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C343: Bloodaxe vs Khabib II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 964 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 101 p4p, 220 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aalto throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aalto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Aalto should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aalto throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aalto throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Aalto throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aalto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aalto's knee momentarily.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz slips a jab from Aalto.
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!
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aalto pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Aalto is working Cruz over against the cage.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pushes Aalto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aalto scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Aalto.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Aalto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aalto blocks an uppercut.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aalto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Aalto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto blocking some punches.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Aalto's ribcage. Aalto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cruz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aalto can turn it around.
Cruz pushes Aalto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aalto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Cruz gets through Aalto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz tries a body shot but Aalto blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz tries a body shot but Aalto blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Aalto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Aalto as the two fighters clinch.
Aalto cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Aalto's ribcage. Aalto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Aalto looks winded!
Cruz blocking some punches.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto misses with a body punch.
Cruz jumps guard and drags Aalto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aalto wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aalto wants to stand and escape but instead Cruz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Cruz moves into full mount!
Cruz looking to control but Aalto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz working for a submission but Aalto is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cruz tries to control but Aalto wriggling away.
Aalto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cruz tries to control but Aalto wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aalto scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aalto throws an off balance right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Aalto tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aalto misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aalto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aalto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aalto throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz slips a jab from Aalto.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Aalto misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Aalto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Aalto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aalto's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto misses with a hook
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Aalto takes one to the chin there.
Aalto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aalto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Aalto's belly button to the back.
Aalto misses with a right hand
and Aalto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Aalto misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aalto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto moves out of range of the body kick.
Aalto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aalto misses the jab.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Aalto moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Aalto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacinto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Aalto misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Aalto shakes it off.
Aalto lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
Michael Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aalto takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Aalto stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aalto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz keeps Aalto at a distance using the push kick.
Aalto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Aalto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aalto.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Aalto throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Aalto is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aalto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aalto misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aalto's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aalto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aalto missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aalto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aalto throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Aalto off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Aalto.
Cruz rushes Aalto and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz pushes Aalto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz presses Aalto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Aalto.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aalto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aalto's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Aalto.
Aalto presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aalto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aalto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz manages to pull guard.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Aalto is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Aalto has his hands clasped together but Cruz extends and breaks Aalto's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cruz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacinto Cruz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 1331 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 156 p4p, 134 weight class). Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zeta Knox struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 40 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Blank throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Billy Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Blank paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Blank connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Blank throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blank throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox walks into a jab.
 Knox is rocked!
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blank.
Knox is looking for the big counter here.
Blank throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank sends Knox crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blank is motioning to the referee to let Knox up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Blank finish him?
Blank lands a big right hook! Knox looks hurt but is still standing! Blank lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Knox falls down and Blank dives in with a huge hammer fist! Knox's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Blank runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Blank!
A relieved looking Billy Blank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Zeta Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 803 p4p, 745 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 82 p4p, 76 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkele doesn't seem bothered though.
Turcotte lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Perkele is looking to slow Turcotte down with leg kicks.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Perkele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turcotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte works the jab nicely.
Turcotte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele lands a really nice looking cross but Turcotte seems unphased.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte swinging wildly here.
Turcotte throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele misses the jab.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Turcotte.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele lands a jab to Turcotte's midsection.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Turcotte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turcotte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Perkele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Turcotte.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turcotte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele cracks Turcotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Turcotte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turcotte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turcotte 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.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Perkele misses with the body kick
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Perkele throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Turcotte scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Turcotte's leg. Turcotte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Turcotte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turcotte tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte scores with a shot to the body.
Turcotte throws out a powerful jab.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
That's time! Perkele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Turcotte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turcotte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perkele's head.
Turcotte jabs Perkele right on the nose. Perkele blinks but takes it well.
Turcotte lands with a straight right. Perkele didn't see that one coming.
Turcotte throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Perkele lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Perkele lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele digs a good hook to Turcotte's body.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
A bone on bone clash there as Turcotte blocks the leg kick.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a right hand
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele works Turcotte's body with a nice hook.
Turcotte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Perkele counters with a quick kick to the body but Turcotte blocks it.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Turcotte swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turcotte misses the body punch
and Perkele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turcotte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Turcotte's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Turcotte moved out of range.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turcotte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkele backs up against the cage.
