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!
Milka lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Milka.
Milka lands with a right to the head.
Milka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
Milka scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Milka works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Milka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reyes.
Milka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Milka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milka lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reyes tries a body shot but Milka blocks it.
Milka digs a right hand into Reyes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reyes's gas tank.
Milka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Milka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Milka closes the distance and clinches.
Milka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Milka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rico Milka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Milka lands a left hand.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milka was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Rico Milka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes tries to clinch but Milka is having none of it.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Milka.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Milka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reyes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Milka prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Milka.
Milka gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milka digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reyes.
Milka is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.
Milka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milka.
Milka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Reyes is rocked!
Milka digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Milka finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milka lands with a left to the head.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
Reyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Milka lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Milka.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Milka scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Milka.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milka lands a right hand.
Milka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Milka.
Milka lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Milka.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Milka lands with a left to the head.
Milka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
A hook to the body from Milka.
Milka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Milka digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Milka scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Milka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reyes tries to break free but Milka pushes him back against the cage.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
Milka lands a shoulder strike.
Milka prevents a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Milka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Milka.
Milka gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries to break free but Milka pushes him back against the cage.
Milka is working Reyes over against the cage.
Milka lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Milka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Milka pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Milka scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Milka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Milka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milka.
Milka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Milka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
Milka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milka lands a big right hand that drops Reyes! The killer instinct kicks in and Milka finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Milka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Milka!
A very excited looking Rico Milka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 3598 p4p, 1962 weight class) and Rodri Yairguez (ranked 285 p4p, 184 weight class). Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by O Canada. Yairguez has chosen El Corrido De Chihuahua - Los Rieleros Del Norte as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodri Yairguez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rodri Yairguez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Yairguez shows good takedown defense.
Yairguez cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
 It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Yairguez.
Yairguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre 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.
Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yairguez down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yairguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yairguez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Yairguez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez is keen to just control but Pierre is a slippery customer.
Yairguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yairguez stands up from half guard.
Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yairguez.
Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Yairguez sprawls well. He's pushed Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yairguez scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yairguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yairguez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre walks into a jab.
Yairguez misses with a head kick.
Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez's corner calls for a 1-2. Yairguez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yairguez connects with a jab.
 Pierre is rocked!
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Yairguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yairguez cracks Pierre with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pierre falls to his knees and Yairguez 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 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodri Yairguez!
A very excited looking Rodri Yairguez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1897 p4p, 3287 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 133 p4p, 212 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prince connects with a right hand. Lamez shakes it off.
Lamez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prince. That one must have hurt.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prince.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Prince lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lamez takes a step back to recover.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamez manages to avoid it.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Lamez's head but Lamez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamez.
Lamez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Prince dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamez. That did some damage!
Prince 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.
Prince bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lamez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prince counters with a nice uppercut.
Prince goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Lamez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince cracks Lamez with a good jab.
Prince punishes Lamez's body with a nice straight punch.
Prince stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Lamez cracks Prince with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prince misses with a leg kick.
Prince slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Prince misses the target.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prince.
The crowd cheers as Prince lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lamez doesn't seem phased though.
A solid body kick from Prince.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince with a jab.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Lamez scores with a nice head shot.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamez moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince lands with a right hand.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prince throwing a counter right hand but Lamez manages to avoid it.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Prince defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Prince fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamez on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lamez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Prince lunges at Lamez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamez's hand.
Prince with a jab.
Prince is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
Prince appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Prince lands with an overhand left.
Lamez is rocked!
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Lamez sees coming a mile off.
Prince defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Prince slips a straight right by Lamez.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamez throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Lamez connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
Prince with a nice calf kick.
Prince throws the left hand but Lamez avoids the punch easily.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince lands with a nice body punch.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamez throws the left hand but Prince avoids the punch easily.
Prince appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
Prince scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. Lamez moves away and avoids it.
Lamez looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Prince cracks a nice hook into Lamez's ribs.
A nice leg kick from Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
It appears Prince was looking to counter with a kick there.
Prince will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
Prince moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Lamez throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Lamez moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prince was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamez misses with a hook. Prince ducked under it nicely.
Lamez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prince.
Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
Lamez throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Lamez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prince slips a straight right by Lamez.
Prince misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Prince.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lamez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prince - the referee stops the clock and Lamez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prince. Lamez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Lamez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Prince tries to work over Lamez's front leg with a kick but Lamez checks it.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Lamez misses the jab.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Prince clobbers Lamez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prince moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Nasir Prince is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
Prince takes a swing at Lamez's ribcage but misses.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
Lamez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prince lands a leg kick that knocks Lamez off balance momentarily.
Prince throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Prince digs a good body shot into Lamez's ribs.
Lamez avoids the head kick by Prince.
Left hook, right uppercut from Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Prince slips under a jab from Lamez.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Prince misses.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Lamez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamez throws out a counter right but Prince avoids it with no problem.
Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lamez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Prince has got the better of the exchanges.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Prince 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.
Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prince is looking to slow Lamez down with leg kicks.
Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamez.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamez.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamez swings widly with a right hand
and Prince cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamez connects with a nice looking jab.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince misses with a straight left.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamez misses with a hook. Prince ducked under it nicely.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamez.
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
A swing and a miss from Lamez.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince slips under a jab from Lamez.
Prince moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Lamez's head but Lamez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lamez.
Lamez throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Good shot there by Prince.
Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Lamez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Prince misses the target.
Prince scores with a hook to the body. Lamez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamez is just out of range.
Prince jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamez throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Lamez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prince pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamez is out of range and Prince settles back down.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Prince lands with a good body shot.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Lamez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prince in his tracks.
Prince connects with a nice looking jab.
Prince slips a jab from Lamez.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince connects with a leg kick.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Lamez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prince lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prince takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Prince lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamez throws a good cross that connects.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Prince is looking to counter punch.
Prince fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lamez.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prince. Lamez shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Prince swings for the body but Lamez moves out of range.
Prince moves away from the strike by Lamez.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Prince there.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Lamez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Good leg kick by Prince.
A jab from Lamez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prince pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lamez back to the cage. Prince follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lamez looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamez lands the left hand.
Prince lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lamez finds it's way round the side to connect with Prince's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lamez.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Prince thumps Lamez with a low kick.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Lamez throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Prince.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Nice cross by Prince.
Prince throws a body punch but Lamez moves out of range.
Lamez throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Prince throws a right and a left that Lamez avoids nicely.
Lamez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Lamez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Prince misses its target.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice cross by Lamez.
Prince thumps Lamez with a low kick.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Lamez 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.
Prince moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Prince scores with a body shot.
Prince throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Prince tests Lamez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prince lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prince.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince misses with a low kick as Lamez jumps back.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice cross by Lamez.
Prince pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Prince counters with a nice uppercut.
Prince throws a shot to the body.
Prince misses with the combination.
Lamez with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince slips under a jab from Lamez.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Prince.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamez checks a low kick from Prince.
A clash of legs there as Lamez blocks the low kick.
Lamez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Prince.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prince throws a jab when Lamez was well out of range.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Prince throws a good cross that connects.
Prince throws a hook but Lamez blocks it.
Prince defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Prince throws a hook but Lamez blocks it.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Prince moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
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!
Lamez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prince comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Lamez moved out of range nicely.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Lamez's head but Lamez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Prince slips under a jab.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
Lamez throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Prince slips a jab from Lamez.
Prince digs a good hook to Lamez's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prince has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Godfrey Lacroix (ranked 1317 p4p, 1895 weight class) and Adrian Halvorsen (ranked 134 p4p, 191 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Halvorsen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halvorsen moves away from the strike by Lacroix.
Lacroix digs a good body shot into Halvorsen's ribs.
Halvorsen tries to clinch up.
Halvorsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lacroixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halvorsen blocks the body kick.
Lacroix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lacroix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lacroix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halvorsen counters with a left to the body.
Halvorsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lacroix's head backwards.
Lacroix dips to his left and cracks Halvorsen with an uppercut!
Lacroix throws a lazy right hand but Halvorsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halvorsen feints the counter takedown.
Halvorsen lands a jab to Lacroix's midsection.
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 throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen shoots in for a takedown but Lacroix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lacroix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halvorsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacroix scoring well with a low kick there.
