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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greight Ness (ranked 3279 p4p, 4378 weight class) and Paulie Gualtieri (ranked 399 p4p, 474 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Greight Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulie Gualtieri!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness cracks Gualtieri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gualtieri avoids the body shot from Ness.
Gualtieri looks to throw the jab but Ness is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gualtieri. Ness does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulie Gualtieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gualtieri misses with a hook
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Gualtieri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gualtieri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ness lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
A jab from Gualtieri misses.
Gualtieri misses with a right hand
and Gualtieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gualtieri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ness stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness throws out a loose jab but Gualtieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ness lands a nice hook to Gualtieri's body. Gualtieri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Gualtieri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gualtieri throws out the jab.
Gualtieri moves out of range as Ness strikes.
Gualtieri throws out a counter right but Ness avoids it with no problem.
Ness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gualtieri cracks Ness with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gualtieri looks to land a right hand but Ness moved out of range.
Gualtieri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ness.
Ness takes one to the side of the head.
Gualtieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gualtieri.
Gualtieri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ness with a body shot.
Gualtieri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gualtieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ness to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness throws a body shot but no joy.
Ness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ness looks to throw the jab but Gualtieri is out of range.
Ness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gualtieri in his tracks.
Gualtieri throws the left hand but Ness avoids the punch easily.
Ness throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gualtieri counter with a right hand.
Ness misses with an uppercut. Gualtieri saw that one coming.
Ness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gualtieri.
Ness connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gualtieri looks to land a left hand but Ness moved out of range nicely.
Ness throws a hook to the side of Gualtieri's head but Gualtieri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ness catches Gualtieri right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Gualtieri misses.
Ness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gualtieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ness is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gualtieri throws a hook but Ness blocks it.
Ness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ness 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.
Gualtieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ness throws out the jab.
Ness throws a big shot that misses.
Ness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gualtieri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gualtieri misses with a lunging right hand
and Ness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gualtieri misses with a left hand
enabling Ness to counter with a crisp jab.
Gualtieri misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Ness was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gualtieri.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gualtieri throws a looping overhand right but Ness ducks down to avoid it.
Gualtieri 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.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gualtieri moves away.
Gualtieri throws an overhand right that lands on Ness's shoulder, as Ness tries to avoid the shot.
Ness slips under a jab from Gualtieri.
Gualtieri misses with a body shot.
Ness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gualtieri looks to land a left hand but Ness moved out of range nicely.
Gualtieri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gualtieri. Ness does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Ness misses its intended target.
Gualtieri misses with a straight right.
Ness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gualtieri doesn't seem bothered though.
Gualtieri throws a hook but Ness blocks it.
Gualtieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greight Ness dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gualtieri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ness was well out of range. Poor timing from Gualtieri.
A little feinted left hand from Ness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gualtieri can do to turn this around?
Gualtieri defending well as Ness loads up on a big left hand.
Gualtieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Gualtieri moves away from the strike by Ness.
Gualtieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gualtieri manages to avoid it.
Gualtieri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gualtieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ness was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gualtieri.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Gualtieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ness scores with a hook to the body. Gualtieri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gualtieri misses with a hook.
Ness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gualtieri catches Ness with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gualtieri avoids the body shot from Ness.
Ness misses with an uppercut.
Ness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ness misses with a hook
enabling Gualtieri to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Gualtieri is just out of range.
Ness 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.
Ness slips a jab and a cross from Gualtieri.
Gualtieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness.
Gualtieri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gualtieri moves away.
Ness scores with a hook.
Ness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ness throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gualtieri might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ness has got the better of the exchanges.
Ness connects with the punch.
Gualtieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greight Ness is winning the standup battle so far.
Ness misses with a straight left.
Gualtieri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gualtieri throws a right hand that misses
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Gualtieri is rocked!
Ness cracks Gualtieri with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gualtieri tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ness pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gualtieri is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greight Ness!
Greight Ness bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine LeMahieu (ranked 2008 p4p, 2861 weight class) and Mario Yamasaki (ranked 275 p4p, 361 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think LeMahieu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mozart - Lacrimosa. Yamasaki has chosen 2Pac - The Warriors Way as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Yamasaki enters 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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoine LeMahieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki throws an off balance right hand
and LeMahieu counters with a stiff right hand.
LeMahieu scores with a jab.
Yamasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LeMahieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. LeMahieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand
and LeMahieu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LeMahieu misses the shot to the body.
Yamasaki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamasaki duly obliges.
Yamasaki misses with a hook
and LeMahieu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamasaki's knee momentarily.
Yamasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamasaki misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki misses with a hook
and LeMahieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LeMahieu digs a good hook to Yamasaki's body.
Yamasaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
LeMahieu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamasaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and LeMahieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LeMahieu ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but LeMahieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from LeMahieu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
LeMahieu scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamasaki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMahieu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been told by LeMahieu's head coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
LeMahieu throws a lazy right hand but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LeMahieu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeMahieu scores with a hook to the body. Yamasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - LeMahieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamasaki avoids the body shot from LeMahieu.