Turcotte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Turcotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Turcotte's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele lands a nice hook to Turcotte's body. Turcotte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turcotte slips a jab from Perkele.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turcotte swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Turcotte. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Turcotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Turcotte.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Turcotte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turcotte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Turcotte cracks Perkele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turcotte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte looks to land a combination but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkele.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turcotte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turcotte defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Turcotte saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turcotte checks a low kick from Perkele.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turcotte!
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Perkele walks into a jab.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele is looking to score with low kicks.
Turcotte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Turcotte 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.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Turcotte as he checks the leg kick.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turcotte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 806 p4p, 1771 weight class) and Chozen Gracie (ranked 100 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chozen Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anstey throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
We've been hearing reports that Anstey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Anstey misses with a looping right.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anstey.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey slips a straight right by Gracie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Anstey walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Anstey saw that one coming.
Anstey lands a body shot.
Anstey throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anstey moves out of range of the strikes.
Anstey throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Chozen Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anstey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Anstey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Chozen Gracie has been cut.
Gracie misses with a right hand
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anstey throws an overhand right that drops Gracie like a sack of potatoes! Anstey dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 787 p4p, 3109 weight class) and Donovan Trumpinov (ranked 102 p4p, 350 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's entrance music is Meet Fran. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Trumpinov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumpinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Donovan Trumpinov has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski enables Trumpinov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trumpinov is stalling in the full guard.
Trumpinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trumpinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski being controlled here, momentarily.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Trumpinov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trumpinov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
Trumpinov being controlled for a moment.
Trumpinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski prevents Trumpinov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is still trying to improve position.
Trumpinov trying to control but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trumpinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trumpinov keeps working.
Trumpinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trumpinov tries to get to full guard but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has control of the leg.
Trumpinov wants to control but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov prevents Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski from improving position.
Trumpinov is trying to get back to half guard.
Trumpinov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's best efforts.
Trumpinov tries to roll over but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeps him under control.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trumpinov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski pulls his head out easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trumpinov trying to keep a closed guard but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is proving a slippery customer.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trumpinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski slips nicely into half guard.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is looking to stall here but Trumpinov recovers full guard.
Trumpinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski stopping the sweep attempt from Trumpinov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donovan Trumpinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trumpinov fails with the takedown
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a big head kick but Trumpinov shrugs it off.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trumpinov can do to turn this around?
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a right hand.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a big head kick that sends Trumpinov tumbling to the mat! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a step backwards and waves Trumpinov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Trumpinov is rocked!
Donovan Trumpinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trumpinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trumpinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski finish him?
A short right from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski on the inside.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Donovan Trumpinov's cut even more.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski jerks Trumpinov's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Trumpinov drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski because Trumpinov was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Rivera (ranked 479 p4p, 697 weight class) and Death Knell (ranked 64 p4p, 85 weight class). Rivera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BAD COMPANY. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Death Knell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knell blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Knell jabs at Rivera's body.
Knell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut.
Knell looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Knell misses with an uppercut.
Knell misses with a series of wild punches.
Knell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a solid body kick.
Knell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Knell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Knell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knell there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
Rivera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knell, as that shot connected.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Knell.
Knell misses with an uppercut.
Knell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Knell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knell cracks Rivera's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Rivera slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Knell can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Death Knell!
A relieved looking Death Knell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Viikinki (ranked 432 p4p, 447 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 59 p4p, 62 weight class). Sanford has chosen Body Count - Body Count's in the House as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
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9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikinki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford lands an overhand right.
Viikinki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viikinki looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
Viikinki throws a right hand that misses
and Sanford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Viikinki really felt that one!
Viikinki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viikinki throws the left hand but Sanford avoids the punch easily.
Sanford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Viikinki.
Viikinki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viikinki throws a low kick, looking for Sanford's leg but Sanford calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Viikinki.
Nice shot lands for Viikinki.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Sanford looks to throw the jab but Viikinki is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford lands a jab to Viikinki's midsection.
Sanford moves in looking to clinch but Viikinki pushes him off.
Sanford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Viikinki is just out of range.
Sanford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Viikinki motions for Sanford to come forward. Viikinki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Viikinki.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses
and Viikinki counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanford as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viikinki. That's going to slow Sanford down.