Halvorsen feints and then cracks Lacroix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lacroix down.
The fighters circling - Lacroix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacroix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halvorsen checks it well.
Lacroix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lacroix dips to his left and cracks Halvorsen with an uppercut!
Lacroix looks to throw the jab but Halvorsen is out of range.
Halvorsen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Godfrey Lacroix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halvorsen defending well as Lacroix loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacroix tests Halvorsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacroix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halvorsen.
Nice uppercut lands for Halvorsen. That snapped Lacroix's head back.
Halvorsen with the inside leg kick.
Halvorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacroix.
Halvorsen 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.
Halvorsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lacroix.
Good work by Halvorsen as he checks the leg kick.
Halvorsen misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Lacroix, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacroix moves out of range as Halvorsen throws a body kick.
Lacroix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halvorsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacroix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halvorsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lacroix to score with a decent uppercut.
Lacroix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halvorsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halvorsen throws a jab when Lacroix was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lacroix.
Halvorsen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lacroix lunges at Halvorsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halvorsen's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halvorsen throws a body kick that misses.
Halvorsen moves away from the strike by Lacroix.
Halvorsen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halvorsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lacroix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halvorsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halvorsen is rocked!
Halvorsen misses with a body kick.
Halvorsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lacroix finish him?
Lacroix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lacroix ducks right into an uppercut from Halvorsen.
Lacroix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Halvorsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lacroix in his tracks.
Lacroix throws a looping overhand right but Halvorsen ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godfrey Lacroix 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.
Lacroix lands a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halvorsen.
A shot to the liver by Lacroix. Beautiful body shot.
Lacroix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacroix tries to land a front kick but Halvorsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halvorsen moves away from the strike by Lacroix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halvorsen needs to keep his hands up - Lacroix had a free shot at his head there.
Halvorsen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacroix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halvorsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lacroix throws an off balance right hand
and Halvorsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacroix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halvorsen can do to turn this around?
Lacroix throws a jab but it's blocked by Halvorsen.
Lacroix misses with a hook.
Lacroix lands the left hand.
A low kick from Lacroix is predictable there
and Halvorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Lacroix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lacroix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halvorsen checks it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Halvorsen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lacroix has got the better of the exchanges.
That kick from Halvorsen tenderised Lacroix's leg. Lacroix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halvorsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacroix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lacroix ducks right into an uppercut from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen scores with a push kick.
Lacroix throws a hook to the side of Halvorsen's head but Halvorsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halvorsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacroix lands a big head kick that sends Halvorsen to the canvas! Lacroix follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godfrey Lacroix!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 1404 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 141 p4p, 125 weight class). Kruczek comes to the cage accompanied by Born To Raise Hell. Margera has chosen Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruczek with a nice cross.
Margera lands with a shot to the body.
Kruczek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Kruczek.
Kruczek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruczek connects with a body shot.
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margera as he jumps to the side.
Margera scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Kruczek.
Kruczek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruczek defending well as Margera loads up on a big left hand.
Kruczek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Margera sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruczek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruczek tries to move into range but Margera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Margera misses with an uppercut.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruczek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Kruczek's head back.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruczek manages to avoid it.
Margera misses with a looping left.
Margera 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.
Margera scores with a nice right hand.
Kruczek just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Margera as he connects with a hook.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Kruczek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kruczek.
Kruczek is looking to clinch but Margera is avoiding it.
Kruczek's corner calls for a 1-2. Kruczek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kruczek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu in the buildup to the fight.
Margera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kruczek swats away the attempt to clinch by Margera.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
Kruczek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek misses with a leg kick.
Kruczek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kruczek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Margera.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Margera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruczek digs a good hook to Margera's body.
Margera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruczek.
Kruczek looks to score with a jab to the body but Margera is just out of range.
Margera misses the body punch
and Kruczek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Margera pulls Kruczek in close to prevent any damage.
Kruczek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek stays in close to Margera's body and controls the position.
Kruczek trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Margera being controlled here, momentarily.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Margera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Boryslav Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruczek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Margera sprawls well initially but Kruczek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kruczek prevents Margera from improving his position.
Margera trying to hold on to Kruczek's head to control him but Kruczek postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera gets full guard.