A little jabbing left from Yamasaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamasaki misses with a hook.
LeMahieu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
LeMahieu with the inside leg kick.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but LeMahieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamasaki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
LeMahieu thumps Yamasaki with a low kick.
LeMahieu misses the shot to the body.
Yamasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for LeMahieu.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMahieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeMahieu is looking to chop away at Yamasaki's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeMahieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
LeMahieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamasaki misses with a wild combination.
LeMahieu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamasaki throws out the jab.
Yamasaki scores with a hook to the body. LeMahieu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
LeMahieu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LeMahieu misses with a hook. Yamasaki ducked under it nicely.
Yamasaki misses with a body shot.
Yamasaki scores with a jab. LeMahieu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamasaki slips under a jab from LeMahieu.
LeMahieu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamasaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamasaki takes a swing at LeMahieu's ribcage but misses.
LeMahieu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by LeMahieu. That's going to slow Yamasaki down.
Yamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LeMahieu circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like LeMahieu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamasaki.
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Yamasaki catches LeMahieu right on the button with a cross.
Yamasaki scores with a jab. LeMahieu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamasaki lands a jab to the head.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMahieu misses the shot to the body.
LeMahieu throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Yamasaki.
LeMahieu throws a jab when Yamasaki was well out of range.
Yamasaki feints a jab promting LeMahieu to slip. Yamasaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. LeMahieu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
LeMahieu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamasaki swings for the body but LeMahieu moves out of range.
Yamasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamasaki looks to land a right hand but LeMahieu moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from LeMahieu.
Yamasaki ducks under a wild hook from LeMahieu.
Yamasaki misses with a double jab
and LeMahieu counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamasaki 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMahieu lands with a kick to the temple. Yamasaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamasaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from LeMahieu finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamasaki's head.
LeMahieu misses the shot to the body.
LeMahieu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamasaki momentarily.
Yamasaki throws a right hand that LeMahieu ducks under and follows up with a left that LeMahieu also avoids with ease.
LeMahieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
LeMahieu just misses with a punch to the body.
LeMahieu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamasaki. That did some damage!
Yamasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and LeMahieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LeMahieu lands a nice shot that snaps Yamasaki's head back.
Yamasaki swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamasaki misses the jab.
Yamasaki throws out a loose jab but LeMahieu uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeMahieu tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamasaki avoided it.
LeMahieu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine LeMahieu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LeMahieu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeMahieu is looking to slow Yamasaki down with leg kicks.
Yamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeMahieu.
LeMahieu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamasaki.
Yamasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and LeMahieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Yamasaki misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Yamasaki misses.
LeMahieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamasaki staying out of range there.
Yamasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Yamasaki misses.
LeMahieu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yamasaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from LeMahieu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki looks to land a right hand but LeMahieu moved out of range.
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
A little feinted left hand from LeMahieu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
LeMahieu scores with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antoine LeMahieu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! LeMahieu slams his shin into Yamasaki's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LeMahieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamasaki misses with a looping left.
As Yamasaki backs away, LeMahieu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
LeMahieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
LeMahieu feints and then cracks Yamasaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamasaki down.
LeMahieu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
LeMahieu tests Yamasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by LeMahieu.
Yamasaki throws a series of punches but LeMahieu avoids them all with ease.
LeMahieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from LeMahieu.
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
Yamasaki throws a shot from downtown. LeMahieu moves away and avoids it.
LeMahieu connects with a crisp jab.
Yamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeMahieu.
Yamasaki lands a jab to the nose.
Yamasaki 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!
LeMahieu lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMahieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
A low kick lands for LeMahieu.
Good exchange - Yamasaki coming out on top.
Yamasaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before LeMahieu has time to react.
Yamasaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamasaki throws a right hand that misses
and LeMahieu counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamasaki lands a nice shot that snaps LeMahieu's head back.
LeMahieu lands a slapping body shot.
LeMahieu throws a leg kick which misses Yamasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamasaki tries to avoid it.
A jab from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick from LeMahieu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but LeMahieu is just out of range.
LeMahieu throws a quick counter head kick but Yamasaki was just out of range.
Yamasaki takes a swing at LeMahieu's ribcage but misses.
LeMahieu works Yamasaki's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMahieu walks into a stiff left hand from Yamasaki.
A cross from LeMahieu lands.
LeMahieu lands a jab to the head.
Yamasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LeMahieu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamasaki throws a shot from downtown. LeMahieu moves away and avoids it.
Yamasaki throws a hook but LeMahieu blocks it.
A right-left combo lands from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamasaki. That snapped LeMahieu's head back.
LeMahieu slips a jab and a cross from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
LeMahieu avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamasaki misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from LeMahieu lands.
LeMahieu moves away from the strike by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeMahieu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMahieu with a hook.
Yamasaki misses with a jab to the body
and LeMahieu counters with a slapping leg kick.
LeMahieu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
LeMahieu lands a body shot.
Yamasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeMahieu throws out the jab.
LeMahieu scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamasaki should have avoided that one.
Yamasaki takes a swing at LeMahieu's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamasaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
LeMahieu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Yamasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamasaki misses with a wild combination.
Yamasaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 Antoine LeMahieu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yamasaki tries to move into range but LeMahieu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
LeMahieu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yamasaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, LeMahieu has got the better of the exchanges.
Yamasaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LeMahieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamasaki unleashes a big counter combination but LeMahieu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yamasaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and LeMahieu counters with a straight right hand.
LeMahieu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamasaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and LeMahieu counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for LeMahieu.
Yamasaki clobbers LeMahieu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Yamasaki misses
and LeMahieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki misses with a hook.
Yamasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeMahieu.
Good exchange - LeMahieu coming out on top.
Yamasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMahieu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Yamasaki.
LeMahieu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LeMahieu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
LeMahieu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamasaki.
A jab from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand
and LeMahieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LeMahieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
A nice side step and Yamasaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yamasaki misses with the combination.
Yamasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and Yamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamasaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMahieu slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by LeMahieu there.
Yamasaki scores with a hook to the body. LeMahieu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeMahieu manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki misses with a two punch combination.
LeMahieu feints and then cracks Yamasaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamasaki down.
A big left from Yamasaki misses.
LeMahieu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamasaki throws a right hand that misses
and LeMahieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LeMahieu throws an overhand right that lands on Yamasaki's shoulder, as Yamasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMahieu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yamasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamasaki! But no joy.
LeMahieu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamasaki scores with a body shot.
Yamasaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Yamasaki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMahieu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but LeMahieu is just out of range.
Yamasaki throws a body punch but LeMahieu moves out of range.
Yamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeMahieu.
LeMahieu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yamasaki avoids the head kick by LeMahieu.
LeMahieu thuds his right hand into Yamasaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamasaki blocks a jab.
Yamasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand
and LeMahieu counters with a slapping leg kick.
LeMahieu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamasaki throws a jab when LeMahieu was well out of range.
Yamasaki misses with a hook
and LeMahieu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yamasaki really felt that one!
Yamasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and LeMahieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeMahieu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamasaki's hands.
LeMahieu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Yamasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LeMahieu.
Yamasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeMahieu misses with a double jab.
Yamasaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
LeMahieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
LeMahieu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
LeMahieu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
LeMahieu scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeMahieu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antoine LeMahieu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamasaki misses the shot to the body.
LeMahieu digs a good body shot into Yamasaki's ribs.
Mario Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamasaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine LeMahieu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LeMahieu 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine LeMahieu!
After the fight, Antoine LeMahieu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maman Suraman (ranked 1711 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 238 p4p, 317 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maman Suraman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maman Suraman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maman Suraman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manaitpasov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suraman.
Suraman slips under a jab from Manaitpasov.
Suraman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Manaitpasov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suraman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manaitpasov misses with a hook
and Suraman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manaitpasov won't be happy with that.
Suraman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suraman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suraman is looking to take a break and control but Manaitpasov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manaitpasov parries the strikes from Suraman easily there. Suraman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manaitpasov to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov parries the strikes from Suraman easily there. Suraman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manaitpasov to escape.
Suraman throws an elbow but Manaitpasov slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manaitpasov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manaitpasov is looking to regain half guard here but Suraman keeps moving and retains side control.
Suraman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manaitpasov struggling a bit here.
Suraman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Manaitpasov stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Manaitpasov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manaitpasov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Suraman.
Suraman trying to control the position but Manaitpasov is working away.
Manaitpasov tries to bench press Suraman off him but Suraman keeps the position.
Manaitpasov is not content to let Suraman control the position.
Suraman is trying to get an arm triangle but Manaitpasov is defending well.
Manaitpasov prevents Suraman from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manaitpasov keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manaitpasov lands with a straight right. Suraman didn't see that one coming.
Suraman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suraman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suraman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manaitpasov looks to land a right hand but Suraman moved out of range.
Manaitpasov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manaitpasov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suraman in his tracks.
Manaitpasov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraman darts in looking for a takedown but Manaitpasov gets double underhooks and turns Suraman into the cage.
Manaitpasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Suraman backwards.
A short right from Manaitpasov on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suraman.
Manaitpasov scores with a shot to the side of Suraman's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manaitpasov is pressed up against the cage. Suraman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manaitpasov down to the mat. Manaitpasov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manaitpasov works the jab nicely.
Manaitpasov slips a straight right by Suraman.
Manaitpasov throws a good cross that connects.
Manaitpasov clobbers Suraman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manaitpasov throws a big shot that misses.
Suraman tries to counter with a takedown but Manaitpasov is quick to defend against it.
Suraman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Suraman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manaitpasov is trying is best to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazhymukan Manaitpasov 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.
Suraman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suraman showed some decent athleticism there.
Suraman trying to control from half guard but Manaitpasov is working away.
