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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 3112 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 376 p4p, 398 weight class). Bennett has chosen High Cotton by Alabama as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tofail throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Tofail thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Tofail.
Tofail gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've been informed that Bennett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Donk. Tofail catches Bennett right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Tofail misses its target.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Tofail misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tofail swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tofail counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tofail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tofail looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Bennett thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Tofail missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tofail jabs Bennett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett looks winded!
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Tofail.
Tofail scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tofail scores with a nice strike.
Tofail has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Combat Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tofail throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tofail.
Tofail drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bennett right on the button. Bennett goes down! Tofail follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tofail gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobig Tofail!
Tobig Tofail decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Giles (ranked 1921 p4p, 4733 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 216 p4p, 467 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Leland Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a body kick.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
A little feinted left hand from Giles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leland Giles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giles cracks Knuckles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knuckles swings widly with a right hand
letting Giles counter with a right hand.
Giles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the body from Giles misses
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Giles is just out of range.
Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Giles is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles darts in and clinches Knuckles up against the cage.
Giles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knuckles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Giles misses with some punches.
Giles struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
Knuckles looking to slow down the pace here.
Giles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Giles.
Giles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Giles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Giles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giles struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
Giles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giles swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Giles.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giles lands with a left to the head.
Giles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Giles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knuckles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giles tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Giles saw that one coming.
Knuckles motions for Giles to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Giles.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Giles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Giles avoids nicely.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giles throws an off balance right hand
and Giles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giles throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles throws a hook but Giles blocks it.
Knuckles misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Giles - just one landing.
Giles moves forwards but Knuckles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knuckles. Giles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giles.
Knuckles jabs at Giles's body.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Giles misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Knuckles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
A swing and a miss from Giles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Giles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Knuckles misses with a hook
and Giles counters with a stiff right hand.
Giles digs a good hook to Knuckles's body.
Giles misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knuckles throws a good cross that connects.
Knuckles thumps Giles with a low kick.
Giles needs to keep his hands up - Knuckles had a free shot at his head there.
Knuckles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giles.
Knuckles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giles is out of range and Knuckles settles back down.
Giles has closed the distance and engaged Knuckles in a clinch.
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 Leland Giles 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.
Knuckles throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Giles misses.
Good work by Giles as he checks the leg kick.
Giles scores with a shot to the body.
Giles lands a right hook to the body.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Giles digs a good hook to Knuckles's body.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Giles moved out of range.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giles scores with a hook to the body. Knuckles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles wants to clinch up but Giles keeps it at a distance.
Knuckles slips a jab from Giles.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Giles moved out of range.
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Giles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giles showed some decent athleticism there.
Giles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giles working over Knuckles with some ground and pound. Knuckles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Giles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Giles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Giles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knuckles has hold of Giles's hands but Giles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knuckles is pressing down on Giles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giles is in close to Knuckles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giles working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform us that Knuckles has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles is looking to work some ground and pound but Knuckles has wrist control.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Giles throwing strikes but missing.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giles 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.
Giles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knuckles throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Giles works over Knuckles with some ground and pound from guard.
Giles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giles connects with a couple of short punches.
Giles with a nice head shot there.
Giles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leland Giles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giles lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles landing some decent shots from guard.
Giles connects with a couple of short punches.
 Knuckles is rocked!
Giles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knuckles's head.
Knuckles is still in real trouble! Can Giles finish him?
Giles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knuckles's head.
Giles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knuckles seems to have recovered his senses.
Giles scoring with some ground and pound.
Giles connects with a couple of short punches.
Knuckles has momentary wrist control but Giles slips an elbow through the middle.
Giles postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Knuckles covers up, he's hurt! Giles keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Giles and the ref steps in to end the fight! Giles can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Giles!
A very excited looking Leland Giles 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make Makkonen (ranked 3077 p4p, 1927 weight class) and Malig Mferi (ranked 176 p4p, 133 weight class). Makkonen's entrance music is Epic Sax Guy - time to SMESH!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Make Makkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malig Mferi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mferi's waist but Mferi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makkonen off to one side.
Mferi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Makkonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Mferi sprawls well. He's pushed Makkonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Makkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mferi counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Make Makkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makkonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Makkonen prevents Mferi from getting back to his feet.
Makkonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mferi is retaining full guard.
Mferi wants to stand but Makkonen is controlling the position.
Makkonen drops back looking for a leg! Mferi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mferi manages to kick Makkonen off! Makkonen jumps back into Mferi's guard.
Makkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Mferi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makkonen prevents Mferi from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Makkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkonen goes for a double leg but Mferi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mferi continues to drive forward.
Mferi prevents the takedown attempt.
Makkonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Makkonen looking for a takedown.
Makkonen is breathing heavily.
Mferi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mferi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mferi connects with a body shot that sends Makkonen's belly button to the back.
Mferi cracks Makkonen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Makkonen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mferi finish him?
 Makkonen is rocked!
 It looks like Make Makkonen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mferi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Makkonen feinted with a counter takedown.
Makkonen glances at the clock... BAM! Mferi nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Makkonen crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Makkonen is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malig Mferi!
Malig Mferi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Make Makkonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'All in all, he was better tonight. Maybe i was slightly too confident with my boxing and it did not go that well... I had a perfect camp and preparation, but it is what it is. Congrats brotha, well played!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 1003 p4p, 1412 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 103 p4p, 141 weight class). Arriorus Adee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs 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. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
An inside leg kick lands from Adee.
Tomoguchi missing with a left hand there. Adee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomoguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
Tomoguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Tomoguchi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdee.
Tomoguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Adee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomoguchi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tomoguchi.
A jab from Adee finds it's way through Tomoguchi's defenses.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
Adee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Adee throws a body kick.
Tomoguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adee throws out the jab.
Adee staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Tomoguchi walks into a straight right hand from Adee.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adee.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Adee walks into a stiff left hand from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tomoguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tomoguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but Adee moves away
and Adee counters with a head kick. That will keep Tomoguchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adee walks into a straight right hand from Tomoguchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomoguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Adee counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Adee. Beautiful body shot.
Tomoguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adee doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomoguchi tries to bum rush Adee with a series of wild strikes but Adee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tomoguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adee.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Adee counters with a low kick, right behind Tomoguchi 's knee.
Adee staying out of range there.
Adee thinks about the counter body kick.
Tomoguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adee throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Adee.
Tomoguchi lands with a straight right. Adee didn't see that one coming.
Tomoguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomoguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tomoguchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adee throws out a loose jab but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut
and Adee counters with a good low kick that Tomoguchi was not able to check.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Tomoguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Tomoguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a right hand
and Adee counters with a straight right hand.
Adee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tomoguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Adee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomoguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adee manages to avoid it.
Tomoguchi misses with a double jab.
Adee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomoguchi.
Adee throws a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi lands an overhand right.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Adee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adee throws a hook but Tomoguchi avoids it easily.
Adee scores with a hook to the body. Tomoguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tomoguchi moves forwards but Adee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adee dodges the punch combination from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Adee throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee slips a straight right by Tomoguchi.
Adee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adee rushes Tomoguchi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Adee.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi scores with a shot to the side of Adee's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adee as Tomoguchi tries to tie him up.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adee misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi manages to pull guard.
Tomoguchi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adee stands up from Tomoguchi's guard - Adee perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Shinji Tomoguchi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adee.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adee.
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Adee tries to land a front kick but Tomoguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adee throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi moved away.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Adee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adee misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Adee moved out of range nicely.
Adee throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee moves out of range as Tomoguchi strikes.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Adee slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
Adee tries to score with a low kick but Tomoguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adee throws a wild body kick that Tomoguchi sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Adee keeps Tomoguchi at a distance using the push kick.
Tomoguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Tomoguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
Adee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Adee finds it's target.
Tomoguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adee counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Tomoguchi.
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!
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Tomoguchi lands with a cross.
Tomoguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Tomoguchi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Adee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomoguchi doesn't seem phased though.
Tomoguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Adee moved out of range nicely.
Adee thows a body kick. Tomoguchi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tomoguchi lands a head shot.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Adee strikes.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Adee moved out of range nicely.
Adee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
Tomoguchi throws a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adee. That's going to slow Tomoguchi down.
Tomoguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Adee avoids the punch easily.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adee lands with an overhand left.
Tomoguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adee's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tomoguchi does it's job there.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Adee throws a series of punches but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adee doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomoguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tomoguchi!
Adee tries to land a front kick but Tomoguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Adee throws out a loose jab but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee lands with a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi thuds his right hand into Adee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Tomoguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee tries to land a front kick but Tomoguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adee misses with a hook.
Adee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adee lands a body shot.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Adee keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi checks a low kick from Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crunch! Adee slams his shin into Tomoguchi's torso.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Adee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomoguchi under the eye.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tomoguchi with a body shot.
