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Clive Bishop had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 158.1, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Louis Parsons was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaden Stephens (ranked 24903 p4p, 4849 weight class) and Edgar John (ranked 558 p4p, 515 weight class). Kaden Stephens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaden Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar John!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John lands a jab to Stephens's midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that John 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.
John misses with a few strikes there.
Stephens misses with a takedown
and John counters with a left to the body.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John has managed to clinch.
John avoiding damage.
Stephens fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John breaks from the clinch.
John rushes Stephens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
Stephens looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stephens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and John defends well.
Stephens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stephens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between Stephens's legs - danger averted.
Stephens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stephens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stephens, not yet.
Stephens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stephens looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but John is defending well. Stephens quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! John has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stephens celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaden Stephens!
Edgar John spoke after the fight, saying 'We win and we lose, it’s about the journey folks. I’ll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamsudin Mamedsharipov (ranked 4640 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Cicero Jabbour (ranked 474 p4p, 490 weight class). Mamedsharipov comes to the cage accompanied by katyusha. Jabbour is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: POWER. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamsudin Mamedsharipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cicero Jabbour!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbour throws a right and a left that Mamedsharipov avoids nicely.
Jabbour throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Shamsudin Mamedsharipov has been cut.
Jabbour lands with a hook. Mamedsharipov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mamedsharipov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Mamedsharipov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mamedsharipov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jabbour moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Mamedsharipov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamedsharipov instigates a clinch.
Mamedsharipov manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamedsharipov slips a jab and a cross from Jabbour.
Good exchange - Jabbour coming out on top.
Jabbour moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mamedsharipov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mamedsharipov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Cicero Jabbour has been cut.
Jabbour scores with the left hand. Mamedsharipov knows he should have avoided that one.
Jabbour cracks Mamedsharipov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mamedsharipov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbour lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mamedsharipov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jabbour cracks Mamedsharipov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jabbour on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mamedsharipov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jabbour scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mamedsharipov misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabbour lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamedsharipov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabbour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamedsharipov.
Jabbour slips a straight right by Mamedsharipov.
Jabbour looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Jabbour does it's job there.
Mamedsharipov throws a nice looking combination but Jabbour bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jabbour doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamedsharipov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jabbour connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Jabbour.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbour cracks Mamedsharipov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jabbour lands a really nice looking cross but Mamedsharipov seems unphased.
Jabbour stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jabbour cracks Mamedsharipov with a good jab.
Mamedsharipov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jabbour swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamedsharipov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Jabbour coming out on top.
A leg kick checked by Jabbour.
Mamedsharipov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Mamedsharipov looks to land a combination but Jabbour avoids it well.
Jabbour throws out a powerful jab.
Mamedsharipov closes the distance and clinches.
Mamedsharipov manages to break the clinch.
Jabbour lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jabbour sizes up Mamedsharipov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Jabbour.
Jabbour connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mamedsharipov's hands.
Jabbour lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedsharipov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jabbour throws a right hand that Mamedsharipov ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamedsharipov also avoids with ease.
Jabbour with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Mamedsharipov.
Jabbour lands a head shot.
Jabbour is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mamedsharipov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mamedsharipov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mamedsharipov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Mamedsharipov.
Mamedsharipov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Jabbour.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabbour throws out a powerful jab.
Jabbour connects with a nice looking jab.
Mamedsharipov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbour cracks Mamedsharipov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jabbour stalks Mamedsharipov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mamedsharipov's face. Mamedsharipov staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedsharipov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jabbour connects with a right hand. Mamedsharipov shakes it off.
Jabbour connects with a jab.
Mamedsharipov needs to keep his hands up - Jabbour had a free shot at his head there.
 Mamedsharipov is rocked!
Mamedsharipov tries to clinch up but Jabbour circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Mamedsharipov misses.
Good shot there by Jabbour.
Mamedsharipov misses with a few strikes there.
Mamedsharipov is breathing heavily.
Jabbour works over Mamedsharipov's head and body with a nice combination.
Jabbour lands a two punch combo.
Oh Mamedsharipov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabbour feints with a jab and clips Mamedsharipov right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Mamedsharipov is sent crashing into the canvas and Jabbour leaps in for the kill! Mamedsharipov tries to get to his feet but Jabbour is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Mamedsharipov is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cicero Jabbour!
Cicero Jabbour seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Shamsudin Mamedsharipov was interviewed post fight and said 'this fight not go as planned,ill be back better than ever,id like to thank fans for support and the promoter for giving me this chance'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Nunez (ranked 4161 p4p, 5159 weight class) and George Mason (ranked 481 p4p, 528 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Mason!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Nunez misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mason misses.
Mason gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Mason.
Stalling in the clinch from Mason.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nunez slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Nunez.