Manaitpasov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suraman content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov is looking for a sweep. Suraman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manaitpasov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suraman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suraman wants to take a breather but Manaitpasov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraman prevents Manaitpasov from improving his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suraman is working for an americana but Manaitpasov has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Suraman was thinking about the submission.
Suraman landing some decent shots from guard.
Suraman 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.
Suraman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manaitpasov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suraman throwing strikes from guard but Manaitpasov blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manaitpasov is pulling down on Suraman's head. It's preventing any offense from Suraman, at least for the moment.
Suraman is looking to work some ground and pound but Manaitpasov has wrist control.
Suraman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab.
Manaitpasov scores with a shot to the body.
Manaitpasov lands a right hook to the body.
Manaitpasov stuns Suraman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suraman moves away from the strike by Manaitpasov.
Maman Suraman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suraman moves away.
Suraman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manaitpasov misses with a looping left.
Manaitpasov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suraman shoots in for a double leg but Manaitpasov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suraman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suraman wants to control from the top but Manaitpasov keeps moving.
Suraman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Suraman looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraman throwing strikes but missing.
Manaitpasov keeping moving, preventing Suraman from controlling successfully.
Manaitpasov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Manaitpasov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suraman.
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 Maman Suraman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Manaitpasov. No joy for Suraman on that attempt.
Manaitpasov throws a shot from downtown. Suraman moves away and avoids it.
Manaitpasov throws a jab but it's blocked by Suraman.
Suraman moves away from the strike by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov connects with a body shot that sends Suraman's belly button to the back.
Manaitpasov throws a hook but Suraman avoids it easily.
Suraman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manaitpasov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manaitpasov misses with an uppercut. Suraman saw that one coming.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suraman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manaitpasov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manaitpasov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suraman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manaitpasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov cracks Suraman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suraman feints and as Manaitpasov raises his hands in defense, Suraman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suraman trying to control the position from guard on top but Manaitpasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suraman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manaitpasov pulls Suraman in close to his closed guard and prevents Suraman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suraman slips nicely into half guard.
Suraman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Manaitpasov reverses the position - he's now on top in Suraman's guard.
Suraman wants to stand up but Manaitpasov is controlling him.
Suraman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manaitpasov controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman working a defensive guard but Manaitpasov passes into half guard.
Suraman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manaitpasov is working away from the top position though.
Manaitpasov trying to mount his opponent but Suraman defends it.
Suraman moves into full guard.
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.
Manaitpasov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Suraman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Manaitpasov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Suraman pulls down on the head and he's put Manaitpasov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maman Suraman!
A very excited looking Maman Suraman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabas Mendiola (ranked 1617 p4p, 2048 weight class) and Dakota Reis (ranked 221 p4p, 281 weight class). Reis has chosen Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit as his entrance music. 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sabas Mendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reis misses with a hook to the body
and Mendiola counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendiola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mendiola.
Reis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reis controls Mendiola momentarily but Mendiola frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendiola is one step ahead there.
Mendiola trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendiola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reis controlling the position.
Mendiola looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mendiola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendiola lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendiola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendiola.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendiola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reis throws a lazy right hand but Mendiola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reis throws a body punch but Mendiola moves out of range.
Mendiola throws a hook to the side of Reis's head but Reis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendiola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reis throws a body kick that misses
and Mendiola counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mendiola throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reis to regain full guard.
Mendiola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reis looking for a sweep. Not yet Reis, not yet.
Mendiola makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendiola chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendiola throwing strikes but missing.
Reis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendiola manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendiola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reis is one step ahead there.
Mendiola lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mendiola throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mendiola throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mendiola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendiola is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sabas Mendiola 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.
Mendiola misses the shot to the body.
Mendiola takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Mendiola scores with a jab to the body.
Reis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendiola counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reis!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis can't do much from the bottom here.
Mendiola postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mendiola.
Reis regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola looks to land a strike but Reis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mendiola throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendiola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendiola 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.
Reis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendiola is one step ahead there.
Mendiola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis controlling the position.
Mendiola throws a big right hand that misses.
Reis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mendiola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendiola is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Mendiola is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Mendiola from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendiola throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendiola preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reis misses with a body kick.
Mendiola misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reis! But no joy.
Mendiola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reis throws out a leg kick but Mendiola moves out of range and Reis only half commits.
Reis wants to clinch.
Mendiola lands with an overhand left.
Reis wants to clinch up but Mendiola keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Reis misses.
Sabas Mendiola is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendiola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reis.
Mendiola drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reis sprawls and moves away.
Reis digs a good body shot into Mendiola's ribs.
Reis misses with a hook to the body
and Mendiola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reis's guard.
Reis is controlling Mendiola's posture.
Mendiola is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Mendiola from controlling successfully.
Mendiola won't allow Reis to sweep him here.
Mendiola throwing strikes but missing.
Mendiola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendiola's guard.
Mendiola controlling the position.
Mendiola trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendiola is retaining full guard.
Mendiola lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Reis trying to control but Mendiola is working from the bottom.