Adee misses the jab.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomoguchi moves away.
Tomoguchi avoids the head kick by Adee.
Adee loads up on a big right hand but Tomoguchi slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adee throws the kick towards the body but Tomoguchi avoids it.
Adee moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi tries to stall but Adee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi trying to stall but Adee improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Tomoguchi.
A short uppercut from Adee.
Tomoguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adee blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Adee blocks it.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Tomoguchi.
A shot in the inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomoguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Adee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi is trying to maintain a safe position but Adee gets an underhook and turns Tomoguchi into the cage.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Tomoguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi tries to pull guard but Adee holds him up against the cage and eventually Tomoguchi drops back down to his feet.
Tomoguchi tries to stall but Adee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the head.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Adee.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Adee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi stalls.
Tomoguchi tries to stall but Adee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
Tomoguchi is struggling to control the position.
Adee lands a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi jumps guard but Adee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tomoguchi tries to stall but Adee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Adee.
A short left from Adee.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Adee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Adee.
Adee misses with some punches.
Adee prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi manages to pull guard.
Adee gets to his feet - Tomoguchi follows without any prompting.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomoguchi.
Adee is looking to score with low kicks.
Adee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomoguchi throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Tomoguchi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Adee counter with a right hand.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi connects with the punch.
Tomoguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adee walks into a straight right hand from Tomoguchi.
Adee with a nice calf kick.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arriorus Adee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tomoguchi 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shinji Tomoguchi!
Shinji Tomoguchi 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 Chronian Dispatch Regulator (ranked 612 p4p, 744 weight class) and Yngve Laake (ranked 77 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dispatch Regulator might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Doon Hicky. Yngve Laake acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32
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246
13 - 12 - 0 |
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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 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Laake!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laake cracks Dispatch Regulator with a good jab.
Dispatch Regulator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Yngve Laake has been cut.
Dispatch Regulator 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.
Dispatch Regulator stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A clash of legs there as Dispatch Regulator blocks the low kick.
Laake is looking to chop away at Dispatch Regulator's legs.
A lazy left from Laake finds it's target.
Dispatch Regulator has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laake.
Yngve Laake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laake misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laake.
Dispatch Regulator throws out a powerful jab.
Laake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laake blocks a low kick nicely.
Laake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laake misses with a jab to the body
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a nice body shot.
Dispatch Regulator stuns Laake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laake. That's going to slow Dispatch Regulator down.
Laake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dispatch Regulator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dispatch Regulator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dispatch Regulator moves away.
Laake slips a straight right by Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator missing with a left hand there. Laake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laake connects with a nice looking jab.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a hook. Laake ducked under it nicely.
Dispatch Regulator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dispatch Regulator.
Laake lands a nice shot that snaps Dispatch Regulator's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Dispatch Regulator finds it's target.
Laake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dispatch Regulator lands the left hand.
A low kick from Dispatch Regulator is predictable there
and Laake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dispatch Regulator's knee momentarily.
Laake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dispatch Regulator scores with a punch to the head.
Laake misses with a low kick.
Dispatch Regulator swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laake.
Laake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dispatch Regulator checks it well.
Dispatch Regulator blocks a low kick nicely.
Laake throws a head kick that misses
and Dispatch Regulator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Yngve Laake's cut even more.
Laake misses with a leg kick.
Dispatch Regulator throws a push kick but Laake slaps the foot to one side.
Dispatch Regulator is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laake. That's going to slow Dispatch Regulator down.
A nice leg kick from Laake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laake tries a low kick but Dispatch Regulator avoids it.
Laake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dispatch Regulator sends Laake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dispatch Regulator is motioning to the referee to let Laake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Laake is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dispatch Regulator avoids a kick to the body.
Dispatch Regulator is looking for a counter combo.
Dispatch Regulator thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dispatch Regulator moves out of range of the leg kick from Laake.
Dispatch Regulator is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator throws a big shot that misses.
Laake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dispatch Regulator misses the jab.
Laake lands an overhand right.
Dispatch Regulator drops Laake with a beautiful combination! Laake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dispatch Regulator is looking for the KO!
Laake is still on wobbly legs! Can Dispatch Regulator finish him?
Dispatch Regulator moves out of range of the strikes.
Laake seems to have recovered his senses.
Laake moves out of range of the leg kick from Dispatch Regulator.
Laake tries a head kick but it misses.
Dispatch Regulator is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laake slips under a jab from Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dispatch Regulator throws out the jab.