Sanford slips a jab from Viikinki.
Sanford slips under a jab.
Sanford darts in and clinches Viikinki up against the cage.
Viikinki tries to break the clinch but Sanford is controlling the position.
Viikinki tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.
A nice left hand lands by Sanford.
Sanford 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.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viikinki blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Viikinki is leaning against Sanford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sanford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viikinki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanford struggles to land a body shot inside as Viikinki controls his hands.
Viikinki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viikinki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Viikinki moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Sanford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanford gets through Viikinki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viikinki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanford.
Viikinki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viikinkis head.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viikinki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viikinki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viikinki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viikinki looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Sanford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viikinki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viikinki swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a double jab.
Sanford wants to counter the offense by Viikinki and move into the clinch position.
Sanford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Viikinki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Viikinki missing with a left hand there. Sanford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viikinki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viikinki misses with the head strike.
Viikinki misses with an elbow strike.
Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Viikinki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanford controls his hands.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Viikinki lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viikinki tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Viikinki back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sanford - that landed with a thud.
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiff Sanford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tiff Sanford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanford checks a low kick from Viikinki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Viikinki.
Sanford lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Viikinki.
Sanford takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Sanford blocks the low kick.
Viikinki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Viikinki in his tracks.
Viikinki walks into a stiff left hand from Sanford.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanford blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikinki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Viikinki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanford.
Viikinki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford looks for the body kick but Viikinki saw that one coming.
Viikinki appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Viikinki misses
and Sanford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanford - that will leave a mark!
Viikinki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viikinki throws a lazy body kick
and Sanford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanford scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viikinki manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Viikinki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid body kick from Sanford.
Sanford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanford drives through and clinches with Viikinki against the cage.
Sanford presses Viikinki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Sanford.
A short right from Sanford on the inside.
I was talking to Viikinki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanford.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanford.
Viikinki takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanford obliges.
Viikinki takes a shot to the head.
Sanford scores with a shot to the side of Viikinki's head.
 Viikinki is rocked!
Sanford throws a big uppercut that drops Viikinki! More strikes from Sanford and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Viikinki lies dazed against the cage as Sanford celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiff Sanford!
A victorious Tiff Sanford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 152 p4p, 96 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 20 p4p, 14 weight class). Blaydes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Sunshine - White Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen throws a right and a left that Blaydes avoids nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matikainen.
Blaydes ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Blaydes scoring well with a low kick there.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaydes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matikainen lands a slapping body shot.
Matikainen throws a right and a left that Blaydes avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Matikainen - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
A leg kick checked by Blaydes.
Matikainen slips a jab and a cross from Blaydes.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matikainen takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matikainen is trying to stand.
Matikainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blaydes.
Matikainen is looking to escape.
Blaydes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaydes stops Matikainen from getting back to his feet.
Blaydes working over Matikainen with some ground and pound. Matikainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blaydes controlling the action here.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blaydes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matikainen misses with some punches.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaydes controls his hands.
Blaydes can't find room to land a body shot as Matikainen controls the action.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matikainen breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Matikainen.
Blaydes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DaMatti Matikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Matikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaydes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matikainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blaydes scrambles back to his feet.
Matikainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Blaydes clinches with his opponent.
Blaydes scores with a shoulder strike.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Matikainen misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matikainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matikainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Matikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matikainen tries to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Matikainen.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaydes can pounce on him.
Blaydes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen slips a jab from Blaydes.
Crunch! Blaydes slams his shin into Matikainen's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Matikainen has one foot on Blaydes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaydes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matikainen's sensitive parts.
Blaydes tries a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Matikainen drops his hands momentarily and Blaydes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Blaydes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaydes gets a takedown into half guard.
Matikainen is trying to escape back to his feet but Blaydes uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Blaydes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matikainen misses with a kick to the body
and Blaydes counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a straight left.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaydes throws out a leg kick but Matikainen moves out of range and Blaydes only half commits.
Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaydes.
Blaydes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matikainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Matikainen throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Blaydes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes feints the counter takedown.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
Matikainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaydes.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaydes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Blaydes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Blaydes throws a good cross that connects.
Blaydes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matikainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaydes at a distance.
Blaydes slips a straight right by Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaydes should have avoided that one.
Blaydes shoots in but Matikainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Matikainen throws a leg kick which misses Blaydes's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaydes tries to avoid it.