Kruczek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kruczek stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Kruczek sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Margera holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dionizy Kruczek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Margera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruczek is looking to wear down Margera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.
Margera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruczek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera lands a jab.
Kruczek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Margera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruczek.
Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruczek misses with a low kick.
Margera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruczek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Margera.
Margera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruczek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruczek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Margera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kruczek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruczek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Kruczek finds it's way through Margera's defenses.
Kruczek misses with a body shot.
Kruczek throws a hook but Margera avoids it easily.
Kruczek 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.
Margera clinches with his opponent.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Kruczek blocks with his arms.
Margera misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Kruczek breaks the clinch.
Margera cracks a nice hook into Kruczek's ribs.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruczek circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruczek feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruczek. Margera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Kruczek misses.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Kruczek slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruczek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruczek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Margera misses.
Margera with a hook.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruczek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruczek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruczek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Margera is trying to defend but Kruczek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Margera wants to sweep here but Kruczek controlling him for the moment.
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.
Kruczek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dionizy Kruczek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera looking for a sweep. Not yet Margera, not yet.
Kruczek trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruczek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margera pulls Kruczek in close to his closed guard and prevents Kruczek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kruczek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruczek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Margera works Kruczek's body with a nice hook.
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Margera lands a jab to Kruczek's midsection.
Margera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruczek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kruczek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Kruczek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera misses with a straight left.
Margera with a nice cross.
Kruczek misses with a body shot
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruczek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Margera at a distance.
Margera blocks a jab.
Kruczek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Margera lands a jab to Kruczek's midsection.
Kruczek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Margera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kruczek throws a right hand that misses
and Margera counters with a straight right hand.
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 Dionizy Kruczek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kruczek moves away from the strike by Margera.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margera swings widly with a right hand
and Kruczek counters with a shoot takedown. Margera fights it but they end up in guard.
Kruczek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Margera trying to control the position here.
Kruczek stays in close to Margera's body and controls the position.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek preventing the sweep.
Margera trying to keep a closed guard but Kruczek is proving a slippery customer.
Kruczek is fighting to break Margera's control of his arms but Margera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kruczek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Kruczek from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruczek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruczek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kruczek wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Margera tries to buck Kruczek off but Kruczek is having none of it.
Kruczek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Margera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Margera manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera tries to get to full guard but Kruczek has control of the leg.
Kruczek controlling the action here.
Kruczek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Margera keeps working.
Kruczek content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is trying is best to control the position here.
Kruczek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boryslav Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Margera is refusing to be controlled, as Kruczek sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Kruczek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruczek lands a slapping body shot.
Boryslav Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Margera scores with a hook.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruczek lands an overhand right.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera forces Kruczek back against the cage and clinches.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Kruczek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Kruczek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruczek wants to land a leg kick but Margera is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Margera checks a leg kick.
Margera tries to sprawl but Kruczek drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek prevents Margera from improving his position.
Margera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Margera pulls Kruczek in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruczek won't allow Margera to sweep him here.
Kruczek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dionizy Kruczek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruczek being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionizy Kruczek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruczek, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionizy Kruczek!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dionizy Kruczek waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tio Nuno (ranked 1539 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Sisu Ilmarinen (ranked 103 p4p, 89 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Nuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sisu Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tio Nuno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuno connects with a nice looking jab.
 It looks like Sisu Ilmarinen has been cut.
Nuno loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Nuno ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Nuno swings widly with a right hand
and Nuno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ilmarinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nuno digs a good body shot into Ilmarinen's ribs.
Nuno throws a looping overhand right but Ilmarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nuno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ilmarinen at a distance.
Ilmarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nuno changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a right and a left that Nuno avoids nicely.
Ilmarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Nuno.
Nuno is looking to counter punch.
Ilmarinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nuno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Nuno wants to clinch
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice body shot.
Nuno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen throws out a counter right but Nuno avoids it with no problem.
Nuno fails with the takedown.
Ilmarinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nuno.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Ilmarinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Nuno counter with a right hand.
Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuno.
Ilmarinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nunos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ilmarinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ilmarinen jabs at Nuno's body.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuno shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ilmarinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nuno working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nuno goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ilmarinen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nuno but great work by Ilmarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ilmarinen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nuno can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nuno being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuno gets back to half guard.