Dispatch Regulator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Chronian Dispatch Regulator will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yngve Laake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Laake misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Dispatch Regulator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Laake.
Laake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dispatch Regulator cracks Laake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dispatch Regulator has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Laake to stand back up!
Laake throws a leg kick but Dispatch Regulator sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laake missing with a left hand there. Dispatch Regulator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dispatch Regulator throwing a counter right hand but Laake manages to avoid it.
Laake connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laake tries a head kick but it misses.
Dispatch Regulator loads up on a big right hand but Laake slips the punch.
Dispatch Regulator takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dispatch Regulator sends Laake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dispatch Regulator is motioning to the referee to let Laake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The cut above Yngve Laake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Laake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dispatch Regulator thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Laake responds with a good body kick, but Dispatch Regulator manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laake throws a leg kick but Dispatch Regulator moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laake.
Laake throws a push kick but Dispatch Regulator slaps the foot to one side.
Laake slips a straight right by Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLaake.
Dispatch Regulator lands a big uppercut and Laake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laake looks OK. Dispatch Regulator waves Laake back to his feet!
Laake misses with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dispatch Regulator comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dispatch Regulator.
Laake throws a leg kick but Dispatch Regulator moved away.
Dispatch Regulator throwing a counter right hand but Laake manages to avoid it.
Dispatch Regulator throws a hook to the side of Laake's head but Laake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Laake.
Laake misses with a low kick.
Dispatch Regulator fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laake just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chronian Dispatch Regulator is winning the standup battle so far.
Dispatch Regulator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laake scoring well with a low kick there.
Laake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dispatch Regulator on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dispatch Regulator avoids a kick to the body.
Dispatch Regulator throws out a loose jab but Laake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laake misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Dispatch Regulator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dispatch Regulator throws a big shot that misses.
Laake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dispatch Regulator cracks Laake with a good jab.
Laake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a big left hand that crumples Laake! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
A relieved looking Chronian Dispatch Regulator 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 831 p4p, 299 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 114 p4p, 42 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gwynn Evans was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205
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36
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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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evans counters with a slapping leg kick.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panda misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Evans! But no joy.
Evans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Panda shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Evans was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panda is looking to clinch.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Panda's front leg but catches the back leg as Panda tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panda tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Panda misses with a takedown
and Evans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panda misses with a body shot
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda slips a jab from Evans.
Gwynn Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panda under the eye.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Panda misses with a body shot
and Evans counters with a slapping leg kick.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Panda clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Panda pulls Evans into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Evans stands up and waves to Panda to follow him.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Panda's front leg but catches the back leg as Panda tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans thumps Panda with a low kick.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Panda is looking to 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!
Evans takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Panda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda fails with the takedown
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Panda avoids it.
Panda drops down looking for a counter takedown but Evans sprawls and moves away.
Evans is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Panda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Panda slips under a jab.
Panda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but Panda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Panda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Evans trying to stand up but can't free himself from Panda's guard.
Panda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Evans is continuing to stall.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evans wanted to stand there but Panda had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Panda tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Panda tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Evans wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Panda on that attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panda's sensitive parts.
Evans slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
and Panda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Evans is looking to stand back up but Panda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Evans.
Evans controlling the position well.
Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tries to kick Panda off but Panda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Evans manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Panda keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Panda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans pushes Panda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda tries to pull guard but Evans holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda decides to pull guard.
Panda being controlled here, momentarily.
Panda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Panda is proving hard to escape from.
Evans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Evans is looking to stand up but Panda won't let him.
Panda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans gets to his feet - Panda follows without any prompting.
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panda.
Panda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Panda is out of range and Evans settles back down.
A big left from Evans misses.
Panda throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panda moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a low kick, right behind Panda 's knee.
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Panda on that attempt.
A nice side step and Evans releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panda tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panda.
A lazy body kick from Evans
and Panda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
Evans has his feet on Panda's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panda has time to react.
Evans avoids the body shot from Panda.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Evans leaves Panda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans blocks a jab.
D.D Panda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans misses with a body shot.
Panda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans blocks a jab.
Panda has managed to clinch.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Panda avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Panda fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is trying to maintain a safe position but Evans gets an underhook and turns Panda into the cage.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Panda.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Evans walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans lands with a good body shot.
D.D Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with an outside leg kick.
Panda cracks Evans with a good jab.
Panda tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
Evans jabs at Panda's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
Panda tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans staying out of range there.