Nunez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mason as Nunez tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Nunez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Nunez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason lands a right hand.
Mason is working Nunez over against the cage.
Mason lands a left hand.
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Nunez is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Nunez into the cage.
Nunez misses with some punches.
Nunez lands a body punch.
Nunez trying to stall but Mason improves his position.
Nunez wants to stall.
Nunez stalling against the cage.
A short left from Nunez.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Nunez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nunez misses with a body punch.
Mason is leaning against Nunez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
A short right from Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Nunez.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Nunez tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Nunez tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nunez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason stalling in the clinch.
Nunez tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mason.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands a body shot.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Mason.
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunez is working Mason over against the cage.
Mason working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunez taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunez looking to slow down the pace here.
Nunez presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Nunez blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason blocks a body shot from Nunez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Nunez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunez misses with some punches.
Nunez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason lands a right hand.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nunez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Mason dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mason clinches up with Nunez and pushes him back against the cage.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunez.
Nunez leaning against his opponent.
Nunez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nunez misses with some punches.
Mason prevents a body shot from Nunez.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunez struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Nunez cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Nunez tries to stall but Mason uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason stalls.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Nunez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George Mason seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Nunez controls the action.
Mason taking a breather.
Nunez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
Mason pushes Nunez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nunez is trying to stall.
Nunez tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Nunez back against the cage.
Mason tries to work over Nunez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason tries to work over Nunez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunez tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunez lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mason as Nunez tries to tie him up.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nunez is trying to stall.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mason.
We've been informed that Mason has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mason is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Mason's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Nunez.
Mason is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez blocks an uppercut.
Mason stalling in the clinch but Nunez improves position.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunez pushes Mason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nunez misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Nunez.
Nunez lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Nunez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Mason trying to stall but Nunez improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to stall.
Mason seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nunez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nunez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nunez misses with a punch to the body.
Nunez trying to stall but Mason improves his position.
Nunez stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nunez fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunez trying to control the position but instead, Mason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nunez into the cage.
Nunez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nunez throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Nunez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mason or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Mason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nunez throws a lazy head kick
and Mason counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mason throws a nice looking combination but Nunez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunez misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunez. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunez.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunez.
Nice body kick there by Nunez.
Mason tries to bum rush Nunez with a series of wild strikes but Nunez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Nunez misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Nunez lands a big head kick that sends Mason tumbling to the mat! Nunez takes a step backwards and waves Mason back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Mason is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Nunez ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mason clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Nunez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Mac Murchadha (ranked 4477 p4p, 4759 weight class) and Johnny Sawyer (ranked 466 p4p, 484 weight class). Mac Murchadha comes to the cage accompanied by We Were Soldiers. Sawyer has chosen Dion - The Wanderer as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angus Mac Murchadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Murchadha throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mac Murchadha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sawyer to the ground. Mac Murchadha is now in Sawyer's guard.
Sawyer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Murchadha.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sawyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sawyer throws a hook but Mac Murchadha avoids it easily.
Mac Murchadha darts in looking for a takedown but Sawyer gets double underhooks and turns Mac Murchadha into the cage.
A nice side step and Sawyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mac Murchadha backwards.
Sawyer lands an elbow just above Mac Murchadha 's eye.
Sawyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sawyer tries to work over Mac Murchadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mac Murchadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Mac Murchadha avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Sawyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac Murchadha's elbow.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Mac Murchadha avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Mac Murchadha misses with a body punch.
Sawyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mac Murchadha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Murchadha is working for takedown but Sawyer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mac Murchadha is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Mac Murchadha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac Murchadha is trying to pull guard but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Murchadha tries to score a body lock takedown but Sawyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sawyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sawyer pushes Mac Murchadha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sawyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sawyer fails to land.
Mac Murchadha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sawyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sawyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mac Murchadha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mac Murchadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Murchadha. Sawyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sawyer wants to counter the offense by Mac Murchadha and move into the clinch position.
Sawyer connects with a right hand. Mac Murchadha shakes it off.
Sawyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mac Murchadha is rocked!
Mac Murchadha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Sawyer cracks Mac Murchadha's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Mac Murchadha slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Sawyer can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
After winning the bout, Johnny Sawyer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Budiman (ranked 4429 p4p, 4528 weight class) and Kim Kallstrom (ranked 383 p4p, 388 weight class). David Budiman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Budiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Kallstrom!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallstrom lands a slapping body shot.
Budiman drives through and clinches with Kallstrom against the cage.
Budiman missing with knees to the body.
Budiman tries to pull guard but Kallstrom won't allow it.
Budiman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Budiman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Budiman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budiman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budiman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kallstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kallstrom is trying to break free.
Budiman pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budiman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kallstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Budiman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Budiman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallstrom tries to keep at a distance but Budiman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallstrom tries to break free but Budiman pushes him back against the cage.