Ilmarinen prevents Nuno from improving his position.
Nuno is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ilmarinen jumps into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tio Nuno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sisu Ilmarinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Nuno misses.
Ilmarinen scores with a nice strike.
Nuno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nuno works Ilmarinen's body with a nice hook.
Nuno lands a jab to Ilmarinen's midsection.
Tio Nuno is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuno fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuno throws the left hand but Ilmarinen avoids the punch easily.
Nuno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nuno misses with a hook
and Ilmarinen counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Nuno.
Ilmarinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Nuno's ribcage but misses.
Nuno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nuno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilmarinen.
A nice side step and Ilmarinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Nuno moved out of range.
Nuno lands with an uppercut that bounces Ilmarinen off the cage and back into range.
Nuno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Ilmarinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ilmarinen lands a big right hand that sends Nuno crashing to the mat! Ilmarinen stays standing though and waves Nuno back to his feet!
Nuno is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen fakes the body blow, causing Nuno to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nuno goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sisu Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 1206 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Munkh Tengri (ranked 83 p4p, 120 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Munkh Tengri!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tengri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut.
Tengri 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.
Hulk misses with a takedown attempt
and Tengri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tengri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hulk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hulk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tengri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tengri throws a poor cross that misses
and Hulk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tengri cracks Hulk with an open hand slap.
Hulk misses with a leg kick
and Tengri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tengri napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tengri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hulk working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tengri stops Hulk from passing to mount.
Hulk taking a breather here.
Hulk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tengri is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tengri is trying to control Hulk's posture but Hulk avoids it.
Tengri is looking to regain half guard here but Hulk keeps moving and retains side control.
Hulk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tengri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hulk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tengri is holding Hulk down, trying to stall.
Hulk is looking to take a break and control but Tengri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tengri gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hulk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hulk lands with some strikes.
Hulk wants to control the pace but Tengri is squirming around nicely.
Hulk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tengri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hulk 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tengri postures up.
Hulk is really struggling to control Tengri but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hulk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tengri defends well.
Hulk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tengri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tengri postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tengri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tengri trying to control the position from guard on top but Hulk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hulk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tengri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hulk has his foot on Tengri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tengri works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hulk keeping full guard, as Tengri tries to pass.
Hulk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tengri defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iranian Hulk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iranian Hulk's cut.
That's time! Hulk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hulk wants to clinch but Tengri slips to the side
and Tengri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tengri throws a jab when Hulk was well out of range.
Hulk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hulk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tengri looking to control.
Tengri seems keen to control Hulk's posture.
Hulk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tengri is trying to keep Hulk in close.
Hulk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tengri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hulk being controlled here momentarily.
Hulk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tengri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hulk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hulk trying to control but Tengri is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tengri trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hulk tries to clinch but Tengri moves out of range.
Tengri throws a lazy right hand but Hulk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hulk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tengri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hulk misses with a takedown
and Tengri counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iranian Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tengri. No joy for Hulk on that attempt.
Munkh Tengri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hulk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tengri counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tengri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hulk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tengri.
Tengri cracks Hulk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tengri has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hulk to stand back up!
Hulk is rocked!
Tengri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tengri works Hulk's body with a nice hook.
Tengri scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tengri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hulk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Tengri lands.
Iranian Hulk's cut is getting worse.
Tengri keeps Hulk at a distance using the push kick.
Iranian Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tengri scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tengri connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Hulk tumbling to the canvas! Tengri pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Hulk was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Munkh Tengri!
Munkh Tengri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chrissy Moltisanti (ranked 1249 p4p, 939 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 126 p4p, 91 weight class). Olan Zapina is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrissy Moltisanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moltisanti lands a lovely overhand right.
Moltisanti cracks Zapina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zapina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moltisanti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moltisanti.
Zapina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moltisanti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zapina misses with a body shot.
Moltisanti attempts a counter takedown but Zapina avoids it well and moves away.
Moltisanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zapina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moltisanti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zapina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moltisanti.
Moltisanti dives in and grabs Zapina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zapina pushes down on Moltisanti's head and hops out.