Evans throws a front kick that sends Panda stumbling back into the cage.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
Panda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Panda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evans throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Panda darts in trying to clinch
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Evans.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panda doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panda with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda misses with a hook
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans feints and then cracks Panda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panda down.
Evans has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Evans!
Panda fails with the takedown.
Panda closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Panda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans is looking to slow Panda down with leg kicks.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Evans misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
Gwynn Evans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 271 p4p, 484 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 37 p4p, 67 weight class). Prix comes to the cage accompanied by Richard by Slowdive. Jarkko Ahola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prix blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Prix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prix slips a jab from Ahola.
Prix thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ahola scores with a punch to the head.
Ahola dips to his left and cracks Prix with an uppercut!
Ahola moves into the clinch successfully.
Prix blocks a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola misses with the head strike.
Prix misses with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Ahola has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Prix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Prix controls the action.
Prix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prix defending well as Ahola loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola throws the left hand but Prix avoids the punch easily.
Prix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahola throws a good cross that connects.
Ahola throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix counters with a leg kick.
Ahola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahola throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix counters with a nice uppercut.
Prix moves out of range of the strikes.
Prix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahola.
Prix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Prix.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prix.
Prix thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ahola connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola loads up on a big right hand but Prix slips the punch.
Ahola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prix throws a big shot that misses.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Prix.
Ahola blocks a head kick by Prix.
Nice defenses there by Prix.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahola, as that shot connected.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Prix takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Prix.
Prix throws a counter high kick but Ahola was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Prix was looking to counter with a kick there.
Prix slips under a jab from Ahola.
Ahola throws a hook but Prix avoids it easily.
It appears Prix was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Ahola misses.
The fighters circling - Prix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahola's head.
It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
Ahola scores with a hook.
Prix staying out of range there.
As Ahola backs away, Prix returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ahola misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Prix.
Ahola throws a hook but Prix blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Prix.
Ahola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ahola scores with a sloppy right hand. Prix should have avoided that one.
Prix slips a jab from Ahola.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix counters with a straight right hand.
Prix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prix takes a swing at Ahola's ribcage but misses.
Ahola throws a hook but Prix avoids it easily.
It looked like Prix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ahola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahola misses the jab.
Prix half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ahola throws an off balance right hand
and Prix counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ahola! Prix lets Ahola back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Prix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ahola throws an overhand right that lands on Prix's shoulder, as Prix tries to avoid the shot.
Prix is looking to counter punch.
Ahola misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Prix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Prix went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Prix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Prix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Prix misses with a low kick as Ahola jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahola clinches up with Prix and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola tries a body shot but Prix blocks it.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Prix controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola working aggressively here.
Prix trying to land knees to the body.
Prix breaks the clinch.
A big right from Ahola misses.
Prix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola lands with a hook. Prix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prix throws out a powerful jab.
Ahola misses with a hook to the body
and Prix counters with a nice right hand that sends Ahola toppling to the canvas! Ahola scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Prix finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ahola throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Prix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prix scores with a leg kick.
Cyrus Prix is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahola misses with a shot to the body
and Prix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Jarkko Ahola's cut even more.
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prix.
Prix is looking for a counter combo.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Prix fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ahola just manages to avoid it.
Ahola throws a poor cross that misses
and Prix counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ahola! Prix lets Ahola back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ahola is rocked!
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Prix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ahola is still on wobbly legs! Can Prix finish him?
Prix throws a powerful right kick. Ahola tried to block low but the kick was high! Ahola was taken right off of his feet! Prix jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cyrus Prix!
An out of breath Cyrus Prix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 453 p4p, 329 weight class) and Jakov Pavlek (ranked 47 p4p, 35 weight class). Pavlek has chosen Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlek's shoulder, as Pavlek tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Fisher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fisher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fisher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek throws a low kick but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Pavlek.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pavlek misses with a looping right.
Fisher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fisher moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Fisher tests Pavlek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries a low kick but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Fisher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Fisher.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Fisher throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Fisher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pavlek motions for Fisher to come forward. Pavlek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher throwing a counter right hand but Pavlek manages to avoid it.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fisher.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlek connects with a solid leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fisher cracks Pavlek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pavlek throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek wants to land a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Fisher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlek manages to avoid it.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Fisher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pavlek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fisher if he has to take too many more of those.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Fisher checks a leg kick nicely.
Pavlek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pavlek.
Fisher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pavlek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pavlek tries to land a leg kick but Fisher saw it coming and moves away.