Mendiola controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendiola is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendiola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reis's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sabas Mendiola dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendiola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reis ducks right into an uppercut from Mendiola.
Mendiola closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sabas Mendiola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reis is looking to control Mendiola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reis avoid being mounted?
Reis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendiola.
Mendiola drops an elbow to the side of Reis's head.
Mendiola is trying to control. Reis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendiola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reis wants to control but Mendiola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendiola is pressing down on Reis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reis is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendiola.
Mendiola is trying to control the action in half guard but Reis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendiola is just content to waste time from the top position. Reis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mendiola preventing the sweep.
Mendiola throws an elbow that misses. Reis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendiola's guard. Nice move by Reis!
Mendiola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reis wants to control from the top but Mendiola keeps moving.
Mendiola wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Reis is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola wants to get back to full guard.
Mendiola is pressing down on Reis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reis postures up and lands a big shot to Mendiola's brow.
Mendiola tries to strike from the bottom.
Reis won't allow Mendiola to sweep him here.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mendiola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dakota Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendiola feinted with a counter takedown.
Mendiola just misses with a punch to the body.
Reis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reis counters with an inside leg kick.
Dakota Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis throws out a loose jab but Mendiola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reis misses with a jab to the body
and Mendiola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reis won't be happy with that.
Reis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mendiola.
Mendiola working the ground and pound.
Reis is not content to let Mendiola control the position.
Mendiola tries to score with some ground and pound. Reis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola lands a nice forearm strike.
Reis dodges the ground and pound from Mendiola.
Reis is trying to control Mendiola's posture but Mendiola avoids it.
Mendiola throws an elbow but Reis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reis is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis wants to control but Mendiola postures up.
Sabas Mendiola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendiola lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabas Mendiola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendiola 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabas Mendiola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boryslav Margera (ranked 1523 p4p, 2243 weight class) and Adrian Halvorsen (ranked 152 p4p, 217 weight class). Margera comes into the arena with Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll blaring out of the sound system. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Halvorsen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Margera blocks a head kick by Halvorsen.
A left lands for Margera.
Halvorsen digs a good hook to Margera's body.
Halvorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Halvorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Margera.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Margera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halvorsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Margera throws a jab but it's blocked by Halvorsen.
Halvorsen throws a chopping leg kick but Margera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halvorsen misses with a straight right.
Margera doesn't manage to clinch there - Halvorsen circles away.
Halvorsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheers as Margera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halvorsen doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halvorsen misses with a body kick.
Margera lands a nice looking body shot.
Good shot there by Margera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Margera as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.
Margera forces Halvorsen back against the cage and clinches.
Halvorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Halvorsen avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Halvorsen tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Halvorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halvorsen digs a right hand into Margera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margera's gas tank.
Halvorsen misses with a body punch.
Halvorsen misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halvorsen has Margera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Halvorsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Margera tumbling to the mat - Halvorsen dives into Margera's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Halvorsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halvorsen is one step ahead there.
Halvorsen trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halvorsen is one step ahead there.
Halvorsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halvorsen misses with a hook. Margera ducked under it nicely.
Margera is looking to counter punch.
Halvorsen scores with a nice strike.
Margera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halvorsen digs a good hook to Margera's body.
Margera forces Halvorsen back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Halvorsen as the two fighters clinch.
Halvorsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halvorsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Halvorsen's face.
Nice body punch from Margera.
Halvorsen tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Nice body punch from Halvorsen.
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!
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halvorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halvorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Margera moves out of range as Halvorsen throws a body kick.
Halvorsen misses with an uppercut
and Margera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halvorsen thinking.
Margera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halvorsen on the side of the head.
Halvorsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Margera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halvorsen missing with a left hand there. Margera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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 Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halvorsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halvorsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halvorsen moves away from the strike by Margera.
A little jabbing left from Halvorsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Margera walks into a straight right hand from Halvorsen.
Boryslav Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Halvorsen misses the target.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Halvorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Margera blocks the leg kick.
Margera throwing a counter right hand but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Margera.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Halvorsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Margera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halvorsen has time to react.
Halvorsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Margera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Margera.
Margera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halvorsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boryslav Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halvorsen lands the left hand.
 It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Halvorsen is out of range.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Halvorsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Margera clobbers Halvorsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halvorsen blocks a jab.
Margera throws a looping overhand right but Halvorsen ducks down to avoid it.
Margera throws out a loose jab but Halvorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halvorsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halvorsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halvorsen throws a shot from downtown. Margera moves away and avoids it.
Boryslav Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halvorsen throws a body kick that misses.
Halvorsen drops his hands momentarily and Margera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halvorsen throws a right hand that misses
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halvorsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
 Margera is rocked!
Halvorsen thuds a left hand into Margera's body.
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Halvorsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Margera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Margera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halvorsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halvorsen walks into a left hand.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.
Margera has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halvorsen tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Halvorsen tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boryslav Margera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Margera misses with some punches.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halvorsen can do to turn this around?
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Halvorsen blocks with his arms.
Halvorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halvorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halvorsen backwards.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halvorsen takes a shot to the head.