Kallstrom is trying to push Budiman away but Budiman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kallstrom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Budiman.
Budiman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kallstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Kallstrom pulls guard.
Budiman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Budiman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kallstrom is keeping the position for now.
Budiman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kallstrom's guard.
Kallstrom trying to control from the bottom.
Budiman 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.
Budiman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kallstrom is looking for a sweep. Budiman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budiman is pressing down on Kallstrom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kallstrom is holding on for now.
Kallstrom is looking for a sweep. Budiman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Budiman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kallstrom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kallstrom pushes Budiman off looking to stand but Budiman dives back in and keeps control.
Budiman lands strikes from half guard.
Budiman trying to mount his opponent but Kallstrom defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kallstrom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kallstrom is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Budiman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kallstrom has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kallstrom is looking to escape.
Kallstrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Budiman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budiman is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Budiman is breathing heavily.
Budiman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Budiman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kallstrom wants to control but Budiman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Budiman drives through and clinches with Kallstrom against the cage.
Kallstrom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kallstrom has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Budiman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Budiman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Budiman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Budiman covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budiman trying to control the hands but Kallstrom won't let him.
Kallstrom has good solid back control here.
Kallstrom looking for the choke from the back.
Can Budiman hold on?! Kallstrom is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Budiman right now.
Kallstrom has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Budiman has freed his hand and lives to survive another well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallstrom keeps control of the position easily here as Budiman tries to buck him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Budiman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kallstrom clinches.
Kallstrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Budiman leaning against his opponent.
Kallstrom drags the fight down to the ground.
Kallstrom is looking to stand up but Budiman isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kallstrom is on top in guard.
Kallstrom postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budiman wants to sweep but no luck.
Kallstrom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Budiman is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kallstrom won't allow Budiman to sweep him here.
Kallstrom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallstrom is continuing to stall.
Budiman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Budiman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Budiman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kallstrom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kim Kallstrom has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kallstrom throwing strikes but missing.
Kallstrom lands a couple of elbows.
Kallstrom stays in close to Budiman's body and controls the position.
Budiman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Budiman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budiman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Budiman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kallstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kallstrom gets the takedown into side control.
Kallstrom advances to full mount.
Kallstrom controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budiman is looking to improve his position but Kallstrom isn't that keen on the idea.
Kallstrom blocks Budiman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kallstrom wants to get back to his feet but Budiman is holding on tight.
Kallstrom punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kallstrom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kallstrom landing shots from mount.
Kallstrom connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kallstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budiman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kallstrom content just to control the position here.
Budiman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Budiman trying to control from the bottom.
Kallstrom tries to stand and escape but Budiman is controlling the position.
Kallstrom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kallstrom with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallstrom looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budiman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kallstrom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Budiman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kallstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kallstrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kallstrom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kallstrom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kallstrom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kallstrom drops back looking for a leg! Budiman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Budiman manages to kick Kallstrom off! Kallstrom jumps back into Budiman's guard.
Budiman working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budiman wants to sweep here but Kallstrom controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budiman wants to control the position but Kallstrom says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kallstrom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kallstrom is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kallstrom is thwarting Budiman's attempts to control the position.
Kallstrom trying to mount his opponent but Budiman defends it.
Kallstrom looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Budiman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kallstrom's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kallstrom's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom trying to control the position but Budiman manages to sink in the hooks.
Budiman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kallstrom is defending well though. Budiman let's go of the attempt for now.
Budiman controlling well, preventing Kallstrom from escaping the position.
Kallstrom is keeping busy.
Kallstrom turns into Budiman and is now in his guard.
Kallstrom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Budiman's head.
Kallstrom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kallstrom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kallstrom stays in close to Budiman's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budiman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kallstrom has picked Budiman up and slammed him! Budiman can't keep hold of the triangle and Kallstrom manages to pass to side control!
Budiman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kallstrom landing strikes.
Budiman is being controlled here.
Budiman struggling a bit here.
Kallstrom moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Budiman prevents Kallstrom from improving position.
Budiman being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kallstrom clinches.
Budiman misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Kallstrom.
Kallstrom jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kallstrom keeping full guard, as Budiman tries to pass.
Kallstrom wants to sweep here but Budiman controlling him for the moment.
Kallstrom throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kallstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kallstrom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kallstrom!
David Budiman spoke after the fight, saying 'I am sure I can win the next fight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Dyavol (ranked 4299 p4p, 2863 weight class) and Brandon Huang (ranked 379 p4p, 263 weight class). Vadim Dyavol could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Huang's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Dyavol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Huang!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dyavol instigates a clinch.
Dyavol jumps guard.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Dyavol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dyavol has his hands on Huang's head, controlling the position.