As Pavlek looks to move away, Fisher throws a big counter combo but Pavlek just gets out of the way.
Pavlek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fisher.
Fisher throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pavlek.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlek misses with a hook.
A big left from Pavlek misses.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlek is just out of range.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Fisher tried to counter with a leg kick but Pavlek avoided it.
Pavlek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fisher tries to land a leg kick but Pavlek saw it coming and moves away.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fisher scores with the left hand. Pavlek knows he should have avoided that one.
Pavlek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher misses with a leg kick.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Fisher moved away.
Pavlek defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Pavlek misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher sizes up Pavlek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pavlek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a low kick but Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher blocks the body kick.
Pavlek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fisher is out of range and Pavlek settles back down.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlek's shoulder, as Pavlek tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlek throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
Fisher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fisher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fisher lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pavlek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pavlek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fisher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fisher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pavlek tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fisher checks a leg kick.
Pavlek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pavlek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fisher to score with a decent uppercut.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlek throws out the jab.
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
Fisher lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlek's head back.
Pavlek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlek missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fisher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pavlek just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pavlek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pavlek backs up against the cage.
Pavlek lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Pavlek misses its intended target.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fisher manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlek. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pavlek.
Fisher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pavlek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body. Pavlek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pavlek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pavlek connects with a solid leg kick.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Fisher.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Pavlek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlek looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Fisher tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek lands a lovely overhand right.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pavlek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fisher with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pavlek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fisher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fisher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fisher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Pavlek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fisher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Fisher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pavlek.
Fisher misses the jab.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek scoring well with a low kick there.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pavlek with the inside leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fisher misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Fisher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Pavlek throws a big counter head kick but Fisher avoids it with no problem.
Fisher checks a leg kick.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Pavlek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pavlek is looking to score with low kicks.
Pavlek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pavleks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pavlek swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Fisher.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fisher.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fisher checks a leg kick.
Pavlek digs a good hook to Fisher's body.
Pavlek pushes Fisher away with a front kick.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher lands a nice hook to Pavlek's body. Pavlek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a hook.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Fisher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Fisher jabs at Pavlek's body.
Pavlek walks into a straight right hand from Fisher.
A left and a right from Fisher both land. Nice combination.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlek should have avoided that one.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
The fighters circling - Pavlek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlek manages to avoid it.
Pavlek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pavlek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fisher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 John Fisher 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. This is the final round!
Pavlek swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Fisher jabs Pavlek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pavlek scores with a head kick. Fisher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fisher checks a low kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fisher manages to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlek. Those never looked like landing.
Fisher throws a shot to the body.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Fisher throws a leg kick which misses Pavlek's front leg but catches the back leg as Pavlek tries to avoid it.
Pavlek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pavlek scores with the left hand. Fisher knows he should have avoided that one.
Pavlek misses with a hook.
Fisher lands with a straight right. Pavlek didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pavlek with the inside leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Fisher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a chopping leg kick but Fisher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fisher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Fisher checks it.
Fisher tried to counter with a leg kick but Pavlek avoided it.
Fisher lands a leg kick that knocks Pavlek off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Pavlek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pavlek swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Pavlek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pavlek connects with a solid leg kick.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek misses with the combination.
Pavlek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pavlek connects with a single shot there.
Fisher tries to land a leg kick but Pavlek saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pavlek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fisher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fisher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fisher checks a low kick from Pavlek.
Fisher tests Pavlek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlek throws out the jab.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavlek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Fisher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Pavlek.
A little feinted left hand from Fisher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fisher wants to land a leg kick but Pavlek is out of range.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
Fisher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fisher swings for the body but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
A clash of legs there as Pavlek blocks the low kick.
Pavlek misses the jab.
It looked like Fisher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to work over Fisher's front leg with a kick but Fisher checks it.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fisher.
Pavlek takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher cracks a nice hook into Pavlek's ribs.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Pavlek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlek misses with a looping left.
Pavlek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Pavlek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fisher throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Fisher slips a jab from Pavlek.
Fisher catches Pavlek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fisher misses with a shot to the body
and Pavlek counters with a straight right hand.
Pavlek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavlek's head.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fisher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Pavlek.
Fisher lands a leg kick that knocks Pavlek off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
A cross from Fisher lands.
Nice jab there from Pavlek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fisher misses.
A nice side step and Pavlek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Pavlek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pavlek throws a solid leg kick but Fisher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlek.
An inside leg kick from Pavlek misses.