Zapina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moltisanti.
Moltisanti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zapina counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltisanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zapina throws out the jab.
Moltisanti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zapina.
Zapina lands with a shot to the body.
Zapina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moltisanti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moltisanti has his takedown stuffed
and Zapina counters with a head kick. That will keep Moltisanti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moltisanti throws a looping overhand right but Zapina ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zapina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moltisanti misses the shot to the body.
Zapina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moltisanti rather than just go for the knockout.
Moltisanti misses with a hook
and Zapina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Chrissy Moltisanti has been cut.
Zapina throws a shot from downtown. Moltisanti moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zapina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moltisanti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zapina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapina scores with a body shot.
Moltisanti moves forwards but Zapina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moltisanti missing with a left hand there. Zapina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olan Zapina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moltisanti throws an off balance right hand
and Zapina makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zapina cracks Moltisanti with a hook to the temple - Moltisanti is on wobbly legs here! Zapina swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Moltisanti falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Zapina wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Olan Zapina!
A victorious Olan Zapina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Dresner (ranked 977 p4p, 1359 weight class) and Sabas Mendiola (ranked 128 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Dresner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sabas Mendiola!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mendiola does it's job there.
Mendiola throws a big shot that misses.
Mendiola misses with a straight left.
Dresner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mendiola drops Dresner with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dresner looks back up at him and smiles so Mendiola waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dresner is rocked!
Dresner moves away from the strike by Mendiola.
Dresner feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Dresner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dresner throws a body shot but no joy.
Dresner seems to have got his legs back now.
Dresner takes a swing at Mendiola's ribcage but misses.
Mendiola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendiola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendiola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dresner circles away quickly and effectively.
Dresner takes one to the side of the head.
Dresner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mendiola misses.
Mendiola throws the left hand but Dresner avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Mendiola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendiola.
Dresner misses the shot to the body.
Mendiola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dresner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendiola on the side of the head.
Dresner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendiola.
Nice body punch from Mendiola.
Mendiola misses with a right hand
and Dresner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendiola won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendiola on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendiola keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Mendiola's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dresner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dresner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dresner trying to control the position but Mendiola is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Who's going to make the next move?
Dresner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dresner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola parries the strikes from Dresner easily there. Dresner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendiola to escape.
Mendiola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dresner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dresner's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dresner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dresner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mendiola is avoiding damage well.
Dresner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mendiola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendiola dodges the ground and pound from Dresner.
Mendiola is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dresner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendiola knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dresner trying to control the action but Mendiola is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dresner working away.
Dresner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dresner tries to score with some ground and pound. Mendiola controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dresner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mendiola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mendiola is not content to let Dresner control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sabas Mendiola will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mendiola misses with a hook.
Mendiola clobbers Dresner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dresner tries to clinch but Mendiola moves out of range.
Mendiola throws out a counter right but Dresner avoids it with no problem.
Mendiola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dresner throws a hook but Mendiola avoids it easily.
Mendiola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dresner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendiola misses with a lunging right hand
and Dresner counters with a single leg into guard. Mendiola didn't expect that.
Dresner controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dresner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendiola looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendiola, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresner postures up in Mendiola's guard and throws a big left but Mendiola blocks it.
Mendiola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendiola seems keen to control Dresner's posture.
Dresner pushes down on Mendiola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dresner in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mendiola tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dresner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Dresner!
Our winner, Christian Dresner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 294 p4p, 405 weight class) and James River (ranked 31 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River misses with a looping right.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson scores with a nice head shot.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johansson's hands.
River looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Johansson is looking to counter punch.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
River cracks Johansson with an open hand slap.
A big right from River misses.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
River throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands with a hook. Johansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
River tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Johansson is pressed up against the cage. River has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johansson down to the mat. Johansson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson staying out of range there.
River moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Johansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson scores with a one two! River had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River lands with a hook. Johansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johansson lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
River feints the counter takedown.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by River .
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson gets underhooks to prevent River 's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johansson.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Johansson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Johansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
River misses the shot to the body.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
River takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johansson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johansson lands a jab to the head.
River throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
River lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River .
River throws an off balance right hand
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson with a hook.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River lands with a cross.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of River 's head.
River ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johansson moves out of range as River strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River misses with an uppercut.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johansson avoids the body shot from River .
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
River misses the body punch
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson slips a straight right by River .
River jabs at Johansson's body.
Johansson misses with a hook.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River is looking to clinch.
River misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from River misses.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and River counters with a left to the body.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
letting River counter with a right hand.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Johansson cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
River with a hook.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johansson at a distance.
Johansson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
River looks to land a right hand but Johansson moved out of range.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Johansson connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from River misses.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from River .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James River will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
River scores with a body shot.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
River moves away from the strike by Johansson.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Johansson throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Johansson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
River misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
River throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands with a right hand.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by River .
Johansson avoids the body shot from River .
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
River lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand.
River cracks a nice hook into Johansson's ribs.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Johansson looks to land a combination but River avoids it well.
River ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sven Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson digs a good hook to River 's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Johansson as he connects with a hook.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johansson momentarily.
River pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
A punch combination from River misses.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johansson connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
River slips a straight right by Johansson.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River .
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of River 's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As River looks to move away, Johansson throws a big counter combo but River just gets out of the way.
Johansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
Johansson throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Johansson misses.
River throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River misses with a body shot.
Johansson 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 four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands with a cross.
River throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River ! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johansson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
River throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem.
Johansson defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by River or perhaps it was just good defense by Johansson, which made it look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
River ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River connects with a crisp jab.
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 Sven Johansson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johansson lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johansson throws a predictable looking body shot
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
River connects with a right hand. Johansson shakes it off.
River throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends River 's belly button to the back.
River will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
River throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Johansson.
River shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johansson thuds his right hand into River 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Johansson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johansson connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
Johansson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River 's head.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
River misses with a looping left.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River slips under a jab.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
Johansson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Johansson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River .
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
River slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from River .
River tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Nice jab there from Johansson.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
River misses with a takedown attempt - Johansson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James River .
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
Johansson digs a good body shot into River 's ribs.
Johansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
River misses with a body shot.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johansson moves out of range as River strikes.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by River .
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River swinging wildly here.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from River .
River ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sven Johansson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River jabs at Johansson's body.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from River .
River lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Johansson misses.
And River tries to counter it with a takedown but Johansson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
River misses the shot to the body.
River moves away from the strike by Johansson.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
River fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Johansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johansson lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
River sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River throws a combination that misses
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Johansson.
River moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Johansson clobbers River with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
River missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johansson scores with a one two! River had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
River throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River misses with a looping right.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
River avoids the body shot from Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson staying out of range there.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. River catches Johansson right on the button with a cross.
Johansson defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River shoots for a double leg takedown but Johansson sprawls well. He's pushed River 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River misses with a looping left.
A big right from River misses.
Johansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River .
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids the body shot from River .
River looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
River lands with a good body shot.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johansson on the side of the head.
Johansson lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
River lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by River .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
River landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johansson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but River wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
River prevents Johansson from escaping the position.
River looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
River throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
River lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James River will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Johansson.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
Johansson is looking to counter punch.
Johansson scores with a jab to the head.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson slips under a jab.
River takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Johansson misses its target.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by River . Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Johansson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
River scores with a shot to the body.
Johansson throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River slips under a jab from Johansson.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a body shot.
It looked like Johansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
River throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and River counters with a shoot takedown. Johansson fights it but they end up in guard.
River trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson wants to stand up but River is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
Johansson is controlling River 's posture.
River lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River preventing the sweep.
Johansson managing to control the position.
River is pushing down on Johansson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johansson is fighting to maintain full guard but River has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johansson taking some punishment here, with River in his half guard.
Johansson is defending against the submission attempts here by River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to get back to full guard.
Johansson is trying to stand.
Johansson is refusing to be controlled, as River sits in half guard.
River passes the guard and advances to mount!
River lands a couple of good shots and Johansson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johansson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
River missing with punches from the back.
James River has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to control his opponent's hands but River gets his hands free.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
River misses with punches from the back.
Johansson rolls, trying to escape but River keeps control of the position.
Johansson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from River .
Johansson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Johansson right now.
River scores with punches to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think River has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James River !
A relieved looking James River 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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