Blaydes throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaydes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Blaydes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaydes connects with an inside leg kick.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matikainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Matikainen's defenses.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen lunges at Blaydes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaydes's hand.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaydes.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes is looking to score with low kicks.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaydes! But no joy.
Blaydes lands a jab to Matikainen's midsection.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Blaydes moves away and avoids it.
Blaydes avoids the body shot from Matikainen.
Blaydes throws a chopping leg kick but Matikainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matikainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaydes doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Matikainen. No joy for Blaydes on that attempt.
Blaydes dives in for a single leg takedown but Matikainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
DaMatti Matikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Blaydes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
Blaydes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaydes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matikainen scores with a jab.
Matikainen punishes Blaydes's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaydes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Matikainen.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaydes.
Blaydes loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Blaydes scores with a kick to the body.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
Matikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Blaydes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
Blaydes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Matikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matikainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen tries to land a leg kick but Blaydes saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Blaydes misses.
Matikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaydes can do to turn this around?
Matikainen throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaydes! But no joy.
Blaydes lands a jab to Matikainen's midsection.
A left and a right from Matikainen both land. Nice combination.
Matikainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blaydes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Matikainen misses
and Blaydes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaydes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaydes lands a couple of digs.
Blaydes won't allow Matikainen to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blaydes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blaydes misses with a takedown attempt - Matikainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaydes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaydes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matikainen lands with a left to the head.
Blaydes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matikainen's elbow.
Matikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
Blaydes lands an uppercut.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes misses with a body punch.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen lands a right hand.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaydes scores with a shot to the body.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Blaydes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matikainen is trying to get back to his feet.
Matikainen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Matikainen taking a bit of punishment here - Blaydes scoring with strikes.
Blaydes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blaydes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Matikainen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blaydes throws a strike aimed at the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen avoids it well.
Matikainen is trying to buck Blaydes off.
Blaydes trying to control the action but Matikainen is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Blaydes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blaydes throws a strike aimed at the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Matikainen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Matikainen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaydes.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
Blaydes checks a low kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Blaydes.
Matikainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Blaydes moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Matikainen does it's job there.
Matikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Blaydes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
Matikainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matikainen scrambles back to his feet.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes blocks a leg kick.
Blaydes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blaydes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matikainen misses with a low kick as Blaydes jumps back.
And Blaydes tries to counter it with a takedown but Matikainen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blaydes staying out of range there.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matikainen tests Blaydes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Blaydes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Blaydes tries to clinch there but Matikainen circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Blaydes.
Blaydes swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Blaydes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaydes shoots in and drives through. Matikainen sprawls well.
Blaydes tries to score with a low kick but Matikainen moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Matikainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Blaydes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaydes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matikainen throws a head kick but Blaydes moves out of range.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Blaydes throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy right hand. Matikainen should have avoided that one.
Blaydes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matikainen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blaydes is in Matikainen's guard.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaydes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 DaMatti Matikainen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matikainen, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 29 p4p, 233 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 5 p4p, 33 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Dio - We Rock. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti moves out of range as Mahogany strikes.
Nti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mahogany misses with a combination
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany 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.
Nti lands a nice hook to Mahogany's body. Mahogany takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahogany avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahogany with a nice calf kick.
Mahogany takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti has Mahogany up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahogany lands with a right to the head.
Mahogany struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mahogany.
A short uppercut from Mahogany.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahogany or not.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Mahogany is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nti lands a right hand.
Nti prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Good body shot from Nti.
Mahogany is breathing heavily.
Mahogany can't find room to land a body shot as Nti controls the action.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoganys head.
A short uppercut from Nti.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nti misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nti.
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!
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahogany or not.
Mahogany prevents a body shot from Nti.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Nti blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahogany.
Mahogany tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
Mahogany tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Nti gets through Mahogany's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahogany or not.
A right hand to the body from Nti.
Mahogany blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
A left hand lands to the body for Nti.
Nti lands a shoulder strike.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Nti cracks Mahogany with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
Nti gets through Mahogany's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahogany is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
Nti tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany presses Nti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Mahogany, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mahogany takes one to the chin there.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Mahogany throws a leg kick
and Nti counters with a series of strikes. Mahogany will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahogany.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
Mahogany lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nti lands a nice uppercut.