Donk. Fisher catches Pavlek right on the button with a cross.
Fisher thuds his right hand into Pavlek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Fisher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fisher lands with a hook. Pavlek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fisher connects with a leg kick.
Pavlek lands with a slapping head kick.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Pavlek throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Fisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fisher throws a leg kick but Pavlek checks it.
Pavlek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 John Fisher.
I think Fisher 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howie Dewitt (ranked 93 p4p, 180 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 15 p4p, 26 weight class). Dewitt comes to the cage accompanied by Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov throws the left hand but Dewitt avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Dewitt's head coaches at Chikara MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dewitt lands with an overhand left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lovanov 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.
Lovanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dewitt to score with a decent uppercut.
Dewitt misses with a straight left.
Lovanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dewitt.
Dewitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dewitt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lovanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dewitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovanov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt misses with a low kick.
Lovanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dewitt tries to clinch but Lovanov is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Lovanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lovanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dewitt throws a jab when Lovanov was well out of range.
Dewitt misses with a body shot
and Dewitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dewitt closes the distance and clinches.
Dewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lovanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dewitt smiles and moves away.
Lovanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Dewitt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dewitt just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dewitt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dewitt. Lovanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovanov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lovanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovanov misses with a straight left.
Dewitt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dewitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovanov.
Dewitt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lovanov.
Dewitt takes a swing at Lovanov's ribcage but misses.
Dewitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Howie Dewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovanov throws a nice looking combination but Dewitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howie Dewitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt lands with an overhand left.
Dewitt misses with a looping right.
Dewitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dewitt thows a body kick. Lovanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lovanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt.
And Lovanov tries to counter it with a takedown but Dewitt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lovanov throws a big shot that misses.
Dewitt is looking to counter punch.
Lovanov lands a body shot.
A big left from Lovanov misses.
Dewitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Dewitt lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt looks for the body kick but Lovanov saw that one coming.
Lovanov throws a shot from downtown. Dewitt moves away and avoids it.
Dewitt is looking to counter the offense by Lovanov and move into the clinch.
Lovanov misses with a body kick.
Lovanov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dewitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Lovanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dewitt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lovanov somewhat.
Howie Dewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahbit Lovanov.
Dewitt clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Howie Dewitt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dewitt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dewitt lands a right hook to the body.
Dewitt throws a body kick that misses.
Lovanov with the counter takedown but Dewitt avoids it easily.
Lovanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt.
Dewitt swings for the body but Lovanov moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dewitt.
Dewitt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lovanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt tries to throw a body punch but Lovanov avoids it by throwing Dewitt back against the cage.
Lovanov tries to work over Dewitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovanov is trying to pull guard but Dewitt has him pressed against the cage.
Dewitt stalling in the clinch.
Lovanov fails to pull guard.
Lovanov jumps guard and drags Dewitt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dewitt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dewitt tries to clinch up.
Dewitt is looking to wear down Lovanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lovanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt.
Lovanov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dewitt throws a right hand that misses
and Lovanov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dewitt!
Dewitt tries to bench press Lovanov off him but Lovanov keeps the position.
Lovanov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lovanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lovanov controlling from side mount.
Lovanov lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovanov throws a strike aimed at the side of Dewitt's head but Dewitt avoids it well.
Dewitt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lovanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewitt dodges the ground and pound from Lovanov.
The referee asks Lovanov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lovanov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dewitt wants to get back to his feet.
Dewitt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lovanov.
Lovanov staying calm.
Lovanov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dewitt to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov trying to control the action but Dewitt is working from the bottom.
Lovanov scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Dewitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lovanov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dewitt is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lovanov lands a few punches from side control.
Dewitt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lovanov.
Lovanov lands a nice forearm strike.
Lovanov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dewitt to see if he's OK.
Lovanov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lovanov working the ground and pound from side control.
Zahbit Lovanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lovanov looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lovanov landing strikes.
Lovanov slows the pace down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dewitt throws out a powerful jab.
Dewitt slaps away a takedown attempt from Lovanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dewitt slaps away a takedown attempt from Lovanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dewitt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lovanov.
Dewitt lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lovanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Dewitt's head.
Lovanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt tries to clinch
and Lovanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dewitt thinking.
Dewitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovanov throws out the jab.
Lovanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Howie Dewitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Dewitt tries to clinch but Lovanov is having none of it.
Lovanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dewitt has time to react.
Lovanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Howie Dewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahbit Lovanov.
Dewitt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lovanov.