Halvorsen managing to block the knees to the body from Margera.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera tries a body shot but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen has Margera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Halvorsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Margera tumbling to the mat - Halvorsen dives into Margera's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Margera managing to control the position.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Margera swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Halvorsen counter with a right hand.
Margera misses with a hook. Halvorsen ducked under it nicely.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halvorsen with a hook.
Margera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halvorsen can pounce on him.
Margera avoids the body shot from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Margera wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margera throws out the jab.
Halvorsen blocks a jab.
Margera misses the jab.
Halvorsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Margera misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
Halvorsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Margera.
Margera is looking to counter the offense by Halvorsen and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Margera misses its intended target.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Halvorsen is out of range.
Halvorsen scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Margera does no damage.
Halvorsen throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Margera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halvorsen.
Halvorsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Margera blocks the low kick.
Margera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halvorsen. Halvorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Halvorsen lands with a right hand.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Halvorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera moves out of range as Halvorsen throws a body kick.
Adrian Halvorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Margera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halvorsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Margera misses with a hook
enabling Halvorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Halvorsen misses the shot to the body.
Margera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Margera lands a glancing blow to the side of Halvorsen's head.
Margera lands with an uppercut that bounces Halvorsen off the cage and back into range.
Halvorsen connects with a right hand. Margera shakes it off.
Margera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halvorsen.
Nice body punch from Margera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halvorsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Margera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Margera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halvorsen at a distance.
Margera tries to clinch there but Halvorsen circles away.
Nice jab there from Margera.
Margera sizes up Halvorsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halvorsen throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Margera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halvorsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Margera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halvorsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Margera in the body.
Margera seems to have got his legs back now.
Halvorsen throws an overhand right that lands on Margera's shoulder, as Margera tries to avoid the shot.
Margera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Margera, as that shot connected.
Halvorsen moves out of range as Margera strikes.
Halvorsen with the counter takedown but Margera avoids it easily.
Halvorsen ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera backing away here, and Halvorsen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Margera tests Halvorsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera needs to keep his hands up - Halvorsen had a free shot at his head there.
Halvorsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera lands a nice looking body shot.
Halvorsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Margera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Margera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halvorsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Margera throws a body punch but Halvorsen moves out of range.
Halvorsen delivers a nice body kick.
Halvorsen tries to keep at a distance but Margera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halvorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boryslav Margera.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Margera, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
Our winner, Boryslav Margera, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diddy (ranked 1374 p4p, 981 weight class) and Ola Badmus (ranked 191 p4p, 136 weight class). Diddy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, lvl99ROIDMAGE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Diddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ola Badmus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badmus throws a right hand that Diddy ducks under and follows up with a left that Diddy also avoids with ease.
Badmus gets caught napping as Diddy dives in and scores a takedown. Badmus manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badmus keeping moving, preventing Diddy from controlling successfully.
Badmus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diddy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badmus trying to control the position.
Diddy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Badmus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Badmus controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Badmus has passed into side control.
Diddy is looking to regain half guard here but Badmus keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy sneaks back into half guard.
Diddy looking for submissions off his back.
Diddy tries to get to full guard but Badmus has control of the leg.
Badmus seems to be looking for submissions.
Diddy wants to sweep but Badmus has passed to side control!
Diddy is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy is working hard here to advance position.
Diddy being controlled for a moment.
Badmus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badmus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Badmus takes a little break here. Diddy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Diddy is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diddy has a hand on Badmus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Badmus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Badmus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diddy is squirming around, avoiding Badmus's attempts to control the action.
Diddy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Badmus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diddy defends it well.
Diddy wants to improve his position but Badmus is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badmus throwing shots but Diddy is blocking nicely.
Diddy has a hand on Badmus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Badmus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Badmus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Badmus manages to capitalize on a mistake by Diddy to take his back!
Badmus has the hooks in. Diddy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Diddy breaks Badmus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badmus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diddy manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Badmus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ola Badmus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badmus avoids it really well and circles away.
Diddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Badmus misses.
Diddy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Badmus momentarily.
Diddy throws a big shot that misses.
Badmus unleashes a big counter combination but Diddy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diddy clobbers Badmus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Badmus misses with a double jab.
Diddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badmus was well out of range. Poor timing from Diddy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diddy closes the distance and clinches up with Badmus, looking for a takedown. Diddy pushes Badmus against the cage but Badmus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Diddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddy scores with a jab to the body.
Diddy throws the left hand but Badmus avoids the punch easily.
Diddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus has Diddy pulled in close to control his posture.
Badmus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diddy forces his way into half guard.
Badmus actively working from the bottom here.
Diddy working over Badmus with some ground and pound. Badmus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Badmus looking for submissions off his back.
Badmus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Badmus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diddy trying to control but Badmus is working from the bottom.
Badmus controls Diddy momentarily but Diddy frees himself.
Diddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badmus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badmus keeping moving, preventing Diddy from controlling successfully.
Badmus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diddy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Badmus trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddy wants to control from the top but Badmus keeps moving.