Kwame Nti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nti lands a body shot.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nti is leaning against Mahogany and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti digs a right hand into Mahogany's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahogany's gas tank.
Nti misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Mahogany controls the action.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti gets through Mahogany's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Nti tightens his grip and picks Mahogany up, before dumping him to the ground. Mahogany manages to land in guard.
Mahogany is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahogany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Nti is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mahogany's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nti advances to full mount.
Nti controlling the position easily from mount.
Mahogany tries to lock up and control but Nti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nti dives in for a single leg takedown but Mahogany sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahogany, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahogany.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahogany.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
Nti has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mahogany clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Mahogany right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany is working hard here to advance position.
Mahogany trying to control the hands but Nti breaks the grip.
Nti has good solid back control here.
Kwame Nti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kwame Nti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Nti is hanging on to Mahogany's back as he tries to escape.
Nti just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mahogany turns into Nti and is now in his guard.
Mahogany trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti wants to sweep here but Mahogany controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving.
Nti controlling the position.
Mahogany throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving.
Mahogany throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mahogany tries to free his leg and advance position but Nti is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahogany connects with a body shot that sends Nti's belly button to the back.
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.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti tries to counter with a clinch but Mahogany shakes him off and moves away.
Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahogany, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahogany tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahogany working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahogany.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoganys head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany lands a nice uppercut.
Mahogany lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kwame Nti.
Well Nti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Nti!
Our winner, Kwame Nti, 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.
Rich Mahogany was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 3 p4p, 75 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov checks the leg kick.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloodaxe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Bloodaxe.
A nice leg kick from Bloodaxe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurmagomedov blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Bloodaxe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov with the counter takedown but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe walks into a jab.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe drops his hands momentarily and Nurmagomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bloodaxe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Nurmagomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bloodaxe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov dives in and grabs Bloodaxe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodaxe pushes down on Nurmagomedov's head and hops out.
Bloodaxe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurmagomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Bloodaxe misses
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bloodaxe off the cage and back into range.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Bloodaxe loads up on a big left hand.
Bloodaxe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bloodaxe thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a right hand that misses
so Nurmagomedov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position.
Bloodaxe controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Bloodaxe is working from the bottom.
Bloodaxe is looking for a triangle but Nurmagomedov pushes his legs off easily.
Nurmagomedov is working Bloodaxe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Bloodaxe is working from the bottom.
Bloodaxe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Bloodaxe is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Bloodaxe is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Bloodaxe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bloodaxe is looking for a triangle but Nurmagomedov pushes his legs off easily.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Bloodaxe's brow.
Bloodaxe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov passes Bloodaxe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bloodaxe trying to control but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Bloodaxe gets back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bloodaxe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmagomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bloodaxe working a defensive guard here.
Nurmagomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodaxe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Bloodaxe is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
Bloodaxe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Bloodaxe loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bloodaxe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.
A big left from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Bloodaxe looks to land a right hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
Nurmagomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Bloodaxe throws a body kick.
Nurmagomedov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Bloodaxe avoids it with no problem.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Nurmagomedov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands with a straight right. Bloodaxe didn't see that one coming.
Bloodaxe jabs Nurmagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch up but Bloodaxe keeps it at a distance.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bloodaxe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodaxe.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
Nurmagomedov works the jab nicely.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bloodaxe defends it well.
Jab, jab by Bloodaxe - just one landing.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook to the body
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloodaxe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodaxe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloodaxe as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Bloodaxe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to land a leg kick but Nurmagomedov saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Nurmagomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodaxe swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Bloodaxe.
Nurmagomedov misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bloodaxe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a right hook to the body.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Nurmagomedov blocks the leg kick.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Nurmagomedov.
A short right from Bloodaxe on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmagomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Bloodaxe strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
A big right from Bloodaxe misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
Nurmagomedov lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurmagomedov advances to full mount.
Nurmagomedov looking to finish Bloodaxe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bloodaxe!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Nurmagomedov.
A nice elbow there by Nurmagomedov.
Bloodaxe is rocked!
BOOM! Nurmagomedov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Bloodaxe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot to the head and Bloodaxe winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the new lightweight champion!
Khabib Nurmagomedov took some time post fight to say the following; 'Give me Cheese cake or Bloodarse'.
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