Dyavol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyavol pushes a forearm under Huang's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Huang is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vadim Dyavol!
A very excited looking Vadim Dyavol made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milos Obrenovic (ranked 3604 p4p, 2986 weight class) and Sean Whelan (ranked 440 p4p, 392 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milos Obrenovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan closes the distance and pushes Obrenovic back into the cage.
Obrenovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Whelan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obrenovic scores with a shot to the side of Whelan's head.
Obrenovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Obrenovic has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Obrenovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obrenovic cracks Whelan with a nice body shot.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Obrenovic.
A hook to the body from Obrenovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrenovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Obrenovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obrenovic avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Obrenovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Whelan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrenovic is stalling here.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
Whelan scores a nice knee to the body.
Whelan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whelan landing knees to the body.
Obrenovic digs a right hand underneath Whelan's ribcage. Whelan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obrenovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Whelan digs a right hand into Obrenovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obrenovic's gas tank.
Obrenovic has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obrenovic is working Whelan over against the cage.
Whelan looking to throw knees to the head but Obrenovic is blocking nicely.
Obrenovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrenovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whelan.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrenovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan tries to work over Obrenovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan lands a good knee to the midsection. Obrenovic won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrenovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrenovic lands a shoulder strike.
Obrenovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whelan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrenovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Obrenovic.
Whelan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrenovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Obrenovic fails to land.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obrenovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obrenovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whelan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whelan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Obrenovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Whelan.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks it.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan letting Obrenovic take a breather here.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whelan misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obrenovic avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Obrenovic.
Good body shot from Obrenovic.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Obrenovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
Obrenovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrenovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Whelan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whelan closes the distance and clinches.
Whelan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
Obrenovic scores with a shot to the side of Whelan's head.
Nice body punch from Obrenovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrenovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obrenovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obrenovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Obrenovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
A short right from Obrenovic on the inside.
Obrenovic presses Whelan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obrenovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sean Whelan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obrenovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whelan scores a nice knee to the body.
Obrenovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Obrenovic as the two fighters clinch.
Whelan with a knee to the head.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks it.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whelan missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obrenovic.
Whelan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrenovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obrenovic tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrenovic's face.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obrenovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obrenovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrenovic's face.
Whelan takes a shot to the head.
Obrenovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obrenovic tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obrenovic's elbow.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Obrenovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic misses with some punches.
Obrenovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obrenovic avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Obrenovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrenovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whelan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whelan misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Obrenovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrenovic can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Whelan blocks an uppercut.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Obrenovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whelan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whelan lands a left hand.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
We've been informed that Whelan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
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 Milos Obrenovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Whelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan thuds his right hand into Obrenovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obrenovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Obrenovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic lands with a left to the head.
Obrenovic working aggressively here.
Whelan lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks with his arms.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrenovic lands a shot to the body.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Obrenovic on the inside.
Obrenovic misses with some punches.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obrenovic lands a shot to the body.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obrenovic.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obrenovic lands with a light punch inside.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrenovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obrenovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrenovic digs a right hand underneath Whelan's ribcage. Whelan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whelan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic lands a nice uppercut.
Obrenovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obrenovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obrenovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Obrenovic.
Obrenovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obrenovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Obrenovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Obrenovic gets through Whelan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Obrenovic.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obrenovic avoids it.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obrenovic avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obrenovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic working aggressively here.
Whelan missing with knees to the body.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic pushes Whelan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Obrenovic.
Obrenovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic lands a shoulder strike.
Obrenovic leaning against his opponent.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrenovic stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milos Obrenovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obrenovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milos Obrenovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Milos Obrenovic 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Artusii (ranked 3416 p4p, 3179 weight class) and Malcolm Reed (ranked 376 p4p, 356 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakob Artusii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Reed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artusii misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a left to the body.
Reed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artusii's sensitive parts.
Artusii misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Artusii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed lands the left hand.
It looks like Jakob Artusii has been cut.
Reed works over Artusii's head and body with a nice combination.
Reed lands a big right hand that sends Artusii crashing to the mat! Reed stays standing though and waves Artusii back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artusii misses the shot to the body.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Artusiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jakob Artusii's cut is getting worse.
Reed lands a big head kick that sends Artusii tumbling to the mat! Reed takes a step backwards and waves Artusii back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Artusii is rocked!
Reed lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Artusii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artusii is breathing heavily.
Artusii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Reed tenderised Artusii's leg. Artusii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Artusii seems to have got his legs back now.
Malcolm Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Reed.
Reed lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reed.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artusii on the side of the head.
Jakob Artusii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reed lands a big right hand that sends Artusii crashing to the mat! Reed stays standing though and waves Artusii back to his feet!
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!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Reed engages and cracks Artusii with a massive lead left hook - Artusii tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Reed is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Reed!
Malcolm Reed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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