Badmus keeping full guard, as Diddy tries to pass.
Diddy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diddy is looking to take a break and control but Badmus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diddy is looking to stall here but Badmus recovers full guard.
Diddy pushing down on Badmus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Badmus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diddy trying to control from half guard but Badmus is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badmus trying to hold on to Diddy's head to control him but Diddy postures up.
Diddy is pressing down on Badmus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badmus is holding on for now.
Badmus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diddy is working away from the top position though.
Joe Diddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Badmus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddy moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Diddy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diddy throws a shot from downtown. Badmus moves away and avoids it.
Diddy slips a jab and a cross from Badmus.
Diddy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diddy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Diddy throws a good cross that connects.
Badmus ducks under a wild hook from Diddy.
Badmus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diddy shoots for a double leg takedown but Badmus sprawls well. He's pushed Diddy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badmus scores with a nice right hand.
Diddy 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.
Badmus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Badmus wants it to stay on the feet.
Diddy misses with a right hand
and Badmus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Badmus rushes Diddy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diddy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badmus.
Badmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badmus cracks Diddy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus is looking to slow Diddy down with leg kicks.
Diddy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Diddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddy fails with the takedown
and Badmus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ola Badmus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badmus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Diddy drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Badmus follows Diddy to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ola Badmus!
Ola Badmus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds (ranked 1888 p4p, 1743 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 227 p4p, 205 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNoseBleeds shoots in but Yaga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Yaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed TheNoseBleeds momentarily.
It looks like WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds has been cut.
Yaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaga tries to sprawl but TheNoseBleeds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yaga manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A shot to the liver by Yaga. Beautiful body shot.
We've been hearing reports that TheNoseBleeds has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Yaga misses its intended target.
TheNoseBleeds changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
TheNoseBleeds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaga throws an overhand right that lands on TheNoseBleeds's shoulder, as TheNoseBleeds tries to avoid the shot.
Yaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from TheNoseBleeds.
Yaga blocks a jab.
TheNoseBleeds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yaga's waist but Yaga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing TheNoseBleeds off to one side.
Yaga throws a body kick that misses.
TheNoseBleeds throws a hook but Yaga blocks it.
TheNoseBleeds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaga misses with a hook. TheNoseBleeds ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaga throws a leg kick that misses.
TheNoseBleeds works the jab nicely.
Yaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by TheNoseBleeds.
Yaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent TheNoseBleeds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Yaga. Those never looked like landing.
TheNoseBleeds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yaga.
TheNoseBleeds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TheNoseBleeds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yaga misses with a hook. TheNoseBleeds ducked under it nicely.
TheNoseBleeds closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
TheNoseBleeds prevents Yaga from improving his position.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control from half guard but Yaga is working away.
Yaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with TheNoseBleeds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TheNoseBleeds working Yaga over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds throwing shots but Yaga is blocking nicely.
TheNoseBleeds is looking for a kimura but Yaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for TheNoseBleeds to get the leverage.
TheNoseBleeds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
TheNoseBleeds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TheNoseBleeds controlling the action here.
TheNoseBleeds 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. Yaga tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from TheNoseBleeds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
After winning the bout, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Ramazanov (ranked 472 p4p, 664 weight class) and Kobra Jay (ranked 33 p4p, 50 weight class). Ramazanov's entrance music is All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Artem Ramazanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobra Jay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramazanov throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Ramazanov walks into a left hand.
Ramazanov cracks Jay with an open hand slap.
Ramazanov darts in and clinches Jay up against the cage.
Jay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramazanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramazanov pushes Jay up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramazanov misses with some punches.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Jay tries a body shot but Ramazanov blocks it.
Jay scores with a shot to the side of Ramazanov's head.
Jay stops a takedown attempt from Ramazanov.
A body shot lands from Jay.
Ramazanov is breathing heavily.
Jay lands a body shot.
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!
Jay works on Ramazanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramazanov.
Jay connects with a crisp jab.
Ramazanov misses with a looping left.
Jay catches Ramazanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramazanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramazanov slips a jab from Jay.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Ramazanov's shoulder, as Ramazanov tries to avoid the shot.
Ramazanov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jay takes a swing at Ramazanov's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Ramazanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramazanov tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Ramazanov 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.
Jay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramazanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ramazanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramazanov misses the shot to the body.
Jay throws out a counter right but Ramazanov avoids it with no problem.
Jay lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay looks to land a right hand but Ramazanov moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay misses with an uppercut. Ramazanov saw that one coming.
Ramazanov staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jay.
It looks like Artem Ramazanov has been cut.
Ramazanov throws out a loose jab but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay throws a big shot that misses.
Jay cracks Ramazanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Ramazanov moved out of range nicely.
Jay 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.
Ramazanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Ramazanov ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Nice shot lands for Ramazanov.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramazanov is just out of range.
Ramazanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jay doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramazanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay takes a swing at Ramazanov's ribcage but misses.