Lovanov shoots in for a takedown but Dewitt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dewitt thumps Lovanov with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dewitt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lovanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dewitt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lovanov somewhat.
Lovanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dewitt counters with a nice body shot.
Dewitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovanov.
Dewitt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lovanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dewitt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lovanov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dewitt quickly recovers to half guard.
Dewitt has hold of Lovanov's hands but Lovanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dewitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lovanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dewitt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lovanov is nestled in close to Dewitt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lovanov is looking for a kimura but Dewitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lovanov to get the leverage.
Dewitt is trying to control but can't.
Lovanov lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov winds up and cracks Dewitt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lovanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dewitt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dewitt taking some punishment here, with Lovanov in his half guard.
Lovanov is nestled in close to Dewitt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lovanov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lovanov trying to control from Dewitt's half guard. Dewitt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lovanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lovanov throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovanov wants to pass the guard but Dewitt is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dewitt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lovanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dewitt closes the distance and clinches.
Dewitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Dewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dewitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovanov's elbow.
Dewitt works on Lovanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Lovanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dewitt smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov blocks a leg kick.
Dewitt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt misses with a head kick.
A combination from Dewitt does no damage.
Lovanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lovanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lovanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovanov with the counter takedown but Dewitt avoids it easily.
Lovanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dewitt misses with a leg kick.
Dewitt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dewitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lovanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lovanov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dewitt defends it well.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov misses with a hook.
Lovanov with a poor takedown
letting Dewitt counter with a right hand.
Howie Dewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahbit Lovanov.
Dewitt works over Lovanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Dewitt is looking to clinch but Lovanov is avoiding it.
Lovanov throws an overhand right that lands on Dewitt's shoulder, as Dewitt tries to avoid the shot.
Dewitt dips to his left and cracks Lovanov with an uppercut!
Dewitt defending well as Lovanov loads up on a big left hand.
Dewitt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lovanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
Dewitt defending well as Lovanov loads up on a big left hand.
Dewitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dewitt.
Dewitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dewitt staying out of range there.
Lovanov looks to throw the jab but Dewitt is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dewitt. That's going to slow Lovanov down.
Lovanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dewitt as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dewitt.
Lovanov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dewitt defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov ducks right into an uppercut from Dewitt.
Dewitt misses with a body shot.
Lovanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dewitt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovanov slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt can't do much from the bottom here.
Dewitt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Howie Dewitt had his way with Zahbit Lovanov in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dewitt lands with a shot to the body.
Dewitt doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovanov circles away.
Lovanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dewitt tries to clinch up.
Dewitt darts in trying to clinch
and Lovanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt misses with a jab to the body
and Lovanov counters with a straight right hand.
Lovanov shoots and misses
and Dewitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovanov fails to pull guard.
Dewitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lovanov tries to pull guard but Dewitt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Howie Dewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahbit Lovanov.
Dewitt lands with a left to the head.
Lovanov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dewitt lands a shoulder strike.
Dewitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovanov controls his hands.
Dewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovanov controls his hands.
Lovanov blocks a body shot from Dewitt.
Dewitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howie Dewitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Dewitt - that landed with a thud.
Dewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov is trying to pull guard but Dewitt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lovanov blocks a body shot from Dewitt.
Lovanov misses with the head strike.
Lovanov tries to pull guard but Dewitt won't allow it.
Lovanov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dewitt lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zahbit Lovanov has been cut.
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!
Lovanov is trying to pull guard but Dewitt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lovanov tries to pull guard but Dewitt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dewitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dewitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovanov backwards.
Lovanov fails to pull guard.
Dewitt can't find room to land a body shot as Lovanov controls the action.
Dewitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovanov backwards.
Dewitt lands a right hand.
Lovanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Dewitt.
A short right from Dewitt.
Lovanov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dewitt to keep the fight standing.
Dewitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lovanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dewitt finish him?
Dewitt works on Lovanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Dewitt is working Lovanov over against the cage.
Lovanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Dewitt.
Dewitt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dewitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lovanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Dewitt.
Dewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dewitt scores with a shot to the side of Lovanov's head.
Dewitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lovanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dewitt lands a damaging elbow.
Dewitt digs a right hand underneath Lovanov's ribcage. Lovanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dewitt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dewitt cracks Lovanov with a nice body shot.
Dewitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt lands a big right hand that drops Lovanov! The killer instinct kicks in and Dewitt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dewitt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howie Dewitt!
Howie Dewitt is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Howie Dewitt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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