Jay misses with a hook. Ramazanov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramazanov is just out of range.
Nice cross by Jay.
Jay throws a hook but Ramazanov avoids it easily.
Ramazanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheers as Jay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramazanov doesn't seem phased though.
Ramazanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay walks into a jab.
Jay misses the jab.
Jay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jay misses with a body shot.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramazanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circling - Jay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramazanov clinches with his opponent.
Jay has had enough of the clinch but Ramazanov keeps him there for the moment.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Ramazanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramazanov.
Ramazanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramazanov walks into a straight right hand from Jay.
Ramazanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
Jay misses with a jab to the body
letting Ramazanov counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Kobra Jay has been cut.
Ramazanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jay.
Jay needs to keep his hands up - Ramazanov had a free shot at his head there.
Kobra Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jay throws a shot from downtown. Ramazanov moves away and avoids it.
Ramazanov connects with a looping right hand.
Jay tries to work over Ramazanov's front leg with a kick but Ramazanov checks it.
Jay dips to his left and cracks Ramazanov with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramazanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramazanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Ramazanov tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
A little jabbing left from Jay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramazanov lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobra Jay dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Ramazanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jay has time to react.
Jay moves out of range as Ramazanov strikes.
Jay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramazanov at a distance.
Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobra Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramazanov throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Jay misses.
Jay throws a hook but Ramazanov blocks it.
Ramazanov throws a push kick but Jay slaps the foot to one side.
Jay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramazanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramazanov tries to clinch but Jay moves out of range.
Jay misses the jab.
Jay walks into a stiff left hand from Ramazanov.
Jay avoids the head kick by Ramazanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov is looking to clinch.
Ramazanov tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Ramazanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
Nice uppercut lands for Jay. That snapped Ramazanov's head back.
Ramazanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramazanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramazanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramazanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay 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.
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramazanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramazanov throws a series of punches but Jay moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay works Ramazanov's body with a nice hook.
Jay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jay.
Ramazanov cracks Jay with an open hand slap.
Ramazanov fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Jay does it's job there.
Jay connects with the punch.
Jay misses with a straight left.
Jay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramazanov is rocked!
Ramazanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramazanov momentarily.
Oh Ramazanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramazanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ramazanov! Jay lets Ramazanov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramazanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramazanov walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ramazanov limp body while Jay jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kobra Jay!
Artem Ramazanov was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing sucks! But it fuels me to be stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 175 p4p, 620 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 26 p4p, 88 weight class). Bekzod's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Bekzod moves away from the strike by Harris.
Bekzod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bekzod lands a slapping body shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Bekzod moved out of range nicely.
Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Azad Bekzod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bekzod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bekzod moves away from the strike by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod avoids the head kick by Harris.
A big left from Harris misses.
Bekzod looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Bekzod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bekzod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bekzod tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bekzod moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bekzod darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Bekzod clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Bekzod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris is trying to break free.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bekzod is out of range.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bekzod counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod swings widly with a right hand
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Bekzod misses with a head kick.
Bekzod misses the shot to the body.
Bekzod moves into the clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Harris.
Nice cross by Harris.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod backing away here, and Harris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bekzod moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harris misses.
Bekzod avoids the body shot from Harris.
Bekzod misses with a hook.
Harris is looking to slow Bekzod down with leg kicks.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Bekzod.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bekzod with a body shot.
Harris misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Bekzod tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bekzod moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
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 Azad Bekzod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Bekzod.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Bekzod counters with a left to the body.
Bekzod takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Bekzod wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bekzod with a body shot.
Bekzod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bekzod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris with a nice calf kick.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Bekzod as he connects with a hook.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Bekzod moved out of range.
And Bekzod counters with a quick kick to the body but Harris blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Bekzod tries to clinch up.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekzod is just out of range.
Bekzod swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bekzod lands a right hook to the body.
Bekzod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bekzod looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bekzod blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bekzod walks into a left hand.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bekzod.
Bekzod missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Bekzod.
Bekzod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bekzod.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bekzod lands a right hook to the body.
Bekzod misses with a body shot
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Bekzod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bekzod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bekzod misses with a straight left.
Bekzod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bekzod tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Bekzod counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bekzod.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Bekzod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris is rocked!
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bekzod was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Bekzod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with a hook
and Bekzod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Bekzod finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Bekzod.
Harris thinks about the counter body kick.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Bekzod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bekzod.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Bekzod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bekzod tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bekzod takes the fight into the clinch.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Bekzod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bekzod throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Bekzod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bekzod is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Bekzod misses.
Bekzod throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Bekzod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Bekzod with an uppercut!
Harris avoids the body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azad Bekzod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod scores with a body shot.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bekzod manages to avoid it.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the head.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bekzod to score with a decent uppercut.
Bekzod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Harris tries to move into range but Bekzod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bekzod has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azad Bekzod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bekzod 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azad Bekzod!
A very excited looking Azad Bekzod 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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